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Cambridge C1 Advanced – Essay Writing
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Contents
3 - Contact me 47 - Third Conditionals
4 - Overview 18-20 - How to write a Body Paragraph 48 - Mixed Conditionals
5 - Exam Structure 21-22 - Topic Sentences 49 - Future
6 - Scoring 23-27 - Known and Knew Information 50-52 - Avoiding Repetition
7 - Marking Criteria 28 - How to write a Conclusion 53 - Inversion
8 - Question Format 29 - Cohesive Devices 54-55 - Participle Clauses
9 - Question Focus 30 - Despite/ In Spite of 56-57 - Passives
10 - Content - Marking Criteria 31 - Although/Even though 58 - Common Errors
11 - Communicative Achievement - 32 - However 59 - Essay Checklist
Marking Criteria 33-38 - Cohesive Devices List 60-62 - Practice Questions
12 - Style and Formality 39 - Language - Marking Criteria 63 - How to study well
13 - Informal 40 - Phrasal Verbs 64 - Different study options
14 - Formal 41 - Formal Phrasal Verbs 65 - Free resources
15-Organisation - Marking Criteria 42 - Avoiding Very 66 - Teachers
16 - Basic Structure 43 - More synonyms for avoiding very 67 - Essay Corrections
17 - How to write an Introduction 44 - Intensifiers 68 - Last minute advice
45 - More intensifiers 69 - On the day
46 - Common Errors 70 - Good Luck
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C1 Advanced – A quick overview
• 7 levels of European Framework: A1- C2
• C1 tests for Advanced level of English
• Test all 4 skills: Reading, Writing, Listening and Speaking
• Requested by universities and employers
• No expiry date – acceptance may vary by institution

C1 Advanced – Exam Structure
 4 Parts: Reading, Writing, Listening and Speaking

=3 hours 55 minutes in total
 Writing = 2 parts = 1 hour 30 minutes in total
 Writing Part 2: Report/ Proposal/ Letter/ Email/ Review

Word count: 250 Timing: 45 minutes

C1 Advanced Scoring
• Scored according to the Cambridge English Scale
• Minimum score for C1 = 180
• Maximum Score for C1 = 210
• 4 parts of the exam but Reading and Use of English marked
separately
• 5 marks averaged for overall score
Reading = 50 points
Use of English = 28 points Total = 223 points
Writing = 40 points Pass = 180 points = 70%
Listening = 30 points
Speaking = 75 points
Marking Criteria

Question Format
• 220-260 Words
• 45 minutes
• Topic based on a follow-up of a

discussion – notes/bullet points
attached to the topic
• DISCUSS 2 OF THE POINTS
• Use the notes to help you

Question Focus
Essay purpose:
-Highlight issues on a topic
-Support an argument with subpoints

and reasons
- Well organised – Introduction

- Clear development
-Appropriate conclusion
-Demonstrate your ability to write at C1

level

Content – Marking Criteria
Irrelevant info Minor

may be irrelevances
present. All content is
are present.
Student has relevant to the
Shares Omissions may Shares
misunderstood task.
features of be present. features of
the task.
Band 1 & 3 Band 3 & 5 Target reader is
Target reader is
Target reader is fully informed
on the whole
minimally informed
2 4
informed
1 3 5
Communicative Achievement – Marking Criteria
Hold target
reader’s attention
Hold the target Effectively hold with ease.
reader’s reader’s
attention attention Shares Communicate
Shares
features of complex ideas in
features of
Communicate Communicate Band 3 & 5 an effective way.
Band 1 & 3
straightforward straightforward
ideas and complex Fulfill all
ideas communicative
2 4
purposes
1 3 5
Style and Formality
To get a high score for Communicative Achievement, your essay MUST be written in a
FORMAL ACADEMIC REGISTER
INFORMAL FORMAL
I don’t think a sports centre is very Children would not be encouraged to try a
important because it won’t make kids take up new sport if a sports centre was built,
a new sport. Teens are usually fit as a fiddle VS therefore it is not essential. What’s more,
anyway so a sports centre is basically teenagers are often relatively healthy and
useless consequently would not need access to a
sports centre.

