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IELTS Speaking Task Cue Card: Talk about a free day from work or study that you enjoyed.

May 18, 2019 IELTS Research

IELTS Speaking Task Cue Card:

Talk about a free day from work or study that you enjoyed.

When did you have this relaxing day?

Where did you spend this day?

What did you do on that free day?

Explain why was it relaxing?

Sample Answer

The modern lifestyle is definitely a busy one and the workload of studies becomes very tiring sometimes. In such situations, a day off or a holiday is always a welcome treat. I have had many such breaks from work but a memorable experience was during my first job.

It was during the summers right after my graduation and I was working on a project with a deadline that was very near. Soon my team completed the project and we were rewarded with a day off after the submission date. This was a rather unexpected surprise but definitely a pleasant one. It was a Wednesday and I remember having a very tranquil day. In fact, I had spent the whole day unwinding as per my whim more than the usual holidays.

I woke up an hour later than I usually do on weekdays and spent the morning riding my motorcycle to a faraway cafe for a morning ride coupled with a breakfast. Later in the afternoon, I lazed around the house reading a book. I had ordered food from a nearby restaurant as I did not want to cook. In the evening, I went to meet a friend and we had a long conversation with delicious food and cold drinks. I then returned to my house at around ten in the night and drifted off into a deep and comfortable sleep.

Overall, it was a relaxing day because it came as a reward after a lot of hard work. Naturally, I was feeling good about it and wish for more such days to keep coming up on my calendar.

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IELTS Writing Task1 # Students at UK Universities

May 17, 2019 IELTS Research

IELTS WRITING TASK 1

You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.
The tables below show the distribution of students at UK universities by mode of study and gender.
Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

Male Postgraduate Students
Mode of study	1996/97	2000/01	2005/06	2009/10
Full-time	75,370	87,070	1,15,550	1,51,275
Part-time	1,13,961	1,08,770	1,38,505	1,17,105

Female Postgraduate Students
Mode of study	1996/97	2000/01	2005/06	2009/10
Full-time	62,344	85,215	1,18,675	1,46,980
Part-time	1,08,702	1,25,855	1,72,640	1,63,340

Sample Answer:

The tables compare the proportion of males and females enrolled in full-time and part-time postgraduate courses at UK universities in four academic sessions between 1996 and 2010.

It is evident that student enrolments in full-time courses followed an upward trend for both the genders throughout the given period. The number of males rose from 75,370 in 1996-97 to 151,275 in 2009-10 while that of females increased from 62,344 to nearly 146,980 during this period. These figures also indicate that there was a gender disparity in full-time postgraduate programmes. In 1996/96, the gender disparity was the highest (75,370 males versus 62,344 females) but the distribution became more balanced in the following years.

Focusing on part-time courses, overall more students were registered in these programmes as compared to full-time ones. In 1996-97, about 114,000 males and about 109,000 females selected part-time courses. In the next two academic years, there was a rapid increase in the percentage of female students whereas the number of male entrants fluctuated. The year 2005-06 had the highest enrolment rate in part-time programmes for both sexes, 138,505 males and 172,640 females. Notably, the number of students dropped in 2009-10.

In general, it can be concluded that full-time courses were more popular among males than females during the given period. The trend for part-time courses, on the other hand, was the opposite.

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IELTS ESSAY: Discuss different views about change

May 16, 2019 IELTS Research

Writing task 2:

IELTS Essay : Discuss different views about change

You should spend 40 minutes on this task.
Write about the following topic:
Some people resist changes in their lives while others think that change is an integral part of life.
Discuss both these views and give your opinion.

Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant example from your own knowledge.

Write at least 250 words.

IELTS Essay: Discuss different views about change

Sample Answer:

Change has been an inevitable part of our lives. Some people prefer to stick to their old ways and leisure in their shields while some of them explore the altitudes and minds and come out as enlightened ones. I’m going to discuss both points of view in this essay.
There are many reasons why people feel the need to make prominent changes in their lives. With new situations comes new opportunities to explore and learn new things. This instills the lost confidence about oneself and makes one motivated. In addition, changes force people to be flexible and adaptable, which in turn promotes their personal and professional growth.
On the other hand, some people do not appreciate change so much. One key reason behind this view is that they become too comfortable in their own situations. The fear that changes can turn their lives upside down does not permit them to try something new. Their previous experiences of failure can also resist them from accepting any changes.

To conclude, there are no easy answers to this question. On balance, however, I tend to believe that change is a big necessity for anyone who wishes to have an interesting and fulfilling life. Certainly, embracing changes is a challenge but we should accept them.

(211 Words)

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IELTS academic writing task 1: How to improve your score

May 15, 2019 IELTS Research

IELTS academic writing task 1: How to improve your score

In this task, students are expected to summarize and compare information from a graph, chart, table or diagram, or a combination of these. The following table gives an overview of the don’ts and do’s of academic writing task 1.

How to improve your score
Don’ts	Do’s
Copy the given introduction	Rewrite the given introduction in your own language.
Example: Given introduction: The bar graph shows the percentage of male and female academic staff members in different faculties of a particular university in 2008.	Rewritten introduction: The bar graph provides information about the proportion of men and women who taught in seven different faculties of a university in 2008.
Write the report in one paragraph.	Write in small paragraphs: Introduction, 2 main body paragraphs and overview.
Write about each and everything given in the task.	Look at the data carefully. Identify the most obvious features (e.g. highest/lowest values, major changes or trends) and report them.
Write your opinion about the data.	Only summarize the given information and make comparisons where they make sense.
Illegible (difficult to read) handwriting.	Write neatly.
Writing too few words.	Count the number of words. Task 1: minimum 150 words
Writing too many words.	Count the number of words. Task 1: maximum 200-210 words

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