IELTS Writing: How you can pass with flying colors

From The Economist:

Annual inflation in the euro zone fell in November, to10%. Energy prices also eased a little, as Europe's mild autumn suppressed the demand for heating, dampening the wholesale market for natural-gas. Those prices have started to rise again, as colder weather settles in. The average inflation figure masked regional variations. Inflation in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania is above 21%. In Germany it is 11.3%, though that is also down on October. In Finland inflation jumped, to 9%.

This is an excerpt from one of their articles. Could you find synonyms of increase or decrease to describe a graph?

For example Increase:
-rise

For decrease:
-eased

Why don't you give an example by commenting below?

Hello everyone,

Have you all been keeping well? It was such a busy year for me because of COVID-19 and its aftermath. Do you have any thoughts and realizations on how the pandemic has affected you in any way?

I apologize for not updating the page for you all to study. I am back now and I have more tips and practices to share with you so keep yourself updated here.

Hi all, are you all guys staying at home? Amidst this COVID-19 pandemic, it is the best time to practice your English skills and write something about it. There are a few words which can be helpful in composing the task about pandemic.

Epidemic - the widespread of a disease on a large population on certain area in a short period of time

Pandemic - an epidemic that spread into the whole world or the whole continent

Virus - a microscopic infectious agent that depends its life on a living microorganisms, which means it can infect human, animals and plants

Contagious - describes an infectious agent which can be passed on to one organism to another

Symptom - a personal change on the normal function in physical or mental being which indicates a disease or any bodily disorder

I have given examples of how you can add up to the list to relate in this pandemic. You can leave comments below. 👇

Have you been filling out words with synonyms? Great work then, keep writing them.

Writing tip: Another way of taking advantage in your notes while looking for other related terms, is paraphrasing words. In the IELTS writing test, paraphrasing is usually used in your introduction where you have to present your topic which has same meaning but in different words. For example:

out of hand - uncontrollable
good sense of humor - funny
poor living condition - unhealthy environment
not enough - scarce
move so fast - hasten

Give it a try. It is fun! Just give examples of what you have done in the comments.😊

Writing tip: Now how many words have you put down in your notebook? It doesn't have to be complicated words. Just remember IELTS exam is all about clarity and cohesiveness of ideas. You don't have to major in English to write brilliant ideas in your writing. Keep it simple.

Remember we have listed words related to describing a good product. Of the five given examples, use each phrase to be used in a sentence. For example:

Most advertisements tend to promote their products to be of superior quality than others.

I have done one for you. Why don't you give it a try? Leave comments below of what you have done so far.

Writing tip: Do not stress yourself that you are not able to write anything to meet the required word count. Take things slow.

Start with a notebook of new words to build on your vocabularies. This is a good way to start. For example: using 'good' to describe a product, you can say:

high standard materials
Superior quality
Well-made
Excellent choice
Top-rated

This is just one example. Why don't you give it a try? List them in the comments below.

Need help in acing your IELTS writing? Then this one is for you. I have some tips that may help you start on how to write simple ideas that can get you a score of 7.0 in writing.