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In this article, we’ll be learning English with This American Life, one of the most popular podcasts in the world. This episode features a tour of Paris with David Sedaris, a writer who used to live there. However, unlike most visitors to Paris, he isn’t interested in tourist sites. By listening along to this video, you can practice your English with authentic materials as well as learning about what it’s like to live in another country.
Many students feel overwhelmed by the different type of questions in part two of the IELTS writing exam. However, while these questions often look like too much to ever learn, it is possible to break them down into five broad types. Once you know these, you will know how to handle any IELTS writing question that you get in your exam. This article will introduce these question types and how you should go about answering each one.
The conclusion is probably the easiest part of your IELTS writing part two. However, conclusions are still important to get right for several reasons. They play an important structural role in your essay. They’re also important because the final impression is memorable. Finally, if something is easy, you should be trying to do it perfectly!
Body paragraphs make up the most of your essay and so it’s important to pay attention to them. This guide will teach you how to put together IELTS style body paragraphs even if you’re not sure what you want to say in your essay. Each body paragraph you write should have one topic sentence and three-four supporting sentences.
The introduction is an essential part of your IELTS writing part two essay. Your introduction sets your essay off in the right direction and makes your ideas for the whole essay clear for yourself and the examiner.
This article is part of our series about how the IELTS graded. If you haven’t yet, check out our sections on task response, coherence and cohesion and lexical resource.
Lexical resource is all about the words you use. In many ways, it should be the most simple part of the IELTS grading criteria to understand. However, it’s also the area with the most misconceptions around it. This article will take a look at the grading criteria, unpack what those criteria mean and explore what mistakes people make around lexical resource. Make sure you also check out our guides to task response, coherence and cohesion, and grammatical range and accuracy.
This is the second part of our series on how the IELTS writing exam is graded. Learning how the exam is graded is essential for your success in the exam. If you don’t know what the examiners are looking for, it’s becomes more difficult to meet their criteria. Make sure you check out our other grading guides on task response, lexical resource and grammatical range and accuracy.
Welcome to the first part of our guide to how the IELTS writing task two is graded. It’s really important to know how the test is graded so that you can craft your answer around getting a high score. This guide covers everything you need to know about task response. Make sure you also check out the Practical IELTS guides to the other writing grading criteria: coherence and cohesion, lexical resource and grammatical range and accuracy.
One common mistake people make in their IELTS writing is not using enough complex grammar. In this guide, I’m going to explain why simple grammar is a mistake, why people make this mistake, and look at some of my favourite types of grammar you can use to fix this mistake.