In this IELTS Writing Task 2 video lesson, I analyze one of my model essays to try and find some of the “advanced” or “Band 7+” vocabulary that I use. You’ll notice that a lot of the IELTS vocabulary in this model essay comes from simple words, but when put together becomes advanced English. More […]
IELTS Writing – Grammatical Accuracy vs Range
If you’ve read the IELTS writing band descriptors, you have probably noticed that both grammatical accuracy and range are taken into account by the scorer. As an IELTS student, you should focus most of your efforts on accuracy. In fact, researchers have found that grammatical accuracy is closely related to Band Score. Specifically, an IELTS.org […]
IELTS Writing Task 2 Band 7 Scoring
In this lesson, I talk IELTS Writing Task 2 Band 7+ scoring. In other words, I examine exactly what your essay needs to do to get a high writing score. Watch the video lesson or take a look at the text version below. IELTS Writing Task 2 Scoring: Band Descriptors Take a look at the […]
IELTS General Writing Task 1: 7 Essential Elements
In this IELTS General Writing Task 1 lesson (click here if you’re looking for academic lessons), we look at the different elements that make up a complete IELTS letter. We introduce what to write in each of the 7 parts and include a sample essay to demonstrate. Basic Guidelines for IELTS General Writing Task 1 […]
IELTS Writing Task 2 – How to Organize Your Essay
Knowing how to organize your IELTS Writing Task 2 essay is very important because it helps you improve your coherence and cohesion score, write faster, and focus on your ideas/language. In this video, I introduce the 4 IELTS writing task 2 question types and explain how to organize your essay for each of them. How […]
IELTS Writing Task 1 Basics – What to write and how to organize it
In this IELTS Writing Task 1 lesson, you’ll learn the basics of 1) what you need to include in your report, 2) how to structure/organize your Task 1 writing and 3) some important do’s and don’ts that everyone should know. Watch more IELTS Master Writing Task 1 videos