Alperne J., Swires P. GET IELTS BAND 9 In Academic Writing. Book 02

Cambridge: Cambridge IELTS Consultants, 2015. — 42 p.One of the most frequent criticisms which IELTS examiners make about Academic Task 2 essays is, ‘This essay doesn’t seem to have a plan!’: This book will help you to avoid that problem. The fact is that IELTS Academic Writing Task 2 can be challenging even for native speakers of English, and everyone will benefit from making a plan before starting to write. In this book, we show you fifteen new essays, all written to Band 9 standard, together with the essay plan which the candidate created first. There are also examiner’s notes which show you how the examiner will judge your essay in terms of its structure, content, style and language. Remember, your essay plan is purely for you to use; at the end of the test, any plans or notes that you make are collected and shredded by the examiners. But the plan will help you write the best essay possible, and the examiner will always notice that you have planned carefully. If you have read our other books on Task 2, you will know about the different types of Task and how to structure your essay for each one. If you’re not familiar with these types, please read our ‘Overview’ section from the table of contents, because it is absolutely vital to understand this concept before taking the exam. If you need a dictionary while reading this book, we recommend the free Cambridge Dictionaries Online from Cambridge University Press.A task, Explanation of the task type, Student analysis of the task, Student's PLAN for the essay, showing how to create an effective plan in minutes, A model Band 9 essay -And- Examiner's comments explaining why the essay is at Band 9 level.
Introduction from the authors.
Frequently Asked Questions about IELTS essay planning.
Example Tasks, essay plans, Band 9 model essays and examiner’s notes.
Fifteen Example Tasks (Nos. 1-15).
Overview: The IELTS Academic Task 2 essay types.
The most common mistakes in IELTS academic writing.
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