"Volunteering at a Cultural Festival" is a C2 Proficiency Writing practice task (letter). 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 letter 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.
You see this announcement on a cultural festival website: VOLUNTEERS NEEDED We are looking for confident English speakers to help international visitors during our three-day festival. Write an email to the festival coordinator. Explain why you would be suitable, describe the type of role you would prefer, and ask two questions about the work. Write 220–260 words.
Word limit: 280 words