This school-leaving examination is usually taken every May in Poland. It consists of several parts, including a foreign language. The most popular foreign language among students aged 18-20 is English. The new rules introduced in 2023 intend to require its level B1+ for 'Basic English’ Matura Exam and B2+ or even C1 for 'Advanced English Matura Exam

Here, I’m publishing my video materials (also available on YouTube) to help my students prepare for this exam.

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One of the writing tasks in the advanced level is writing an article, which requires specific rules, structure, and evaluative criteria. Here’s a video that may help you understand these rules, structure, and evaluative criteria, which still apply after the 2023 exam update.

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Another writing task is an informal letter/e-mail that is part of the basic level exam. Here is a video that may be helpful. According to the '2023 exam’ standards, this writing task is supposed to be longer (100-150 words instead of 80-130) and the scoring has changed; you can now receive 12 points instead of 10, with one more point for content and one more for vocabulary. Even with the new standards, writing still accounts for 20% of the whole exam.