Category: IELTS preparation

Most of the students score fairly well in the listening and the reading section but face problem with writing section making their overall band less than the required one. But then how is it possible that someone working right in the other section of IELTS is lacking simply in writing. After all, all the other sections also require English skills.
Well, most of the students make mistake in writing because of the following reasons –

1. They start writing without thinking about the topic. Yes, most of the students assume that 40 minutes or 20 minutes is very less and you need to start writing as soon as you read the question ( in some worse cases students merely skim the question). This results in answers that are not only lacking ideas but coherence as well.

2. Some students don’t develop on their ideas. This is next major issue. Their is a common belief among students that in the writing task of IELTS you are being checked on your ideas and more the number of ideas, more you will score. But the fact is, you are not checked on the number of ideas you write. You are marked on how well you elaborate the ideas. Do you give examples with them or not?

3. The other problem with IELTS writing is that some students don’t plan their essays well. As in , which information will come first and which will go at last. What is the conclusion, beginning and what is going to come in body paragraph.
So, if you are lacking in writing section of IELTS, avoid the above mistakes and I am sure you will score high in writing.
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Writing task in IELTS consist of two parts. In academic, the first part is either a report or summary writing of a graph and the second part is essay writing. In general IELTS, the first part has a letter and the second part is that of essay. Now, the big question is are the two valued the same or their are different marks associated with them. Let’s clear the confusion.

Are both the task marked individually or as whole?

The two sections of the writing task are marked individually i.e. the examiner will first mark you on the first section and give you a band and then mark the next section. After marking both the sections, your overall band for the writing part is calculated.

Do both the tasks have same weight-age?

No they are not. Rather, the worth of writing task 2 is just the double of writing task 1. This means that 30% marks are for the writing task 1 while 60% marks are for writing task 2.

Can I know my individual scores?

No, you cannot. IELTS will not tell you the individual scores of each section but will tell you the entire score that you have gained.

Are you marked on the same criteria on both the task?

NO. You are marked on four critieria’s in both the task and although three of them are same, there is a difference of one criteria. Let us have a look.
The one’s common to both are –
1. Coherence and cohesion – Paragraph Linking and referencing.
2.Grammatical range and accuracy – Sentence structures, tenses, punctuation and number of errors.
3.Lexical Resource – Vocabulary, collocations, spellings and number of errors.
The different one’s –
Writing task 1- Task achievement – information, overview, key features
Writing task 2- ideas, addressing the task, conclusion, developing the ideas.

SO, go on prepare well for the exam and score high.
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