I’ve decided to put all the phrase sheets I have made for CAE writing part 2 together in one pack that I can print out and give to my students in preparation for them sitting the exam in June. Download the pack below:
I made this mindmap for CAE writing part 1 using the excellent text to mindmap tool, some browsers don’t trust the site but it’s perfectly safe. It’s a fantastic way to create mindmaps quickly and easily! Download the pdf below:
This is a worksheet designed with C1 students in mind. It will help them construct passive sentences with reporting verbs, which are appropriate for many of the formal writing tasks in the CAE exam. Download the worksheet, key and powerpoint below:
Journalists report that Kanye West and Kim Kardashian have broken up.
Kanye West and Kim Kardashian_________________________________________________.
Scientists believe that the big bang happened 13.7 billion years ago.
The big bang____________________________________________________________.
Key
8 hours sleep is said to be the perfect amount.
2000 people are expected to attend the festival.
The stolen money is thought to be buried in the garden.
Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez are rumoured to be dating again.
20 people are estimated to have died in the fire.
Kanye West and Kim Kardashian are reported to have broken up.
The big bang is believed to have happened 13.7 billion years ago.
Creative Practice Exercise
Show the powerpoint with pictures of celebrities, students make up gossip stories about them.
After completing the worksheet have students write two sentences, 1 in the present and 1 in the past, about their partner in the style of a gossip magazine article:
“Jordi is rumoured to be dating Sandra.”
“Jordi is thought to have written Sara a poem.”
Have students read their sentences out to the class, then they vote on which is the juiciest piece of gossip.