Thursday, August 19, 2021

LAST YEAR!!! C1!!!

HERE WE GO - C1, TASTY!

NOTHING NEW REALLY. THE THEMES REMAIN THE SAME AND ARE REFLECTIVE OF WHAT THE EXAMS FOCUS ON. SO, WHAT IS NEW?

GREATER FOCUS ON VOCABULARY DEVELOPMENT AND COMPETENCE IN THE USE OF GRAMMAR TO MAKE WHAT YOU WANT TO SAY CLEAR, PRECISE AND SUCCINCT. YOU WILL PRACTICE THE KEY EXAM SKILLS AND THE WRITING STYLES THAT YOU WILL NEED TO TACKLE MOST OF LIFE'S SITUATIONS.

TO ENSURE YOU ACHIEVE YOUR COMMUNICATION OBJECTIVE THERE IS MORE EMPHASIS ON PREPARATION / PLANNING. HOW YOU WROTE AT LEVEL 9, 10  AND TO A CERTAIN EXTENT 11 WILL NOT BE ACCEPTABLE HERE.

AS WITH ANY LEVEL UPSHIFT, EXPECT AN INITIAL GRADE DROP AS YOU GET USED TO THE NEW STANDARD AFTER THAT YOU WILL LOOK TO IMPROVE.

REMEMBER THIS IS A 'SHORT' YEAR, EXAMS MARCH, SO POST CHRISTMAS WE SHIFT INTO EXAM SKILLS POLISHING AND MAY NOT COVER ALL THE THEME AREAS IN SESSIONS.

CONSULTATIONS FOR ADDITIONAL SUPPORT IN YOUR PRACTICING ARE AVAILABLE AND IF YOU ARE CALLED TO DO THEM - THEN IT IS YOUR BEST INTERESTS TO ATTEND.

THERE SHOULD BE NO NEED TO WISH YOU LUCK, AS THE WORK YOU PUT IN WILL GET YOU THE RESULT YOU DESERVE. BUT 'GOOD LUCK AND BEST WISHES' ALL THE SAME 😊

AND, DON'T THINK YOU CAN'T DO IT

PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO THE HORSE 'SKIP THE SCALES' - GREAT THINGS CAN HAPPEN IF YOU DON'T LET GO