C1 ADV
WRITING EXAM
CHECKLISTS
C1 ADVANCED ESSAY
CHECKLIST
Content
NOTES
Have I included only two points in the task
Is all my information relevant?
Communicative Achievement
Have I written a formal text, in the style of an
essay?
Did I include both simple and complex ideas?
Have I avoided informal vocab and grammar?
Organisation
Do I have three opinion paragraphs, an intro
and conclusion?
Did I use a selection of linking words?
Are my paragraphs coherent?
Language
Have I used a wide range of vocabulary?
Have I used simple and complex grammar?
Have I checked for spelling mistakes?
Passive Voice
Conditionals (mixed/inversions)
Comparative + superlative
Modal Verbs
Relative + Participle Clauses
Emphasis with Inversion
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C1 ADVANCED
REVIEW CHECKLIST
Content
NOTES
Have I included everything that's in the task
Is all my information relevant?
Communicative Achievement
Have I written a neutral/informal text, in the
style of an review?
Did I include both simple and complex ideas?
Have I avoided formal vocab and grammar?
Organisation
Is my text divided into clear paragraphs?
Did I use a selection of linking words?
Are my paragraphs coherent?
Language
Have I used a wide range of vocabulary?
Have I used simple and complex grammar?
Have I checked for spelling mistakes?
Passive Voice
Lots of adjectives (Comparative+superlative)
Lots of adverbs
Rhetorical question in introduction
Conditionals (mixed/inversions)
Modal Verbs
Relative + Participle Clauses
Emphasis with Inversion
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C1 ADVANCED
REPORT & PROPOSAL
CHECKLIST
Content
NOTES
Have I included everything that's in the task
Is all my information relevant?
Communicative Achievement
Have I written formal and impersonal text,
avoiding the 1st person?
Did I include both simple and complex ideas?
Have I avoided informal vocab and grammar?
Organisation
Is my text divided into clear paragraphs?
Did I use a selection of formal linking words?
Are my paragraphs coherent?
Language
Have I used a wide range of vocabulary?
Have I used simple and complex grammar?
Have I checked for spelling mistakes?
Passive Voice
Conditionals (mixed/inversions)
Comparative + superlative
Modal Verbs (for suggestions)
Relative + Participle Clauses
Emphasis with Inversion
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C1 ADVANCED
EMAIL/LETTER CHECKLIST
Content
NOTES
Have I included everything that's in the task
Is all my information relevant?
Communicative Achievement
Have I written an email letter (without the
address)
Did I include both simple and complex ideas?
Have I used appropriate vocab and grammar?
Organisation
Is my text structured like an email/letter?
Did I use a selection of formal linking words?
Are my paragraphs coherent?
Have I included opening and closing statements?
Language
Have I used a wide range of vocabulary?
Have I used simple and complex grammar?
Have I checked for spelling mistakes?
Passive Voice
Conditionals (mixed/inversions)
Comparative + superlative
Modal Verbs
Relative + Participle Clauses
Emphasis with Inversion
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