IELTS Writing

Lesson 1

Introduction and overview

Introducing the course

Notes from official IELTS statistics

Outlining the IELTS writing tasks

Introducing IELTS Writing Task 1

Introducing the IELTS Writing Task 2 (Academic)

Lesson 2

IELTS Writing Task 1 (introduction)

Outlining IELTS Writing Task 1

Data visualisation forms

Objectives and structure

Lesson 3

Writing Task 1 (useful language)

For the introduction

Describing the trends

Exposing the exceptions

Adjectives and adverbs

For the summary

Lesson 4

Writing Task 1 (common types + samples)

Tables

Charts

Graphs

Lesson 5

Writing Task 1 (other types + samples)

Maps

Diagrams

Lesson 6

Writing Task 1 (common mistakes)

Making it personal

Contractions

Too short or too long

Carelessness with tenses

Listing every detail

Including numbers everywhere

Actual introduction and summary “paragraphs”

Lesson 7

IELTS Academic Writing Task 2

Outlining Academic Writing Task 2

Opinion type tasks

Ideas type tasks

Lesson 8

Writing Task 2 (useful language)

For the introduction

Stating your opinion

Speaking of scope

Supporting your arguments

Opposing the others

Lesson 9

Writing Task 2 (opinion tasks + samples)

Opinion – discussion

Opinion – viewpoint

Lesson 10

Writing Task 2 (ideas tasks + samples)

Ideas – problems and solutions

Ideas – cause and effect

Ideas – evaluation

Lesson 11

Writing Task 2 (common mistakes)

Contractions

Too short or too long

Using inappropriate vocabulary

Giving opinion when not asked

Getting too personal

Getting too technical

Getting too emotional