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READY FOR WRITING

Introduction
In the Writing paper you have 1 hour and 30 minutes to complete two different writing
tasks. The first is the compulsory Part 1 Essay task, where you should write 240–280
words. In Part 2, you select from a choice of three and should write 280–320 words.
Writing Part 1
In Part 1, you are given two source texts which contain contrasting or complementary
views. You write a discursive essay in which you summarise and evaluate the key points
from both texts, using your own words as much as possible. You must also include your
own ideas.
Writing Part 2
In Part 2, you choose one task from a choice of three. Possible tasks include: an article,
a letter, a report and a review.

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Marking
Your writing is marked based on assessment criteria that consists of four subscales.
Match the General advice A–D to the Assessment criteria 1–4 in the table below.

A S S E S S M E N T C R I T E R I A

1 2 3 4

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G E N E R A L A D V I C E

A B C D

Use the appropriate Make sure your Use a wide range Understand all
conventions for information is of grammatical points of the task
the task type, logically ordered structures and do everything
including structure and flows clearly, and lexis and required by the
and register . both from sentence ensure these are task instructions.
Communicate to sentence accurate. Where Make sure
complex ideas. and throughout appropriate, use everything is
Hold the reader’s piece of writing. some less common relevant .
attention . Effectively use vocabulary .
cohesive devices
and organisational
patterns .

S P E A K Read the General advice again. Identify which of the areas in bold you think
you are strong at, and which you need to work on. In pairs, discuss what you can do to
improve on your weak points.
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