"Repairing Instead of Replacing" 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 environmental magazine is asking readers to consider their everyday consumption. Write an article about the case for repairing possessions rather than replacing them. Examine the environmental and social advantages, acknowledge the difficulties, and suggest how repair could become a more normal choice. Write 280–320 words.
Word limit: 280 words