Essays
Writing · C1 · 8 printable sheets, each with an answer key.
Print the whole packOr open a sheet to print it on its own.
- Sheet 1 · 20 minEssays: unpacking a C1 essay taskAnalyze a discursive essay task that asks you to compare two of three methods, then plan a response of your own.Free
- Sheet 2 · 20 minEssays: crafting a nuanced thesisIdentify what makes a C1 thesis arguable and qualified, choose the strongest examples and rewrite weak ones.Premium
- Sheet 3 · 20 minEssays: reference and substitutionAvoid repetition in essays with former/latter, such, so, do and summarizing nouns, then improve a repetitive paragraph.Premium
- Sheet 4 · 20 minEssays: hedging and authorial stanceSoften overconfident claims with modal verbs, reporting structures and cautious adverbs, as in academic essays.Premium
- Sheet 5 · 25 minEssays: building a body paragraphAnalyze the six moves of a well-developed body paragraph, then write one of your own following the same pattern.Premium
- Sheet 6 · 25 minEssays: plan and write challengeBring together analysis, thesis, cohesion and hedging to plan a full C1 discursive essay, then write it.Premium
- Sheet 7 · 45 minOpinion essay: car-free city centersAnalyze a model opinion essay on banning cars from city centers, then plan and write your own opinion essay.Premium
- Sheet 8 · 45 minOpinion essay: compulsory serviceAnalyze a model essay arguing against compulsory community service for young people, then plan and write your own.Premium