CAE prep course (C1)

Writing - Part 2 - Review

September - 2021
Teacher Beatriz
 WRITING – OVERVIEW PART 2
What's in Part 2? You write a text from a choice of text types –
letter/email, proposal, report or review. To guide your
writing, you’ll be given information about context,
topic purpose and target reader.
What do I have to Writing the different types of text that could be
practise? included in the exam.
How many questions are Three tasks, from which you must choose one.
there?
How much do I have to 220–260 words.Your paper should be between 220-
write? 260 words long. Going over the limit is not penalized,
but potentially leads to more mistakes. However if
your text is under 220 you will have points deducted
from your overall score
 WRITING – PART 2 - OVERVIEW

● PART 2
CONSISTS OF THREE TASKS FROM WHICH CANDIDATES MUST CHOOSE
ONE. EACH TASK IN PART 2 SPECIFIES A CONTEXT, A PURPOSE FOR WRITING AND A
TARGET READER. ATTENTION TO EVERY ELEMENT IN THE QUESTION IS
ESSENTIAL FOR AN EFFECTIVE RESPONSE, AND CANDIDATES SHOULD BE
CAREFUL TO CHOOSE LANGUAGE WHICH IS APPROPRIATE TO THE CHOSEN TASK.
● CANDIDATES WILL BE EXPECTED TO SHOW AWARENESS OF THE STYLE AND TONE
REQUIRED BY A TASK, AND MUST BE PREPARED TO DEMONSTRATE APPROPRIATE
USE OF TWO OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING FUNCTIONS AS SPECIFIED IN THE
TASK: DESCRIBING, EVALUATING, HYPOTHESISING, PERSUADING, EXPRESSING
OPINION, COMPARING, GIVING ADVICE, JUSTIFYING AND JUDGING PRIORITIES.
 WRITING – PART 2 - REVIEW

● A REVIEW MAY BE ABOUT A BOOK, MAGAZINE, FILM, PLAY OR

CONCERT; IT MAY ALSO BE ABOUT A PRODUCT OR A SERVICE. A
REVIEW IN THE WRITING PAPER DOES NOT MERELY ASK FOR A
GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF THE THING REVIEWED, BUT REQUIRES
AN EVALUATION OF ITS SUITABILITY FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE
OR AUDIENCE. THE TARGET READER IS SPECIFIED IN THE TASK,
AND CANDIDATES SHOULD BE ENCOURAGED TO USE THIS
INFORMATION WHEN CHOOSING APPROPRIATE IDEAS AND
LANGUAGE TO INCLUDE IN THEIR RESPONSE.
 WRITING – REVIEW – 1ST
PARAGRAPH

● SUGGESTED CAE REVIEW STRUCTURE

● USE THEINTRODUCTORY PARAGRAPH TO NAME WHAT YOU ARE
GOING TO BE REVIEWING, STATE ITS GENRE (I.E. A SCIENCE
FICTION NOVEL, A HORROR MOVIE, A VAUDEVILLE
PERFORMANCE AND SO ON). IT IS POSSIBLE TO WRITE ABOUT
AUTHOR’S OTHER NOTABLE WORKS IF THERE ARE ANY. TO
MAKE YOUR INTRODUCTION MORE ENGAGING, YOU MAY
BRIEFLY STATE YOUR GENERAL IMPRESSION ON IT. MAKE YOUR
INTRODUCTION AT LEAST THREE SENTENCES LONG.
WRITING – REVIEW – 2ND AND
3RD BODY PARAGRAPHS

● SECOND AND THIRD BODY PARAGRAPHS CAN BE USED TO

DESCRIBE GOOD AND BAD POINTS RESPECTIVELY. UNLIKE
CAE WRITING PART 1 YOUR PARAGRAPHS DON’T HAVE TO BE
OF SAME LENGTH — IF YOU LIKED THE DESCRIBED THING
THEN YOUR PARAGRAPH WITH GOOD POINTS WILL BE
NATURALLY BIGGER THAN THE OTHER ONE. IN THE NEGATIVE
POINTS PARAGRAPH YOU CAN NAME THINGS THAT COULD BE
CHANGED TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF THE PRODUCT.
 WRITING – REVIEW -
CONCLUSION

● CONCLUSION WILL CONTAIN YOUR GENERAL IMPRESSION

AND YOUR VERDICT. USE THIS PARAGRAPH TO SUM UP
THE GOOD AND BAD POINTS TO MAKE AN OBJECTIVE
ASSESSMENT OF THE REVIEWED MATERIAL. YOU MAY
THEN RECOMMEND OR DISSUADE YOUR READERS FROM
SEEING/ATTENDING IT.
 WRITING – REVIEW – TIPS

