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Take a look at this excellent  report   sent to us by a CPE student. Then visit our page  How to write  a report . EXAM TASK:  You belong to a committee that helps to organise a yearly  music festival in your hometown.  This year’s event has just taken place and you have been asked by the event leader to write a short report highlighting its success and making recommendations for next year. Write your report  in  280-320  words REPORT ON THE MUSIC FESTIVAL INTRODUCTION The aim of this report is to outline the great success of the very first Music Festival which took place in Chantilly last month. This report will also give recommendations for the organisation of next year’s event in Senlis, France. SUCCESSFUL PUBLICITY Informing as many people as possible about this novelty was crucial. To that purpose a press file was scrupulously prepared and largely distributed to the newspapers of the local press and some specialised web sites in mu...

You need to improve your English to be ready to take the Certificate in Advanced English (CAE) and Certificate in Proficiency in English (CPE) University of Cambridge exams.  Try doing these Idioms and Vocabulary exercises and then visit our pages to check your answers. Very good luck in successfully passing these English exams. 

CPE Exam. Write a report 280-320 words 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. The international film club annual report (title) The aim of this report is to give our club members an overview of the current annual activity and inform you of our future projects for the coming year. In addition, we have included an insight of our financial annual budget. (Note: Reports tend to be formal in style, so avoid using contractions) Events of the year   (subheading/ or subtitle) The growing enthusiasm for Italian films is such that we considered necessary to organise a whole weekend on the subject. No need to say that organising it was really worth the effort. We had a high number of members part...

First of all I want to apologise for not having posted anything in a while. I´m accommodating my best friend who lives in Dusseldorf -Germany while he is on holidays here in Lima, and that has kept me quite busy and apart from blogging.  Todays´ post is inspired in a musical we went to see last night: "Sweet Charity". Have you seen it? Are love stories your cup of tea? I hope idioms are at least! 5 IDIOMS TO DO WITH LOVE 1 To find your better half 2 A match made in heaven 3 To be head over heels 4 To tie the knot  5 To be the apple of someone´s eye

Contractions are regarded as informal and spoken. Therefore  it is advisable not to use contractions in formal writing.   When doing the writing paper in the CAE or CPE exam , it is important to read the task carefully. The kind of text we have to write will determine whether we use a formal or informal style:   Proposals, reports, essays and letters to the editor or letters of complaint are formal documents. It means it is preferable not use contractions in them.   Letters/e-mails to friends and articles for a students´magazine are informal pieces of writing. It is quite safe to use contraction in them.

A discursive ( or "for and against" ) essay is different from an opinion essay . In an opinion essay , the writer starts out stating his/her opinion; in a discursive essay , the writer gives a balanced view and in the conclusion can either state his/her opinion or give a summary of both sides of the argument.   Source: "Speak Out" by Eales Frances and Oakes S.

An international current affairs magazine has invited readers to contribute articles entitled ‘ Globalisation- good news or bad ?’ for its next issue. You decide to write an article explaining your personal views on this topic. 280_ 320 words ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Let’s go global I disagree strongly with the idea that globalisation is a threat to traditional symbols, culture and identities. The way I see it, it is a reality which is provoking a sweeping change in our lifestyles. No need to say that the Internet, the social networks, the mobile phone and the free access telephone services like skype have not only great accessibility but truly have brought people from all around the world much closer.  " Personally, I can hardly do without these useful tools of communication.  They enable me to stay in touch with my distant family and also to find and share information with different people who have...

One of the books you are advised to read before taking the CPE exam is Sue Monk Kidd's "The secret life of bees" . The book is full of very useful vocabulary . This comes from chapter 1 of the book. BRISTLE ROLLERS PEACH ORCHARD (an area of land devoted to the cultivation of peaches) DUCKTAIL (hairstyle/ wear your hair in a ducktail) SOCK HOP (a dance/ an event in which teenagers gathered in the school to dance in the USA in the 1950s) KNEEL ON GRITS (  a very cruel form of punishment )

Using two-part phrases will help you enhance your writing for an international exam such as CAE, CPE or IELTS. Try using some of these two-part phrases the next time you write a letter/ essay/ article/ story... LEAPS AND BOUNDS                                                          PROS AND CONS ROUGH AND READY                                                         UPS AND DOWNS THROUGH AND THROUGH      ...

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This week´s phrasal verb is " saddle with ."   Definition: To make someone have a job or problem that is difficult or boring and that they do not want.   Examples:   I´ve been saddled with organising the whole party.   Many farms were saddled with debts.   I´ve been saddled with the job of writing a report of the college´s olympic games.

A HEAP OF STRAW                                MOULDY BREAD

It´s vitally important to be able to use adverbs in the CAE/ CPE exams. When writing a book or film review , for example, it is fundamental to write descriptively. This will cause a very positive effect on the reader/ examiner Useful phrases poignantly        directed by              (*note: poignant meaning touching or moving) convincingly    directed by skilfully            directed by poignantly        acted by convincingly    acted by skilfully            acted by highly                  praised by overwhelmingly  praised by widely              ...

Using synonyms is a good way to improve your speaking and writing . In the CAE and CPE exams try to use synonyms when writing to avoid repetition, show off your high level of English and make a good impression on the examiner.  Writing exercise. Rewrite the following, using synonyms for nice :  Yesterday was very nice . I had a nice meal at a nice restaurant with some very nice people. I had a whale of a time yesterday. I had a delicious meal in a posh/5-star restaurant with some enchanting/charming people. *Adapted from "Speak Out" by Frances Eales and Steve Oakes.