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ARABICGCE Ordinary LevelPaper 3180/01CompositionGeneral commentsMost candidates performed well and the standard of their responses was very encouraging. I noticedcommon weaknesses in the use of tenses, gender, and dots above and beneath the Arabic characters.Generally candidates would benefit from paying more attention to grammar, vocabulary and punctuation andshould be advised to leave time at the end of the examination for proof-reading their answers in order toachieve the maximum marks.Candidates should be encouraged to read stories and novels to improve their reading and writing skills andas a way of acquiring new vocabulary and expressions.Comments on specific questionsSection ACandidates were required to write a composition from a choice of three.(a)You have moved into a new house. Imagine that your name is Ali/Aisha and your address is RoyalRoad, Curepipe. Write a letter to your friend telling him/her how you find your new place.Some candidates did not adhere to the instructions and ignored the name and address of thesender. Some described the house and the area and some wrote only about their personalfeelings.(b)Write a report on the visit of the Minister of Education to your school.The quality of writing on the whole was good for this topic.(c)You have come to class with your homework not done. Compose a dialogue between your teacherand yourself.Some candidates did not write the composition in dialogue form, and consequently lost somemarks. Candidates should be given ample practice in the writing of dialogues and role-plays.Section BCandidates were required to write a composition from a choice of four:(a)Describe a journey that you particularly enjoyed.Candidates showed confidence in describing familiar places they had visited before. On the wholethe quality of writing and content was very good, perhaps due to the nature of the subject.(b)Write an essay relating the story of an accident.This topic reflected candidates’ ability to relate a story. Some candidates did very well describingtheir own feelings concerning such an event.5