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How can you avoid going off-topic in IELTS Writing task 2?
As you probably know, in IELTS Writing task 2 you have to write at least 250 words on a particular topic; you may also know how easy it is to go off-topic once you start writing and generating more ideas.
Here are two suggestions to help you keep your essay focused on exactly what you’ve been asked to write about: Read the full post »
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An IELTS candidate recently asked us what she should do in IELTS Writing task 2 if she has to write about a topic that she isn’t familiar with.
In her previous test, the candidate said she’d got the following topic and that she didn’t know much about it.
“Some people believe that recent increases in cheap air travel have many benefits. However, others believe that this has some drawbacks for the environment. Discuss both views and give your opinion.”
If you find yourself looking at an essay writing task with no idea what to write about, one strategy you could use is to… Read the full post »
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The title of this post was what an IELTS candidate said to me in an email about her IELTS Academic writing test last Saturday.
To avoid being shocked in your IELTS test, remember that in writing task 1 you may have to summarise the information in a graph, chart, table or diagram (or more than one of these). Read the full post »
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The key to making fewer mistakes in your IELTS writing is to know what mistakes you make, what kind of mistakes they are, and how to correct them.
One way to do this is to make an error correction log, a list of your common mistakes and their corrections.
Have a look at these corrected sentences from an IELTS candidate’s essay on the importance of maintaining old buildings, and then check out the error correction log below.
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Reading about the world nuclear summit in the USA, I was reminded of the IELTS Writing task 2 question that I posted a few weeks ago on the benefits and disadvantages of nuclear technology.
Looking at the question again, I can see how difficult it would be to answer if you’re not familiar with this topic.
As it’s possible that you could get a similar question in your IELTS test, here’s a summary of the benefits and disadvantages.
The benefits:
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