What will candidates have to write in the Writing section?
A. Part 1 focuses on grammatical precision. Candidates are required to complete five sentences, all sharing a common theme or topic. Part 2 requires candidates to produce a short communicative message of between 35-45 words. Candidates are told who they are writing to and why, and must include three content points, which are set out as bullet points in the question. Part 3 offers candidates a choice of task: either an informal letter or a story. Both tasks require an answer of about 100 words. For the letter, candidates are given an extract of a letter from a friend of theirs, which provides the topic they should write about. For the story, candidates are given either a short title or the first sentence. The answer must be recognisably linked in content to the title or first sentence given.
