Question 1
Your friend who lives in Europe has expressed the desire to know about a popular festival in your area. Write a letter to him/her describing a festival in your locality.
Observation
Candidates were expected to write a letter to their friend who lives in Europe (in response to the request of the friend) describing a popular festival in his/her area. Most of the candidates attempted this question. Many of the candidates who attempted the question got the formal features of an informal letter. However, instead of describing a local festival, many of the candidates described various types of festival e.g Sports festival, Christmas, Ileya etc. Those who described the popular local festivals in their area lacked the necessary expression to convey their ideas in clear terms.