4 Ways to Clean Up Your IELTS Task 2 Essay

The video provides tips for improving essay writing, focusing on proofreading, handwriting, linking words, and paragraph indentation. It emphasizes that corrections do not lower scores, suggests printing or using all caps for clarity, and highlights the importance of linking words for coherence. Indenting paragraphs is also recommended for better organization.

What is the recommended method for correcting errors in an essay during proofreading?

• Erase and rewrite the entire sentence.

• Ignore minor errors to save time.

• Use a different color pen to highlight errors.

• Cross out the error and write the correction above it.

How can you improve the readability of your essay if you have poor handwriting?

• Use a typewriter for neatness.

• Print instead of using cursive.

• Write in cursive to make it look elegant.

• Write in all lowercase letters.

What is a suggested strategy to avoid capitalization errors in your essay?

• Write in all capital letters.

• Use a spell checker.

• Write in cursive.

• Avoid using proper nouns.

Why is it important to use linking words and transition phrases in an essay?

• To make the essay longer.

• To improve fluency and coherence.

• To confuse the reader.

• To impress the examiner with vocabulary.

What is the purpose of indenting the first line of each paragraph in an essay?

• To make the essay look more formal.

• To help the examiner easily identify paragraph breaks.

• To follow traditional writing rules.

• To save space on the page.