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Most Common Mistakes in IELTS Writing Task 1 & How To Learn From Them

The document discusses the importance of learning from mistakes in IELTS writing tasks. It identifies the most common mistakes as incorrect tense, poor spelling, wrong word order, poor subject-verb agreement, vocabulary repetition, poor organization and paragraphing, incorrect word choice or form. It recommends 3 key steps to learn from mistakes: 1) Identify the mistakes you make, 2) Work on solutions to the mistakes, such as reviewing grammar, and 3) Use the solutions instead of repeating mistakes in future writing tasks.

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Most Common Mistakes in IELTS Writing Task 1 & How To Learn From Them

The document discusses the importance of learning from mistakes in IELTS writing tasks. It identifies the most common mistakes as incorrect tense, poor spelling, wrong word order, poor subject-verb agreement, vocabulary repetition, poor organization and paragraphing, incorrect word choice or form. It recommends 3 key steps to learn from mistakes: 1) Identify the mistakes you make, 2) Work on solutions to the mistakes, such as reviewing grammar, and 3) Use the solutions instead of repeating mistakes in future writing tasks.

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Most  Common  Mistakes  In  IELTS  Writing  Task  1  
&  How  To  Learn  From  Them  
 
A  very  important  skill  for  IELTS  candidates  is  the  ability  to  learn  from  
your  mistakes.  Mistakes  are  inevitable,  everyone  makes  mistakes,  if  
you  look  carefully  through  this  website  you  will  find  a  few  mistakes.  
 
Making  a  mistake  is  not  really  a  problem  but  making  the  same  
mistakes  over  and  over  again  can  be  a  big  issue.  To  avoid  repetitively  
making  mistakes  it  is  necessary  to  learn  what  mistakes  you  make  and  
then  learn  how  to  avoid  them.  
 
There  are  3  key  steps  to  help  you  learn  from  the  most  common  
mistakes  in  IELTS  Writing  Task  1:  
 
1.  Identify  the  mistakes  you  make.  
2.  Work  on  solutions  to  the  mistakes  you  make.  
3.  Use  the  solutions  instead  of  the  mistakes.  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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1. Identify  the  mistakes  you  make  in  
your  IELTS  writing  tasks.  
 
It  is  important  that  you  know  what  mistakes  you  make,  especially  you  
need  to  identify  your  most  common  errors.  Not  every  student  makes  
the  same  mistakes  so  find  out  what  mistakes  you  make  most  often.  
 
It  is  quite  common  for  me  to  see  a  students  writing  task  with  20  errors  
in  grammar.  If  10  of  those  errors  are  related  to  using  the  incorrect  
tense,  then  the  student  only  needs  to  change  one  thing  in  order  to  
reduce  their  mistakes  by  50%.  
 
The  most  common  errors  that  I  see  in  students  writing  for  IELTS  task  1  are:  
 
Most  Common  Mistakes  In  IELTS  Writing  Task  1  
 
Incorrect  Tense:  If  the  data  shown  is  from  a  finished  time  in  the  past  then  
the  past  simple  should  be  used.  Check  dates  that  are  shown  in  the  
diagrams.  
 
Poor  Spelling:  These  mistakes  are  usually  careless.  Always  read  your  
work  and  check  for  spelling  errors.  
 
Wrong  Word  Order:  Another  careless  mistake.  A  common  example  of  this  
would  be  “sharply  increased”  instead  of  “increased  sharply”.  
 
Poor  Subject  Verb  Agreement:  A  very  common  example  is  “the  bar  chart  
show”  rather  than  “the  bar  chart  shows”.  
 
Vocabulary  Repetition:  This  is  usually  because  of  lack  of  vocabulary.  Try  
to  learn  synonyms  and  parallel  phrases.  
 
Poor  Organisation  And  Paragraphing:  Make  sure  you  know  the  structure  
for  task  1  and  leave  spaces  between  paragraphs.  
 
Incorrect  Word  Choice  or  Form:  This  error  may  also  be  because  of  lack  of  
vocabulary  or  incorrect  understanding  of  vocabulary.  Wrong  word  form  
means  using  a  noun  when  the  verb  form  should  be  used.  
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You  don’t  need  to  go  and  spend  hours  and  hours  working  on  each  of  
those  areas.  Identify  which  2  or  3  of  the  mistakes  above  you  make  
most  often  and  work  on  them.  
 
2.  Work  on  solutions  to  the  mistakes  you  make.  
 
Once  you  have  identified  your  two  or  three  most  common  mistakes  in  
IELTS  writing  task  1  you  need  to  study  those  areas.  Use  grammar  
books  or  websites  to  study  and  re-­‐learn  about  the  correct  way  to  use  
the  language.  
 
If  for  example  you  have  difficulty  with  poor  subject  verb  agreement,  
you  would  need  to  review  this  area.  When  should  you  use  singular  and  
plural  forms?  What  are  some  irregular  singular  and  plural  forms?  
 
When  you  read  anything,  highlight  the  subject  and  verb  agreement  so  
it  becomes  clear  to  you  and  easy  to  recognise.  The  more  often  you  see  
something  used  correctly,  the  more  likely  you  are  to  use  it  correctly.  
 
Also,  whenever  you  do  a  writing  task,  pay  special  attention  to  the  
areas  where  you  most  often  make  mistakes.  In  this  case,  double  check  
that  your  subject  and  verb  agree  with  each  other.  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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3.  Use  the  solutions  instead  of  the  mistakes.  
 
Now  comes  the  difficult  part.  Now  that  you  know  the  most  common  
mistakes  in  IELTS  Writing  Task  1  and  you  know  the  solutions  you  
need  to  do  one  more  thing.  You  must  remember  to  use  the  solution  
instead  of  repeating  the  mistake.  
 
This  takes  time.  You  need  to  practice  a  lot  and  remain  aware  of  your  
most  common  mistakes  in  IELTS  writing  task  1.  Over  time  you  will  
make  less  mistakes  and  it  will  be  easier  for  you  to  identify  and  correct  
your  errors.  
After  a  few  weeks  or  months  you  should  re-­‐assess  your  most  common  
mistakes  and  you  might  find  that  you  have  some  other  problem  areas  
to  work  on.  
 
Unfortunately  you  will  always  make  mistakes.  Your  aim  is  not  to  be  
perfect  but  to  make  few  errors  each  time  you  do  an  IELTS  writing  task.  
Good  luck.  
 
 

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