Informal Style
• 1st Person – I
INFORMAL
I don’t think a sports centre is very • Informal vocabulary
important because it won’t make kids take up
a new sport. Teens are usually fit as a fiddle • Phrasal Verbs
anyway so a sports centre is basically
useless • Idioms
• Informal linking words

Formal Style
• 3rd person/ Impersonal

FORMAL
• Passive form Children would not be encouraged to try a
new sport if a sports centre was built,
• Formal vocabulary (NO PHRASAL therefore it is not essential. What’s more,
VERBS) teenagers are often relatively healthy and
consequently would not need access to a
• Avoid very sports centre.
• Formal linking words

Organisation – Marking Criteria
Very well
Generally well organized and
Generally well organized and coherent.
organized and coherent.
coherent. Shares Use a variety of
Shares
Use a variety of cohesive devices
features of features of
Use a variety of linking words and
Band 1 & 3 Band 3 & 5
linking words and organizational
and cohesive organizational patterns flexibly
devices patterns to a and without
2 4
good effect error
1 3 5
Basic Structure
INTRO
(50)
BODY P1
(70)
BODY P2
(70)
CONCLUSION
(50)
Word Count: 220-260 Organisation : 4/5
How to write an Introduction Paragraph
There is no doubt that funding has been much debated recently and
choosing only one facility to support is a difficult task. This essay intends to
discuss financial possibilities for two facilities; sports centres and public
gardens. Although they are both important places, only one can be chosen to
receive money. 52 WORDS
1) General statement about the topic – memorize this phrase +why

is it important? + why do people have different opinions?
2) What will you discuss in the essay – AVOID ‘I’
3) General closing statement – memorize this phrase

How to write a Body Paragraph
TOPIC SENTENCE
GRAMMAR +VOCAB
MAIN IDEA
EXPLANATION
EXAMPLE
CONCLUSION

POINT
E XPLANATION
E XAMPLE
R EITERATE

P Having a well-equipped sports centre is essential for any area.

If the centre had a range of equipment and is accessible
E to everyone, this would encourage more people to use it.
What’s more, research has found that neighbourhoods with at least one
E sports centre show a significant drop in rates of obesity and weigh-
related illnesses.
R Therefore, funding should be given to the sports centre in order to make

the population healthier.
Topic Sentences
A Topic Sentence is a mini-introduction for a paragraph, it tells the reader what they
are about to read and the main topic of the paragraph
There are 3 types of topic sentences:
HOOK TEASER PLAN

Interesting quotation, Action statement List of topics
information, or rhetorical -the reader wants to be covered
question to know what’s next
Topic Sentences
Having a well-equipped sports centre is essential for any area.
A well-equipped sports centre will make people healthier, give

people a place to socialise and lower levels of obesity
“Do you know what my favourite part of the game is?

The opportunity to play”

Known & New Information
Think about your favourite film/movie….
Write and complete this sentence: “My favourite film is….

Now add a sentence explaining why it is your favourite film
Now add another sentence comparing your favourite film to another film
My favourite film is “I am Sam”. It’s so real and

emotional that it makes me cry every time.
Other films are emotional too, “Titanic” is a real
tear-jerker but it’s too Hollywood for my taste

Public gardens are an essential part of any neighbourhood because they

provide an area for people to socialise
1. In addition, socialising is a vital aspect in the life of everyone and can lead to a
drop in rates of depression
2. In addition, rates of depression drop when people socialise therefore socialising is

a vital aspect in life.

When you write a sentence, it should contain 2 different types of information:
KNOWN and NEW
These types of information make sentences flow differently.

A well-flowing essay = A high score in Communicative Achievement
Readers expect KNOWN information to be at the start of a sentence

and NEW information to be at the end of a sentence

My favourite film is “I am Sam”.
KNOWN NEW
It’s so real and emotional that it makes me cry every time.
KNOWN NEW
Other films are emotional too, “Titanic” is a real tear-jerker

Now write a paragraph about your favourite film again.

