PAU Anglès 2006 · Juny · Sèrie 3 · Part 2 · Writing

PART TWO: WRITING Choose one topic. Write about 1 or 2. Minimum length: 100 words. [0-4 points] 1. Write an essay about aspects related to learning and using a language. Discuss difficulties, language components or even other kinds of language (art, music, computer language, animal language...). 2. Write a letter to an imaginary pen pal from a very different country. Tell him/her about the most common pets in the country where you live and the problems and advantages of having them. Ask him/her about similar questions in his/her own place. Express opinions, suggest ideas...

Some even had clearly identifiable chunks of writing on them. Keith: Really? Did you classify those in a separate box? Meliissa: No, whenever I found any of those, I had to bring them to the team's linguist, who told me about the writing system of the ancient Mayas. This system is made up of symbols known as glyphs, and it was not deciphered until the 20th century. Keith: What else did you learn about the Maya civilization? Melissa: I learned about the different buildings that usually made up their towns and cities, and how most of these buildings were situated around the central pyramid, which was used mostly for religious ceremonies. I also found out about their knowledge of astronomy and the very sophisticated calendar that they had developed. One of the most interesting things about the Maya civilization is that no one really knows why it declined so rapidly after many centuries of splendor. Keith: Any ideas? Melissa: Actually, some of the evidence that Dr. Hall has been collecting […]