In this article I’ll show you how to write the introduction and overview for a two-sided bar chart. Next week I’ll include the “detail” paragraphs. The chart below shows the number of men and women in further education in Britain in three periods and whether they were studying full-time or part-time. Introduction The bar chart […]
IELTS Writing Task 1: Double, Twice, Twofold
I had a student ask me about the different ways to use words like “double” and “twice” in IELTS Writing Task 1. These can be surprisingly difficult words to use correctly. Let’s take a look at a few popular ways to use these words: 1. double, triple, increase twofold, etc. (verb phrases) In the first two examples here, the basic form […]
IELTS Writing Task 2: Body Paragraphs for Discussion Essays
For this week’s student correction we’re going to correct a student’s body paragraphs for a discussion question. As a review, look at this post on introductions for discussion questions. With discussion questions, we can usually use the following structure for the body paragraphs… Body 1: Support for the Opposite Opinion (5 sentences) Body 2: Support for my opinion (5 sentences) IELTS Task 2 […]
IELTS Master Free Guide: 50+ Task 2 Writing Topics from Real IELTS Tests
One common problem IELTS students have is the overwhelming number of resources. With so many different websites, textbooks, and courses, it can be difficult to tell what is high quality and what isn’t. By collecting over fifty IELTS writing task 2 topics and compiling them all into a print-ready ebook, I’ve done the hard work so you can focus […]
IELTS Writing Task 2: Opinion Essay Introduction Correction & Sample
For this week’s student correction we’re going to correct a student’s introduction for an opinion essay question. With opinion essays, you need to state your opinion about the topic and support that opinion throughout the essay. This is not the same as the discussion essay we talked about last week, which requires to you discuss both sides. For an IELTS opinion […]
IELTS Writing Task 2 Correction & Sample: Discussion Essay Introduction
In this post I’m going to show part of a student essay and correct it. It can be helpful to see common mistakes so you don’t make them yourself. Before we begin, keep in mind that the four areas that IELTS markers will look at (click here for the official IELTS descriptors). IELTS Markers Task Achievement: Does it […]