Writing
Italian B1 citizenship writing test: examples and feedback
On Italian B1 Test (testb1cittadinanza.com) you find sample texts for the CILS B1 Cittadinanza writing task and can get feedback on your own. In the exam you choose one of two topics and write an email or message of 80–120 words in 40 minutes.
6 examples with a model text
The most common situations, each with the task, a B1 model text in Italian, typical mistakes and feedback on your own text.
- Email to your employer: asking for leaveasking for leave
- Message to the teacher: your child is absentabsence from school
- Email to the doctor's office: moving an appointmentmoving an appointment
- Complaint email to a shopfaulty product
- Message to a friend: asking for helphelp with a move
- Email to the town hall: renewing your ID cardasking for information
How it is marked
The writing task is worth 12 points, split over five criteria.
- Communicative effectiveness (3) Did you write everything the task asks for, clearly?
- Register (1) Formal or informal: greetings and tone that suit the person.
- Grammar (4) Verbs, agreement, prepositions, pronouns.
- Vocabulary (3) Words that fit and enough variety.
- Spelling (1) Correct spelling, accents and punctuation.
Tips
- Read the task carefully and write something for every point.
- Pick the right register: «Gentile…» and «Cordiali saluti» for an office or employer, «Ciao…» and «Un abbraccio» for a friend.
- Stay between 80 and 120 words: too short misses points, too long adds mistakes.
- Read it again at the end: agreement, accents and prepositions.