IELTS Writing Test Preparation
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| Unit 9 | Text organisation • Problem and solution language • To + infinitive • For + -ing vs. to + infinitive • The -ing form • Useful vocabulary: The environment Sample |
This course will help you prepare for the IELTS Academic Module.
Contents
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| Unit 1 | An overview of the Writing test, Task 1 • Interpreting Task 1 questions • Interpreting and describing visual information (pie charts and bar charts) • Linking different points • Useful vocabulary: Statistics • Checking content and language errors |
| Unit 2 | Dos and don'ts for Writing Task 1 • Selecting information • Organising ideas • Writing introductions • Writing conclusions • Describing graphs • Describing numbers • Useful vocabulary: Tendencies |
| Unit 3 | Useful vocabulary: Objects and actions • Describing how an object works • Choosing a starting point • Using sequence expressions • Using ellipsis • Using synonyms • Using active and passive verbs forms |
| Unit 4 | Describing change • Describing position • Collocations of increase and decrease • Describing when something happened • Referring back • Useful vocabulary: Urban environments |
| Unit 5 | Useful vocabulary: Industrial processes • Editing content • Editing style • Avoiding repetition • Improving cohesion • Checking spelling • Tips for Writing Task 1 |
Task 2 |
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| Unit 6 | An overview of the writing test, Task 2 • Evaluating ideas • Developing an argument and giving examples • Using linkers to improve clarity and cohesion • Using passive forms to improve clarity and cohesion • Useful vocabulary: Health and illness |
| Unit 7 | Organising ideas • Writing introductions • Writing conclusions • Identifying opinions • Using expressions to indicate cause and effect • Using expressions of time and place • Useful vocabulary: Leisure |
| Unit 8 | Useful vocabulary: Education • Practising ellipsis • Reference • Pronouns: this/these and it/they • Determiners: this/these and the |
| Unit 9 | Text organisation • Problem and solution language • To + infinitive • For + -ing vs. to + infinitive • The -ing form • Useful vocabulary: The environment Sample |
| Unit 10 | Expressing opinions • Hedging • Qualifying using adjectives and adverbs • Linkers • Useful vocabulary: Society |