Blog category: IELTS writing

Dicuss both views…

By Pete on in Example answers for IELTS writing, IELTS writing. No comments »

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As you may have read in my post ‘What’s the first thing the examiner will look at in IELTS Writing Task 2‘, it’s important to answer all parts of the essay writing task in your IELTS test.

Here’s an example of how you can answer all parts of IELTS Writing Task 2 when you are asked to discuss two different views on a particular topic. (The IELTS Writing Task 2 is from the book Cambridge IELTS 8).

Some people think that parents should teach children how to be good members of society. Others, however, believe that school is the place to learn this.

Discuss both of these views and give your own opinion. Read the full post »

What’s the first thing the IELTS examiner will look at in IELTS Writing Task 2?

By Pete on in IELTS writing. No comments »

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Did you know that the first thing the IELTS examiner will check in IELTS Writing Task 2 is whether or not you’ve answered all parts of the essay writing task?

I’m asking you this because in IELTS Writing Task 2 many candidates just have a quick look at the task and then don’t include all of the ideas that are required in their essay.

To show you what I mean, here’s an IELTS Writing Task 2 from the book Cambridge IELTS 8:

Some people think that parents should teach children how to be good members of society. Others, however, believe that school is the place to learn this.

Discuss both of these views and give your own opinion.

In this example, the examiner will check whether you have: Read the full post »

Around, about and approximately

By Pete on in IELTS writing, Vocabulary for IELTS. No comments »

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The words ‘around‘, ‘about‘ and ‘approximately‘ are often useful in IELTS Academic Writing Task 1, and so for those of you taking the IELTS Academic test it’s a good idea to know how to use (and spell) them correctly.

To see some examples of how to use them (and other words like them), have a look at the following sentences taken from the example answer in my post ‘The chart shows… (2)‘.

  • The number of men taking full-time courses increased from just under 100 000 in 1970/71 to around 200 000 in 1990/91, but still remained a fraction of the number studying part-time (about 900 000 in 1990/91).
  • …in 1990/91 the number of men and women studying part-time were approximately 900 000 and 1.1 million respectively. Read the full post »

The chart shows… (2)

By Pete on in Example answers for IELTS writing, IELTS writing. No comments »

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As you probably know, in IELTS Academic writing task 1 you have to summarise the information in a graph, chart, table or diagram (or more than one of these).

To show you the kind of writing required for this task, have a look at the chart below from the official IELTS website, think about what information you should include in a written summary, and then read the following example answer.

The chart shows the number of men and women in further education in Britain in three periods and whether they were studying fulltime or part-time.

Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

IELTS Academic Writing Task 1

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