This time, use the rule of KNOWN and NEW information
REMEMBER:
KNOWN INFO at the start
NEW INFO at the end

How to write a Conclusion Paragraph
Memorize this phrase Make a decision
Having taken the points above into consideration, it is clear that a

sports centre would be much more beneficial than a public garden.
If the sports centre were to receive extra financing, more people
would be healthier and the money will have been put to good use.
58 words
Make a prediction
-conditional
-future perfect
Cohesive Devices and How to Use Them
Cohesive Devices = Words that link your writing together and help to order the text in a logical way
Order: OVERALL THEREAFTER CONSEQUENTLY
Contrast: DESPITE/IN SPITE OF ALTHOUGH/EVEN THOUGH HOWEVER
Add info: IN ADDITION WHAT’S MORE ADDITIONALLY
Cause and THEREFORE THUS AS A RESULT

Effect:

Despite / In spite of
Contrasts 2 clauses in the same sentence
Use with VERBING
Despite being beautiful to look at, public gardens don’t have much practical use
Despite to be beautiful to look at, public gardens don’t have much practical use
Use with NOUN

Despite their beauty to look at, public gardens don’t have much practical use
Replace DESPITE with IN SPITE OF in any sentence

In spite of being beautiful to look at, public gardens don’t have much practical use
In spite of their beauty to look at, public gardens don’t have much practical use
Although / Even though
Contrasts 2 clauses in the same sentence
Use with SUBJ + VERB + OBJ

Although gardens are beautiful to look at, they don’t have much practical use
Although gardens being to look at, they don’t have much practical use
Although gardens to be to look at, they don’t have much practical use
Replace ALTHOUGH with EVEN THOUGH in any sentence

Even though gardens are beautiful to look at, they don’t have much practical use

However
Contrasts 2 DIFFERENT SENTENCES
Use with 2 full sentences. However starts the 2nd sentence

Gardens are beautiful to look at. However, they don’t have much practical use
However gardens are beautiful to look at. They don’t have much practical use

Cohesive Devices List - Addition
Coordinator Paired Transition Prep. Phrase
AND BOTH…. AND IN ADDITION IN ADDITION TO
NOT ONLY….. BUT FURTHERMORE AS WELL AS

NEITHER….. NOR WHAT’S MORE ASIDE FROM
ALSO
MOREOVER
INDEED

Cohesive Devices List - Contrast
Coordinator Subordinating Transition Prep. Phrase
BUT ALTHOUGH / THOUGH HOWEVER DESPITE
YET EVEN THOUGH / MUCH NONETHELESS IN SPITE OF

AS
NOTWITHSTANDING YET, EVEN SO FOR ALL
NO MATTER + NEVERTHELESS REGARDLESS OF
QUESTION WORD
HOWEVER +ADJ / ADV STILL NOTWITHSTANDING
ADJ/ADV + THOUGH/ NOTWITHSTANDING

AS
Cohesive Devices List – Direct Contrast
Coordinator Subordinating Transition Prep. Phrase
BUT WHILE ON THE CONTRARY UNLIKE
YET WHEREAS IN CONTRAST IN CONTRAST TO

ON THE OTHER HAND CONTRARY TO
CONVERSELY AS OPPOSED TO
CONTRARILY
WHILE/ WHEREAS

Cohesive Devices List – Result
Paired Transition Prep. Phrase
SO THEREFORE AS A RESULT OF
SUCH THAT AS A RESULT (OF THIS) AS A CONSEQUENCE OF

SO / HENCE
CONSEQUENTLY
AS A CONSEQUENCE OF
THIS
BECAUSE OF THIS
ACCORDINGLY

Cohesive Devices List – Purpose
Subordinating Prep. phrase

SO THAT IN ORDER TO
IN ORDER THAT TO
FOR THE PURPOSE THAT FOR THE PURPOSE OF
FOR FEAR OF
SO AS TO

Cohesive Devices List
Comparison List Example Generalise

SIMILARLY FIRST FOR EXAMPLE IN GENERAL
IN THE SAME WAY FINALLY FOR INSTANCE GENERALLY

EQUALLY TO CONCLUDE SUCH AS IN MOST CASES
COMPARED WITH TO BEGIN AS FOLLOWS MOST OF THE TIME
LIKE NEXT NAMELY ON THE WHOLE

