My C2 Proficiency book review: "The Elements of Eloquence"
My colleague Lyudmila Snezhanova asked me to share a book review I wrote when I was preparing for C2 Proficiency (fka CPE). And I thought, “Why don’t I share it with everyone then?” I wrote this review about a year ago about “ The Elements of Eloquence ” by Mark Forsyth, which I was reading at the time. There is no task for it. I wrote it to practise. When I was preparing for CPE, I practised writing in two modes: exam mode and growth mode . In exam mode , my goal was to answer the question meeting the time limit. In growth mode , my goal was to work on my language. In this mode, I prepared a list of phrases and/or structures I wanted to use and tried to use as many of them as possible in my writing. This review is the second version of the original review written in growth mode. ✻✻✻ Given that the title of the book is “The elements of eloquence,” it is no surprise that I bought it and read it from cover to cover, scrutinizing every single line. What self-respecting lan