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CPE writing correction: Essay

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Hi Gustavo, I'm sending you my first essay I wrote for Part 1 of the writing test. This must be the hardest part of the exam since I have no reliable way of knowing just how good my writing is and what grade it will merit. So any feedback will be greatly appreciated! Thanks! Best Regards, George  P.S. Pay no heed to the title, it was a joke between me and my teacher :) Burn the zoos! Hang the keepers! (unabridged version. also the only one) Does conservation justify incarceration? That is a dilemma zoo opponents raise. Crammed zoo enclosures, they say, are hardly appropriate for wild animals which regularly exhibit physical and mental discomfort in captivity. On the other hand, those in defense of zoos insist that they are instrumental in keeping animal extinction at bay. Our understanding of animals has come a long way from perceiving them as mindless automations. Today, we are well aware of the fact that their inner world is every bit as sophisticated as even our own. Can we then

Writing correction Report for CAE exam

Dear CPESamplewritings,  please read my Report and give me some feedback. Regards Rita Cotrim Task You belong to an international film club and have been asked to write a report for the club members including information about the main events held over the last twelve months, the present plans for activities in the coming years and a summary of the current financial position of the club in respect of money received and payments made. Title? (Feedback: write a title) Introduction The aim of this report is to outline the activities we made over the last year and to present our fellow club members our future prospects. (Info about finances is missing, see task) Main events held last year First of all, monthly film sessions were organised throughout the year. These sessions were very successful among our club members and got recognised by a cinema magazine. Furthermore, last year was our 20 th   anniversary, therefore we were kindly sponsored by DigitalFilms to create a campaign to promot

CPE writing correction Exam 2017

Hello Gustavo, I would be very grateful if you could correct some of my writings and show me the failures.  Many thanks. Riman Ellis Task: Read the two texts below. Write an essay summarising and evaluating the key points from both texts. Use your own words throughout as far as possible and include your own ideas in your answers. The Financial Costs of Stress Research carried out by the Health and Safety Council estimates that stress and mental illness continues to be neglected by many businesses, both small and large. And the economic impact of this is huge, costing employers around £26bn a year. Stress at work can lead to a lack of concentration, fatigue and low motivation, all of which will cost the company in terms of low productivity, customer satisfaction and the very reputation of the company itself. Employers are being urged to become more "emotionally intelligent" and to improve the way they deal with stress and mental illness.