Now that I wrote about essay structuring and linking ideas in the main part, I want to focus on the next big part of your essay - vocabulary. Having graded so many essays, I´ve noticed that my students often make the same mistakes when it comes to their choice of vocabulary. This is why today´s … Continue reading Writing: Part 6 – Vocabulary basics →

Previous entries dealt with essay structuring, the first step towards writing a good essay that will get you your desired IELTS score. On a real-life example, you saw how easy it can be to produce a well-structured piece of writing. However, there is more to learn if you are really looking to ace the IELTS … Continue reading Writing – Part 5: Knowing what to write →

Interestingly, when I talk about the structure of essays with my students, they all seem to know that an essay should have separate paragraphs. This is probably so because such facts are usually being taught at school. I wrote about knowing how to structure your essay in terms of the overall structure, starting with an … Continue reading Writing – Part 4: Example of connecting ideas in the main part →

In my previous entry, I focused on explaining the structure of the 2nd writing part of IELTS. If you read the post, you´ll know that writing of a good essay starts with knowing how to properly structure it. If you master this, your essays will definitely score high points. In this entry, you´ll see how … Continue reading Writing – Part 3: Example of structuring →