During this webinar, IELTS expert Don Oliver assessed and analysed a Writing Task 1 example and shared plenty of insights on how the test is marked based on the IELTS marking criteria.
Make sure to pay attention to the 15-minute question and answer session at the end to have some important IELTS questions answered!
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"0:00 - Introduction
2:47 - Task 1 Academic
2:55 - Task Achievement
13:34 - Coherence and Cohesion
17:28 - Lexical Resource
20:41 - Grammatical Range and Accuracy
30:14 - Task 2 General Training
30:36 - Task Achievement
33:30 - Other tasks
47:14 - Questions
47:34 - What's the best way to paraphrase data in a diagram?
48:56 - How often are maths diagrams/flowcharts presented in Academic Writing tasks?
49:56 - In General Training Writing Task 1, how many paragraphs should I write to score a band score of 8 or above?
50:50 - What tips do you have for brainstorming ideas for the main body of Writing Task 1?
52:06 - If we are presented with bar charts, do we need to describe each bar seperately?
53:22 - What are uncommon words?
54:46 - Would you recommend that I include the overview in the intro should I include it at the end of the essay?
55:43 - Which is the best tense to use while writing?
57:10 - Should I start my paragraphs with a first line indent?
57:39 - In Academic Task 1, what's the best way to organise the paragraph if two different diagrams are presented?
59:06 - In the informal letter, can I write "I hope this letter finds you in good health and spirit" ?