This is the opening paragraph of the script, and nothing else. Read it once. Then hold up fingers for the mark you would give the whole essay, out of twenty. Do not write anything down yet.
Some people believe Tunisian educational curricula should focus more on teaching national history than international history. To what extent do you agree?
History is a very important subject in Tunisian educational system. It helps students to know the very important events in the past to understand their effects on what is happening in the present or what can be happen in the future. Some people believe that Tunisian educational curricula should focus more on teaching national history over international history, while in my opinion I think it’s very important to focus also on teaching international history like the national history.
The whole essay opens on the next page. Wait until the room has held up its marks — that first judgement is the evidence this workshop is built on.
Now read the whole essay →Four paragraphs, about 400 words. You will have four minutes.