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IELTS Writing Total time for both parts one hour Part one is easier to prepare for But part one 33%of marks Part two 66% Twice as important. Twice the time
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IELTS Intensive
Writing part two
IELTS WritingTwo parts of ielts writingPart one writing about a
Graph, chart, diagramPart two is an essay
IELTS WritingTotal time for both parts one hour
Part one is easier to prepare forBut part one 33%of marks
Part two 66%Twice as important. Twice the time
IELTS WritingFour marksGrammar
VocabularyTask achievement
Coherence and cohesion
IELTS WritingWe will focus on task achievement
and coherence
These are the easiest marks to takeBut you cannot get a high score
without good grammar and vocabulary
IELTS WritingBefore part two
Lets look at the final part one taskProcess
Structure the same
IELTS WritingParagraph one - Introduction
Paragraph two – major informationParagraph three – more detail
IELTS WritingWith graph, key language in
movementTables and charts, key language is
comparisonsWith process it is sequencing
IELTS WritingFirst, second, next, then, after that,
finally
IELTS WritingAnswer the question is as important
as grammar!
Writing in paragraphs is as important as vocabulary!
IELTS WritingLets look at part two
What do you do?Start writing and write as fast as you
can for 40 minutes?Not if you want a good mark
IELTS WritingFirst: READ THE QUESTION!
Highlight key words25% of your mark for a full answer
IELTS WritingSecond: MAKE A PLAN
25% of your mark for the structure of your answer
IELTS WritingMy suggestion
5 minutes to plan30 minutes to write5 minutes to check
IELTS WritingYour target is 250 words
This is not a lot to write in half an hour
Approximately 8 words a minute
IELTS WritingWhat should your plan look like?
Depends a little on the essayUsually four or five paragraphs
IELTS WritingThe introduction
Set out the scope of the essayExplain the topic
IELTS WritingBody of the essay2 or 3 paragraphsGive the arguments for and against
IELTS WritingConclusionA brief summaryGive your opinion
IELTS WritingThen proof read.Check the 10 crucial things.
IELTS Writing1. Spelling
Check you have spelled words correctly – especially if they are in
the question.
IELTS Writing2. Punctuation
Especially capital letters. Sentences begin with a capital.
Proper nouns
IELTS Writing3. Articles
a, an, the, zero articleThis is a notoriously difficult area.
IELTS Writing4. Third person s
You would be surprised how often this is wrong
IELTS Writing5. Tenses
Have you used the correct tense?If you are talking about yesterday is
the verb in the past?
IELTS Writing6. Adjectives and adverbsAdjective before the noun
Adverbs after the verb (except adverbs of frequency)
IELTS Writing7. Modals
Followed by the bare infinitive
IELTS Writing8. Verb patterns
Infinitive or gerund?
IELTS Writing9. PrepositionsThese are hard
IELTS Writing10. Register
Must be written in an academic styleNo contractions
No slangNot too friendly
No very strong language
IELTS WritingEnough already
Lets look at some model answers.Are there good sentences in your
answer that could be used for other questions?