In the written part many candidates lose points at the same spots over and over. The good news: these mistakes are easy to avoid once you know them. Here are the seven most common ones and what you can do about them.
The most common mistakes in the telc written part
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- Forgetting a content point. All the given points have to appear.
- Writing too briefly. Especially in B2, the minimum length of 150 words counts.
- Choosing the wrong style. Too casual where formal is required, more on this in formal or informal letter.
- Forgetting the salutation or sign-off.
- Not connecting sentences. Without connectors the text seems choppy.
- Inserting memorised material that does not fit.
- Dividing your time wrongly and not reading through at the end.
Which task lies behind this is on the page on telc B2 writing.
How to avoid them
Go through a short checklist before handing in: all points covered, length reached, style appropriate, salutation and sign-off present, sentences connected. Assessment follows fixed criteria, and targeted feedback through a correction according to telc assessment criteria shows you exactly where to improve.
The bottom line
Most mistakes in the telc written part are avoidable. With a short checklist at the end you win back points that many leave lying out of pure carelessness.
