A Competition Entry

Writing Paper: Part 2 Task type: A competition entry


You have seen the following competition entry in a magazine:

WIN AN ALL EXPENSES PAID TRIP AROUND THE WORLD!If you could have three wishes what would they be and why?

All you have to do to enter our fabulous competition is to write and tell us what three things you would wish for and why. We are offering the holiday of a lifetime to the person who writes the most amusing or original suggestions.


Write your entry for the competition. (about 250 words)

Sample (make the corrections)


Name: Ana-MariaCountry: Romania

First of all let me congratulate you for this wonderful competition. I've always been interested in traveling {1} and this is an opportunity I can't ignore.



So, for start {2}, I would like to tell you about a wish I had {3} since I was a little girl. I know that it might sound silly coming from an {4}17 year old, but I would really like to take a photo {5} with Micky Mouse. He is still my number one cartoon hero and I have to admit that even now I can't go to bed without the Micky Mouse my dad brought me from England when I was only 4.

My second wish refers to my school activity. I wish I were better {***} {6} Maths. My parents are both Maths teachers and my brother even went to the International Mathematics Olympics and I...well...let's just say that I'm not that talented. The fact is that I just don't make the connections. So, my wish would be to improve in a way my Maths so that my parents would be proud of me, too.

My third wish would be to throw a party for my 18th anniversary {7}. I want this because I want all my friends to be by my side that day...and because we always know how to have a good time. For that I need my mum not to be mad with me because of my low grades in Maths.

Well these are only a small amount {8} of my wishes but the others are more easy to accive {9}!