Language – Marking Criteria
A range of
A range of less A range of vocab
everyday vocab
common vocab precisely and
with occasional
appropriately. effectively
inappropriate use
A range of Wide range of
A range of Shares Shares
simple/complex simple/complex
simple/complex features of features of
grammar with grammar with
grammar with Band 1 & 3 Band 3 & 5
control full control.
good control
Some errors, Few errors that
Errors don’t
don’t impede are slips or rare
impede
2 4
communication vocab
communication
1 3 5
Phrasal Verbs
Phrasal Verbs are INFORMAL! Don’t use them in your essay
FORMAL INFORMAL
They set up a company and in 6 months their
Increase Go up
numbers went up. But the numbers didn’t add
Decrease Go down
up, we found out that they made them up
Establish Set up
because they were racking up debt
Examine Look at
Discover Find out
Cause Bring about They established a company and in 6 months
Fabricate Make up their numbers increased. But the numbers
Accumulate Rack up didn’t appear correct. We discovered that they
fabricated them because they were
accumulating debt
Formal Phrasal Verbs
There are a few phrasal verbs that are commonly used in academic writing:
CARRY OUT: DO AN EXPERIMENT/ RESEARCH/ TEST “Many studies have been carried out into…”
BASED ON: USE FACTS TO MAKE A DECISION “Based on the information above, I recommend…”
LOOK INTO: RESEARCH / INVESTIGATE “Experts have looked into the link between…”
POINT OUT: EXPLAIN/ HIGHLIGHT “Recent research points out the importance of…”
ACCOUNT FOR: EXPLAIN/ REPRESENT “Marketing accounts for 20% of the budget”
CONSIST OF: INCLUDE “This essay consists of three key points”

Avoiding ‘Very’
Your writing needs to be concise but detailed. Cut out very and add more specific language to save words
Sport Centres are very important, Sport Centres are essential, especially in
especially in very poor areas. If they are destitute areas. If they are available only to
available only to very rich people, other wealthy people, other residents might be
residents might be very upset. The centre distraught The centre should be luminous
should be very light and very roomy, this and spacious, this will attract eager
will attract very willing customers. customers.
40 words 33 words
VERY SPECIFIC VERY SPECIFIC

Very slow Sluggish Very accurate Exact
Very competitive Cutthroat Very boring Dull
Very good Excellent Very exciting Exhilarating
Very creative Innovative Very simple Basic
More Synonyms for Avoiding ‘Very’
VERY SPECIFIC VERY SPECIFIC
Very anxious Apprehensive Very helpful Invaluable
Very amazed Astounded Very important Paramount
Very basic Rudimentary Very interesting Compelling
Very careful Meticulous Very long Extensive
Very clear Transparent Very moody Temperamental
Very clever Astute Very negative Defeatist
Very difficult Demanding Very new Innovative
Very dubious Suspicious Very obvious Evident
Very educational Enlightening Very pure Unadulterated
Very expensive Exorbitant Very rare Exceptional
Very famous Renowned Very severe Grave
Very frustrating Exasperating Very similar Akin

Intensifiers
Residents are very opposed to funding a sports centre
Residents are bitterly opposed to funding a sports centre
Acutely Entirely Deeply Fully
Aware Conscious Concerned Suspicious
ACUTELY DEEPLY
Sensitive Embarrassed Moving Committed

More Intensifiers
COMPLETELY alone, overlooked, incapable, lost
ENTIRELY clear, beneficial, obvious, unexpected
HEAVILY criticised, regulated, polluted, censored

HIGHLY controversial, recommended, skilled, highly
PAINFULLY aware, obvious, slow, sensitive
SERIOUSLY ill, undermined, wealthy, exposed
TOTALLY harmless, logical, unacceptable, unjustified
UTTERLY futile, lacking, appalling, ruthless
Five Common Vocabulary Errors
1. ADVICE VS ADVISE 4. ACTUAL VS CURRENT

ADVICE = Noun ACTUAL = Real
ADVISE = Verb CURRENT = Now
2. AS VS LIKE 5. EDUCATION VS UPBRINGING VS MANNERS

AS = Equal to EDUCATION= schooling
LIKE = Similar to UPBRINGING = childhood
MANNERS = attitude/behaviour
3. DO VS MAKE
DO= study/work/general actions
MAKE = food/communication/money
Time and Tenses – Third Conditional
Use a wide range of simple and complex grammatical forms with full control, flexibility and sophistication
IF + PAST PERFECT, WOULD HAVE + PP

