Writing

Choose a text type, write in English with no spellchecker or dictionary, then check your writing against the three Paper 1 criteria and compare it with a model.

Standard level

250 to 400 words. Choose one of three text types for each task.

The story behind my name
Identities · Report, Email, Set of instructions
Write Free
When the expedition went wrong
Experiences · News report, Diary entry, Brochure
Write
Reviewing a study-planner app
Human ingenuity · Speech, Review, Interview
Write
Saving the youth centre's evening hours
Social organization · Social media post, Formal letter, Diary entry
Write
A month without buying new clothes
Sharing the planet · Report, Social media post, Interview
Write
Welcome to our Heritage Festival
Identities · Brochure, Formal letter, Diary entry
Write
How students get to school
Social organization · Blog post, Speech, Report
Write
Surviving your first week at a new school
Experiences · Set of instructions, News report, Review
Write

Higher level

450 to 600 words, with tasks that ask you to compare, evaluate or persuade.

Should anyone have to change their accent?
Identities · Opinion column, Set of instructions, Diary entry
Write Free
What failure taught us
Experiences · Report, Speech, Brochure
Write
Does saving time cost us something?
Human ingenuity · Social media post, Essay, Interview
Write
Designing a community service programme
Social organization · Review, Diary entry, Proposal
Write
Do individual green choices matter?
Sharing the planet · Formal letter, Brochure, Diary entry
Write
One year in a new country: who am I now?
Identities · Proposal, Blog post, News report
Write
Thirty years as a nurse in the far north
Experiences · Report, Interview, Set of instructions
Write
Delivery robots on our pavements?
Human ingenuity · Brochure, Article, Diary entry
Write

Choosing the text type · Register: tu or vous · Text-type conventions