How to get high marks in IELTS writing
Hi everyone. So in order to be able to get high marks in IELTS writing, we need to understand what the requirements of the writing test are.Writing Test Format:
• The writing test is the final part of the sat exam (1st, Listening, 2nd , reading, and 3rd writing.)
• The writing test lasts for 1 hour.
• There are two parts to the writing test: task 1 and task 2.
• Academic and General Training modules have different task 1s and the same style of task 2s.
• Academic task 1 is an exercise in analyzing given information and making a conclusion.
• General Training task 1 is writing a letter in response to a situation which needs to be resolved
Today’s tip is: Divide your hour into 20 minutes for task 1 (do it first) and 40 minutes for task 2). Task 1 is worth 33% of the available marks, which is why you should devote 33% only of the time on it. Why do task 1 first?
• The writing test is the final part of the sat exam (1st, Listening, 2nd , reading, and 3rd writing.)
• The writing test lasts for 1 hour.
• There are two parts to the writing test: task 1 and task 2.
• Academic and General Training modules have different task 1s and the same style of task 2s.
• Academic task 1 is an exercise in analyzing given information and making a conclusion.
• General Training task 1 is writing a letter in response to a situation which needs to be resolved
Today’s tip is: Divide your hour into 20 minutes for task 1 (do it first) and 40 minutes for task 2). Task 1 is worth 33% of the available marks, which is why you should devote 33% only of the time on it. Why do task 1 first?
Learn the rules of the game
For those of you who didn’t already know it, let me repeat the basic fact about the IELTS test:
The IELTS test is a uniquely difficult test. That’s why it is so highly rated. That’s not to say that it is a logical or sensible test. It isn’t. However it is constructed so that you have to have a high level of English to be able to get a high band score. Even if you do have strong English skills, you still need to know what to expect in the test. If you don’t know the rules of the game, then you can’t possibly win.
So here’s today’s tip.
Learn the rules of the IELTS game.
On that page you will see the option of doing either a complete practice IELTS Academic Module or General Training writing test. Just type in the user name and password on the page and you can begin the test.
Now, that exercise is useful in its own right. However to really get an insight into how the writing test is marked; you need to get the writing tests marked by me. This will allow you to see what your current level is, how the marking criteria works, and crucially, what you need to do in order to make your answer good enough to get a high band score. Believe me when I tell you that there is formula for getting a high band score. If you have ok English writing ability and read the task question fully, then you by using a simple formula you will get at least a band 6 and probably higher depending upon how much practice you put in. ( I have experienced intermediate level English candidates getting a band 7.5 in writing because of their technique.)
And of course it needs to be repeated – you have to put what I say into practice to make it work in the real test…and that means internalizing it through repeated practice. That’s right, it isn’t enough just to do the writing test once, you have to do it again, and again, and again! Each time using what you learnt in your previous feedback in order to make your next answer even better.
The IELTS test is a uniquely difficult test. That’s why it is so highly rated. That’s not to say that it is a logical or sensible test. It isn’t. However it is constructed so that you have to have a high level of English to be able to get a high band score. Even if you do have strong English skills, you still need to know what to expect in the test. If you don’t know the rules of the game, then you can’t possibly win.
So here’s today’s tip.
Learn the rules of the IELTS game.
On that page you will see the option of doing either a complete practice IELTS Academic Module or General Training writing test. Just type in the user name and password on the page and you can begin the test.
Now, that exercise is useful in its own right. However to really get an insight into how the writing test is marked; you need to get the writing tests marked by me. This will allow you to see what your current level is, how the marking criteria works, and crucially, what you need to do in order to make your answer good enough to get a high band score. Believe me when I tell you that there is formula for getting a high band score. If you have ok English writing ability and read the task question fully, then you by using a simple formula you will get at least a band 6 and probably higher depending upon how much practice you put in. ( I have experienced intermediate level English candidates getting a band 7.5 in writing because of their technique.)
And of course it needs to be repeated – you have to put what I say into practice to make it work in the real test…and that means internalizing it through repeated practice. That’s right, it isn’t enough just to do the writing test once, you have to do it again, and again, and again! Each time using what you learnt in your previous feedback in order to make your next answer even better.
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