Advanced
Writing
with English in Use
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Hugh Cory
NEW EDITION
OXFORD
UNIVERSITY PRESS
INTRODUCTION
Aims of the book
This book has two objectives:
1 to prepare you for the CAE exam Paper 2 (Writing) and Paper 3 (English in Use).
2 to develop your practical writing skills to an advanced level.
There is no conflict between these two objectives, because CAE writing tasks are as close to real-life
situations as possible, and the examiners use real-life criteria in assessing candidates' work . If a piece
of writing would 'do the job' effectively in real life, it should also satisfy the examiners.
Why combine Papers 2 and 3? For those unfamiliar with the CAE exam, it may seem surprising that this book combines Paper 3 (the 'grammar' paper) as well as Paper 2 (the 'writing ' paper). In fact, this combination is inevitable, given the many areas the two papers have in common. A characteristic
of the CAE exam is that grammar is tested in con text. Paper 3 tests the ability to use grammar in order to communicate to, and focuses on many of the key areas of written communication - including register, cohesion, and even punctuation.
The Paper 3 exercises:
• provide exam practice for Paper 3.
• are integrated with the Paper 2 work, as controlled practice in writing skills.
• are models (well written, well organize, and usually about 250 words long), which may be referred to when doing the writing tasks that follow them.
• demonstrate different registers and explore different aspects of the theme of the Unit.
• are usually based on authentic texts.
How the book is organized
Part 1: the first part of the book contains an introduction to CAE Papers 2 and 3, followed by preliminary work on three key areas of writing skills at this level: style and register, cohesion, and punctuation. It is intended that this part of the book should be uses for preparatory work, remed ial work, and reference.
Part 2: Units 1- 5 divide writing into types (descriptions, instructions, narrative and argument), to develop the skills specific to each type. At the same time, each Uni looks at a variety of registers, to focus on the importance of the cont ext and the purpose of a piece of writing.
Part 3: Units 5-10 cover all the writing task types in the CAE Paper 2 syllabus.
Task bank: a further selection of writing tasks, indexed to the appropriate units.
Key : answers to all exercises and Paper 3 questions.
Model answers to Paper 2 Part 1 tasks. Working through the book It is suggested that you work through Units 1-5 before going on to Units 5-1 0, as each writing task in Units 5-10 practises skills that have been developed in one or more of the first five units. Nevertheless, as there is no
progression through the book in terms of difficulty, and as Units 1-5 also contain writing tasks in the style of the exam, the Units may be taken in any order. Classroom work and self study
This book can be used in class, for self study, or for a combination of the two.
In class
Each Unit is divided into modules which can be taught in class in about gOminutes (plus homework).
Explanations, presentatio ns and activities are followed by
Paper 3 exercises and either mini writing tasks or full- scale Paper 2 tasks . Suggestions for pairwork are sometimes included when an exercise would be more enjoyably done with a partner; many other exercises can also be done in pairs and groups.
For self-study
Many features of the book make it especially useful for self study:
• the introductory units, with their thorough treatment of register, style, cohesion and punctuation .
• the use of Paper 3 writing tasks as controlled writing practice, easily corrected with the key when working without a teacher.
• the inclusion of model texts in the form of Paper 3 tasks, and the inclusion of model answers in the key.
• the fact that it is self-contained: it is the student' s book, the teacher's book and the key all in one.
Non-exam use
Because of the 'real-life' nature of the CAE writing syllabus and assessment criteria, this book can be used just as successfully as a general writing course at advanced level focusing on practical writing tasks.
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