Do you want IELTS success? In the last two weeks, 8 of our followers have achieved band 7 or more and I cannot express how proud I am of these students. In this article I have chosen to concentrate on women who are very busy looking after their home, their lives, their careers and if married, their family. They organise the food, the housekeeping, the childcare, the nurturing and education of their children and still quite often in the middle of the night when most people are sleeping, … [Read more...]
IELTS Task 1 – Changes in a diagram (Band 7+)
Today we are looking at the Academic IELTS Task 1 question called Changes in a Diagram. You are all used to the regular Task One questions which cover the various line graphs, bar charts, pie charts and tables but what about the other kinds of Task One? These do not often appear in the IELTS writing exam and for this reason it is wise to be prepared for these when they do show. Two other types of Task One A recent article has covered the IELTS Process writing Task 1 and today’s blog … [Read more...]
How to get Band 7+ in your IELTS Task 1 Process Writing
It’s time for another IELTS exam and how are you going to approach the IELTS Writing Task 1 if it is a process writing? This article provides some tips and techniques. The answer is that the basic formula and ideas I’ve suggested for the usual task ones, can be recycled in the Process writing if that’s what you get. Don’t Panic! Here is a model process writing and I highlight the approach and expressions you can recycle. The Plan In a process writing, as in the other task ones, you … [Read more...]
How to write an introduction and a conclusion for IELTS Task 2 band 7 and higher
Some of you are contacting me and asking how to write an IELTS Task 2 band 7 or 8 introduction and conclusion, so I’m going to give you some ideas here. The Introduction You need to write a minimum total of 250 words, so an easy way to minimise your panic in the IELTS exam when you read the question is to break your essay down into 4 or 5 parts. This will be the introduction, the conclusion and 2 or 3 body paragraphs depending on how quickly your ideas come and how quickly you can write … [Read more...]
How to write an IELTS band 8 Task 2
Many students need an IELTS band 8 if they want to emigrate to another country such as Australia. The requirement for a Band 8 also applies to people who are already native speakers. However, even if you are a native speaker, this does not necessarily mean you will automatically get a band 8 or higher. This is because it is not just about writing as you normally would. You need to know the techniques that will get you the band 8. You have to show off every aspect of your English in each of … [Read more...]
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