ECL Writing Samples

LEVEL C1

Part 1

A survey is being conducted in your country about working and studying abroad. Write an
essay (around 300 words), discussing the following:

• motivations for people in your country to live or study abroad (e.g. purpose, aim)

• age groups that typically travel and countries they travel to

• how experiences gained abroad influence career opportunities of those who come back
home

• how working/studying abroad could develop in the future

People usually dream about going abroad but they don’t make it happen. Hungarians,
unfortunately, are skeptical of dreams. However, I am a dreamer and I was chosen as the only
student from Hungary to travel to Halden, Norway, on a study abroad ERASMUS
scholarship.
I was motivated by the desire to grow academically and socially in a different country.
Students between the ages of 18-22 are brave enough to take risks. University years are the
right time for living in different countries because this is when individuals discover
themselves.
Norway is a colorful country with many foreign students. Other countries in Europe
are popular for international students to study, such as England, Germany, Finland, and Spain.
More international students are also coming to Hungary’s universities to study.
Studying is not the only reason to move abroad. Work-exchange is also common. In
Norway, I became friends with international doctors. Exchange workers are typically around
the age of 30, and they travel after university. Norwegians are intelligent and open-minded to
these people. Everyone speaks English like a native but Hungarians are accepted too. Living
abroad in new countries makes people more intelligent, expanding career opportunities.
Language is part of globalization. Speaking many languages helps in every field of
work in our global economy. Living in new countries increases one’s ability to learn new
languages. My mother tongue is German and I learned Hungarian in kindergarten. I’m
addicted to languages. I started to learn Finnish and English, and when I lived in Norway I
learned Norwegian. Now I speak four languages fluently.
Spending time abroad increases openness to other languages and cultures.
Multiculturalism is the future. Hungary is now in the EU and students have the opportunity to
study or work anywhere in Europe. In the future, studying and working abroad will increase
as high-speed transportation becomes cheaper.
Part 2

According to an internet site, schools and relationships in the 21st century will continue to
become more digital and virtual. Electronic communication is playing an increasingly
important role in education and human relationships. Write a blog post (around 300 words)
and discuss the following:

• how to use technology for independent studying (e.g. readings, homework)

• subjects that are possible/impossible to study using technology (why/why not?)

• changing nature of the teacher-student/student-student relationships and/or personal

relationships

• other ways technology will influence education and/or relationships in the future

Schools and relationships are becoming more virtual and digital. When I was young,
teachers always forced us to work in teams. I was frustrated being the only one in the group
who took the work seriously. Later, I realized group and cooperation lead to success in the
real world.
Today, there’s more technology available to students. They can work together to
complete digital group presentations using Google Slides. There’s technology for independent
work, such as online courses and apps for students to study on their own.
Literature is a subject that can be taught electronically. With a webcam and software
like Skype, a teacher can work with students online to learn. But in math, biology and many
other subjects, students need the teacher to be present. Electronic learning is very common. In
one of my classes there were seven students, but I was often the only one present because the
others were completing the course online at home. I had to record my essays as mp3 files and
submit them online.
If technology takes over, student-student and student-teacher relationships will slowly
get destroyed. We need face-to-face interactions to learn and have meaningful relationships.
Technology can’t replace these connections. People won’t feel love for others and it’s going
to be harder to find partners if everything is online. Being addicted to screens will make
people spend less time together.
If all learning becomes digitalized, where is motivation going to come from? So many
times my classmates helped with assignments. Many students will fail if education becomes
more virtual because it will be more individualistic with less group work and team building.
People will forget about the beauty in the world outside of computers. If we’re so addicted to
our screens we’ll forget about people and nature. Slowly our interest in others and the natural
world will disappear.
 Writing – MINTA
Értékelés
C1

NYELVHELYESSÉG ÍRÁSBELISÉG SZÓKINCS STÍLUS KOMMUNIKATÍV

(morfológia, (szövegtagolás és (terjedelme és (pragmatikai és HATÉKONYSÁG
mondatszerkezet) helyesírás) mozgósítása) szociolingvisztikai (a helyzetnek megfelelő
árnyaltság) feladatmegoldás)
5 5 5 5 5
A nyelvtani szerkezetek Igényes A témához illő, széles A gondolatok és a Az összes irányítási
széles skáláját mondatszerkesztés, a körű és árnyalt szókincs tartalmi alegységek szempontot megfelelő
igényesen és szöveg bekezdésekre igényes használata. Jól elrendezése hatékony. terjedelemben dolgozta
hatékonyan használja. tagolt (a központozás alkalmazott idiomatikus A mondanivaló ki. A tartalmi elemek és
következetes). kifejezések és megszervezése világos a vélemény kifejtése
állandósult és logikus. A szöveg hatékony és a témához
szókapcsolatok. Az összefüggő és a stílus illő
ismétléseket könnyen maximálisan megfelel a
elkerüli szinonimákkal. műfaji
követelményeknek.