Cambridge writing guide
How Cambridge writing is marked
Coach Pen marks your writing against the four Cambridge assessment scales, out of 20 — across B2 First, C1 Advanced, and C2 Proficiency.
- Marked
- Out of 20
- Scales
- Four assessment scales
- Levels
- B2 · C1 · C2
What the markers look for
Cambridge writing is judged on 4 things. Here's what each one is really asking for — and how Coach Pen trains it.
Content
Completing the task with relevant, developed ideas.
In Coach Pen: when this criterion is holding your score back, it links straight to short, stepped lessons that drill exactly this — on your own writing.
Communicative achievement
Hitting the right register and tone for the genre.
In Coach Pen: when this criterion is holding your score back, it links straight to short, stepped lessons that drill exactly this — on your own writing.
Organisation
A logical, well-linked structure.
In Coach Pen: when this criterion is holding your score back, it links straight to short, stepped lessons that drill exactly this — on your own writing.
Language
Range and control of vocabulary and grammar.
In Coach Pen: when this criterion is holding your score back, it links straight to short, stepped lessons that drill exactly this — on your own writing.
The fastest way to use this guide
Start with the free check: paste a Cambridge response and see its sentence rhythm, repeated words and filler, with no account. When you want the full mark, sign up free and Coach Pen marks it against each criterion above, then sets a drill for the weakest one.
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