‘cov-1e 2020 (rm UNDERSTANDING HOW YOU'RE ASSESSED IN THE B2 FIRST WRITING EXAM i] Decide ifthe following statements ae true or false. 1 My writing is assessed only on how accurate my ‘grammar and vocabulary are. 2 Itdoesat mater if| haven't answered all the points in the question, as long as I write the correct number of words. 3 How | organise my answer is important and | will lose marks if there are not clear links between the sentences and paragraphs 4 It doesstt mater if | write in formal or informal style <2 long as the languoge is corect and | answer the uveston, [Bi Match the four assessment criteria (1-4) with the descriptions (A-D). Content Communicative achievement (Organisation longvoge > aon how accurate end appropriate the language i, for example, correct use oftenses, complex sentence structures, correct choice of vocabulary cand correet spelling B how logically the waiting is presented and structured, for example, the correc use of paragraphs and having ‘an appropriate beginning, middle ond end Chow effective the writing style is forthe task, for ‘example ifs formal or informal Dhow hilly the question has been answered, for ‘exemple, the correct number of words and writing ‘about what the question has asked [Bl Look at the following Part 2 task and the candidate's answer. For each ofthe fourcriteriain exercise2, find at least one examp tes writing which could be improved. in the candi ‘You have received en email from your friend, Annie Jones: | want to improve my English skills but | don't know how. | remember you said you'd been studying English so could you give me some advice? What if watched more TV? And, how about practice? I'm not sure I'm doing enough of that. Itllbe great to hear your ideas and don't forget to let me know how your studies are going, Write your email. You should write 140-190 words. [Bi Assess your writing and then assess your partn Candidate’s answer Dear Mrs Jones, HF you don't Like watching television, | would certainly recommend. it to help improve your English. Moreover, you can watch shows with English subtitles which Will also help you with difficult words and. phrases. My mum actually bought a. nen television last week, which is great. With reference to practice, | would. definitely suggest sign up to Language learning websites. They give you the chance to practice your listening skills through webiners and. check your written work with native speakers and. practice your reading skills with daily articles. A friend of mine has been doing this for the past two months and. she Loves it! Let me know how you get on. It's great to hear from you and. I'd. be more than happy to give you some advise. Yours sincerely, Marcello Pinotti- |B Wihat areas does Marcello need to work on? Workin pairs and rewrite the letter, making the improvements you've identified. |i Now individually, answer the following question. ‘You have received an email rom your English-specking friend, Adele. Hil lve recently started an English course and we're doing a project about learning a foreign language. | know you said you've been studying English and 0 could you help me? What's the most difficult thing about learning English and what's the easiest? What's the best way to improve your speaking skills? Anyway, it'll be great to hear your experiences and don't forget to let me know how your studies are going. ‘Write your email, You should write 140-190 words, writing. Give them some advice on two things they could improve. (© Cambridge Unversity Press 2019