The Big HOW in C1 Formal Writings

C1 Advanced formal writings

Five writing strategies to achieve the right level of formality   How to succeed in your C1 Advanced formal writings? What do you need to do so that your two written texts are marked with a 5 in two of the four assessment criteria in the writing paper of the Cambridge C1 Advanced? Content Communicative … Read more

Your Own Idea In Essays

B2 First Essay

B2 First Writing paper Today we are going to practise a valuable writing skill: generating ideas and essay planning in Part 1 of the B2 First Writing exam.  Let’s first look at two examples of essay exam tasks. The task below is taken from B2 First for Schools Handbook for teachers: In your English class … Read more

Tackling Adverb Shortage at B2 level

adverbs

What a coincidental train of events!  A month or so ago, promising to investigate more on a linguistic matter, I was looking up an adverb and the various ways it is used in English. Rather than searching for it straight on Cambridge Dictionary, as I normally do, I simply typed, as key words, the word … Read more

C1 Level Grammar Structures Part 2

c1 level grammar structures part 2

Our previous article, C1 Level Grammar Structures, has only wet our appetite for C1 level grammar structures. Why not dive further and explore some other advanced grammar components? It’s grammar time! The task below consists in identifying fourteen more C1 level grammar structures. Once familiarized yourself with them, get the hang of these as well as many … Read more

Step-by-step Story Writing

write a story A2

For you, my young English learner, writing a story in 20 or more words must be as easy as ABC. This is what you are expected to do in the Reading and Writing paper Part 7 of the Cambridge A2 Flyers exam. If you are preparing for the A2 Key or A2 Key for Schools … Read more

How To Prepare for C1 Advanced (CAE) Exam Successfully

How to prepare for c1 exam

Are you interested in knowing how to prepare for C1 Advanced Cambridge exam? In this article, we will provide you with all the necessary information about this qualification. Join us and make a go of your preparation, since C1 Advanced is going to open the door to a lifetime of opportunities for you. Which are … Read more