What is organisation Organisation is one of the

What is organisation? • Organisation is one of the four areas examiners assess in B 2 First (FCE) Writing. • Organisation marks go from 0 to 5. • Examiners use a document called B 2 Assessment Scale.

What is organisation? • Organisation=1

What is organisation? • Organisation=1 • Text is connected and coherent

What is organisation? • Organisation=1 • Text is connected and coherent • connected = punctuation (full stops and commas)

What is organisation? • Organisation=1 • Text is connected and coherent • coherent = your text makes sense

What is organisation? • Organisation=1 • Basic linking words and a limited number of cohesive devices

What is organisation? • Organisation=1 • Basic linking words and a limited number of cohesive devices • Basic linking words = very simple linking words and phrases such as and, but, because and first of all

What is organisation? • Organisation=1 • Basic linking words and a limited number of cohesive devices • limited number = small number • cohesive devices

What is organisation? • What is your favourite season and why? • First of all, I like summer because I can go to the beach and swim. I like going to the beach but I don’t like working on a sunny day.

What is organisation? • Organisation=3

What is organisation? • Organisation=3 • Text is generally well-organised and coherent

What is organisation? • Organisation=3 • Text is generally well-organised and coherent

What is organisation? • Organisation=3 • using a variety of linking words and cohesive devices

What is organisation? • Organisation=3 • using a variety of linking words and cohesive devices • variety = range (a few or more than a few)

What is organisation? • Organisation=3 • Cohesive devices

What is organisation? • Organisation=3 • Cohesive devices • a. Higher-level linking words and phrases • b. Reference pronouns • c. Substitution • d. Ellipsis • e. Repetition

What is organisation? • Cohesive devices • a. Higher-level linking words and phrases • Moreover / However / On the one hand / On the other hand / Furthermore /

What is organisation? • Cohesive devices • b. Reference pronouns • I like summer. It’s my favourite season. • I live in Paris, which is the capital city of France. • Smartphones help with communication and this is why they’re so popular.

What is organisation? • Cohesive devices • c. Substitution • I go swimming in summer and my friends go swimming as well.

What is organisation? • Cohesive devices • c. Substitution • I go swimming in summer and my friends do as well.

What is organisation? • Cohesive devices • d. Ellipsis • I usually travel round my city by bus but I sometimes travel round my city by metro.

What is organisation? • Cohesive devices • d. Ellipsis • I usually travel round my city by bus but I sometimes travel round my city by metro.

What is organisation? • Cohesive devices • d. Ellipsis • I usually travel round my city by bus but sometimes by metro.

What is organisation? • Cohesive devices • e. Repetition • Jon is a tennis player. He likes training, he likes playing and he likes winning.

What is organisation? • Cohesive devices • e. Repetition • Jon is a tennis player. He likes training, playing and winning.

What is organisation? • Cohesive devices • e. Repetition • Jon is a tennis player. He likes training, he likes playing and he likes winning.

What is organisation? • Organisation=3 • Cohesive devices • a. Higher-level linking words and phrases • b. Reference pronouns • c. Substitution • d. Ellipsis • e. Repetition

What is organisation? • Organisation=5

What is organisation? • Organisation=5 • Text is well-organised and coherent

What is organisation? • Organisation=5 • Text is well-organised and coherent

What is organisation? • Organisation=5 • using a variety of cohesive devices and organisational patterns to generally good effect

What is organisation? • Organisation=5 • using a variety of cohesive devices and organisational patterns to generally good effect.

What is organisation? • Organisation=5 • Organisational pattern = higher level way of connecting sentences and paragraphs than a cohesive device

What is organisation? • Article • Xxx x x xxxxxx x? Xxx x xxxxx? Xxxx x xxx? • Xxxx x x xxxxxxx xxxxx xxx xxxxxxxx • Xxxxxx x x xxxxxxx xx xxxxxx x • Xxx x x xxxxxx xxx xxxxxxxxxxxxx • xxxxx x x xxxxxx

What is organisation? • Why my smartphone is my favourite gadget • Xxx x x xxxxxx x. Xxx x xxxxx. Xxxx x xxx. • One reason I like my smartphone is that xxxx x x xxxxxxx xxxxx xxx xxxxxxxx • Another advantage of my smartphone is xxxxx x x xxxxxxx xx xxxxxx xx • But I really love my smartphone because xxx x x xxxxxx xxx xxxxxxxxxxxxx • xxxxx x x xxxxxx

What is organisation? • Why my smartphone is my favourite gadget • Xxx x x xxxxxx x. Xxx x xxxxx. Xxxx x xxx. • One reason I like my smartphone is that xxxx x x xxxxxxx xxxxx xxx xxxxxxxx • Another advantage of my smartphone is xxxxx x x xxxxxxx xx xxxxxx xx • But I really love my smartphone because xxx x x xxxxxx xxx xxxxxxxxxxxxx • xxxxx x x xxxxxx

What is organisation? • Organisation=2 between 1 and 3 • Organisation=4 between 3 and 5

What is organisation? • Organisation=1 • Basic linking words / connected • Organisation=3 • Cohesive devices / generally organised well- • Organisation=5 • Organisational patterns / organised well-