IELTS Writing Task 2 Review Point Avenue

There are ____ grading categories that the IELTS examiner will consider when evaluating your writing.

• 3

• 4

• 5

• 6

The first grading category, 'Coherence & Cohesion' will look at...

• How knowledgeable and aware you are of grammatical structures and punctuation.

• How well your writing works together from one sentence to the next to create proper meaning.

• How wide your range of vocabulary is.

• Whether or not your writing make sense, not just overall but especially regarding the questions.

• Whether or not your sentence structures are clear, organized, and logical.

The second grading category, 'Task achievement' will consider if your writing...

• Expresses your opinion clearly.

• Fully understood the question.

• Properly answered the question.

• Addressed every part of the question.

'Lexical resource' refers to the range of knowledge a writer has about...

• Grammar conventions

• Writing structure

• Essay format

• Proper use of vocabulary

• the different ways a writer can express the same thought

'Grammatical range & accuracy' refers to

• How many different grammar structures appear in your essay.

• Whether or not your punctuation is correct and appropriate.

• Whether or not your vocabulary structures are correct or not.

• How many grammar errors appear in your essay.

You will not be penalized for using informal language when writing Task 2

• True, the examiner understands that you are still learning English.

• False, you are expected to show to what level your know the English language and you do that by writing in a formal and academic way.

NEVER start writing your essay right away. Always take some time to make sure you understand the question and then take a few moments to plan your essay.

• True, planning first will save you from making big mistakes later.

• False, you won't have enough time and will not be able to finish your essay.

To correctly analyze the essay question, you must...

• Identify the question type.

• Identify the keywords.

• Identify the instruction words.

• Underline the paraphrases.

If you write a weak introduction, your entire essay will be affected.

• True

• False

Select the common mistakes IELTS students make when writing an introductory paragraph.

• Not paraphrasing the question in the first sentence of the essay.

• Being too general about the topic.

• Excluding a thesis statement.

• Including a thesis statement.

• Forgetting to include an outline sentence.