IELTS Writing Module
IELTS Writing:
Check out the difference between the tasks and what you may expect to see in writing test
Understand the Test Format
Task Types:
In task, task takers are asked to respond to a situation, for example,by writing a letter requesting information or explaining a situation.
Task Details
Understand the Test Format :
Task 1:
You are presented with a situation and required to write a personal response in the form of an informal, semi-formal or formal letter of at least 150 words.The situations you are asked to write about are common,everyday ones such as:writing to a new employer about work problems you are having, writing to a local newspaper about a plan to develop your residential area,etc
You will be given instructions in the form of three bullet points which you must include in your response.
Your style of writing will depends who you are asked to write to( i e.the audience)and how well you are supposed to know them.
You should spend no more than 20 minutes on this task .
You are asked to write at least 150 words and will be penalised if your answer is too short.
This task assesses your ability to follow English letter writing conventions(I.e. what order to put information in,wgat style to use,how to start and finish a letter), to use language accurately and appropriately and to organise and link information coherently and cohesively.
In Task 2:
You respond to point of view or argument or problem.
You need to write 250 words in about 40 minutes.
The Writing task takes one hour to complete.
The format is the same for both the Academic & General Training tests.
There are two tasks to complete:Task 1& Task 2.The tasks are different for IELTS Academic & General Training as highlihhted in the task types in the previous section.
Understand the Test Format Task 2:
You are given a topic to write about an academic or semi-formal/neutral discursive essay of atleast 250 words in the answer book provided.You should make sure that you complete the task carefully and provide a full and relevant response.
You should make sure that you complete the task carefully and provide a full and relevant response . You should organise your ideas clearly and make sure to support your argument with relevant examples(including from your own experience where relevant) or evidence. For this task,you need to be able to communicate more abstract and complex ideas and use a range of vocabulary and grammatical structures.Task 2 contributes twice as much to the final Writing band score as aTask 1.
This task assesses your ability to follow English discursive writing conventions(I.e. what order to put information in,what style to use,how to start and finish discrsive writing,how to paragraph),to organise and link information coherently and cohesively and to use language accurately and appropriately.
Doing preparation for Writing Task was comparatively easy for me because I had spare daily 1 to 2 hours at workplace for writing on Computer that helps me to increase word per minute or writing speed on the keyboard and it helps me to complete my task on time in the real AEO IELTS exam. If you select to appear for Computer Based test so as far as my point of view so its easy to edit and forming the template to complete the task requirement of 250 words is comparatively easy and on the screen it shows that how many words you have typed rather than on the paper based test where you have to count words at the end.
ReplyDeleteTask 1:
It is comparatively easy and some teachers suggest that you learned the template available so it helps you to save your time but for me rectifying is not easy as I used to complain on Citizen Portal System for different issues in my residential area so forming the plot according to any situation is easy for me.
You have choice in computer based test to attempt any task its upto you.I completed this task first so I had enough time for task 2.
Task 2:
There are other factors that also determined your desired band score and you must keep all of them in your mind when you start practicing for IELTS exam.
1-Reading the question and completely understand it.
Plan your work it takes some time but your work will be organized and help you to focus on the task achievement.
2-Consider paragraphing according to the type of question.
3-Develop your vocabulary:
Learn synonyms as much as possible because if you use same word again and again so your word count will be reduced
Learn less common words to show that you have wide range of vocabulary.
Learn words from the dictionary that shows their level use some advanced words that are mentioned C1 to C2 level
The list of words are available on various IELTS resources so you can separate the words according to the topic.
Remember to use words that are appropriate to the context or word choices must be accurate to understand this you have to read some IELTS Cambridge Books.
The IELTS essay comprises of the following parts
1-Introduction
2-Body: reasons and examples
Write at least two paragraphs.
3-Conclusion
Save some time to revise your work.