hi there hey it's asiya do you know that in order to achieve band 7 for your ielts writing task 2
essay you must fulfill each requirement for a band 7 score even if you achieve band 7 in all criteria
but one your score falls down to 6.5 so in this video i'm gonna give you some tips on how to
improve your score and you can implement these tips immediately there is also a pdf
guide for you to download and some extra tasks on our telegram channel ok let's get started
the very first tip is don't try to cheat there is no way you can cheat the ielts exam in order to
get a certain score you absolutely must have this level a few big words won't impress the examiner
if they see elementary mistakes all around them memorize sentences may actually harm your score
basically you should avoid any sentences that are not related to the topic such as
in this essay i will discuss the benefits and drawbacks of this issue and then give my opinion
we have no idea what the topic is about this sentence smells memorized just say what you think
in this essay i will explain why the benefits of the internet are far more significant than the
threats associated with it that's much better okay the second tip is make your introduction short
have you ever written an ielts essay where an introduction was longer than a body paragraph
it's quite a common mistake because it's easier to write some stuff about the topic in general but
it's not helpful in achieving a high score so cut your introduction to the minimum and save time and
space for your body paragraphs next you should develop your ideas another tempting mistake is
to just give all your ideas in the same paragraph for example the internet has a number of benefits
first it allows people to work and study from home moreover it has an answer to any question
furthermore it enables friends and family members to communicate even when they are far apart
also and so on obviously the grammar is too simple but also none of these ideas has been developed
choose one idea explain what it is give an example then choose another idea and do the same to get
band 7 you must present extend and support main ideas number four clearly state your opinion
don't be afraid to say what you think in your essay after all another band 7 requirement
is to present a clear position throughout the response you can say what you think
in the introduction in the body paragraphs and in the conclusion you don't have to explain what you
really think choose a simple position and argue it throughout your essay ielts examiners don't punish
forgiving your opinion they punish for not giving it my next tip is answer the question i know it
may sound obvious but you'll be surprised how many essays don't answer the main question in the task
you read the whole essay about the internet and you're still not sure if the candidate thinks
the advantages outweigh the disadvantages or not your answer should be very specific and direct
that's very important sometimes there is no answer simply because by the end of the essay
you've already forgotten what the question actually is so here comes the next tip
keep referring back to the question throughout your essay if you go off track and rate something
that's not 100 relevant to the question you lose points so while you're writing your essay keep
reminding yourself what the question is finish the first body paragraph quickly read the question
about to write your conclusion you've got it read the question again it's not a waste of time
it's a way to get a high score for your task response also avoid irrelevant detail
every little detail in your essay should help you answer the question why have a look at this
requirement band 5 there may be irrelevant detail so if you include any detail that is irrelevant
it's a sign of a band 5 for your task response so here are two common examples of a relevant detail
research conducted by dr david sinclair from harvard university shows
eight irrelevant words just say research shows that it might be possible to reverse aging
go straight to the point here is another example easy access to the internet means that young
people can spend too much time browsing social media such as instagram and tick tock and playing
computer games such as minecraft and fortnite does it really matter which computer games they play
we don't need these examples cut them out and say young people can't spend too much time browsing
social media and playing computer games full stop by the way i have some extra tasks that can help
you better understand the tips in this video on my telegram channel it's called fast track ielts
if you go there search for hashtag ft6 and you get straight to the task the link is
in the description next don't leave your essay without a conclusion 60 minutes is not much time
for two writing tasks so it's actually quite easy to run out of time before you finish your task too
but if your essay has no conclusion it's gonna hurt your writing score a lot if you're running
out of time leave your body paragraph unfinished and write at least a one sentence conclusion
giving a direct answer to the main question for instance i believe the advantages of the internet
are far greater than its drawbacks it's not an ideal conclusion but it takes 60 seconds to write
and it's much better than having no conclusion at all another tip is don't over generalize
people eat too much fast food young people spend too much time on their phones
are these statements always true not all people eat fast food not all
young people spend too much time on their phones probably these are examples of over generalization
when you claim that something is true all the time when it's only true most of the time
you need a couple of small tweaks say many people tend to eat too much fast food young people
often spend too much time on their phones these new sentences are very similar but they don't
state that what i say is always true so the problem is solved next use complex grammar
in most places it's better to write simply and to the point the ielts exam is not one of those
a band 7 requirement is to use a variety of complex grammatical structures you do need
to use complex sentences different verb tenses as the passive voice participle phrases conditional
sentences comparisons gerunds inversions it all depends on what you know and can use but make sure
you include a variety of grammatical structures in your essay not just try to convey the meaning
my next tip is find a balance between complexity and accuracy fifty percent of your writing score
depends on your vocabulary and grammar when examiners assess those they look at
complexity and accuracy you may use big words and complex grammar that would be good for band 8. but
if you make frequent mistakes like in band six you get band six not even seven the lower of the
scores between complexity and accuracy so try to find the golden spot where your writing is complex
but don't push yourself to the point where the complexity causes frequent mistakes that will
kill your skull and always remember to proofread your essay i know i know there is little time and
just finishing the essay is already a challenge but finishing it earlier to have time to proofread
it is extra hard the problem is when we are right we make silly errors that we can easily correct
ourselves and having fewer errors equals getting a higher score for your vocabulary and grammar you
have to find a way to write essays more quickly you should learn about different types of tasks
different essay structures how to plan your essay what to write about in each paragraph
this will help you with your speed you can learn my step-by-step strategy
in the online courses linked in the video description box below or figure out your
own way of writing essays whichever it is make sure you have a strategy for your exam
okay to better understand tips in this video please check out the tasks on our telegram channel
it's called fast track items if you go there and search for the hashtag ft6 you get straight
to the tasks you can also download my free pdf workbook for task 2 to learn more about
it thank you for watching me today good luck with your preparation and your exam bye