PAPER 2 - WRITING
Resumen
- Time allowed: 1 hour 20 minutes
- Number of parts: 2
- Number of questions:
- Part 1: one compulsory question
- Part 2: one question from a choice of four
- Marks: 20% of total
- Types of task: article, email, essay, letter, report, review, story
Paper 2 - Part 1
- What's in Part 1?
- Some material to read (up to 160 words). You have to write a letter or email using the information in this material.
- What do I have to practise?
- Writing a letter or email. You may have to apologise, compare, describe, explain, express opinions, justify, persuade, recommend, and/or suggest something.
- How many questions are there?
- One compulsory question
- How much do I have to write?
- 120-150 words.
Paper 2 - Part 2
- What's in Part 2?
- A choice of four questions. The answer you have to write will one of the following: an article, an essay, a letter, a report, a review, a story.
- What about Question 5?
- If you read one of the set books and want to write about it, you may decide to try Question 5. You have a choice of two tasks 5 (a) or 5 (b) for this question.
- What do I have to practise?
- Writing different types of text: articles, essays, letters, reports, reviews. Depending on the question, you will have to advise, compare, describe, explain, express opinions, justify and/or recommend something.
- How many questions are there?
- One question from a choice of four.
- How much do I have to write?
- 120-180 words
- Fuente: http://www.candidates.cambridgeesol.org/cs/Help_with_exams/General_English/FCE/Papers?paper=Writing&panel=parts#selectedtab