 IMPOSSIBLE PAST / REGRETS/ CRITICISM
“If the council had funded the sports centre, more people would have used it”
PRO TIP!
Make this conditional more formal by changing the structure:
HAD + SUBJ + PP, WOULD HAVE + PP
“Had the council funded the sports centre, more people would have used it”

Time and Tenses – Mixed Conditionals
IF + PAST PERFECT, WOULD + INFIN

 PAST UNREAL CONDITION + PRESENT RESULT
“If the council had funded the sports centre, people would be healthier”
IF + PAST SIMP, WOULD/COULD/SHOULD HAVE + PP

PRO TIP!
 PRESENT UNREAL CONDITION + PAST RESULT
Use conditionals in the
“If the council funded the sports centre, more people could have used it”
conclusion of your
essay to show a
prediction/consequence

Time and Tenses – Future
FUTURE PERFECT: WILL HAVE + PP

 A future action will be finished before a certain time
 Always use with BY/BEFORE + TIME PERIOD
“By this time next year, more people will have used the sports centre than in the last 3 years”
FUTURE CONTINUOUS: WILL BE + VERBING

 A future action will be in progress at a specific time PRO TIP!
 Always use with a TIME PERIOD
Use future tenses in
“This time tomorrow. I’ll be travelling to New York” the conclusion of your
essay to show a
prediction/consequence

Avoiding Repetition - Ellipsis
Ellipsis = Deleting words to avoid repetition
1.Delete words after AND & BUT : I live and I work in London
We play tennis on Saturday and we sometimes play on Sunday too
2. Delete main verb after auxiliary : She said she would phone but she hasn’t phoned
I’d do it myself if I could do it myself
3. Replace full infinitive with TO : I don’t play piano a lot now but I used to play a lot

Avoiding Repetition - Substitution
Substitution = Replace words to avoid repeating words already used
1.Replace a verb with DO/DOES/DID : ⊗ Jenny didn’t want to go but I wanted to go

 Jenny didn’t want to go but I DID
2.Replace a verb + obj with DO SO : ⊗ She told him to lock the door but he had already locked the door
 She told him to lock the door but he had already DONE SO
3.Replace a whole clause with IF NOT/SO : ⊗ Do you live close? If you do live close, I can pick you up
 Do you live close? IF SO, I can pick you up

Avoiding Repetition - Reference
Referencing = Using different words to refer back to previously stated things, people, events or ideas
1.Use THIS/THAT before noun or alone: ⊗ …and he stole the money. Stealing money is illegal
 …and he stole the money. This (act) is illegal
2.Use THESE/THOSE before nouns: ⊗ …apples and oranges. Apples and oranges are delicious
 …apples and oranges. These fruits are delicious

Inversion
Inversion = creating emphasis by changing/inverting sentence structure
A well-equipped sports centre is very much needed

VS
What is needed most, is a well-equipped sports centre
Emphasise NOUNS/VERBS: PRO TIP!

What + clause + is/was + clause ALL can replace WHAT to mean
“the only thing that”
“What is needed most, is a well-equipped sports centre”
“All the council can do is fund
“What the council can do, is fund the sports centre” the sports centre”

Participle Clauses
Clauses that start with a present/past participle. They make your writing more
concise and varied.
1) Replace relative clauses

⊗ The people who are using the sports centre are satisfied
 The people using the sports centre are satisfied
2) Replace conjunctions - WHILE/ONCE/AFTER

⊗ Once the council funded the centre, people became healthier
 Having funded the centre, people became healthier
3) After the objects of the following verbs: SEE / HEAR/ WATCH/ NOTICE / FEEL / FIND
They found him lying on the floor
Participle Clauses
The subject of a participle clause is usually the same as the subject in the main clause
“Working as a teacher, I often speak to many people throughout the day”
Stative verbs (want/know/be) don’t normally take ‘ing’. But with participle clauses it’s possible
I’m a teacher so I often speak to many people throughout the day
VS
Being a teacher, I often speak to many people throughout the day

Passives
Passive Form is found more commonly in FORMAL ACADEMIC TEXT
ACTIVE - SUBJ + VERB + OBJ

