"A Classic in a New Voice" is a C2 Proficiency Writing practice task (review). 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 review 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 literary website is looking for reviews of recent translations. Write a review of a new translation of a classic novel you have read. Give readers a sense of the work, assess how successfully the translation reaches a modern audience, and say who is likely to appreciate it. Write 280–320 words.
Word limit: 280 words