Week 2.1 CPE Writing Part 1

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Language Skills 4: CPE Writing

Week 2.1: 

CPE Writing Part 1

CPE Writing

Today's lesson

• CPE Writing Paper: General information
  
• Writing Part 1
  
• Getting started
• Structuring your work
• Useful phrases
• Over to you: write an essay
  
• If time: peer feedback

CPE writing Mock exam

• 90 minutes
  
• Part 1: Compulsory. Essay (240-280 words).
  
• Part 2: Choose one of three options: article, letter, review or report (280-320 words).
  

Looking ahead:

• Official CPE exam June 2023
• Writing Part 2 question 5 (optional): set texts

CPE Part 1 Essay

Example

Getting started: Tips

Step 1: Read the texts

• What is the main topic?
• Identify similarities/differences between the texts

Step 2: Underline 4 key points

• Identify the 2 main arguments in each text

Step 3: Get ideas

• What is your opinion?

Step 4: Plan
Step 5: Write

Step 6: Check

Read the texts (4 minutes)

• What is the main topic?
• Any similarites/differences?

What is the main topic?

similarites/differences

• Read the text ‘Eating together’. 
• What is the controlling idea of the text?
  
• What are the two main points of the text?

• Read the text ‘Food, glorious food!’
  
• What is the controlling idea of the text?
  
• What are the two main points of the text?

Text 1: Eating together
What is the controlling idea of the text?

What are the two main points of Text 1 'Eating together?'

Text 2: 'Food glorious food!'
What is the controlling idea of the text?

What are the two main points of 'Food glorious food!'?

Don't forget to include your opinion!

Structuring your work

• Your essay must be organised into paragraphs.
  
• Your paragraphs must be coherent (= logical,easy to follow)

Paragraphing

• Helps you to be clear and stick to the point.
  
• Helps your readers to follow your argumentation.
  
• 1 idea per paragraph
  

Essay structure

Paragraph structure

Don’t forget the linking words!

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Over to you ...

• Make a short plan.
• Write your essay.
• Use the handout to help.
• Mail to [e-mail] for feedback.

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