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WRITING TASK-2
THURSDAY, MAY 14, 2015
In IELTS writing task 2 , you need to write an essay of at least 250 words. First of all, you can
write whatever comes in your mind about the topic but make it lead high band score there are
certain rules to follow which are discuss here.
Without proper planning, you can stuck in the middle of writing and consume more time-that`s
the very good reason why you should plan first.
You can identify some vocabulary surrounding the identified keywords in Tips-1 and find some
collocation words that will eventually flood you with ideas to write about any topics.
If you write all things in one paragraph, then it looks messy and makes the writing less appealing
for the examiner which will leads to low band score.
Therefore, try to add at least four paragraph in your essay: introduction, two main body
paragraphs and conclusion.
On this respect, you can include a provocative insight or quotation from the arguments, reason
and examples that you have already mentioned in your essay.
You can use "there" to make the statement more impersonal like "There has been a significant
concern of increasing air pollution in major cities of the world"
The film that has been watched this week is praiseworthy (academic English)
Repetition means using same word or sentence structure again and again that lead the examiner
to think that you have poor vocabulary and cannot use complex sentence structure to make the
essay spontaneous.
To prove your vocabulary range, use synonyms or different expressions. But, it is inevitable that
you will repeat the key phrases of the question topic.
Like, If you are writing about air pollution, then those words can recur in your essay. However,
even keywords like "pollution" can be replaced by word like "contamination.
it could be
"Air Pollution is increasing in cities. It is bad for health. People are dying for this."
or it could be
"Air pollution is a persistence problem in many cities of the world. It is certainly bad for health
as well as people can dye fast for this."
So, which one is better? Notice the use of linked "as well as" in the second writing.
Conclusion
Although there is no definitive guide of good or bad writing, but there are certain rules of
academic writing. Using of these tips make your IELTS writing task 2 essay more robust,
natural and polished to lead in higher band score.