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IELTS Intensive
Writing part two
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Two parts of ielts writingPart one writing about a
Graph, chart, diagramPart two is an essay
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Total time for both parts one hourPart one is easier to prepare for
But part one 33%of marksPart two 66%
Twice as important. Twice the time
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Four 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
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Before part twoLets look at the final part one task
ProcessStructure the same
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Paragraph one - IntroductionParagraph two – major information
Paragraph three – more detail
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With graph, key language in movement
Tables and charts, key language is comparisons
With process it is sequencing
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First, second, next, then, after that, finally
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Answer the question is as important as grammar!
Writing in paragraphs is as important as vocabulary!
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Lets look at part twoWhat do you do?
Start writing and write as fast as you can for 40 minutes?
Not if you want a good mark
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First: READ THE QUESTION!Highlight key words
25% of your mark for a full answer
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Second: MAKE A PLAN25% of your mark for the structure of
your answer
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My suggestion5 minutes to plan
30 minutes to write5 minutes to check
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Your target is 250 wordsThis is not a lot to write in half an
hourApproximately 8 words a minute
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What should your plan look like?Depends a little on the essay
Usually four or five paragraphs
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The introductionSet out the scope of the essay
Explain the topic
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Body of the essay2 or 3 paragraphsGive the arguments for and against
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ConclusionA brief summaryGive your opinion
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Then 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.
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4. Third person sYou 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)
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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?