Essay Writing

An essay presents ....

• a free flow of ideas in no specific order

• an expression of emotions

• your thoughts with organization and pre-planning

• writing without specific structure

In the IELTS exam you should spend _____ writing the essay

• 40 min

• 30 min

• 1 hour

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.3

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.8.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

In the IELTS exam the essay should have ...

• a minimum of 250 words

• a maximum of 250 words

• between 250-300 words

In the IELTS exam an essay...

• has a minimum of four paragraphs

• consists of a maximum of 3 paragraphs

• always has five paragraphs

The order of paragraphs in an essay is...

• introduction, body paragraph(s), conclusion

• body paragraph(s), introduction, conclusion

• thesis, introduction, body paragraph(s), conclusion

• introduction, conclusion, body paragraph(s)

Before you write the esay you should ... (choose all that apply)

• Analyze the question

• Make a plan

• Write the conclusion

• Write a Title

________ words are those that tell you the main topic when you analyse an essay question

• Content

• Task

• Limit

• Essay

________ words are those that specify the topic when you analyse an essay question (e.g. country, gender)

• Content

• Task

• Limit

• Essay

________ words are those that specify the action you are supposed to complete when you analyse an essay question (e.g. summarise, compare, agree)

• Content

• Task

• Limit

• Essay

An interesting thought, fact, or question at the beginning to catch your reader's interest is called

• thesis

• topic sentence

• claim

• hook