"Preparing Students for Adult Life" is a C2 Proficiency Writing practice task (essay). 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 essay 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.
Your class has attended a panel discussion about how schools can best prepare students for adult life. You have made the notes below. Write an essay discussing two of the points and explain which should be given greater priority. Points raised: • practical life skills • academic knowledge • experience of working with others One speaker said: “A good education should help young people make sensible choices after they leave school.” Write 220–260 words.
Word limit: 280 words