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CELPIP Writing Task 2: Staff Cafeteria vs Meal Allowance Sample Answer

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CELPIP Writing Task 1 currently gives 27 minutes for Writing an Email, and the prompt asks for about 150–200 words. Use the sample below to study purpose, tone, development and organization—not to memorize sentences.

Practice prompt

Staff Cafeteria vs Meal Allowance

Your employer can either renovate the staff cafeteria or give every employee a small monthly meal allowance. Which option should it choose?

A strong response plan

  1. 1State the preferred benefit
  2. 2Explain flexibility or fairness
  3. 3Use a practical example
  4. 4Address why the other option is less useful

Sample answer

Study the organization, not the script

I would prefer a monthly meal allowance for employees. Renovating the cafeteria might improve the workplace, but not everyone eats there or works at times when the cafeteria is open. A meal allowance would be more flexible because employees could use it for lunch near the office, groceries for a packed meal or food during an evening shift. It would also benefit staff who work remotely several days a week and would receive little value from a renovated cafeteria. The company could set a fixed amount so the program remains predictable and fair. A modern cafeteria would look attractive, but a meal allowance gives every employee a benefit they can actually use according to their schedule and dietary needs.

What to notice

Build the argument around fairness and access

Give examples of different users

Compare usefulness, not appearance

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