IELTS General Writing Module: Models for High Band Scores: IELTS: Obtaining High Bands, #4

IELTS General Writing Module: Models for High Band Scores

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Table of Contents

Introduction

General Task One (Letters) Writing Models

1. Planning to Study English

2. Postponing a Job Start

3. Responding to a Complaint about Noise

4. Selling Books

5. Recovering a Suitcase

6. Improving the Town

7. Increasing Sports Facilities

8. Explaining College Absence

General Task Two (Essays) Writing Models

1. Fast Food

2. Sport

3. Studying Away From Home

4. Modern Cities

5. Reading Habits

6. The Motor Car

7. Major Sports Events

8. Modern Technology & Society

For More Help With Your IELTS

Introduction

How this book can help increase your score

The IELTS General Writing Module book has been created for IELTS General Exam candidates who want to achieve a high score in the Writing Module. Not only does the book present models for writing very good responses to Tasks 1 & 2 but it also provides notes to detail what a candidate must do for a high band score. Often candidates will lose valuable marks because they are not aware of what is required.

Close study of model answers with extended commentary is a powerful way of improving writing skills because the reader can see how ideas are developed & modified to address the exact requirements of the set task and how language structures & vocabulary are used appropriately.

Using this book

The book is divided into two sections: Task One & Task Two for IELT General Writing. Each section has eight IELTS Writing tasks with a complete sample model and detailed notes & a planning grid for each task.

The tasks very closely reflect the type and range of questions that are in the IELTS Writing Exam. Task 1 includes examples of various situations in which letters must be written while Task 2 includes a range of topics that frequently appear in the IELTS exam.

The writing models are examples of very good responses to the task which would score very highly in the exam. The detailed notes that follow each response focus on understanding the task and what is required for a good response. Task achievement, cohesion and coherence, vocabulary use, and