Grammar Tips for IELTS Preparation
***** GRAMMAR TIPS *****
In both the IELTS Speaking and the IELTS Writing test, grammar is part of the marking criteria. Poor grammar means only one thing – a lower score. Ironically, making mistakes with more complex structures won’t harm you as much as making errors with more simple grammar structures.
Present Simple and Past Simple are often not so “simple” in languages other than English, and often “L1 Interference” takes place. That’s when you speak English, but using the grammar of your native language.
For example, in many languages verbs don’t change to indicate time – sentences simply end “today”, “yesterday” or “tomorrow”. Many IELTS candidates who speak such languages automatically do this in English. So, “I went to the market” becomes “I go to the market yesterday”.
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IELTS Speaking Tips ????
IELTS Speaking Tips
Use of the Third conditional for IELTS speaking
The students who appear for IELTS speaking tests are expected to use good grammar structure. In order to achieve higher band score, the candidates should avoid minor grammatical errors. Third conditional being one of it.
FORMAT: if + past perfect, …would + have + past participle
USE: when one has to talk about some event in past that did not take place. This is often used to express regret or assume the result of something that did not occur hence also known as ‘unreal conditions’.
EXAMPLE-
- If she had taken her medicines on time, she wouldn’t have felt sick. (But she did not take her medicines, so she fell sick).
- He would have caught the train if he had left the house on time.
The sentences with the third conditions seems a bit negative than the first and second condition. It is a common error for candidates to put ‘if’ and ‘would’ together.
For example-
- If you had left on time, you wouldn’t have missed the train.
- If you had asked me, I would have helped you. ( for writing)
- If you’d asked me, I’d have helped you (for speaking)
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IELTS Writing: Letter to the editor of a local newspaper
IELTS Writing: Letter to the editor of a local newspaper
Your local newspaper would like to have a new regular weekly feature on a subject of interest for readers. Readers are being encouraged to make suggestions sent in an e-mail to the newspaper.
Write a letter to the newspaper. In your letter:
- Suggest a topic that you think would be popular.
- Say why it would be of interest
- Explain why it is more relevant/interesting than other topics
Sample Answer
Dear Sir,
First of all, I would like to congratulate you for successfully completing two years as a publication house. You keep adding interesting columns in your newspaper. Readers like me appreciate your articles. I am writing in regard to the feature your newspaper is planning to introduce for which readers are welcomed to provide their suggestions.
You can consider ‘Mind, Body and Spirit’ as a subject of interest for readers. Due to the modern lifestyle, people are overloaded with responsibilities. In order to fulfill these responsibilities, they often overlook their health. As a result, they suffer from depression, anxiety and other health issues. In this column you can provide information about how a healthy mind is important for a healthy body. You can further discuss in detail about how to get the same with the help of spiritualism, yoga and regular exercise etc.
This topic is indeed of great importance because healthy people are happy people or vice-versa. Readers will definitely show their keen interest in this column and would love to learn new tips for leading a balanced life.
I hope you will take my suggestion into consideration.
(188 Words)
Yours Faithfully
John
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IELTS WRITING TASK 2 ESSAY # Telecommuting.
IELTS WRITING TASK 2 ESSAY
Telecommuting is changing the concept of conventional working atmosphere.
Do you agree or disagree?
Sample Answer
With the advent of globalization and with technology at our fingertips, telecommuting is not only changing the way we work but our living style too. Undoubtedly, flexible working hours and home offices have changed the conventional job atmosphere. This essay is in agreement with the view that telecommuting is changing the traditional work environment.
In detail, to begin with, telecommuting refers to office workers spending working hours at home and using different means of electronic technology to communicate with the other employees. Undoubtedly, parents with young children, working mothers as well as single parent can be benefitted the most by this way of working. Work from home allows people to have more balanced life. People get sufficient time to spend with their family members. Expectedly, work can be performed in a more relaxed way. This improves the harmony among family members.
It is evident that there are many other ways also by which telecommuting is helping the working individuals in a society. Firstly, money spent on infrastructure for offices can be utilized where it is more required. Secondly, remote way of working is a time saving process. People do not need to waste their time in travelling from home to work place on a daily basis. Certainly, time saved can be used more effectively to be more productive towards work.
To sum up, telecommuting is a boon for many professionals to have a balance in their personal and professional life. Without hampering their professional terms, personal commitments can be fulfilled effectively.
(251 words)
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