THE 10 MOST COMMON MISTAKES IN THE WRITING PAPER: FCE, CAE, CPE CAMBRIDGE ENGLISH EXAMS

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guys I was waiting for the bonus tip to find out it's practising (CAE test after 2 days )

Thank you, it’s very instructive. Additionally, there is a fly…

Wish me luck. It’s 1:30 am, exam tomorrow, and I have written the grand total of 1 essay and one review.

Watching this 1 day before my exam

I took the exam today and your knowledge helped me get through it. Thank you so much

I enjoyed this video and think it is useful for students. I agree with your list and find my students make the same mistakes. I think I'll show this video to them and then create a 'positive' list based on your ideas; for example, 'Use a wide range of vocabulary and grammar' and 'Be sure and check for mistakes', etc.

In Cambridge English Exams (B2 First, C1 Advanced, and C2 Proficiency), punctuation is assessed under the criterion Language not Organisation.

writing is my weak point and I've watched a ton of videos trying to pass

Thank you for your valuable information, particularly your analysis of the assessment criteria.

SUMMARY:
1. Not planning
2. Not checking for mistakes
3. Not using a wide range of grammar
4. Not using a wide range of vocabulary
5. Using inappropriate register
6. Not using/following the convections of the task
7. Not completing the task
8. Including irrelevant content
9. Not linking ideas (short basis sentences)
10. Bad punctuation

i noticed i struggle with going above the word limit

From my point of view, the reason why writing skills tend to receive the lowest scores is that writing is the least practiced compared to other skills. Almost every lesson includes listening, reading, and speaking practice, but writing is often neglected because it is the most time-consuming skill for teachers to correct. I have observed this in schools, private lessons, and academies. As a result, I make an effort to practice writing extensively on my own.

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The mic needs to be improved

Thnx for the vid :) question though: if someone has a BA in English, teaching diploma in English (both from respected universities) TEFL level 5 certificate, additional certificates like teaching business English etc and also experience at teaching at a Cambridge international school, do you think there is a need for them to take the CPE?

I adore english. But when it comes to writing I just screw up. I want to enrich my writting yet don't know how. I need all kinds of tips

1- not planning
2- not checking for mistakes
3- not using a range of grammar
4- not using a range of vocabulary
5- inappropriate register
6- not using the conventions of the task
7- not completing the task
8- including irrelevant content
9- not linking ideas
10- bad puntuaction

please make videos for regular lower secondary cambridge english please.

Hi Ben, I´m preparing for the C2 exam; and when talking about writing part 1, I find to extract the key points of each text of the Essay very difficult. Given that sometimes it is very complicated to differentiate them. Please, could you help me with some useful advice?. Thank you so much!.

I have a question. What happens if we write over 200 hundred word in our FCE writting test part 1? Will we be deducted?

Hi Ben! Just got my CAE results today and I got 206 points (C2)!! I wanted to thank you so much for your videos, they were really helpful! 🙏♥️

Hey there!
I am here to thank you Ben for all the invaluable materials and resources you give. Frankly speaking, when I was anxious about my forthcoming exam(CAE) at that time(about 4-5 months ago), I would always go on YouTube and search for your videos about the preparation for Cambridge exams and there was always a part of me that was constantly telling me I haven’t still done enough whenever I saw some of your student’s results and each time I realized how prepared I should be. I’m grateful for that, because now I AM AMONG THE PEOPLE WHO PASSED CAE. I got C1 and got 207 points for speaking part.
All I can say is thank you!

You couldn't have advised us better. Thank you, Ben.

Not me watching the bonus tip at 3 am the day before the exam.

Great advice! I think it's clever to approach it as a puzzle rather than a means to present your ideas... As a creative person I've always struggled with it. I guess I wanted to astound with my brilliant thoughts :D But I was wrong obviously. It took me many years to understand and once I accepted it, the exams became a lot easier :D

I would like to add some of my advice here after recently passing the CPE with grade A (😆)! My scores were quite decent but my writing one was noticeably lower, and I believe it was caused by my 'planning'. So instead of planning out the structure of my text in the second part of the test, I sort of just brain stormed and basically wrote anything that came to mind 😅. I thought that would inspire new ideas and such but instead just wasted all my time on trying to organise it all.

Don't make the same mistake as I did guys, and good luck on your exams!!

I feel that my writings have a clear structure as I use a wide range of connectors and conjunctions, as well as variated gramatical structures. However, I would like to use a more appropriate vocabulary, and your videos are helping me out to build up my vocabulary. Thank you ❤
I have my C1 exam in a week. Although I feel quite nervous, I have to say that I'm confident and I'm sure that I'll pass the exam

I've watched many of ur previous videos on B2 First and u kept saying - advices and direction [dai]. Is it correct?

Writing was my highest score when I took the CAE exam. Listening was the lowest 🥲

¡Gracias!

Hello Ben. Partly thanks to your videos I have passed the C2 exam. A huge thank you and a gift is on the way. You trully are the best teacher.❤❤❤

Ben, is it true that the set text has been removed in the cpe exam? 😢

Watching this less than a day before my CAE exam 😱 Hope I manage to put my ideas across effectively, your videos have helped me so much with finding the right vocabulary for different topics! The actual struggle is the time limit, especially for the speaking part of the exam. Can’t wait to let you know how it went!

Hello Ben! Please dont mind me commenting on this video, its just because its your most recent one. I just have the following auestion: Well todsy I took tge c1 speaking exam and I am wuite worried about something. I think I did well for the most part, I used many complicated phrases and words, good performance in communication with my partner as well as good grammar, used inversions as well as conditionals, etc. Its just that when I was comparing the pictures, I outlined what I see on them, answered the 1st question but they just did not let me say anything about the 2nd question. I suppose I ran out of time. Do you think this will affect my grade much? I was ready to answer and once again, I used properly many advanced vocabulary, grammar, interaction and pronounciation

Hey Ben, thank you so much for your useful videos💖💖💖
I have a question, could you correct me please, which one is correct:
: what age does she think she have?
: what age she thinks she has?
: what age does she think she has?

Many thanks ❤

i just returned from my cpe cambridge exam i hope i did well your videos certainly helped though 😁

I'm having my CAE exam in a week. Thank you for your videos. I will probably share my results here.

I'm writing my C2 exam tomorrow. Thanks to you Ben, I am sure I will pass it with flying colors! However, you can still wish me luck

Hi!! I will be taking my exam tomorrow, and your channel has been my main source of preperation :)
I'm 16 and still in school, so it was hard to focus at both the exam and schoolwork at once, but I managed.
I'm already past the speaking part and currently very nervous about writing. I'll make sure to share my results here if I don't forget :) Thank you for all the help!!!

Your videos are helping me so much!

Ben,
Is it correct to say that Part 1 of FCE Writing is always an essay? I mean, something like "your teacher asked...". So, in this case, I'll always use formal style because I'm writing to a teacher. Is it?

Writing is the hardest part becouse you have to manage grammar rules very well. 😂😂 When you speak and you make a mistake, you can smile... and the mistake disappears 😂😂😂

Hey Ben,

I’ve finally taken my CAE and I received a 193 grade B, which I’m really happy about. I had been under so much pressure and stress, but I feel like binge watching your videos were incredibly helpful to me and I wanted to expire my genuine appreciation and thanks to you for aiding me with the CAE ❤

Much love,

Alinia