hi there it's asiya and today i've prepared for you eight words you must use in ielts writing
task two to achieve a higher score if you're concerned about seeing something like this
don't worry my words are much simpler and unlike these fancy words
they can actually help you improve your writing okay let's get started
you may be wondering how can eight words possibly help let me explain
in ielts writing you are supposed to present extend and support main ideas our words today
can help you develop your ideas and use a variety of complex grammatical structures which examiners
look for to give you a band 7 plus score today all live examples will be about self-employment or
working for yourself rather than for a company here is the first sentence think if something is
wrong here more and more people are choosing to work for themselves instead of having a job
because of the high income and comfortable lifestyle that self-employment provides
what do you think there are no missing articles and the verb tenses are correct
it's about the meaning the high income and comfortable lifestyle that self-employment
provides this sentence claims that everyone who works for themselves
earns a lot and has a great lifestyle which is obviously not true only some people get that
so it's better to say the high income and comfortable lifestyle that self-employment may
provide there is a chance this will happen and in english it's called hedging modal verbs can
could might can help you avoid claims that are incorrect and you should use them in your essay
modal verbs are also considered to be a complex grammatical structure so they will help you with
your grammar score and i have a separate video on how to use them i'll link it below the next word
is then that's what we use when we want to compare two things or two ideas apples are tastier than
oranges or in the ielts context some self-employed people earn significantly more money than those
with similar experience working for a salary here we're comparing the income of self-employed
people with that of employees and in this sentence i've used another form of hedging can you see it
some self-employed people earn more not all just some the next word is moreover this is a formal
linking word that helps us add another idea to support our main point moreover not having a boss
means that people can choose their working hours and number of holidays among other things please
note that after moreover you always need a comma the next word is however this is a formal way of
saying but it's used to introduce a statement that contrasts with something that has been said before
in our examples we've been discussing the advantages of self-employment now i could say
however being self-employed is riskier than working for someone else so it's
clear that now i'm gonna talk about disadvantages again you must use a comma after however when you
use it to link two sentences by the way in this sentence i also use the comparison with then
being self-employed is riskier than working for someone else the next word is witch this is one of
my favorite words because it can help us make any sentence complex by adding some extra information
into it companies provide their staff with paid holidays and sick leave this is a simple sentence
which are not available for self-employed now we have a complex sentence
what about punctuation well check if you can remove the part of the sentence with which
companies provide their staff with paid holidays and sick leave yes we can this
means that we need a comma before which there are many more rules about using which that and
who but i talked about them in a separate video linked below the next word is if we can use it
when we have a condition if their business fails this is the condition self-employed people will
likely lose the money they invested this is what will happen when the condition is met there are
several types of conditional sentences but this one is perhaps the most common in ielts writing
you just need to be sure that you can avoid a common mistake in verb tenses right after
if you have your condition if their business fails use the present simple tense in this part
then in the main clause use the future simple they will lose their money
you could use the present simple in both parts but if you use the future simple in both this
is a mistake and the penetration if a sentence begins with if put a comma after your condition
if their business fails however in a sentence where if is in the middle we don't need a comma
self-employed people will likely lose the money they invested if their business fails no comments
the next word to using task 2 is because this word helps you explain your ideas by giving the reasons
why some self-employed people choose to take up an employee role why because they will be financially
better off now to fully develop your ideas you should draw conclusions and explain how your ideas
answer the main question therefore is a great word used to introduce the logical result of ideas you
just mentioned therefore people should weigh the benefits and drawbacks of becoming self-employed
before they leave their job developing new ideas is extremely important for a higher writing score
indeed in this section only 50 of your score depends on your vocabulary and grammar and the
other 50 depends on your essay writing skills such as how well you develop your ideas
if your opinion is clear if you addressed all parts of the task and linked your ideas well
in my courses you can learn how to write your answers sentence by sentence finish in 60 minutes
and meet all the band 7 plus requirements i have packs for ielts academic and general training
and they will help you prepare in less time with less stress and achieve a higher score
i'll leave a link in the description if you'd like to check them out and thank you
so much for watching me today good luck with your preparation and your exam bye