Presentation1how toprepare for IELTSpptx

1. IELTS
WRITING SECTION

2. What aspects to assess

3. Aspects of Assessment
•(TR) Task Achievement or Response –
information and idea
•(CC) Coherence and Cohesion – structure
•(LR) Lexical Resource - vocabulary
•(GRA) Grammatical Range and Accuracy)

4. COHESION
•Cohesion refers to the way we use
vocabulary and grammatical structures
to make connections between the ideas
within a text.
•It provides flow and sequence to your
work and helps make your paragraphs
clear for the reader.

5. COHERENCE
•Coherence means that the reader can easily
understand your writing.
•Coherence is about making everything flow
smoothly.
•The reader can see that everything is
logically arranged and connected.
•Relevance to the central focus of the essay
is maintained throughout

6. Aspects of Assessment (Continued)
• Under length – If you have written less than the number
of words you are expected to write, your marks will be
reduced.
• No of words – The total count of words (as a note).
• Penalty – This area is marked if you have written under
length.
• Off topic – This means that you have written ideas that
were not even asked in the question.

7. Aspects of Assessment (Continued)
•Memorized – The examiner knows the style
of your writing.
•Illegible – Your writing must be easily
readable.
•Even more, make sure that you don’t write
beyond the lines provided and also take care
about the margins.

8. STRUCTURE OF ESSAY
•Introduction - Structure
•Make a general statement about the
•Make a specific statement about the
•Write a thesis statement ( what an essay
rejects)

9. Paragraph - Structure
•Introduce the main idea
•Explain the main idea
•Illustrate the main idea with
examples
•Conclude it

10. Conclusion - Structure
•Restate the thesis.
•Summarize the argument of an
essay.
•Give an opinion/suggestion or
solution.

11. Task 1 – Take a look at the chart below and perform the task as outlined:
This graph shows the proportion of four different materials that were recycled from 1982 to
2010 in a particular country.
Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, making
comparisons where relevant.

12. Task 2 - Write about the following topic:
Learning English at school is often seen as more important
than learning local languages. If these are not taught, many
are at risk of dying out.
In your opinion, is it important for everyone to learn
English? Should we try to ensure the survival of local
languages and, if so, how?