Session 9

IELTS 6.0
1. I'll start with some guidelines about nutrition and fitness
2. many people don't do this
3. they don’t eat enough fruit and vegetables
4. this is often why people live on sandwiches and fast food instead
5. you have to do a little exercise and keep fit as well
6. how often you drive rather than walk
7. being generally active is much healthier than doing lots of exercise just occasionally
8. As long as you do at least an hour's exercise a day
9. Remember, this is a hospital, and you are supposed to be the healthiest people here
10. take a break any time that you're not busy
11. you shouldn't work for more than three hours without a break
12. you could then make a careless mistake
13. Another important issue is hygiene
14. you don’t leave even a small amount of rubbish around
15. but they aren't always here when you need them
Writing
– Task 1 –
Pattern
 Structure of trend
• Introduction (paraphrasing)
• The biggest figure
=> Its stats (number, years…)
• The second biggest figure
=> Its stats (number, years…)
• The third biggest figure
=> Its stats (number, years…)
• The final figure
=> Its stats (number, years…)
• Conclusion (general trend)
 Structure of Pattern
• Introduction (paraphrasing)
• The biggest figure
=> Its stats (number, percentage…)
=> However, COMPARISON
• The second biggest figure
=> Its stats (number, percentage…)
=> On the other hand, COMPARISON
• The third biggest figure
=> Its stats (number, percentage…)
=> By contrast, COMPARISON
• Conclusion (general comparison)
=> In conclusion, superlative … ,while superlative… .
Practice
 Answer
The bar chart illustrates the issues that people usually have when they move to live in a new
country. There are three groups of people: aged 18-34, aged 35-54 and over 55.

It is clear that the greatest problem for three groups is to find friends. Most of young people,
aged 18-34, find it hard to look for their true friends, about 46%. However, fewer people at age
35-54 than the younger ones have this problem, nearly 36%, whereas only 22% of old people
believe that making friends is difficult.

The second biggest problem for all groups is to find places to stay. There are nearly as many
people aged 18-34 as the ones aged 35-54 who have problems in finding their apartments,
namely 38%. In contrast, the percentage of people over 55 who have this problem is a lot less
than 2 other groups, around 22%.

The third biggest problem is to learn the local language. Far more old people, 56%, than the
younger ones,30% and 35%, experience the difficulties in speaking the new languages.

In conclusion, while people at age 18-34 think that finding mates is the most difficult thing,
people over 55 have the biggest problem in learning the new language.
Listening
– Strategy–
 Steps
1. Review Section 4 during the example 1
2. Follow the steps for each type
3. Skip the difficult questions
4. Focus on the target score
5. Transfer the answers carefully
 Listening

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Reading
– Strategy–
 Difficult questions
1. Matching headings
2. Finding information
3. Matching
4. Can’t find the keywords in the reading
 Steps
1. 15 minutes: easy questions in passage 1
2. 15 minutes: easy questions in passage 2
3. 15 minutes: easy questions in passage 3
4. 15 minutes:
• review the answers
• focus on the target score
• finish all questions
 Reading

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 Writing
– Body Paragraph 2–
 Useful words for writing

• Get: acquire, obtain, receive

• Have: possess, own
• Give: provide, offer, contribute
• Enough: sufficient, adequate
• Many: various, numerous, a variety of, a range of
• More: additional, further
• Things: items, objects, matters, issues
• Big: huge, vast, large, significant, considerable
• Important: crucial, vital, major, essential
• Popular: well-know, common, widespread
 IELTS Writing

Most people are not interested in how their food has been
produced. They only care about how much it costs.
How true is this statement? What influences people when
they buy food?
Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant
examples from your own knowledge or experience
 Steps in Writing task 2

Step 1:
Analyze the question (3 minutes)

Double questions
1. Type: ……………….
Buying food
2. Main topic: ……………….
Care about cost, not production
3. Question: …………………
Factors for people buy food

4. Body Paragraph: 2
 Steps in Writing task 2

Step 2:
Write an introduction (3 minutes, 30 words)

3 Parts:
• General (hook, lead-in…)
• Thesis
• Outliner
 Steps in Writing task 2
Step 3:
Write the first body paragraph (15 minutes, 100 words)
Topic sentence ( There are …. )
1. Firstly, (idea 1)
• Example (for example, for instance…)
2. Secondly, (idea 2)
• Example (for example, for instance…)
3. Thirdly, (idea 3)
• Example (for example, for instance…)
 Steps in Writing task 2
Step 4:
Write the second body paragraph (15 minutes, 100 words)

Topic sentence
1. First of all, (idea 1)
• Example (for example, for instance…)
2. In addition (besides, moreover…), (idea 2)
• Example (for example, for instance…)
3. Finally, (idea 3)
• Example (for example, for instance…)
 Steps in Writing task 2

Step 5:
Write an conclusion and revise (4-10 minutes, 20 words)

2 Parts:
• Thesis restatement ( and opinion, if required)
• Predictions, recommendations, opinions…

“IN CONCLUSION”
 Formal Writing
5 rules in Academic Writing
1. Do not use personal pronouns (I, you,….)
2. Do not write in short ways (I’m, it’s…)
3. Do not use (and, but, so, or,…) at the
beginning of sentence
4. Do not use idioms in writing
5. Do not use speaking language (like, love, hate,
want, like, wanna…)
Session 9
IELTS 6.0