"Living Through Heatwaves" is a C2 Proficiency Writing practice task (article). Cambridge assesses content, communicative achievement, organisation and language on a scale from 0 to 5 per criterion. Plan before you write: identify the target reader, the required register and the number of points you must address. At C2, examiners expect sophisticated vocabulary used accurately, varied sentence structures and clear paragraphing.
Plan the article before writing, address every prompt point, keep the expected register, respect the word limit, and use feedback to improve content, organisation, grammar range, and vocabulary precision.
An international online magazine is publishing advice and opinion pieces on life in a warmer climate. Write an article about how cities should respond to more frequent heatwaves. Explain which groups are most affected, assess the most effective measures, and argue where responsibility should lie. Write 280–320 words.
Word limit: 280 words