You find passive form more commonly in formal academic text
PASSIVE – OBJ + BE + PP + (BY SUBJ)

Passive Form is found more commonly in FORMAL ACADEMIC TEXT (by people)
You need to use COMPLEX PASSIVE FORMS in your essay :

 Future perfect passive
 Third conditional passive
Passives
Future Perfect
ACTIVE- SUBJ + WILL HAVE + PP + OBJ
By 2060, humans will have destroyed the Amazon rainforest
PASSIVE – OBJ + WILL HAVE BEEN + PP + (by SUBJ)

By 2060, the Amazon will have been destroyed by humans
Third Conditional
ACTIVE- IF + SUBJ + HAD + PP + OBJ, WOULD HAVE + PP
If we had recycled plastic, there wouldn’t have been so much pollution
PASSIVE – If + OBJ + HAD + BEEN + PP+ (by SUBJ), WOULD HAVE + PP

If the plastic had been recycled (by us), there wouldn’t have been so much pollution

Common Grammar Errors
1. ING VS TO 2. Countable VS Uncountable

I stopped smoking = I don’t smoke anymore I did few works = I did a bit of work
I stopped to smoke = I stopped a previous He gave me many advices = He gave me a lot of advice
action to smoke a cigarette
3. Subject and Verb Agreement 4. Misplaced Modifier

The best things about it was the people and He found a shiny girl’s necklace=
the food the girl is shiny
The best things about it were the people He found a girl’s shiny necklace=
the necklace is shiny
and the food

Essay Checklist
Vocabulary
Grammar
 FORMAL Phrasal Verbs
 THIRD CONDITIONAL
 FORMAL linkers
 MIXED CONDITIONALS
 INTENSIFIERS
 FUTURE PERFECT/CONTINUOUS
 Avoid repetition –
REFERENCE/SUBSTITUTE/ELLIPSIS
Structure
 INVERSION
 PEER
 PARTICIPLE CLAUSES
 Topic Sentences
 COMPLEX PASSIVES
 Paragraph Linking – KNOWN VS NEW

Practice Questions
PLEASE NOTE: These questions are for self-study and WILL NOT BE MARKED/GRADED on
Udemy. Please do not upload answers to these questions to Udemy.
You have read an online article about changes in subjects taught at secondary schools. The article says that some
traditional subjects may no longer be taught at school. Four of the subjects discussed are mentioned below, along with
some of the readers’ comments.
Which subjects may no longer be taught at secondary school?

Music ‘Most students who are interested in music take lessons out of school.’
Geography ‘Why do we need to know the names of rivers and mountains around the world?’
History ‘It’s all about the past. At schools, we need to be focussing on the future.’
Art ‘Art lessons allow kids to explore their creativity.’
Write an essay discussing TWO of the subjects mentioned above. You should explain why you think these subjects
should continue to be taught at secondary schools, giving reasons to support your answer.
You may, if you wish, make use of the opinions expressed by other readers, but you should use your own words as far
as possible. Write your essay in (220-260 words) in an appropriate style
Practice Questions
Your class has had a discussion about the negative effects of globalisation on local culture. You have made the notes below:
Effects of globalisation:
•the dominance of the western music/film industry.
•the loss of national identity.
•the undermining of values of a local culture.
Some opinions expressed in the discussion:
•We don't want to see the same culture wherever we travel.
•People are free to enjoy whichever music, films or fashion they wish.
•Young people are losing the sense of values their parents had.
Write an essay discussing TWO of the effects listed in your notes. You should explain which effect is more important,
giving reasons in support of your answer.
You may, if you wish, make use of the opinions expressed in the discussion, but you should use your own words as far as
possible. Write your essay in (220-260 words) in an appropriate style
Practice Questions
Following a class discussion on how technology has affected the way we live today, you have made the notes below:
Which aspect of our daily lives has been affected by most by technology?
• Communication
• Relationships
• Working life
Some opinions expressed in the discussion:
• It’s great to be able to communicate with people 24 hours a day
• It’s so hard to make personal relationships – everyone’s online all the time
• People have an easier working life because they can work from home
Write an essay discussing TWO of the points listed in your notes. You should explain which aspect of daily life is most
affected by technology, giving reasons in support of your answer.
You may, if you wish, make use of the opinions expressed in the discussion, but you should use your own words as far as
possible. Write your essay in (220-260 words) in an appropriate style
How to study well
• Use the advice from this course
• Time yourself
• Learn from your mistakes
• NO DISTRACTIONS
• Study for at least 1 hour every day
• Set a time to study every day
• Study differently
• Treat yourself
Different Studying Options
There are a lot of free resources and materials on the web that can help you:
• Exam preparation websites - info in study pack
• Language exchange websites – speaking practice
• Native speakers – speaking practice
• Youtube Cambridge C1 videos
• Apps – memrise/quizlet

