hi there it's asiya in ielts writing task 2 it would be inappropriate to use quite a few
english words that we normally use a lot this is because task 2 is kind of formal
both academic and general training and i'm gonna tell you which words are to
be precise which types of words you must avoid stick with me and let's get started
here is a simple tip to begin avoid contractions such as iron or its instead write i am it is
the d in heed can mean had or would please note that the full form of can't is cannot in one word
it won't it will not as for ghana and wanna this is not standard english if you say go into and
want to very fast without carefully pronouncing each word it can sound like ghana and wanna
but that's how we speak and you shouldn't use them in your writing next avoid you and your you can
clearly see the results addressing readers using you can make your essay sound informal it can
also bring assumptions that are not there are you absolutely sure the examiner can see the results
instead use one which is a formal way to say any one person one can clearly see the results or
you could use the passive voice the results can clearly be seen avoid informal words here are some
common ones that i regularly see in essays a kid or kids say a child or children in some cases
you can use the word offspring which means a child or children of a particular person
so even if you mean several children say offspring without an s at the end
parents may have a number of problems with their teenage offspring
however if you're talking about children without mentioning their parents you must use
the word children children should be allowed to read for pleasure
in this particular sentence we can't use offspring because there is nothing about their parents
next kind of or sort of just leave them out instead of the results were sort of unclear just
right the results were unclear the word thing is also informal if you use it instead of other words
for example young people learn a lot of things at university it's better to say that they learn
many useful skills not things i've also replaced a lot with many but we'll talk about it a bit later
here is another example the government should do a couple of things no a formal version is
the government should adopt two policies next when you're giving a list of several things
avoid finishing with so on and so forth or etc in the uk high school children can choose among
a large number of subjects such as business drama letting and so forth instead of so forth
use this formula a b and c business drama and latin for stop and don't forget end before the
last item to show that you've finished your list if you just say business drama latin
for stop your sentence will sound unfinished don't forget and avoid informal sentence starters
conjunctions also and but so can be used in any type of writing but they become too informal if
you use them at the beginning of sentences here is what i mean children should learn
science at school that's fine also they benefit from learning foreign languages
and teaching how to use computers can help young people develop useful skills
but many other subjects are equally important so a varied curriculum brings the best results
all these sentences sound informal because they begin with also and but so replace them with more
formal linkers also and and help us add an idea use moreover furthermore or additionally moreover
children benefit from learning foreign languages additionally teaching how to use computers can
help young people develop useful skills these sentences are much more formal but can be replaced
with however or nevertheless nevertheless many other subjects are equally important
so is used to give a result a more formal alternative to so is their form
therefore a varied curriculum brings the best results just to confirm you can safely continue
to use also and and but in the middle of sentences avoid informal quantifiers quantifiers are words
that help us describe a quantity of something without giving any numbers such as a lot of
or a couple of these quantifiers are informal we use them when we speak here are some more formal
alternatives for ielts writing instead of a lot of lots of or quite a few say many much and number of
young people learn many useful skills at university you might have learned
at school that you should only use many and much if you are asking a question
or if your sentence is negative do they learn many skills no they don't learn many skills but
in a formal writing style you can and should use many and much there is much concern about social
media addiction among young people this sentence sounds formal and these examples are for ielts
writing in ielts speaking your style should be more informal and it's better to use a lot
a sentence i've spent much money on my new smartphone sounds a bit weird in an informal
situation it's better to say i've spent a lot of money on my new smartphone okay
quantifiers if you a bit of a couple of arrow in form or two use some several or a small number
instead of a few people disagree with this opinion say some people disagree
you can also use the exact number then the government should adopt a couple of policies
because the government should adopt two policies it's short and to the point
next avoid intensifiers very really so and two are known as intensifiers because they make
adjectives or adverbs stronger it's so important a really strong proposal a very dangerous situation
it's not incorrect to use them and a lot of native speakers use and overuse them too but
if we're talking about achieving a formal style in your essay then avoid them just leave them out
it's important a strong proposal a dangerous situation speaking about adjectives
some of them are so simple that they would feel informal in a formal essay big good
bad are some of them and you can replace them with more formal synonyms i actually have a pdf list
with synonyms for 20 most common adjectives you could use in ielts writing and you can download it
right now thank you so much for watching me today good luck with your preparation and your exam bye