The International English Language Testing System (IELTS)
IELTS is becoming one of the most popular exams.
Here at The Language House we pride ourselves to have qualified and experienced
teachers that will prepare you to succeed in this exam.
The IELTS Academic and General Writing Modules are similar in some ways and different in others. Whichever test you do, you have one hour to complete two tasks. It is the nature of the tasks that makes them different. To complete an organised, coherent piece of writing, you need to take 2-5 minutes to plan. We have listed some tips for both IELTS
Academic and General writing modules:
IELTS Academic Writing: 2 pieces of writing, 60 minutes.
In Task 1, candidates are presented with a graph, table, chart or diagram and are asked
to describe, summarise or explain the information in their own words. They may be asked to describe and explain data, describe the stages of a process, how something works or describe an object or event. How to respond when given 2 data sources:
Paragraph 1 – Analysing data source 1
A sentence describing the first data source and the broad trend it depicts
A sentence outlining the minor and minute details of the data source
Another sentence outlining the minor and minute details of the data source (if needed)
Paragraph 2 – Analysing data source 2
A sentence describing the second data source and the broad trend it depicts
A sentence outlining the minor and minute details of the data source
Another sentence outlining the minor and minute details of the data source (if needed)
Paragraph 3 – Brief description of the relationship between the data types
A sentence explaining the relationship between the sources
A sentence for further explanation (if needed)
A sentence elaborating or commenting on what this relationship means or what perhaps caused it
A sentence summarising, predicting or commenting on the data presented In both paragraph 1 and 2, we are simply going to recite each data source individually, stating precisely what each source shows. In paragraph 3, we interpret the data source relationship.
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