"A Festival That Leaves People Out" 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.
The organisers of your city’s annual festival have announced that all purchases will be cashless. Write a letter to the festival director. Explain why the decision may exclude some visitors, acknowledge any advantages it offers, and propose a fairer arrangement. Write 280–320 words.
Word limit: 280 words