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B2 First For Schools 4, Test 1, Question 1 - Essay

Young people today often worry excessively about their appearance for several reasons. First, teenagers feel anxious about dressing like their friends whom they admire. Second, adolescents strive to look like their favorite celebrities who influence fashion and style. However, emulating celebrities can negatively impact fans. Third, people naturally want approval from others, but studies show we overestimate how much others judge us. While appearance is important to fitting in, one should focus more on personal interests and uniqueness rather than others' opinions.

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B2 First For Schools 4, Test 1, Question 1 - Essay

Young people today often worry excessively about their appearance for several reasons. First, teenagers feel anxious about dressing like their friends whom they admire. Second, adolescents strive to look like their favorite celebrities who influence fashion and style. However, emulating celebrities can negatively impact fans. Third, people naturally want approval from others, but studies show we overestimate how much others judge us. While appearance is important to fitting in, one should focus more on personal interests and uniqueness rather than others' opinions.

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Test 1, Question 1 – Essay

Nowadays, many young people are prone to be really anxious about how they look. This is
evident for a number of reasons.
First of all, experts claim that teens experience persistent worry about what they are wearing
as they want to look like their friends. Mates are often considered as idols by their close
friends and are admired so much that there is nothing like see themselves mirrored in
another twin version of the self so that the worshiped part of the other becomes a part of
them.
Secondly, being influenced by the glamour and luxury of their favourite celebrities,
adolescents often try to look like them, copying their appearances, style of speech and
clothing. It is actually not so satisfying when it comes to bad role models affecting the lives of
their fans enormously.
Thirdly, the psychological aspect should not be dismissed. It is very human to want to be
liked. Studies show that we consistently overestimate how much others think about us and
our failings. Most of us suffer from worrying too much about what others think of us.
To summarise it is necessary to state that most of people wonder much about how poorly
others may think of them. Nevertheless, in my opinion, we should really think more about our
personal feelings and likes. Isn’t it sometimes pleasant to stand out of the crowd?

Subscale Mark Commentary


Content 5 All content is relevant to the task.
The writer discusses the two given content points, wanting to be like
your friends: Mates are often considered as idols by their close friends,
and the effect of celebrities: adolescents often try to look like them.
The writer’s own idea involves the psychological harm that can be
done if people worry too much about what others think of us. The
target reader is fully informed.
Communicative 4 The conventions of an essay, such as an introductory statement,
Achievement topic sentences and a conclusion are used effectively to
communicate both straightforward and more complex ideas, for
example in the third paragraph. The writer uses a consistently
formal register and describes their own views as well as those of
other people: experts claim that; Studies show that; Most of us
suffer; in my opinion.
The tone of the essay is balanced and the target reader’s attention
is held throughout.

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Organisation 4 The essay is well-organised and coherent. The paragraphs provide
a clear structure to the text as each one focuses on a separate point
and there is a variety of linking words and cohesive devices used to
introduce ideas and compare and contrast different opinions through
the text: a number of reasons; First of all; Secondly; It is actually not
so satisfying when …; Thirdly; To summarise; Nevertheless.
Language 4 The writer uses a range of vocabulary, including specific verb and
noun phrases, to clearly express their ideas: prone to be really
anxious about; experience persistent worry; Mates; admired so
much; mirrored in another twin version of the self; glamour and
luxury; psychological aspect; consistently overestimate; stand out
of the crowd.
There is a range of simple and complex grammatical forms, such
as passives, used with some control to express a variety of ideas:
adolescents often try to look like them, copying their appearances,
style of speech and clothing; should not be dismissed. It is very
human to want to be liked; suffer from worrying too much about.
There are a few errors, but these do not impede and are often
related to more ambitious language: there is nothing like see
themselves; most of people wonder much.

B2 First for Schools 4, Sample Writing answers 2


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