CPE writing 2 - part 2

1. Getting ready for
Cambridge C2
Proficiency
Module 3: Writing Part 2
Getting ready for B2 First Writing Part 1

2. Activity 3.2
What is expected in part 2 of the
writing paper?
Getting ready for C2 Proficiency Writing Part 2

3. Getting ready for C2 Proficiency Writing Part 2
Act 3.2- Expected performance in Writing Part 2
What are the 4 areas or subscales used
to mark the writing tasks?

4. Getting ready for C2 Proficiency Writing Part 2
Act 3.2- Expected performance in Writing Part 2
To assess a piece of writing, examiners consider these four things,
called subscales:
• Content – how well the task has been completed; for example,
have all the criteria for the piece of writing been met?
• Communicative Achievement – how appropriate the writing is
in terms of genre; for example, who are you writing the text for
and what expectations do they have?
• Organisation – the way the text is organised; for example, is the
text focused on the main aspects and how have you prioritised the
information?
• Language – vocabulary and grammar; for example, are the
language and grammatical structures appropriate for the
readership and the task, and how accurate is your work?

5. Getting ready for C2 Proficiency Writing Part 2
Act 3.2- Expected performance in Writing Part 2

6. Getting ready for C2 Proficiency Writing Part 2
Act 3.2- Expected performance in Writing Part 2
Look at the list below and try and match the examples of performance
to the correct subscale in the following slide
WORKSHEET 3.2 – Act 1

7. Getting ready for C2 Proficiency Writing Part 2
Act 3.2- Expected performance in Writing Part 2
Match the examples of performance to the correct subscale in the previous slide
WORKSHEET 3.2 – Act 1
C- Content
CA- Communicative Achievement
O- Organisation
L- Language

8. Getting ready for C2 Proficiency Writing Part 2
Act 3.2- Expected performance in Writing Part 2
1. Do you need to demonstrate your own knowledge?
2. Do you need to include references to support
ideas?
3. Does your treatment of the topic need simplifying?
4. Is your text an organised and consistent whole?
5. Are the views your own or those of other people?
6. Does the topic require any specific vocabulary?
WORKSHEET 3.2 – Act 2
Here are some questions from the checklist and some explanations about
why these questions are important. Match the question with the correct
explanation

9. Getting ready for C2 Proficiency Writing Part 2
Act 3.2- Expected performance in Writing Part 2
a. The reader should be able to understand how all the
individual ideas are connected in the text.
b. Showing that you have a deep understanding of a topic may
be necessary for certain readers.
c. Presenting other people’s views may require a more
objective tone than when giving your own.
d. Texts can have more credibility if they detail sources of
information and other writers’ views.
e. Using the correct terminology ensures that your text is on
topic and suitable for the task.
f. Approaching the topic in different ways for different readers
ensures everyone understands.
WORKSHEET 3.2 – Act 2
Match the question with the correct explanation

10. Getting ready for C2 Proficiency Writing Part 2
Act 3.2- Expected performance in Writing Part 2
WORKSHEET 3.2
acts 1 + 2

11. Getting ready for C2 Proficiency Writing Part 2
Act 3.2- Expected performance in Writing Part 2
WORKSHEET 3.2 – Act 1
1- CA
2- O
3- CA
4- O
5- CA
6- C
7- L
8- CA

12. Getting ready for C2 Proficiency Writing Part 2
Act 3.2- Expected performance in Writing Part 2
WORKSHEET 3.2 – Act 2
1- b
2- d
3- f
4- a
5- c
6- e

13. Getting ready for C2 Proficiency Writing Part 2
Act 3.3- Examples of examiners’ feedback and feedback forms
WORKSHEET 3.3
Here’s an example
Writing Part 2.
Look at the tasks and
the examiners’
comments and decide:
1- which answer you
like best and explain
why
2- which one you did
not like and how you
could improve it.

14. Getting ready for C2 Proficiency Writing Part 2
Act 3.3- Examples of examiners’ feedback and feedback forms
WORKSHEET 3.3
Here’s an example
Writing Part 2.
Look at the tasks and
the examiners’
comments and decide:
1- which answer you
like best and explain
why
2- which one you did
not like and how you
could improve it.

15. Getting ready for C2 Proficiency Writing Part 2
Act 3.3- Examples of examiners’ feedback and feedback forms
WORKSHEET 3.3
Compare your answers

16. What about yours?
For homework, put what you’ve learnt into
practice and write your own part 2!
Getting ready for C2 Proficiency Writing
Part 2
Activity 3.3

17. Getting ready for C2 Proficiency Writing Part 2