"Sport Belongs Close to Home" 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.
A community sports website wants articles on participation rather than elite competition. Write an article about the importance of neighbourhood sport. Explain the barriers that prevent people from taking part, evaluate possible ways to remove them, and persuade readers that local provision matters. Write 280–320 words.
Word limit: 280 words