Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE) - about the Writing part.
Dele C1 (Preparacion DELE) has no exercises but the answers booklet (which who have to buy separately) has useful explanations for why they choose that specific answer for the hardest multiple choice questions at the end of the reading and listening exams. For writing, I memorized connectors and used Practice Makes Perfect Complete Spanish All-in-One to practice written exercises covering all.
DELE Spanish Language Certification - Level C1. The DELE C1 guarantees that the student has made successful progress in the language, and certifies more than an advanced level of Spanish. This diploma certifies sufficient linguistic competence to: Understand a wide variety of lengthy, and somewhat demanding texts, as well as to grasp implicit meaning in the same. Express themselves fluently.
The essay will have at least four paragraphs and you need to understand how to move smoothly from one paragraph to the next. Basically, each time you begin a new topic you start a new paragraph. If you are writing about different times, you begin a new paragraph when the time you are writing about changes.
A point of view and thesis statement are required for both argumentative and discursive essays. We may use the analogy of a court case. Consider the thesis statement as the defence and the antithesis as the prosecution. There is no point in holding a trial without a verdict. In terms of spoken text, consider your discursive essay as a debate in which both sides are presented. Without a final.
This email is C1 level (the most difficult). If it's too difficult for you, you can try email writing practice at other levels. A more formal email (B2) An informal email (B2) An email to a new friend (B1) Travelling abroad (A2) An email about sports (A2) Good luck :) Jonathan (LearnEnglish Teens Team).
POSSIBLE ESSAY TOPICS B2 “We are what we wear.” Discus, with examples from your own way of dressing. Tell about a funny experience that happened to you during your holidays. You can speak about a recent experience or something from your childhood. Speak about a wedding you’ve been to. Who was getting married? What was the ceremony like? The reception? Write an essay discussing the pros.
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