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B2 Certification/ CAE: Letter of Complaint Sample 2016

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Submitted by Miriam Ortega  # of words: 190 Dear Sir/ Madam I am writing to complain about a two week holiday to Wales that I booked for me and my family through your company (booking reference G29576).   According  to your brouchure, the cottage where we stayed was supposed to be "3-star accommodation with only 5 minutes acces walk to a sandy beach". Unfortunately, this was not the case, not only was the beach 30 km far from our accommodation, but it was also dirty and full of stones, which made our stay there quite uncomfortable. With regard to the house equipment, we were dissatisfied too. There was not hot water and the light from the garden did not work at all, so we could not enjoy it at nights. I demand some kind of compensation from your company, as you did not deliver what you promised. I believe a discount for our next trip or a 50% refund would be totally fair in this situation. I also recommend that you solve the hot water and electricity problem before the next g

CPE Exam RESTAURENT REVIEW: Kaidi Kitchen (Mylapore)

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Submitted by Monika Agarwal # of words: 280 TASK :  Your local newspaper is asking its readers to write a review of a restaurant where you have eaten recently and would recommend to others. Write your  review  in  280-320  words CPE Exam  RESTAURENT REVIEW: Kaidi Kitchen (Mylapore) ‘ Kaidi Kitchen’ is a restaurant in the centre of Mylapore city. It is one of my favourite places to enjoy a meal because of its original decoration, a prison cell, and the fact that it attracts a young, international, artistry and interesting crowd as well.   As you enter the venue you are welcomed by a very attentive staff of waiters, who are dressed up as jailors. They will take you to the table you are assigned to and tell you all about the prison´s menu.  But if you are fearing you will get mouldy bread and a piece of old chewy cheese to eat, you are totally wrong. This has to be the first jail where prisoners eat like kings.  The menu offers a wide variety of  mouth-watering starters. I had the cheese

F.A.Q: CPE Exam Idioms and Phrasal Verbs

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Hello My name is anthony and I am an avid student. I am now getting ready for the CPE in December, nonetheless I must say that I am terrible at adv idioms and phrasal verbs (I  mean the advanced one often required in the exam), do you have any suggestion of articles, magazines or even books so that i can get the message across easily ? Regards =D Anthony CPEsamplewritings: Hello Anthony. There are a couple of posts about idioms, sayings and phrasal verbs in the blog. Let me just share the links with you: Idioms from A to Z http://cpesamplewritings.blogspot.de/p/idioms-from-to-z.html Idioms with Animals http://cpesamplewritings.blogspot.de/p/idioms-with-animals.html Phrasal Verbs http://cpesamplewritings.blogspot.de/p/phrasal-verbs.html I hope it helps and thanks for writing and following the blog.

CPE Cambridge Proficiency in English Exam. Essay Sample 2016

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Submitted by Patryk Lukasz #of words: 250  Essay on the digitalisation of  outdoor advertising "Digitalisation" has come to change the world forever. This world´s digital transformation is particularly affecting the ways in which companies persuade people to buy their products. Both texts above discuss the pros and cons of digital advertising. The first text views modern forms of advertising positively and recognises its potential to attract customers, as well as to inform people and to transmit information. There is an interesting opinion that our environment would suffer from lack of those digital billboards, and as we tend to treat shiny screens as something completely natural and sometimes even vital, it is difficult do disagree with that statement. What goes without saying, personally, is that some billboards can definitely cheer people up and even make someone´s journey to work more amusing. In contrast, the second text emphasises some drawbacks of modern digital billbo