IELTS - Task 2 Writing – How to Score Band 9

hi and welcome to a ehelp comms IELTS test preparation videos to get high band scores on your next IELTS exam learn the right strategies with over a hundred hours of video lessons a fully interactive course and six original practice exams join our premium package at WWE help calm now let's learn how to write a band 9 introduction for task 2 of the writing section for the first step we need to read the question carefully so let's do that now IELTS writing task 2 you should spend about 40 minutes on this task some people believe that standardized English exams like IELTS are just big business to make money others however think that standard English exams are important for society which do you believe and why give explanations and examples to support your opinion write at least 250 words now that we read the question carefully we're ready to do some planning in order to get a high band score seven eight or nine on the writing section you have to plan your response carefully even a fluent writer of English will have difficulty to get a great mark without first doing some planning step number one paraphrase the question paraphrasing the question means to rewrite the question in your own words this will help you generate vocabulary for the essay it ensures that you understand the question correctly and helps you to think deeply about the question allowing you to come up with some great ideas so let's paraphrase the question certain individuals think that normalize tests of English like IELTS are to turn a profit while opponents argue these exams are necessary for communities which side do you think is right and why excellent there are many ways to paraphrase just make sure that you have about 60 to 70% replacement of the original question at least 60 to 70 percent fine now let's go to step two this is a skill you have to practice at home number one identify the topic identifying the topic means identifying what we are discussing what we are writing about in this case we are writing about standard English exams excellent now second identify the controlling idea or controlling ideas that means the ideas which are targeting the topic what are we discussing about these standard English exams in this case the controlling ideas are standard English exams are just to make money or standard English exams have usefulness for society fantastic now in our next step for planning we can think critically about the topic and the controlling idea this means asking what why how for the topic and asking what why how for the controlling ideas so let's do that together okay so first let's ask what why and how about topic standardized English exams what are standardized English exams these are exams designed to measure the language ability of a student why do we have these exams so we can show the exact level of English proficiency that a person has how can we do this well the exams test listening reading writing and speaking skills thereby showing an overall ability for communication in English fantastic so now we know what we are discussing in our essay okay let's repeat the same what why and how for the controlling ideas the controlling idea that these exams are just for business what to make lots of money why because these exams are expensive and a lot of people have to take them how each exam costs around 300 US dollars now let's repeat the same for the other controlling idea which is these exams are useful for societies what is it Society benefits when it's able to measure people's English ability why because people can function and contribute to society how when they have a certain level of English they're able to do jobs and communicate with others around them fantastic now you have the right idea of step-by-step planning for a great essay next decide which you choose do you choose English exams are just big business or they have an important function in society in my case I'm going to argue that they're necessary for communities so I'm ready to create my thesis statement the thesis statement will become the most important part of your essay it is your argument it is the writers opinion it clearly tells your reader what you think and why you think it the thesis should include clear points that will become the body paragraphs for our essay my thesis is going to be although some people think that standard English exams exist to make money I believe they are necessary for societies to function efficiently and happily this thesis statement clearly shows my reader my position and body paragraph one will be about efficient function in society and body paragraph two will be about functioning happily in society now we're ready to write the introduction Abe and nine introductory paragraph should have three parts a hook a background and a thesis some students hear that a hook is not necessary for the IELTS exam I disagree a hook helps your reader and you the writer to clearly show that you understand what you are writing about the hook has to include the topic it should be a simple sentence without mistakes take a look at this example for our question millions of people worldwide take standard English exams each year it's simple introduces the topic and catches the reader okay now we're ready to write the back around the background has two important elements one explained to your reader the definitions of the key terms that you discuss in the essay in our case what is a standard English exam as well the importance of the question why are we talking about these standard English exams and whether their business or for utility here is an example governments and schools around the globe demand that applicants prove a certain level of English ability through the use of exams like IELTS these exams are difficult and expensive all right now we have a definition of what we're discussing and we've explained to the reader why it's important let's just add in the thesis to complete the introduction although some people think that standard English exams exist to make money I think that they are necessary for societies to function efficiently and happily great now you have a band 9 introduction take a look when it's all together this is how it reads millions of people worldwide take standard English exams each year governments and schools around the globe demand that applicants prove a certain level of English ability through the use of exams like IELTS these exams are difficult and expensive although some people think that standard English exams exist just to make money I think they are necessary for societies to function efficiently and happily great now you know how to create a band 9 introductory paragraph for task 2 essays this will work no matter what type of task to question you receive just make sure to practice at home so you can do it quickly during the official exam to see many more great lessons and learn the right strategies to get high IELTS band score for the next time you sit the IELTS 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Length: 11min 50sec (710 seconds)

Published: Sun Apr 21 2019