Instruction verbs in essay questions - University of Kent.
In the planning stage of the exam think about which high-level words you know for that topic and think in which paragraph you can use them. For example, if the topic is about transport you might use phrases like 'mass transit system', 'to commute', 'congestion,' and 'pressed for time'.
The writing part of the exam lasts for 1 hour 20 minutes (80 minutes). In this time the candidates need to write two texts of 140-190 words. This post will explain how to write an essay that will get you a great score for the FCE.
Useful Phrases for Proficiency Essays Introducing the phenomenon to be discussed. More and more families are choosing to have only one child. The trend nowadays is towards having smaller families. Over the past ten years or so the media have frequently carried reports of.
Academic Writing: Part 2 Introductions and Conclusions. Most students know that essays should start with an introduction and end with a conclusion. However, beginning and ending the essay is often far more difficult than writing the main body.
Answering essay “Discuss” questions Learning Outcome: The aim of this activity is to help you to write discuss style essays that are asking for argument. In exams there are often essay-style “Discuss” questions. These expect answers that are mini-essays with introduction and conclusions and an argument looking at evidence both.
Writing your response to a poem, or making comparisons between two poems, takes careful planning. These tips show you how to analyse exam questions, structure essays and write in an appropriate style.
Essay questions seemed to have almost completely disappeared from Cambridge FCE until January 2015, when they suddenly became the only possibility in Writing Part One and therefore half of the writing exam and its marks.