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Why Is IELTS Writing So Difficult?
IELTS Writing is difficult because it is not simply a test of whether you can write in English. You have to understand the question, develop relevant ideas, organise those ideas logically, use appropriate vocabulary, control your grammar, and complete the task within a limited amount of time. IELTS assesses Writing against four criteria: Task Achievement or Task Response, Coherence and Cohesion, Lexical Resource, and Grammatical Range and Accuracy. In Academic and General Tra


Band 7+ IELTS - Writing tips for Task 1
Introduction is effectively paraphrased but does NOT NEED to be restructured or written differently. Overview shows at least 2 key trends. Overview must state key trends of ALL drawings. Many candidates write "Company A has the highest sales in 2000" in an image that includes Company B, C, D, and the period from 1990 to 2000 - this is NOT considered a key trend. In the body paragraph, it is best to compare both horizontally and vertically. For example, you should both rate [
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