Welcome to the course

Useful links and resources

SECTION ONE: The IELTS writing test - basics and advice

Test and course composition

Band scores and what they mean for test-takers

Dictionaries and collocations

Question format and essay types

Essay structure

Writing style

What is academic style and is it important?

Contractions

Pronouns

Idioms and phrasal verbs

Run on expressions and questions

Moving adverbs and using academic phrases

Nouns

Conciseness

Argument vs. persuasion

Myths and worries

Myths and worries about the IELTS test

Generating ideas

Six steps for generating ideas

SECTION TWO: Essay writing theory

Introduction to essay theory and Section Two outline.

Writing the introduction: Part 1 - Context

The components of an introduction

Writing the introduction: Part 2 - Thesis

Components of a thesis statement - claims and sub-claims

Writing the introduction: Part 3 - Structure

Outlining an essay using sub-claims

Writing the body paragraphs: Part 1 - Topic sentence

Effective topic sentences

Writing the body paragraphs: Part 2 - Explanation of topic sentence

Expanding on the claim and the details

Writing the body paragraphs: Part 3 - Evidence

Hypothetical evidence

Writing the body paragraphs: Part 4 - Explain the evidence (warrants)

Why evidence must be explained

Inference

Motivation

Value

Hypothetical situation

Compare or contrast

Influence or effect

Criticise

Writing the body paragraphs: Part 5 - Concluding the paragraph

Clarification and logical result

Writing the body paragraphs: Part 6 - Transitions

Forward transitions

Backward transitions

Writing the conclusion

Summarise and confirm

Finish strong

SECTION THREE: Essay practice

Section content

Agree or disagree

Positive or negative

Advantages vs. disadvantages

Discuss both views and give opinions

Advantages AND disadvantages

Causes and solutions

Mixed/direct

COURSE CONCLUSION

Finish strong

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IELTS WRITING: TASK TWO

Finish strong