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3 contributions to Cambridge Accelerator
Jul 29 •
1st Task
Good morning, Cambridge Accelerators! ☀️ Today's task comes from Topic Sheet 01 · Work & Careers. This is exactly the kind of question you could meet in the Writing paper or in Speaking Part 4: 💬 "It is the employee's responsibility, not the employer's, to maintain a healthy work–life balance." Do you agree? How to answer: ✍️ Write a mini-paragraph of around 50 words 🎩 Formal tone — no spoken-only chunks 📌 Use at least two chunks from the harvest table and underline them ⭐ Bonus point: open with a cleft (What… is…) or close with an impersonal passive Post your answer below 👇 — I'll be reading.
0 likes • Aug 9
What a successful employee needs is not only a high salary but also *additional benefits* that can help improve their performance. One of these is working from home, whose main drawback is the risk of *burnout*. *Having said that*, it is crucial to know in which situations an employee has to say no.
0 likes • Aug 10
@Gerard Cruells Vigsd You are rigth, it is important to give a full sentence. Having said that, it is crucial to know when an employee should say no to working overtime or being available at all times.
Aug 3 •
Real Challenge
Well done, everyone!! I love seeing your meaningful contributions. As you rightly observed, the paragraph is quite formal and inconsistent in register — that's why it would get a 2 in CA. So here's a new challenge: rewrite the paragraph in a suitable tone for a review. If you're looking for your next binge-watch, this probably isn't it. It is widely acknowledged that streaming platforms have transformed the manner in which we watch TV, but this series? Total letdown. The characters are flat and boring — furthermore, the plot presents several deficiencies with regard to coherence. I nearly switched off after episode two! Nevertheless, it must be stated that the soundtrack is brilliant, so it's not all bad.
0 likes • Aug 9
If you're looking for your next binge-watch, this can’t be that one. We all know that streaming platforms have transformed the manner in which we watch TV, but this series? It is a total dissapointment. The characters are flat and boring, the plot presents several deficiencies with regard to coherence too. I nearly switched off after episode two! However, I have to admit that the soundtrack is brilliant, so it's not all bad.
Jul 31 •
Communicative Achievement
As you may know, CA assesses your ability to write according to the conventions of the task, among other aspects. Reflect on the way a review should be written: formal, informal or semi-formal? And how's the paragraph below written? Today's task! 📝 Read this paragraph from a review of a streaming series. The examiner gave it a 2 in Communicative Achievement. The grammar is fine… so what went wrong? 🤔 If you're looking for your next binge-watch, this probably isn't it. It is widely acknowledged that streaming platforms have transformed the manner in which we watch TV, but this series? Total letdown. The characters are flat and boring — furthermore, the plot presents several deficiencies with regard to coherence. I nearly switched off after episode two! Nevertheless, it must be stated that the soundtrack is brilliant, so it's not all bad. Post your answer below: why did CA get a 2? Bonus: find the six formal expressions that don't belong in a review and rewrite them. 👇
0 likes • Aug 9
From my point of view, the examiner gave the review a mark of 2 due to the mix of formal and informal language. Expressions such as "it is widely acknowledged" and "nevertheless" are too formal for a review. Moreover, a review should be written in a more informal style so that the audience feels more connected to the writer.
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