IELTS WRITING TASK 2 - ACADEMIC & GENERAL TRAINING MASTERBOOK KANCHAN SUYASH Copyright © 2021 KANCHAN SUYASH All rights reserved No part of this book may be reproduced, or stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without express written permission of the publisher. ISBN-13: 9781234567890 ISBN-10: 1477123456 Cover design by: Art Painter Library of Congress Control Number: 2018675309 Printed in the United States of America Contents Title Page Copyright IELTS SPEAKING EVALUATION SERVICE IELTS WRITING CORRECTION SERVICE GRADING AN ESSAY IELTS Task 2 FAQs IELTS Task 2 Essays Understand the 5 Different Types IELTS Essay Planning How to Structure Your Essay How to write the Introduction How To Write Task 2 Main Body Paragraphs How To Write a Task 2 Conclusion USEFUL Vocabulary SENTENCE STARTERS USEFUL LANGUAGE FOR TASK 2 MODEL ESSAYS Sample Band 9 Essays IELTS SPEAKING EVALUATION SERVICE “I had no clue I was making all these mistakes!” – has been a standard reply of many of our satisfied Speaking Evaluation Service clients. Do you need an Expert Speaking Evaluation Service? Are you aiming for a Speaking score of 7 or above on the IELTS exam? Do you have problems speaking? Have you previously taken the IELTS exam and failed to reach your desired score? Do you face difficulty with your pronunciation? Do you frequently make grammatical errors when you speak? The IELTS Speaking exam measures your ability to speak effectively in English. You will receive a detailed feedback on the four criteria given below.
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Band scores ranging from 1 to 9 are given in each module, and these four scores are converted into an overall band score. This overall score is used by tertiary and other institutions to stipulate admission standards. In other words, there is no “pass/fail,” as the overall score is only used as an indicator. Each band corresponds to a level of English competence.
All parts of the test and the overall band score can be reported in whole and half bands—for example, 6. Due to its high quality controls, IELTS is the world’s proven test, and IELTS is accepted by thousands of organizations in more than 135 countries, including universities, schools, training colleges, and tertiary institutes government departments and agencies professional and industry bodies multinational companies and employers The IELTS for Academic Purposes test consists of four components — namely, Listening Reading Writing Speaking In task 2, the candidate is given a topic and asked to write an essay of no less than 250 words. TIME ALLOCATION It is strongly suggested that students start by doing task 2. There are two reasons for this: 1.
Task 2 carries much more weight in the grading than task 1. Students often get bogged down in task 1 and then find themselves with insufficient time to finish task 2, which carries much more weight. It is also strongly suggested that students spend ten to fifteen minutes carefully reading the given topic and planning their essays. This includes deciding on the content and planning the paragraphing.
It is common knowledge that to write a good IELTS essay, you need to make the examiner feel good about your essay. In other words, you’ve got to know what will let you gain points and/or what will let you lose points. How does the examiner grade your essay? You receive points for the following aspects: task response coherence and cohesion lexical resource grammatical range and accuracy These four criteria are equally weighted, so you should pay attention to all of them. TASK RESPONSE This means that your essay must show that you understand the given topic correctly and completely.
In other words, you have to do what they are asking you to do. That is why it is so important to spend a few minutes to make sure that you fully understand what is required. COHERENCE AND COHESION This means how well you are able to connect your paragraphs to each other and how well your sentences inside each paragraph are connected. For example, if paragraph 1 explains the advantages of tourism and paragraph 2 explains the disadvantages of tourism, then the last sentence in paragraph 1 should say something like “In spite of tourism being to the advantage of the economy, its negative effects should not be overlooked.” This sentence will create the connection between the first and second paragraphs.
If you do not do this, the examiner might think that you jumped from advantages to disadvantages without a reason. The same applies to sentences inside the paragraph. Every sentence should lead to the next one. We use the “sentence starters” to do this.
HOW TO ACHIEVE A 7 BAND SCORE Manage your paragraphing skilfully by preplanning. Logically organize your ideas and the information you are presenting so that there is a clear progression throughout the essay. LEXICAL RESOURCE This refers to the range of vocabulary you are using and the different types of simple and complex sentences you are able to use. Use your best vocabulary, but do not go overboard and show off, become pedantic, or make mistakes that could be prevented by using simpler vocabulary that you know well.
HOW TO ACHIEVE A 7 BAND SCORE Use a wide variety of vocabulary to convey the meaning clearly. It is better to use a simpler word correctly than a more complicated word incorrectly. GRAMMATICAL RANGE AND ACCURACY This refers to your spelling and grammar in sentences. Grammar skills are acquired by reading.
By reading, you will get the “feel” of the language. You should of course be able to spell the words correctly. It is better to use a simpler word whose spelling you are sure about than a complicated word that you might spell incorrectly. Do not forget to use the articles “a” and “the.” Punctuation is also part of grammar and should be correctly used.
IELTS Task 2 FAQs Is it acceptable to use "I" or "my" in IELTS writing? As an ex-examiner, my advice is that you should use phrases like "I believe" or "in my opinion" when the question asks for your opinion e.g To what extent do you agree or disagree? Some teachers tell students not to use "I" in academic essays, but this advice is really for university academic writing, not IELTS. Do you AGREE? If the question asks whether YOU agree or disagree, don't write a paragraph about what other people think. The whole essay should be about YOUR views. IELTS Writing Task 2: the confidence to be 'simple' For many of the students I've taught, a breakthrough (or big improvement) came when they found the confidence to write in a more 'simple' way.
When you stop worrying about whether you need to include passives, conditionals or 'difficult academic words' in your essays, you are free to focus on answering the question and explaining your ideas coherently. It takes confidence to change your approach and to believe that the 'simple' way will work. Note: Remember that 'simple' is not the same thing as 'easy'! I ELTS Writing Task 2: agree, disagree or partly agree? Here's some advice for people who are still confused about "agree or disagree" questions: If you completely agree or completely disagree: Make your opinion clear in the introduction and conclusion. Explain one reason for your opinion in paragraph 2 and another in paragraph 3.
Imagine that you are persuading the examiner that your opinion is right. Don't write a paragraph about what 'other people' think. If you do that, you are in danger of writing a "discuss both views" essay. If you mention the opposite argument, make sure that you refute it (explain why you think it's wrong), like I did in paragraph 2 of this essay.
If you partly agree: Make it clear in the introduction and conclusion that you have a balanced view i. that you accept both sides of the argument to some extent, like I did in last week's l esson. Write one paragraph about each side of the argument. But do this from y our point of view e.
On the one hand, I accept that. / On the other hand, I also believe that. Don't write a discussion essay e. some people believe / other people argue.
IELTS Task 2 Essays Understand the 5 Different Types There are 5 main types of IELTS Task 2 essays: 1) Opinion Essays 2) Discussion Essays 3) Problem Solution Essays 4) Advantages & Disadvantages Essays 5) Double Question Essays Most questions fit one of these categories. However, questions can be written in many different ways, which can make it difficult to determine which type they are. 1) Opinion Essays These are sometimes called ‘agree or disagree’ or ‘argumentative’ essays and are one of the most common types of IELTS Task 2 question. The first part of the question will be a statement.
You will then be asked to give your own opinion about the statement. Here is some typical wording that might be used: What is your opinion? Do you agree or disagree? To what extent do you agree or disagree? Key tips: Choose one side of the argument. State your opinion clearly in the introduction. Keep the same opinion throughout the essay.
Give reasons why you hold this view. It doesn’t matter which side of the argument you take or even that you agree with it. Choose the one you can develop the best argument for.