IN THIS SESSION, WE UNDERSTAND THE WRITING

TASK FROM THE EXAMINER’S POINT OF VIEW.

BASICALLY WE WILL SEE HOW YOUR ERITING TASK IS
MARKED.
 THE PARAMETERS

HOW MANY PARAMETERS ARE THERE?

TASK ACHIEVEMENT
 WHAT TO DO FOR A GOOD BAND SCORE?

 Always read the question carefully

 Understand the meaning of the keywords in the question
 Understand the demand of the question
 Plan your essay before writing
 Explain the ideas well
 Include strong examples.
Let’s understand it better through an example.
Modern medicine helps to live a longer life. Do
you agree?
 A sample paragraph

First of all, the modern medicine can prevent incurable

diseases. Doctors can find some diseases very early. Then
doctors can give suitable medicines to patients. New
modern equipments are helps doctors is going to correct
way. Also intelligent people in the world live a long life on
helps from modern medicine. That is very important in the
human society because their creative things are coming
with them and they can help others for a longer time when
they are living in long life with comfortably.
 The examiner says:

 It is difficult to identify the main topic in this paragraph.

 The ideas have not been explain clearly.
 There is lack of any supporting evidence for the points.
First of all, the modern medicine can prevent incurable
diseases. Doctors can identify the illness at an early stage,
which helps them to provide suitable treatment to the
patient. For example, Cancer is a deadly disease which is
affecting numerous people nowadays. However, doctors
have come up with treatments like Chemotherapy, which
can help reduce the effect of this disease and cure it at an
early stage.
THE EXAMPLE
 What is a good example?

 It explains and supports your point well.

 It supports the specific point rather than the general topic.
 It includes names, places or data.

NOTE- It is okay to include hypothetical data in your

example.
Let’s look at some examples of good examples.
 Popular events like the Football World Cup
and other international sporting occasions
are essential in easing international tension
and releasing patriotic emotions in a safe
way.
The Olympic Games are one of the best examples which
prove how sporting events can bring nations together, at
least temporarily. From the ancient History, when Greeks
and Romans would interrupt battles to participate in the
games, to the more recent international disputes, when
athletes from Palestine and Israel would forget their
differences, compete peacefully and even embrace each
other after an event.
Similarly, international sporting events show benefits in some
developing countries which live in a daily internal civil war.
For example, Brazil has a high rate of unemployment, lack
of education, hunger, crime, poverty and corruption which
leads to an immense embarrassment of being Brazilian and
a low self-esteem. However, when the Football World Cup
starts, the Brazilian squad, which is considered the best
team in the world, provokes an amazing feeling of pride in
their country. Most people seem to forget all their problems
and even the criminal activity decreases. They paint roads
with the national colors, wear the Brazilian team shirts and
buy national flags.
GRAMMATICAL RANGE AND ACCURACY
 For a good band score,

 Include a variety of sentences.

 Do not repeat sentence structure often.
 Make sure your sentences are grammatically correct.
 Only use the structures that you know are correct.
Examples of some complex sentences
 Since men and women are complementary, in order
to create a just society, co-education should be
promoted at all levels.
 Child labour is a social evil. However, the people in
power generally, are no giving priority for this social
bane, which has a negative socio-economic impact.
 If the primary aim of any education system is to
mould the learners into practical, productive and
useful citizens, it is obvious that this process must be
student-centric and not teacher0centric.
 Although generation gap is a reality, its so called ill
effects on society can be reduced by mking people
wise and ethical through a good education system.
 As an excellent means of communication and a good
tool for education, it is generally accepted that
internet is a bliss.
 The extensive use of fossil fuels not only threatens
their disappearance, but also causes pollution.
 Noun phrase

 Tourism, the greatest job provider of the world in the

20th century, is growing rapidly in the midst of
regionalism and terrorism.

 Education, which is the backbone of any civilised

society, should be job oriented.
 HOW MANY SENTENCES OUT OF TOTAL
SHOULD BE CORRECT?

