IELTS Writing (60’)

Task 1: graph (line, bar, table, pie), map, process (3.0/9.0) (20’)
Task 2: Opinion, Discussion, Advantages /Disadvantages (6.0/ 9.0) (40’)
9.0
T1: 5.5
T2: 4.5
 4.5

Criteria for IELTS Writing: 4

1Coherence (Thong nhat) and Cohesion (Mach lac)
Coherence: Ads/ Disads of studying abroad
Body 1: Ads
Body 2: Disads
Each body paragraph must have a central focus
Cohesion: cohesive devices
Conjunctions: Coordinating conjunctions (BOYFANS)/ subordinating conjunctions
Pronouns: students, students => they, it, this, that, these, those
2Grammar Range and Accuracy
Accuracy: no mistakes (7+)
Range: Variety
Sentence structures
Grammatical Structures (Passive voice, Modal verbs, Relative clause, Conditionals, etc.)
3Lexical Resources/ Vocabulary
Range:
Complicated/ Uncommon words (Beneficial, Detrimental)
Topic Vocabulary (crime: murder, criminal, offender, commit a crime)
Paraphrasing
Accuracy
Context/ Collocations (natural, native-like) (8-10)
Cho muc
Meo mun
Ngua o
Take medicine
Heavy rain
Spelling errors (benefial)
4Task Response
Relevant ideas/ On-topic (5)
Format (Paragraph/ Essay) (6)
Intro
BodyX2
Conclusion
Fully-developed ideas/ positions => Use supporting evidence (example, results, reason, etc.)
Studying abroad is beneficial for students.
 Improve your language skills (reason: be exposed to English on a daily basis, result:
can work for multinational companies)
 Find a great job
Address all parts of the question: Advantages (at least 2) and Disadvantages of studying
abroad?

CLAUSES (Menh De)

SV (O) (Adverbials) (Complement)

S: Noun (The book), Noun phrase (The author of the book, He and I), Pronoun, Ving
(Swimming is my favorite activity)
V: Verb phrase

(1) I (S) go (V) to school (complement) => Independent Clause (SV)

(2) To go (V) to school => NAC
(3) When I (S) go (V) to school, IC. => Dependent Clause (Sub.Con. SV)
(4) After going (V) to school => NAC

Types of clause: 2 (chinh – phu) (Independent – Dependent)

BOYFANS Coordinating Conjunctions

But
Or
Yet
For (connect 2 ICs) (because – Sub. Con. (connect 1 IC, 1 DC)
And
Nor (conversion) => She couldn’t go out tonight, neither could I.
So

Homework:
I. 4 simple sentences:
1. SV
2. SVV
3. SSVV
4. SSV
II. 8 compound sentences
1-7. BOYFANS
8. “;”