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Tone / Formality for Better Letters and Emails – IELTS

C1 Advanced tone / register for better letters and emails

Home > IELTS > Writing > General Training Task 1 Emails are considered to be less formal than letters, but these days letters are not used very often, so formal emails are common too. As a result, the tone / register or formality is often difficult to get right for many. This article explains how … Read more

Writing a C1 Advanced Report

Writing a B2 First Report

Home > C1 Advanced > Writing > Part 2 Writing a C1 Advanced report is one of the options in the second part of the C1 Advanced Writing exam. You must always write an essay in the first section; however, you can select between an email or letter, a proposal, a review, or a report … Read more

Tone / Formality for Better Letters and Emails – C1 Advanced

C1 Advanced tone / register for better letters and emails

Home > C1 Advanced > Writing > Part 2 Emails are considered to be less formal than letters, but these days letters are not used very often, so formal emails are common too. As a result, the tone / register or formality is often difficult to get right for many. This article explains how to … Read more

C1 Advanced Essay Planning for a High Score

C1 Advanced Essay Planning for a High Score

Essay planning starts long before you take your writing test. You should know your strengths and weaknesses as well as your preferred ways to write essays. If you have practiced Cambridge C1 Advanced with the help of a qualified teacher, you will know EXACTLY what you need to do from when you first read the … Read more

C1 Advanced Template Sentences for Writing Task 1

C1 Advanced Template Sentences for Writing Task 1

Home > C1 Advanced > Writing > Part 1 The most common complaint students have about Cambridge C1 Advanced writing is time. They don’t have enough of it. Here are some C1 Advanced template sentences that you can alter for any Task 1 essay question and save you time. You don’t need to learn them … Read more

C1 Advanced Grammar: What You Need to Do!

C1 Advanced Grammar: What You Need to Do!

Introduction In C1 Advanced writing, you are marked on four criteria: Content, Communicative Achievement, Organisation and Language. In this post, we’re going to talk about the last one, particularly grammar. How can you specifically improve your C1 Advanced grammar for this tricky writing test? Note: Improving your grammar is not the same as improving vocabulary, … Read more

C1 Advanced Writing Part 2: Email

C1 Advanced writing part 2 sample answer email

Home > C1 Advanced > Writing > Part 2 > Sample Answers This is a high-scoring sample answer for the following Cambridge C1 Advanced writing Part 2 email. For collocations about sport, go here. Below, is a list of less common vocabulary with definitions. Read the sample answer, then send me your essay in the … Read more

C1 Advanced Writing Part 2: Review

C1 Advanced writing part 2 sample answer review

Home > C1 Advanced > Writing > Part 2 > Sample Answers This is a high-scoring sample answer for the following Cambridge C1 Advanced writing Part 2 review. For collocations about technology, go here. Below, is a list of less common vocabulary with definitions. Read the sample answer, then send me your essay in the … Read more

C1 Advanced Writing Part 2: Proposal

C1 Advanced writing part 2 sample answer proposal

Home > C1 Advanced > Writing > Part 2 > Sample Answers This is a high-scoring sample answer for the following Cambridge C1 Advanced writing Part 2 proposal. Below, is a list of less common vocabulary with definitions. Read the sample answer, then send me your essay in the comments. I will give you a … Read more