CĐ WRITING CHO HSG

TOPIC WRITING FOR GCSE
TOPIC 1: Write a letter to a penpal to talk about a person who has great influence on you.
……………………., March 26th, 2015
Dear Linda,
It has been months since we have heard from one another. I am sorry for not writing to you for so long, but you know we are all busy with preparing for the coming GCSE. I am writing today to tell you about my greatest ever idol who has great influence on me.
You know, anyone has his variety of acquaintances, friends, relatives, teachers, or partners among whom one may have the one that creates greatest ever impression on him. I also have one in my life. I must say that my life would not have been as good as it is today if I did not meet Mr. Jimmy. It happened to me when I was a lower secondary student, at grade 6 exactly. I remember well that I was a very bad boy at that time. I seemed to be good for nothing at all. I always got bad marks for school subjects as well as I got fined daily. My teachers got very disappointed, my parents felt ashamed as I was very often mentioned as a bad example at school. My classmates found ways to keep away form me. I felt so lonely and hopeless. Then Mr. Jimmy, my new Maths teacher, who came from the neighbouring school, appeared. After having had a talk with me and my parents, he agreed to be my private tutor. It was so strange that he did not teach me lessons right away, he made ways to be my friend instead. He spared time to get to know my difficulties, helped me to gain me confidence, let me believe in what I could do. Gradually, I realized what to do, how to do. And the most important thing I learned from him is that I was the only one to be responsible for my own thoughts, actions and life. He encouraged me when I felt tired, lonely or daunted. He gave me belief and strength to stand right on my own feets. Finally, I got to know the meaning of life.
To tell the truth, I feel so happy to have a great teacher like Mr. Jimmy. Without him, I could not have overcome all life obstacles. I really hope that you will spare time to let me know about your idols in life. I am looking forward to hearing from you soon.
Love,
Tom.