IELTS Self-Prep Writing

IELTS SELF-PREP WRITING

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A Warm Welcome

PLEASE NOTE: We provide these pages in the hope that they will help you to get the IELTS test band you need. The tips, techniques and skills presented here are not going to take you from a Band 2 to a Band 9, of course! For large gains, there is no alternative to hours of careful study and hours of practice. However, the suggestions can help you to make small improvements here and there and possibly improve your score by 0.5, 1.0 or very occasionally 1.5 points and that can make all the difference in the world – the difference between your IELTS success or failure.

We wish the best of luck with your IELTS test.

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CONTENTS

Lesson

What do you need to get in the IELTS Writing test? What are your Task 1 problems in the Academic test? What do you need to produce? How well do you know the Task 1 questions? What is your system for tackling Task 1? What are some of the potential system pitfalls? How should you approach understanding data questions? How should you select content in Task 1 questions? Does it matter whether the question presents static or dynamic data? What should you mention when talking about statistics? What special challenges are there when looking at tables of dyư namic or static data? How should you compare and contrast in Task 1 questions? How should you link content in Task 1? How should you write your opening statement? How should you approach questions about processes? How should approach Task 1 of the General Writing test? What do you need to produce in Task 2 of the writing test? When should and when shouldn’t you add your own opinion about an issue? What is your system for tackling Task 2? What are some of the potential pitfalls of your system for Task 2 questions? What problems might there be when trying to understand quesư tions? How can you get ideas for your answers? How should you support your ideas? How should you organise your ideas? How should you link your ideas? How should you write introductions and conclussions? What should checking involve?

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How to get started with your IELTS pREPARATION

In some ways, IELTS sounds like something we all dreamed of as school children: a test that there is no way of failing!

Of course, in the real world, things are not that simple. True, there is no such thing as a failing grade and instead all candidates who actually take the test are placed someư where on a scale ranging from band 1 (non-user) to band 9 (expert user). On the other hand, a “passing” grade of band 1 is unlikely to impress many people!

There will be someone somewhere who enjoys doing IELTS tests purely for the fun of it. The vast majority of people, however, take the test as a necessary step towards doing something else, such as being accepted for a place at a university or being ofư fered a job. You probably fall into this latter category too. If so, it is essential to find out the minimum acceptable band for you to continue with your plans. Although there is no pass mark as such in IELTS, achieving this band is what counts as success for you.

Unfortunately, even this can be a little complicated. While organizations will usually set a minimum overall band score, many also set minimum band scores for particular sections, such as listening or reading.

Once you know what your overall target is, you can then think about the sub-targets you should set for yourself for each section of the test. To do this, you must take into account your own personal balance of abilities so that you can use your strengths in one area to make up for your weaknesses in another. This knowledge will allow you to make calculations about what you need to get in …