CAE prep course (C1)
Writing - Part 2 - Proposal
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 [Link] 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 - Report
Writing - Part 2 - Report
WRITING. - PART 2 – PROPOSAL
● A PROPOSAL MAY BE WRITTEN FOR A PEER GROUP (SUCH AS
COLLEAGUES OR CLUB MEMBERS), OR FOR A SUPERVISOR
(SUCH AS A BOSS OR A COLLEGE PRINCIPAL). CANDIDATES
WILL BE EXPECTED TO MAKE ONE OR MORE SUGGESTIONS,
SUPPORTED BY FACTUAL INFORMATION AND EVALUATION, IN
ORDER TO PERSUADE THE READER OF A COURSE OF ACTION.
STUDENTS SHOULD WORK ON FUNCTIONAL LANGUAGE FOR
EVALUATING AND FOR MAKING SUGGESTIONS, AND WILL
NEED TO BE ABLE TO USE A RANGE OF PERSUASIVE
LANGUAGE.
WRITING – PART 2 – PROPOSAL – STRATEGIES
YOU CAN FIND EXAMPLES OF PROPOSAL ON PAGES 46/47
● MAKE NOTES ON THE TOPIC AND ON THE ARGUMENTS YOU WILL USE;
● ORGANISE YOUR TEXT CLEARLY INTO PARAGRAPHS, USING HEADINGS IF YOU
WISH;
● USE A NEUTRAL OR
FAIRLY FORMAL STYLE IF THE PROPOSAL IS FOR NA
ORGANISATION, TUTOR OR BOSS;
● STATE THE PURPOSE OF YOUR PROPOSAL IN THE FIRST PARAGRAPH;
● AIM TO PERSUADE THE READER(S) TO ACCEPT YOUR SUGGESTIONS;
● IF YOU
USE THE HEADINGS IN YOUR PROPOSAL, TRY TO USE DIFERENT WORDS
FROM THOSE IN THE EXAM TASK INSTRUCTIONS
WRITING – MANY MANY USEFUL
WEBSITES
● HTTPS://[Link]/ESSAY-WRITING-IELTS-CAE/
● HTTPS://[Link]/6-COMMON-WRITING-MISTAKES/
● HTTPS://[Link]/INTENSIFIERS-OR-SYNONYMS-TO-VERY/
● HTTPS://[Link]/SYNONYMS-FOR-MOST-USED-WORDS/
● EXAMPLE OF REVIEW: HTTPS://[Link]/TITLE/TT0468569/REVIEWS?REF_=TT_URV
● EXAMPLE OF REVIEW:
HTTPS://[Link]/BOOK/SHOW/4934.THE_BROTHERS_KARAMAZOV?AC=1&FROM_SEARC
H=1&FROM_NAV=TRUE
● HTTPS://[Link]/WATCH?V=HW9BRHZ5DTQ
● HTTPS://[Link]/BLOG/TOP-TIPS-FOR-PREPARING-FOR-THE-CAMBRIDGE-ADVAN
CED-CAE-WRITING-EXAM/
● HTTPS://[Link]/JACINTOVILLALPANDODE/CAE-WRITING-MODELS-AND-TIPS
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