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How long is the writing exam?
45 minutes
What do candidates write in the task 1?
an email
What do candidates write in task 2?
a story OR an article
What is the word limit in tasks 1 and 2?
100 words
How many assessment criteria are there?
4
How many points can candidates get for each criterion?
max 5 points
What does the criterion of Organisation include?
linking words, cohesive devices, organisational patterns
What does Communicative Achievement refer to?
writing conventions (genre, register, format, function), reader's attention, communicative purpose, straightforward and complex ideas)
Give 2 examples of high-frequency linking words and one more sophisticated cohesive device.
but, and; as a result
