"Why Learning a Craft Still Matters" 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 careers website for young adults is inviting articles about skills that are undervalued. Write an article about the benefits of learning a practical craft. Explain what such learning can offer in addition to employment, discuss possible objections, and say how schools or communities could make it more accessible. Write 280–320 words.
Word limit: 280 words