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B1 Cambridge Email Writing Ace
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B1 Cambridge Email Writing Ace

Tips, tricks and key language to pass the 2020 Preliminary English Writing Test (PET).
Created byThomas Hollett
Last updated 12/2021
English

What you'll learn

  • What to consider before you start
  • How to create the right writing style
  • Expected language for a letter or email
  • Essential language for responding to instructions
  • Cool and exciting ways to talk about things you like
  • Tips and tricks to boost your final score

Course content

4 sections • 13 lectures • 30m total length

  • Introduction0:36

    In this short introduction, Tom briefly summarises what you can expect to learn on this course.

  • The Cambridge Marking System0:40

    This lecture explains what aspects of writing the examiner considers and awards   the student marks for.

    Students will know what the 4 criteria are that examiners use to assess quality of the writing and they'll understand what each criteria refers to.

  • Before you write: Planning3:22

    This lecture explains the planning process, by breaking it into 3 easy steps.

    Students will know why they should plan and what things they should consider when preparing to write the email task.


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  • Marking System and Planning Review
  • Before you write: style8:55

    This lecture covers the most useful things a student can do to create a suitable writing style for an email. Contractions, phrasal verbs, hyperbole and linkers are all explained. Hyperbole is studied in extra depth and students are presented with four ways to hyperbolise their writing.

    Students will learn some extremely useful and simple tricks that they can apply to their writing in order to produce the informal style that's required.


  • Extreme Adjectives2:22

    This video slideshow lets the student take the opportunity to memorise powerful vocabulary that will hyperbolise the style, as discussed in the previous lecture.

  • 8 essential phrasal verbs1:50

    This video slideshow lets the student take the opportunity to memorise some useful phrasal verbs that will create a suitable informal style, as discussed in the previous lecture.


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  • Style Review

Requirements

  • Students should have an elementary (A2) level of English.

Description

Write with accuracy, clarity and confidence in the B1 English exam.


  • 10 study units

  • Video lectures

  • Downloadable PDFs

  • Worksheets

  • Slideshows

  • Tips and exam hacks


This step-by-step guide teaches you how to pass the Cambridge B1 email writing exam task with top marks, no matter what topic is given.

The course covers grammar, punctuation, key language and secret tips that the examiners would rather you didn't know, which are guaranteed to boost your score.

The course also looks at common mistakes, how to avoid them and gives you easy-to-follow strategies that will turn you into a B1 writing ace in three hours.



Why I made this course

I've noticed a difference between students who write well and those who don’t. The students who write well are calmer and happier as the exams get closer. They show less nerves in the classroom because they know that whatever the topic will be, they will succeed. They sit the exam knowing that 25% of their total score is ‘in the bank’ (guaranteed). No stress. No panic.

But not everyone has the concentration or dedication to develop their writing skills over a long period of time. Lots of my students aren’t familiar enough with English to write well. And they don't dedicate enough time to practising reading and writing in English.

For this type of student, I've created a plan B.

Instead of asking my students to read and write lots of texts, I ask them to memorise a few particular expressions to use in every letter writing task. I teach them where and how they can upgrade their words and sentences. I also teach them to think about each writing task from the examiner's perspective. What does the examiner want to see? How can the student deliver it?

The result is this course. It’s a combination of strategies, grammar, vocabulary and tips based on what I’ve seen succeed and what I’ve seen fail over the years.


Who this course is for:

  • If you want to get high marks in the Cambridge B1 Preliminary English Writing Exam.
  • If you're looking for a quick and effective way to improve their writing ability.
  • If you're looking to improve your informal letter writing skills.
  • If you want to write informal texts with greater control and precision.
  • If you want your letter writing to feel natural, as if written by a native English writer.

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