● THE TASK
CLEARLY STATED THAT YOU WILL BE WRITING TO YOUR TUTOR, WHICH IMPLIES USE
OF FORMAL REGISTER.
● AS YOU WRITE REVIEW YOU WILL INEVITABLY USE WORDS MEANING “GOOD, BAD, VERY” AND
SO FORTH. IT IS IMPORTANT TO KNOW AS MANY SYNONYMS TO VERY AND OTHER 
GENERAL WORDS.
● TOGET MORE IDEA OF WHAT A REVIEW SHOULD LOOK LIKE CHECK SOME USER
REVIEWS:FOR MOVIES GO TO WWW.IMDB.COM AND CLICK ON ANY MOVIE. THEN SCROLL DOWN
TO SEE THE USER REVIEWS. CLICK TO SEE THE FULL LIST OF REVIEWS LIKE THIS ONE. PLEASE
NOTE THAT THESE REVIEWS DO NOT FOLLOW THE REQUIRED CAE REVIEW FORMAT — THEY
ARE TO GIVE YOU SOME IDEAS AND VOCABULARY EXAMPLES.
● FOR BOOK REVIEWS TRY WWW.GOODREADS.COM. JUST LIKE THE PREVIOUS SITE YOU HAVE TO
CHOOSE A BOOK AND READ OTHER PEOPLE’S THOUGHTS ON IT. THE TOP-RATED REVIEWS ARE AT
THE TOP OF THE MAIN PAGE.
 WRITING – PART 2 – REVIEW - STRATEGIES

YOU CAN FIND EXAMPLES OF REVIEW ON PAGES 54/55

● CHOOSE A SUBJECT FOR YOU REVIEW AND DECIDE IF YOU ENJOYED IT;
● THINK ABOUT WHAT YOUR READERS WILL WANT TO KNOW;
● PLAN YOUR REVIEW, ENSURING IT CONTAINS DESCRIPTION, PRAISE AND/OR CRITICISMO AND A CONCLUSION;
● SOUND ENTHUSIASTIC IF YOU ENJOYED WHAT YOU ARE REVIEWING;
● END EITHER BY RECOMMENDING OR ADVISING READERS AGAINST THE SUBJECT;
● GIVE YOUR REVIEW NA EYE-CATCHING TITLE;
● IF YOU HAVE TO REVIEW TWO DIFFERENT THINGS, WRITE A SIMILAR AMOUNT ABOUT EACH;

● IN YOUR INTRODUCTION, COMMENT GENERALLY ON THE TOPIC AND INDICATE THE CONTENTE OF YOUR ESSAY;
● IN YOUR CLOSING PARAGRAPH, TRY TO LEAVE THE READER WITH SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT;
● MAKE SURE ANY CORRECTIONS YOU MAKE ARE CLEAR;
● SHOW WHERE ONE PARAGRAPH ENDS AND ANOTHER BEGINS, EITHER BY LEAVING A LINE BETWEEN THEM OR
INDENTING
 WRITING – MANY MANY USEFUL
WEBSITES
● HTTPS://ENGEXAM.INFO/ESSAY-WRITING-IELTS-CAE/
● HTTPS://ENGEXAM.INFO/6-COMMON-WRITING-MISTAKES/
● HTTPS://ENGEXAM.INFO/INTENSIFIERS-OR-SYNONYMS-TO-VERY/
● HTTPS://ENGEXAM.INFO/SYNONYMS-FOR-MOST-USED-WORDS/
● EXAMPLE OF REVIEW: HTTPS://WWW.IMDB.COM/TITLE/TT0468569/REVIEWS?REF_=TT_URV
● EXAMPLE OF REVIEW:
HTTPS://WWW.GOODREADS.COM/BOOK/SHOW/4934.THE_BROTHERS_KARAMAZOV?AC=1&FROM_SEARC
H=1&FROM_NAV=TRUE

● HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=HW9BRHZ5DTQ
● HTTPS://ATLASLANGUAGESCHOOL.COM/BLOG/TOP-TIPS-FOR-PREPARING-FOR-THE-CAMBRIDGE-ADVAN
CED-CAE-WRITING-EXAM/
● HTTPS://PT.SLIDESHARE.NET/JACINTOVILLALPANDODE/CAE-WRITING-MODELS-AND-TIPS
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