Tips for Cracking the Writing Section of the IELTS Exam

1. Tips for Cracking the Writing Section of the IELTS Exam The biggest concerns of the Indian students appearing for their IELTS exam are the Writing and Speaking section. Most of the training institutes make the students cram standard responses and just keep repeating them until one becomes a parrot. This is the cruellest approach as it doesn’t allow a student to innovate and is good only for a band score of 6-6.5. Instead of learning and mugging up standard responses, a student’s thought process must be invoked, so that he/she doesn’t just get a good band score in the IELTS test, but also improves his/her language. English is a language that is full of anomalies. For the students to start thinking in English, the trainers must focus on teaching them English, rather than teaching them ways to get certain bands. IELTS test is one of the most valid English Language Proficiency (ELP) tests in the world. The test scores are accepted by almost 10,000 institutions in 140 countries worldwide, including schools, universities, Government departments, employers, immigration authorities and other professional bodies. Now the biggest question is how to prepare for the key components of the IELTS exam!

2. In this article, we’ll walk you through the tips and tricks to learn good English and cracking the Writing section on the IELTS exam. The writing section in each version of IELTS has two subsections. In the academic test, Task 1 is usually a chart, graph or some other statistical diagram, on which a test taker is required to present a piece of analysis. Task 2 is a more opinionated, as one has to write down his/her point of view about a given topic. In the general test, the test-taker with a situation and asked to write a letter explaining the situation along with the essay. 1. Reading sample essays: Reading sample essays always helps as one gets an idea about the sentence structure, grammar, analysis techniques, and other techniques. The following are to be considered while reading sample essays: Aspirants can pose the following questions to gain clarity on the topic • Does the first section make the topic clear? • Does the heading reveal the subject of the essay? • Notice how the essayist lists the important points of the essay. 2. Write essays: After gaining clarity about the essays after reading them thoroughly, it would then be time to write them. The following points should be kept in mind before writing the essay: • Jot down all the relevant points that come to your mind on the given topic • Once that is done, filtering of appropriate points should be done from the same list. • Then candidates need to think in which direction they want their essay to take. • While presenting an argument, it is important to stick to the point that one has opted to write for. Test takers should never present more than one point of view in an argument as it won’t reflect well on your thought process. 3. Grammar practice: As already mentioned, learning the English language is of paramount importance, therefore learning the right grammar is essential. You need not become a master of grammar, but need to know certain rules that are frequently

3. applied. Tenses are usually what students are confused about. For the IELTS Writing section, one needs to know Simple Present, Simple Past, Present Perfect and Past Perfect tenses only. Some other IELTS Preparation tips for writing section • It is advisable to begin with Task 2 first as it has more weightage and is relatively easier too • Timing is another constraint. You get 1 hour to attempt the two tasks, divided as 20 minutes for Task 1 and 40 minutes for Task 2. Rigorous practice is required to be able to complete these tasks in time • One must refrain from using informal language as much as one can, for instance, no abbreviations, no 1st or 2nd pronouns or possessive, apart from the concluding paragraph where examinees support their response • Candidates must use their pencil well and highlight every important point in the question to remind them about what to emphasize on • Test takers must go for quality rather than quantity, which mean that writing more doesn’t mean that you’ll get a better score Source:- section-of-the-ielts-exam/ https://globalopportunitiesweb.wordpress.com/2018/07/05/tips-for-cracking-the-writing-