1. Write a humorous article for a popular magazine about Irish people’s obsession with the weather.
2. A heat-wave has been predicted for the first week in May. You, and many other students, think it would be a good idea to take a week’s holiday during this heat- wave. Write the proposal you would send to your school principal convincing them to shorten the Easter holidays by one week, in order to allow students a one-off holiday for this heat-wave.
3. Write an informal talk for your year group in which you persuade them of the importance and value of living in the moment.