I always encourage my students to adopt a systematic approach to their IELTS Writing. I believe that this is necessary in order to get the best IELTS score possible.
Here’s the ‘Academic IELTS Writing Task 1 plan’ I give my students:
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Academic IELTS Writing Task 1 plan
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1. Look at the task. What is the topic? What do you have to do?
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2. Decide what the time period is (look at the axis). Is it
- finished?
- not finished?
- future (projected figures)?
Think about the verb tenses you will use.
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3. What is the topic? Write a sentence to introduce the information.
e.g. The graph shows………………..
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4. Write a general sentence to show the trend. e.g.
Generally,…………
In general,………..
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5. Give a more in-depth description. Give the details.
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6. Write a sentence to conclude your writing. e.g.
To sum up,……………………..
To summarise,…………………
In conclusion,………………….
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7. Check your writing.
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Print off these guidelines and follow them when doing practice tests until they become habit.
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Here’s to the best IELTS score possible!