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)

IELTS Writing7. Modals

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?