Foreword

This book has been written to provide students who are preparing for the
IELTS exam with a brief summary of how to write a report in the first part
and to write an effective essay in the second part of the IELTS writing section.
It helps IELTS learners have thorough insights into the structure as well as the
style necessary to answer a variety of different types of writing that
commonly appear in the exam.

The way this book is organized is quite clear and simple. The general
understanding of the tasks requirements and a common structure used to
write every type of essay in the IELTS writing task 1 & 2 will be primarily
presented in order for students to grab hold of the overall idea of how they
should divide their essays into a few key paragraphs. Then the complete
guidance of how to ace each particular type of essay will instruct students to
effectively study for the real exam.

This small guide only acts as a self-studying material and a supplement for
students IELTS writing courses. Therefore, it is not recommended that
students only take this book, albeit helpful and valuable, as a sole source of
preparation. Non-stop effort and diligence result in success in the real exam!

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Contents

Foreword ............................................................................................................................. 1

IELTS WRITING TASK 1 ........................................................................................................ 4

CHAPTER 1 ........................................................................................................................... 5

What you need to know about the IELTS writing task 1 ..................................................... 5

CHAPTER 2 ......................................................................................................................... 17

General structure .............................................................................................................. 17

CHAPTER 3 ......................................................................................................................... 19

How to write all types of IELTS writing task 1 ................................................................... 19

I. Line graph ................................................................................................................ 20

II. Pie chart .................................................................................................................. 26

III. Bar chart ..................................................................................................................... 29

IV. Table ........................................................................................................................... 32

V. Mixed....................................................................................................................... 34

VI. Maps ........................................................................................................................... 35

VII. Process....................................................................................................................... 36

IELTS WRITING TASK 2 ...................................................................................................... 37

CHAPTER 1 ......................................................................................................................... 38

What you need to know about the IELTS writing task 2 ................................................... 38

CHAPTER 2 ......................................................................................................................... 49

Sharpening your writing skills ........................................................................................... 49

CHAPTER 3 ......................................................................................................................... 61