IELTS Intensive

Writing part two

IELTS WritingTwo parts of ielts writingPart one writing about a

Graph, chart, diagramPart two is an essay

IELTS WritingTotal time for both parts one hour

Part one is easier to prepare forBut part one 33%of marks

Part two 66%Twice as important. Twice the time

IELTS WritingFour 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

IELTS WritingBefore part two

Lets look at the final part one taskProcess

Structure the same

IELTS WritingParagraph one - Introduction

Paragraph two – major informationParagraph three – more detail

IELTS WritingWith graph, key language in

movementTables and charts, key language is

comparisonsWith process it is sequencing

IELTS WritingFirst, second, next, then, after that,

finally

IELTS WritingAnswer the question is as important

as grammar!

Writing in paragraphs is as important as vocabulary!

IELTS WritingLets look at part two

What do you do?Start writing and write as fast as you

can for 40 minutes?Not if you want a good mark

IELTS WritingFirst: READ THE QUESTION!

Highlight key words25% of your mark for a full answer

IELTS WritingSecond: MAKE A PLAN

25% of your mark for the structure of your answer

IELTS WritingMy suggestion

5 minutes to plan30 minutes to write5 minutes to check

IELTS WritingYour target is 250 words

This is not a lot to write in half an hour

Approximately 8 words a minute

IELTS WritingWhat should your plan look like?

Depends a little on the essayUsually four or five paragraphs

IELTS WritingThe introduction

Set out the scope of the essayExplain the topic

IELTS WritingBody of the essay2 or 3 paragraphsGive the arguments for and against

IELTS WritingConclusionA brief summaryGive your opinion

IELTS WritingThen 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.

IELTS Writing4. Third person s

You 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?