A la hora de prepararte para el examen First Certificate, es importante tener en cuenta que el Writing te da la oportunidad de subir la media final. Haz uso de todos los conocimientos que hayas adquirido durante la preparación y sácale provecho. En este artículo te mostramos 2 ejercicios de Writing reales de candidatos del First Certificate que se han presentado al examen. Vamos a corregir los fallos y hablar sobre lo que se debería añadir o no.

Parte 1: Compulsory task – Essay (Writing de muestra FCE)

La primera parte del writing es obligatoria, osea el tipo de writing que debes hacer no se puede cambiar con otro que se te da mejor. En esta parte, primero se te explicara quien te pidió que escribas el essay(normalmente en el FCE tu profesor de ingles), para poder elegir el tipo de lenguaje(formal o neutro). Después se te presentan 2 ideas sobre cuales tiene que debatir. Como tarea obligatoria vas a tener que añadir también una idea propia. Es muy importante que escribas sobre las 3 ideas, que tengas una introducción y conclusión clara y que tu writing sea equilibrado.

In your English you have been discussing holidays in schools and colleges. Now your English teacher has asked you to write an essay. Do it using all notes and give reasons for your point of view.

Should students have a long summer holiday or should terms be longer?

Notes: Write about:

1. Which is better for learning
2. Leisure activities in the holidays
3. _____________(your own idea)

A continuación tienes dos Writings reales del First Certificate escritos por alumnos.

Ejemplo 1:

Most of students are willing to start their holidays in order to take a break from school. However,Therefore this is the topic that I shall go on to explain.

Firstly, terms and holidays should be balanced and equal as well as the holidays. Neverthless, summer holidays, they last over 2 months. On the one hand,it is good for relaxing to relax and to start the classes with less stress. On the other hand, some knowledges adquiered could be lost, such as maths exercises and english vocabulary.

Secondly, during the summer holidays, kids can profit their free time in many different ways. For instance, they can go to the beach but also read exciting books or improveing their skills. So, as I said, leisure activities can also be related to learning. In addition,if terms were longer, student´s wouldn´t have time to enjoy their hobbyies.

Last but not least, there are schools which offer a summer camps, where students can be spend time(stay) with their friends or mates. This is highly recommended for those whose parents have to work during holidays.

Finally  In conclusion/ To sum up/ To conclude, I strongly believed that summer holidays should be longer than the terms. It is the best opportunityoption for to disconnect from the hardwork and daily life. 

Ejemplo 2:

Summer holidays are known considered to be one of the best thing of the year by almost every students. But should they have longer summer holidays?

On the one hand, when we are speaking about learning, both of  them teach us things. Besides they complement each other. For instance, in during school terms students learn more about theorical things. However, during summer holidays they deal with real problems where they can also put in  practice (apply)what they´d learnt.

On the other hand, when students end up their terms, they are usually tired so they need to rest. This can be complemented achieved by doing leisure activities, which helps in the relaxing part. to relax.

Finally, another solution would be to distribute terms diferently. Instead of having long summer holiday, the days could be distributed, off should be divided in such way students could have the same number of free days in summer, winter and spring breaks.

To sum-up, holidays for students are needed by students in order to take a break from studying and have time to relax. But they are both holidays and classes needed to learn new things. But bear in mind that both holidays and terms are needed to learn new things. 

Partes a verificar

1. El lenguaje usado en el writing es adecuado en los 2 tipos de writings?
2. En que párrafo habla sobre la primera idea?
3. En que párrafo habla sobre la segunda idea?
4. Cual es la idea propria del autor?
5. Esta bien estructurado?
6. Usa conectores correctamente?

Déjanos un comentario con tus respuestas para estas 6 preguntas, o déjanos tu propio essay sobre el mismo tema para corregirlo y debatir sobre el.

Si quieres examinarte en versión ordenador (computer based CB), te dejamos el siguiente enlace donde puedes practicar esta parte.

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