 For 6 band score, 30-40% must be accurate

 For 7, 50-60%
 For 8, 70-8-%
 For 9, 90%.
COHESION AND COHERENCE
What is the difference between coherence and
cohesion?
 Cohesion means flow. This is how well your ideas follow
from one to the next with seamless and logical transition.
As you develop your paragraph, your ideas must be related
to each other and they should be logically linked with
referencing and linking words.
 Referencing words refer to pronouns, like this, these, it, etc.
You can use these to link an idea in one sentence to an idea
in the previous sentence.
 Another way to connect ideas is to use linking words. These
are words like however, on the other hand, for example,
therefore, etc.
 Coherence means “structure”
It is based on the logic of the ideas and how they are
presented.
It includes developing and supporting your argument (e.g.
thesis statement development), organizing and clarifying
ideas.
 For a good band score,

 Plan your ideas and their explanation well

 Make sure your information is in a logical sequence
 Use linkers carefully.
Let’s look at some examples
 Some people think that they can learn better
by themselves than with a teacher. Others
think that it is always better to have a
teacher. Which do you prefer? Use specific
reasons to develop your essay.
One teacher has adequate knowledge to teach their
student. He knows all the possible ways to make subject
easier for the students, moreover, he teaches them in an
effective manner. For example, some students are weak in
some subjects but a teacher always guides them according
to their mental capacity. He teaches them as fun. Some
people can learn better in group by discuss the topics with
others. In class people can know the views of others, even
they know how we can learn effectively. Where the teacher
always gives an easy direction to learn.
A teacher has adequate knowledge to teach his students.
Moreover, he imparts knowledge in a manner which is
suitable to the students. For example, a teacher can
recognize the weaknesses of some of the students in the
class and help them to solve their problems by repeating
the same explanation, giving extra exercises or even
suggesting a private tutor. Hence, students can have a
better chance of avoiding a failure in a subject.
Learn the subtle art of linking
Living in a place permanently has a lot of benefits. To
exemplify, such people would be thoroughly familiar with
the place, its people and their way of life, the climate and so
on. These would enable them to adjust themselves to any
situation and consequently lead a better life.
LEXICAL RESOURCES
 For a good band score

 Use formal language.

 Include topic-specific vocabulary
 Be aware about collocations.
 Try to include works which are less common.
 Topic specific-vocabulary

For a good score in LR, you need to show the examiner

that you have sufficient knowledge about different
words.
For this, try to use words which are related to the topic
of the question.
Let’s look at some examples
 TOURISM

 Hospitality industry
 Reduces tress and tension
 Promotes economic growth and development
 Cultural exchange
 Travel industry
 Adventurous
 Eco-tourism
 Broadens mind.
 ENGLISH

 Global language
 Lingua franca
 Global influence
 Rich and dynamic
 Job opportunities
 Language of success
 Cultural integration.
 CITY LIFE

 Better amenities like metro, shopping malls

 cosmopolitan
 Ample opportunities
 Standard of living
 Traffic congestion
 Over-crowded
 Hustle and bustle
 Hectic lifestyles.
 COLLOCATIONS

What are collocations?

Collocations are group of words or phrases which go
together.

They show awareness of language as well as accuracy

and suitability.
 A common mistake

 Due to lack of social and moral values, many

children today do crimes.
 Due to lack of social and moral values, many
children today commit crimes.
Some other collocations
 Tourism is a burning issue nowadays.
 The use of cutting edge technology and promotes
economic growth.
 The significance of internet in the lives of people is
beyond dispute.
 Cheap, imported goods are flooding the market.
 This matter is of paramount importance.
 LEARN THESE WORD PARTNERS TO SCORE 7
BANDS

 Sustainable development
 Financial security
 Overcrowded cities
 The acquisition of knowledge
 Advanced society
 Peer pressure
 Necessities of life
 Source of knowledge.
 FORMAL LANGUAGE

Your essay is an academic writing piece. So, it must

not include any informal word or ‘slangs’.
INFORMAL FORMAL

KIDS CHILDREN

REALLY DEFINITELY

YES CERTAINLY

GET ACQUIRE

SO MANY MANY/MUCH
Now, let’s evaluate a task!