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IELTS Essay Writing TIPS

This document provides 11 tips for achieving a better score on the IELTS essay writing task. The tips include understanding the essay question thoroughly, mapping out ideas before writing, being familiar with common topics, asking questions to generate more ideas, including a personal opinion, managing time effectively, using varied vocabulary, writing in paragraphs, completing answers, being careful of grammar/spelling/punctuation, and using formal language. Following these tips can help test-takers score more highly by clearly addressing the topic and showcasing their English writing skills.

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IELTS Essay Writing TIPS

This document provides 11 tips for achieving a better score on the IELTS essay writing task. The tips include understanding the essay question thoroughly, mapping out ideas before writing, being familiar with common topics, asking questions to generate more ideas, including a personal opinion, managing time effectively, using varied vocabulary, writing in paragraphs, completing answers, being careful of grammar/spelling/punctuation, and using formal language. Following these tips can help test-takers score more highly by clearly addressing the topic and showcasing their English writing skills.

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IELTS Essay Writing Task – Tips for a Better Score

 Understand
 Map Out Your Ideas
 Be Familiarized With The Common Topics
 Ask Yourself Questions
 Employ Your Personal Opinion
 Manage Your Time
 Take Care of Lexical Resources
 Make Paragraphs
 Complete Your Answer
 Know Grammar, Spelling & Punctuation
 Use Formal Language
1. Understand
Understanding what the question specifies, is overcoming half the problem. It is
essential to pay attention to all the issues mentioned in the question. First, look at
the question carefully then identify the question type- whether it’s a discussion,
an opinion, a solution to the problem or a combination. Identify the main
keywords and understand precisely what the examiner is expecting in the essay.
Avoid writing on a general topic, or you won’t score more than a band 5.
2. Map Out Your Ideas
Before you commence writing, take 5 minutes first to brainstorm different ideas.
Take a pencil and jot down as many as various aspects and perspectives, related
to the particular issue in the essay. The test-taker would score more if he/she
plans and organizes out their ideas in a proper paraphrased manner. It will in a
way save more time as you have already pictured the essay in your mind and will
help you pen your essay better and faster.
3. Be Familiarized With The Common Topics
IELTS tutorials, one of the top institutions for IELTS coaching provides multiple
IELTS Writing Practice to familiarize you with the pattern of the test, model
questions, etc. This will help in widening your vocabulary to brainstorm more
ideas. Also, try to read newspapers more which will increase your vocabulary
along with keeping you updated with your surrounding ongoing. Always
remember that the IELTS exam doesn’t test your knowledge but competency in
the English Language. So present your answer with a clear thought process with
multiple examples to make your writing piece more enhanced.
4. Ask Yourself Questions
Another way to prompt ideas is to ask yourself questions while reading the essay
topic like why/what/where/who/how to generate more ideas. When you ask
these questions to yourself then you’ll be able to think more evidently and
thereby creating more ideas.
5. Employ Your Personal Opinion
The most effective method to write an enhanced essay is to include your personal
opinion in the essay. Imagine the topic of the essay is a question asked of you by
your friend, and then phrase your piece as if you are conveying what you believe
in, your thoughts on it. Also, try to use relevant examples and instances in the
essay to make it more clear.

So, in the end, remember that IELTS Writing task won’t be another mountain to
climb to score band 7+, if you think and understand thoroughly of what the essay
topic requires.

6. Manage Your Time


Since the test is time bound, it is important to complete the IELTS Essay Writing
task on time i.e. within 40 minutes. So, you must develop proper time
management skills before appearing for the IELTS Exam.

Start writing your essay with a proper strategy. Do not spend more than 5
minutes in planning your essay. If possible, try to complete your essay within 36-
37 minutes so that you can spend the last 2-3 minutes in proofreading. As you
might have written the essay in a hurry, proofreading will help you identify
spelling and grammar mistakes, if any. This way, you can complete your task
efficiently within the stipulated time.

7. Take Care of Lexical Resources


Lexical Resource is one of the four Writing Assessment Criteria that contributes to
your writing score. But, many of the IELTS aspirants are unaware regarding the
use of lexical features. Lexical resource refers to the use of sufficient range of
Vocabulary, correct usage of Spellings, proper implementation of Collocations and
Word Formation.

Those who are unknown to this, use repetitive words in their essay. But, an
examiner is looking for a variety of words and phrases in your answer. When
he/she does not find any variety of language, it creates a negative impression
about your Vocabulary. He/she considers that you have a poor language
knowledge and marks you accordingly.

So, avoid repetitive words wherever possible in your essay.

8. Make Paragraphs
Many candidates do not use paragraphs while writing an academic piece or an
article. They describe the entire topic clearly in just a single paragraph. But, doing
so in IELTS Essay Writing Task will definitely cost your marks.

IELTS Essay Writing Task follows a specific structure. Have a look!

Structure of an Essay
Introduction
Body Paragraph 1
Body Paragraph 2
Conclusion
Break down your ideas into different paragraphs. Explain each idea of yours in
detail with relevant examples in one paragraph. Then, start another paragraph
with a new idea. But remember, your ideas should be logically linked though
written in different paragraphs.
An essay with 4 paragraphs is ideal for IELTS Essay Writing Task. You can add
paragraphs only and only if needed. Do not put any unwanted information or try
to unnecessarily expand the paragraph. This will reduce the chance of achieving
high band score.
9. Complete Your Answer
In order to finish the task before the time runs out, many candidates tend to leave
the answers incomplete. There are some who choose another way of writing to
complete their response i.e. they either write short sentences or put only bullet
points. This is absolutely a wrong practice.
IELTS Test is meant to assess your English Language skills. And, if you leave the
answers incomplete, the examiner will not be able to judge your skills. As a result,
he/she will poorly grade your essay. So, instead of writing bullet points or short
sentences, you must formulate each point in a separate paragraph with two to
three lines of explanation. This way you can showcase your writing skills and
create a good impact on the examiner to score better.
10. Know Grammar, Spelling & Punctuation
Using appropriate grammar, writing correct spellings and placing the punctuation
marks at right places play a vital role in IELTS Writing Task 2. You need to be extra
careful regarding this. Even a minor mistake will directly reduce your score. Thus,
a prior practice is worthwhile to ensure success.
11. Use Formal Language
In this times of SMS and other chat applications, it is quite a common issue to use
informal expressions and shorthand texts. But, this practice is strictly prohibited
for the IELTS Exam. Using inappropriate language or terminologies might offend
the examiner and thus, your score will suffer. So, you should use formal language
in your writing.
Now that you are acquainted with enough knowledge, it will be easier for you to
achieve your desired score in the IELTS Essay Writing task. Committing mistakes
will reduce your chance to succeed. So, ensure that you go through these tips
thoroughly and put them into regular practice. Be clear and precise in expressing
your ideas and add suitable examples to enhance your writing.

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