Free Resources:
Exam Preparation:
• www.caeexamtips.com/
• https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/skills/writing/advanced-c1
Language Exchange: Apps for study:

• www.italki.com • Memrise
• www.hellolingo.com • Quizlet
• Hellotalk (app) • LingQ
• Tandem (app) • BBCLearningEnglish
• Speaky (app)

Teachers – i-Speak English
If you really want to succeed, you need an good teacher. You can’t ace the exam on your own.
Lessons with me will build on everything
that you have learnt from this course. You
can target specific skills that you feel are
weak and get personalised, professional
advice on how to improve
Lessons:
Cambridge C1 Writing Masterclass
Cambridge C1 Speaking Masterclass
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Essay Correction – i-Speak English
Practicing writing every day is great, but without proper feedback, you won’t improve.
• See your mistakes – next time you’ll remember
• See repetitive errors that you make
• Learn new grammar from those mistakes
• Get it right the next time
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Some last minute advice
You need to feel your best during the exam so make sure you do everything right the night before!
• DON’T CRAM!!!
• Sleep well
• Don’t eat anything that you wouldn’t normally
• Meditate
• Take a bath - RELAX

On the day
It’s the big day!!! Keep calm, you can do it!!!
• DON’T wake up super early
• Don’t study - read
• Take your ID and confirmation
• Take a bottle of water
• Take a pen, pencils and a rubber
• BREATHE - you’ve got this!!!

Thank you and GOOD LUCK!!!
You did it!!! You completed the course!!! Now you know how to write a C1 level essay!!!
Thank you for all of the time and effort that you put into
this course
GOOD LUCK on the day, I’m sure that you’ll smash the
exam and get the band score you need
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• 7 levels of European Framework: A1- C2

• C1 tests for Advanced level of English

• Test all 4 skills: Reading, Writing, Listening and Speaking

• Requested by universities and employers

• No expiry date – acceptance may vary by institution

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 4 Parts: Reading, Writing, Listening and Speaking

 Writing = 2 parts = 1 hour 30 minutes in total

 Writing Part 2: Report/ Proposal/ Letter/ Email/ Review

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• Topic based on a follow-up of a

• DISCUSS 2 OF THE POINTS

• Use the notes to help you

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-Support an argument with subpoints

- Well organised – Introduction

-Demonstrate your ability to write at C1

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Irrelevant info Minor

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• Informal linking words

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• 3rd person/ Impersonal

• Formal linking words

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1) General statement about the topic – memorize this phrase +why

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P Having a well-equipped sports centre is essential for any area.

R Therefore, funding should be given to the sports centre in order to make

There are 3 types of topic sentences:

HOOK TEASER PLAN

Having a well-equipped sports centre is essential for any area.

A well-equipped sports centre will make people healthier, give

“Do you know what my favourite part of the game is?

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Write and complete this sentence: “My favourite film is….

My favourite film is “I am Sam”. It’s so real and

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Public gardens are an essential part of any neighbourhood because they

2. In addition, rates of depression drop when people socialise therefore socialising is

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These types of information make sentences flow differently.

Readers expect KNOWN information to be at the start of a sentence

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My favourite film is “I am Sam”.

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Now write a paragraph about your favourite film again.

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Memorize this phrase Make a decision

Having taken the points above into consideration, it is clear that a

Order: OVERALL THEREAFTER CONSEQUENTLY

Contrast: DESPITE/IN SPITE OF ALTHOUGH/EVEN THOUGH HOWEVER

Add info: IN ADDITION WHAT’S MORE ADDITIONALLY

Cause and THEREFORE THUS AS A RESULT

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