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C2 Paper 02 — Report: A company has introduced a four-day working week in one divisionWriting

"C2 Paper 02 — Report: A company has introduced a four-day working week in one division" is a C2 Proficiency Writing practice task (Report). 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.

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How should I approach this C2 writing task?

Plan the Report 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.

Task prompt

A company has completed a year-long trial of a four-day working week in one division without reducing salaries. The executive committee requires a balanced assessment. Write a report evaluating productivity, service quality and employee well-being, considering whether workloads or inequalities were merely redistributed, and recommending whether the arrangement should be expanded, modified or discontinued. Write your report.

Word limit: 320 words

Assessment criteria

  • Content: All points addressed with relevant detail and examples.
  • Communicative achievement: Appropriate register and tone for the target reader.
  • Organisation: Clear paragraphing with cohesive devices linking ideas.
  • Language: Wide range of vocabulary and structures used with control and accuracy.