What's inside Writing C2 LanguageCert
This C2 writing guide covers every writing task in the LanguageCert test called C2 Mastery. These tasks are:
- Formal letters and emails
- Reports
- Argumentative essays
- Articles
- Reviews
- Personal letters and emails
- Stories
- Descriptive compositions
This book provides 3 sample Writing tasks with a C2 model answer for each type of writing (24 model answers in total), plus more than 500 useful expressions that candidates can use in their writings for C2 LanguageCert. Students can use these samples as models for their own writing tasks, making use of the helpful phrases at the end of each unit.
Much more than sample writings
Besides the sample tasks and expressions, this guide also contains:
- Description of C2 Mastery Writing Part 1 and Part 2: word counts, register and the kinds of input
- Full description of every C2 writing task type: what the text is for, its register and its structure
- A step-by-step writing strategy, worked through on a Part 1 report from survey results
- A C2 Toolkit: register and tact, common mistakes at C2, grammar and style, idioms, and one task answered at Pass and High Pass level
- A candidates’ FAQ on idioms, contractions, word counts, headings and more
- Explanation of how writing is assessed and a sample mark sheet
- Free extra practice: QR codes link to a free PDF with 24 more C2 tasks
Who’s this C2 Writing guide for?
- Students of English as a foreign language preparing for the LanguageCert C2 Mastery certificate
- Advanced learners who want to write with precision, style and the right register
- EFL teachers looking for C2 writing materials to use with their own students
Contents of this C2 Writing book
- 134 pages of exclusive and original writing content
- Step-by-step writing strategy to produce any type of writing task with confidence
- 3 examples of every task type (letters, reports, essays, articles, reviews, stories, compositions)
- 500+ useful phrases ready to use in your own writing
- Description of the C2 Mastery Writing paper and every type of task
- Sample mark sheet and assessment criteria for LanguageCert C2 Mastery Writing
LanguageCert C2 Mastery Writing: Parts 1 & 2
In the two parts of the LanguageCert C2 Mastery Writing paper, candidates have to show that they can write different types of texts in English, accurately and with style.
LanguageCert C2 Writing Part 1
In C2 Mastery Writing Part 1, candidates write a formal text of 200 to 250 words for a public audience. They respond to written, graphic or visual input, such as an opinion extract, a survey, a table, a list of complaints or a set of notes. The task can be a formal letter or email, a report, an argumentative essay, an article or a review.
LanguageCert C2 Writing Part 2
In C2 Mastery Writing Part 2, candidates write a less formal text of 250 to 300 words for a named reader, from instructions only. The task can be a personal letter or email, a story, a descriptive composition or an article, and it asks for functions such as persuading, hypothesising, evaluating and expressing mood.
The Writing process for C2 LanguageCert tasks
At C2 the examiner expects style, not just correctness. This guide gives you a step-by-step writing process you can apply to every C2 task, from planning to editing your final draft, and shows you how to avoid the most common C2 mistake: over-writing.
