C1: WRITING

ADVANCED OR CAE OR C1 WRITING TIPS

In the exam, you have 90 minutes to write two compositions, and each one has to have between  220 and 260 words. The first one is an essay while the second one you have a choice of three: report, proposal, letter, email or review. 

The examiner will assess your composition on four assessment criteria: contents (you have answered the questions), communicative achievement ( you have used the correct tone and writing features), organisation ( you have used the proper paragraphs and linkers) and language ( you have used a good range and accuracy of vocabulary and grammar). 

As there are 90 minutes to write both, you should spend the 45 minutes in each one. It could be a good idea to spend: 10 minutes planning, 25 minutes writing and 10 minutes checking and writing into the answer sheet.