CELPIP Writing Task 2 Samples with Answers at Four Levels

For me splash pad is better.In Brampton summer is very hot, very very hot and childrens need place for play with water. Splash pad is free and every family can come, is good for the childrens and is good for parents also, they can talking together and make friends. Childrens like water very much, all childrens. Fitness area is good also but old people they can walking in the park, they dont need machine for that, and young people go to the gym. Also machine will be broken fast because teenagers they play on it in the night.So I think splash pad is more better for everybody, childrens and parents, and our park will be more beautiful and more happy. Please build before summer, summer is coming very fast and is hot. Thank you

I think the city is doing a good thing to ask residents about the park. I prefer building an outdoor fitness area with exercise equipment for adults and seniors. First reason is our neighbourhood have a lot of seniors and they don't have many place for doing exercise. Many of them are walking in the park every day, but after walking they are just sit on the bench and go home. If there is some machines they can do exercise outside, also they can meet another people. Second reason is the gym is very expensive, many retired people can not pay it, fitness area is free and is good for everybody. Also city should put more lights near the machines because in winter is dark very early. I understand that children also need a place to play, however there is already a playground in the park and a splash pad is only used two or three months in a year. So I think fitness area is more useful. Thank you for asking us.

I prefer building a splash pad where children can cool off in the summer. The main reason I prefer a splash pad is because there are a lot of young families in our area and in the summer there is not many places for the children to cool off. Last summer was really hot and the public pool was always crowded, so a lot of kids just stayed in home. A splash pad would be a free place for kids to play with water close to home. Another reason is that a splash pad is safe for small children. The water is not deep so they don't need to swim and parents can watch them. It is also a nice place for parents to talk to other parents. An outdoor fitness area is a good idea, but I think it would be used much less. Most adults who want to exercise can already walk the trail around the park or use the community centre gym a few blocks away. This is why i think a splash pad is the best choice for everyone.

I would prefer the outdoor fitness area for adults and seniors. My main reason is that it would serve people in our community who are easy to forget. A lot of older people live around Maple Grove Park and every morning I see them walking the loop trail. A few pieces of low-impact equipment like leg presses and balance bars would let them stay strong without paying for a gym membership, which many of them can't afford. I also think the fitness area is better value for the money. A splash pad can only be used in the summer and it need water and maintenance on top of that, but the equipment can be used almost all year. I understand why parents want somewhere for kids to cool off, but there is already public pool about ten minutes away by car. Older residents on the other hand have very few free options close to home and a lot of them don't drive anymore! That's why I would choose the fitness area.

I prefer to work four days in the week, 10 hours every day. Because I have three days off and I can do many thing. Now I work five days and when I come home I am very tired I dont have time for nothing, only eat and sleep. If I have three days off one day I rest and one day for my family, my kids they always complain daddy is always working, they are sad. Also I live far, one hour and half in the bus each way.If I go only four days I save one day of bus and money also. 10 hours is long but is ok for me, I am strong. Flexible time I dont like it, in my company the manager he want everybody come in same time so I think is not working, people will be come late every day and nobody know when they come. This is my opinion thank you.

I prefer working five 8-hour days with flexible start and finish time. Most important reason for me is my children. I have two kids in elementary school and the school is start at 8:45 in the morning. If I can begin work later, I can bring them to school by myself and no need to pay the before-school care, it is very expensive for us. With 10-hours day it is impossible, I will come home late and the kids will stay alone after school. Also 10 hours is too long for work. In my job I am using computer all the day and after 7 or 8 hours I am feeling very tired, so I am doing more mistakes. I think in last two hours nobody can work good and this is not good for company too. Four-day week sound nice because three days off, but for parents is not practical. So flexible hours is better choice for me and for my family. Thank you.

I prefer working four 10-hour days with three days off each week. My first reason is the commute. I live quite far from the office, so I drive about 45 minutes each way and in the morning the traffic on highway is usually very bad. If I work only four days I would have one less trip every week, this would save me a lot of time and also money for gas. The second reason is that a three-day weekend would give me more time with my family. Right now Saturday is always for shopping and cleaning, and Sunday is going very fast. With one more day off we could do the cleaning on Friday and have more time to relax together or visit my parents. I know that 10-hour days are long and some people will be tired at the end of the day. But i think I would get used to it after few weeks. So this is my choice.

I would prefer five 8-hour days with flexible start and finish times. For working parents like me, flexibility really matters more than an extra day off. My kids' school starts at 8:45, so if I could start later I can drop them off myself instead of paying for before-school care. With 10-hour days I wouldn't get home until after six and we would be scrambling for after-school care four days a week. It would also suit a lot of my colleagues, not only the parents. Several of them take evening courses or look after their elderly parents and a fixed ten-hour shift would make it very hard to them. Everyone have different needs, so flexible hours is simply fairer. On a personal note, flexible mornings would also let me go to the gym before work once in a while! So please keep the five-day week, just let us choose our hours!

I prefer to add new route for the neighbourhood that have no bus. Because people there they have no choice, if you dont have car you can not go nowhere. My cousin live there and he must to walk 30 minutes for the bus stop every morning, in winter is very cold and ice, one time he fall down.His wife she dont drive so she stay home all the time, she is sad and alone. Other routes already have bus, maybe wait 20 minutes but is ok, people can wait, I wait every day no problem. Also more people moving there every year, many new house is building so they need bus too. So new route is my choice, please do it fast because winter is coming soon and the ice is dangerous.

I prefer to make the existing bus routes run more often. The main reason is many people are using the bus every day and the buses is always crowded. In the morning my bus come only every 30 minutes. Sometimes the bus is full and the driver don't stop, so I have to wait next one and I am late for my work. If the buses come more often, it will be less crowded and people will not be late. Second reason is more people will use the bus if it is coming more often, now many people prefer to drive the car because waiting is too long, specially in winter when is very cold. Is better for environment also. I understand that new neighbourhood also need the bus, but only a small number of people live there now. So I think it is better to spend money for the routes that people already use. Thank you.

I would like the transit authority to add a new route to the neighbourhood that has no bus service. My first reason is fairness. Right now people in that area have no bus at all. A friend of mine lives there and he doesn't have a car, so he walks almost thirty minutes to the closest stop and in winter the sidewalks are often icy. Many other people there have the same problem. My second reason is that the area is growing very fast. There are a lot of new houses there and soon there will be even more people which need the bus. It is better to start the service now, before everybody buy a car. I agree that more frequent buses on the current routes would be nice. However most current riders already have a way to travel, even if they have to wait. For this reasons i support the new route.

I would much rather see the existing routes run more often. Most of the routes in our city are simply too infrequent to rely on. The bus I take to work comes every 30 minutes and if it is late or full, I miss my connection downtown and arrive to work twenty minutes late. It is really frustrating! Many people I know has given up and drive instead, which only adds to the traffic and parking problem. Improving existing routes would also help much more people with the same money. Thousands of residents already depends on these lines every day, whereas the new neighbourhood is still being built and only has a few hundred households so far. That said, the people out there shouldn't be ignored. In the meantime the city could run a small shuttle to the nearest station at rush hours rather than a full route, and add the route later once the area fills up.