Advanced Writing with English in Use

Papers2 and 3

CAE Pap e r 2 mark sc h e me

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5 4 3 2 1 o

Totally posit iveeffect on targetreader.

Minimal errors: resourceful, controlledandnatural use of language, showinggood

range of vocabulary and structure.

Completion of task: well organized,gooduse of cohesive devices, appropriate

register, no relevant omissions.

Sufficiently natural. Errors only when more complex language attempted. Some

evidence of range of vocabulary and structu re. Good attemptat task, only minor

omissions.Attention paidto organizationandcohesion; registernot alwaysnatural

butpositiveeffect on target reader achieved.

Accuracyof language satisfactory; adequate range of vocabulary andstructures.

Reasonable task achievement.

Or, an ambitiousattemptat task, withgoodrange of vocabulary and structures,

causing a number of non-impedingerrors. There may be minor omissions, but

contentclearly organized. Would have a positiveeffecton target reader.

Errors sometimesobscurecommunicatio n and/or l anguage too elementary. Some

attemptat task but notable omissionsand/orlack of organization and cohesion.

Would have negative effect on target reader.

Serious lack of control and/orfrequent basic errors. Narrow range of language.

Totally inadequateattemptat task. Very negative effect on target reader.

Not sufficientcomprehensiblelanguage for assessment.

Omissions

If the taskinstructionsask you toproducetwodifferent pieces of writing, or

answertwoquestionsin one piece of writing,you can't get a 'pass mark'unless

you do both.

Spelling

1 If you wantto use Americanspelling insteadofBritish spelling, you must spell

everythingthe American way.

2 You can lose a mark for bad spelling if it makes your writing hard to read and

understand.

Handwriting

You canlose oneoreven two marks if yourwriting is difficultto read.

Length

For a 250-wordtask,nobodyis going to count the words BUT:

• in practice, it is very difficult to write a completely satisfactory answer in fewer
  words


• ifyou write much too much, your writingis verylikely to'have a negativeeffect
  on the target reader' andtoincludeirrelevantmaterial,for bothof whichyou
  would be pen alized.
  Layout
  You areexpectedtolayoutyour writing (letters, reports,instnuctions,leaflets,
  etc.) in theappropriateway.If in doubt, read the instnuctions.