Here’s my full band 9 model answer for the ‘university subjects’ topic.
IELTS Writing Task 2: Finish the paragraph (2)
Can you finish my paragraph by writing a “By contrast” sentence?
IELTS Writing Task 2: Finish the paragraph
Can you finish my paragraph by giving a relevant example?
IELTS Writing Task 2: Discussion essay ‘skeleton’
Write a conclusion to complete my essay outline or ‘skeleton’.
IELTS Writing Task 2: Discussion introduction
Use my template to write a two-sentence introduction.
IELTS Writing Task 2: Always 13 sentences
Let’s apply the ’13 sentences’ method to a new essay task.
IELTS Writing Task 2: Task response problems (3)
Can you list the changes that I made to a student’s paragraph in order to improve ‘task response’?
IELTS Writing Task 2: Task response problems (2)
Here’s my analysis of a writing style that doesn’t work for IELTS essays.
IELTS Writing Task 2: Task response problems
Read a student’s paragraph and see if you can identify the task response problems.
IELTS Writing Task 2: Topic ‘thread’
To ensure that I stay on topic, I like to imagine a ‘topic thread’ running or weaving through my paragraphs.
IELTS Writing Task 2: Improving ‘task response’
In this lesson I’ve rewritten a student’s paragraph so that it responds more directly and strongly to the task.
IELTS Writing Task 2: Improving a topic sentence
Can you rewrite a topic sentence to make it address the topic properly?
IELTS Writing Task 2: Stuck at band 7
Today I want to show you a paragraph written by a student who needs a band 7.5 in writing but is stuck at band 7.
IELTS Writing Task 2: ‘Aims of science’ essay
Here’s my full band 9 model answer for the ‘main aim of science’ topic.
IELTS Writing Task 2: ‘Science’ paragraph 2
Here’s another band 9 paragraph with some key vocabulary missing. Can you fill the gaps?
IELTS Writing Task 2: ‘Science’ paragraph
Read my paragraph and see if you can guess which words I used in the gaps.
IELTS Writing Task 2: ‘Philosophical’ essay skeleton
Let’s see if we can write a full ‘philosophical’ essay. We’ll start with what I call the essay skeleton.
Writing Advice: Balanced opinion vs Discussion + opinion
A subscriber asked me to explain the difference between a balanced opinion essay and a discussion + opinion essay.
IELTS Writing Task 2: Normal vs philosophical approach
In this lesson we compare two introductions that show my normal method versus a slightly more philosophical approach.
IELTS Writing Task 2: Disagree + discuss both sides
Sometimes you can discuss two different views by saying that you disagree.
IELTS Writing Task 2: ‘Science’ question
Let’s start work on a new writing task.
IELTS Writing Task 2: ‘Animal extinction’ essay
Read this model essay and see if you can guess what the missing words are.
Writing Task 2: The keys to a high score
If you want to get the highest score possible with your current level of English…
IELTS Writing Task 2: The power of examples
Sometimes the best way to think of ideas for an essay is to start with an example.
IELTS Writing Task 2: Some grammar advice
What exactly are examiners looking for in terms of “grammatical range and accuracy”?
IELTS Writing Task 2: How to plan your essay
There are three things that you need to think about when planning an essay.
IELTS Writing Task 2: ‘Gap year’ essay
Read this model essay and see if you can guess what the missing words are.
IELTS Writing Task 2: Extend, develop, progress
You’ll see these three words in the band descriptors for writing task 2.
IELTS Writing Task 2: ‘Elderly care’ collocations
Let’s look at some different types of collocation in my ‘Elderly care’ essay.
IELTS Writing Task 2: ‘Elderly care’ essay
Here’s my full band 9 essay for the ‘elderly care’ problem and solution task.