IELTS Essays Band 9 | IELTS Writing 9.0

2023-09-25 17:15:28 Hi guys

Here are some useful ways to generate ideas for your essays.

. Have ideas for all the common topics

The most common topics are education, the environment, the family, the role of government and social changes. You should have your own philosophy and ideas about all these things.

What is your opinion on homework?
What is your opinion on free university?
What should be taught in schools?
How should we teach people in schools?

What are your ideas for improving the environment?
How should we transition to cleaner energy?

How are families changing these days?
At what ages should children be allowed to do certain things? What is your philosophy of parenting?

What should the government pay for completely?
What should a government prioritise in its spending?
What should a government not spend any money on?

What are good/bad things about social media?
What is good/bad about the internet?

. Have examples across a variety of topics

For education, maybe learn about a country that does education well (for example Finland) and be able to contrast this with your own country.

For family, what are some general observations you can make from people around you and common sense?

For the role of government, what does your country do? What does a country like England do? Learn the 'Scandinavian model' of government.

For the environment, learn about Tesla. It's a great company that will give lots of ideas for solutions to fossil fuel issues.
You should know all about solar, wind, transport, infrastructure battery and energy storage.

. Read widely

Are you reading articles constantly about the various topics I mentioned above? Being knowledgeable about topics makes writing an essay much easier. You'll also learn natural topic-specific vocabulary if you are always reading.

. Think of the issue through the eyes of different people and different contexts

When faced with an issue, ask yourself 'What would my parents think? What do I think? What would a conservative think? What would a poor/rich person think? What would a westerner think?

For example, for the topic of clean energy, a rich person and country would prioritise green energy. A poor country has bigger problems than air quality, so they might see the issue differently. Perhaps a person employed in the coal mining sector would lose their job if the country chose to only use green energy.

As you can see, seeing things from a different perspective can give you many ideas on what would be good and bad about any particular issue.

. Hope to get lucky with the question topic on the day

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2023-09-20 15:50:10 ​​#Essays268 #Writing #Task1

Mixed

Q: The charts compare the amount of water used for agriculture, industry and homes around the world, and water use in Brazil and the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Answer:

It is clear that global water needs rose significantly between 1900 and 2000, and that agriculture accounted for the largest proportion of water used. We can also see that water consumption was considerably higher in Brazil than in the Congo.

In 1900, around 500kms of water was used by the agriculture sector worldwide. The figures for industrial and domestic water consumption stood at around one fifth of that amount. By 2000, global water use for agriculture had increased to around 3000km3, industrial water use had risen to just under half that amount, and domestic consumption had reached approximately 500km3.

In the year 2000, the populations of Brazil and the Congo were 176 million and 5.2 million respectively. Water consumption per person in Brazil, at 359ms, was much higher than that in the Congo, at only 8ms, and this could be explained by the fact that Brazil had 265 times more irrigated land.

Total words: 184

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2023-09-16 18:01:01 Hi everyone

How do we avoid informal vocabulary in writing?

That's a difficult question to answer, but there are a few common mistakes to avoid.

Firstly, try to avoid using the word 'get'. Usually, it feels a bit informal and there are always more precise options that show better depth in your understanding of collocation.

Secondly, don't use 'and / but / so' to start sentences. It's considered informal by some strict English teachers - and potentially examiners - so just use alternatives like 'Also / However / Thus'.

Third, try to avoid idioms, proverbs and sayings. Idiomatic vocabulary and idioms are not exactly the same thing by IELTS standards. Idiomatic vocab is just nice collocations / phrasal verbs etc. A lot of people think saying things like 'every coin has two sides' is a good idiom. It is not; it is just informal and awkward.

Fourth, don't use expressions like 'ie / eg / etc' - these abbreviations are too informal for essays.

Fifth, avoid the following words completely: "really / totally / humongous / kids".

Lastly, avoid contractions. Don't say 'can't / don't / won't'. Say 'cannot / do not / will not'.

These little changes should really help you keep your essays at the appropriate formal/academic tone.

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2023-09-14 19:31:18 Vocabulary of #Essay267

high-ranking executive positions - top jobs like CEO, CFO, etc.
exorbitant salaries - too high wages
earn disproportionately - make too much
compared to - relative to
outsized compensation - making too much money
unreasonable in a vacuum - not logical considered without context
makes sense - logical
given - considering
market dictates - capitalism
detractors - critics
ratios defy justification - relative amounts can’t be defended
recent publications - new studies, reports
quoted figures - numbers mentioned
hundreds of times - x100s
various remuneration packages - different ways of receiving compensation
deserved - just
tangible impact - clear effect
marginal relative - not much impact compared to
key driving forces - main reason for
product development - making better products
hard-working employees - dedicated workers
thrive - do really well
ardent supporters - those in favour a lot
claim - have the opinion
output - what is produced
practice -- development
follows basic principles - accords with what is normal
supply and demand - relationship between what you have and what is wanted
simple fact - basic truth
nearly endless supply - almost infinite
entry-level positions - starting-out jobs
capable executives - good bosses
rarer - less common
extraordinary commitment - a lot put into
in terms of - when it relates to
unwilling to invest - will not put in
exceptional character qualities - amazin characteristics
ranging from - including
leadership skills - being able to inspire confidence
raw intelligence - mental ability
top positions - big jobs
hard to fill - difficult to find new employees
finances - money
pay premium wages - get a high salary
logical - rational
outrage - anger
appear unjust - seem unfair
payments - salary
little relationship with justice - nothing to do with what is fair
economic realities of capitalism - truths inherent to the free market system
seem outlandish - appears disproportionate
uncomfortable - unhappy
crucial - very important
accept - reconcile

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2023-09-11 19:00:05 ​​ IELTS Writing: 10 common myths about scoring well in IELTS exam

Our mission here at Essays Band9 is to help all get the score they need on their IELTS exam.

Students intending to score high in IELTS develop several myths about it. Many students are found having misconceptions of getting Band 7 and above in IELTS. Let us find out what these myths are: IELTS scoring myths!

5. Say a Lot of Idioms to Score Band 9 in IELTS Speaking

Using idiomatic language is an indicator of Band 9 and knowing this, students keep a false belief in their mind that if they say a lot of idioms, they would get Band 9. The main thing about using idioms, on the other hand, is that their usage should look natural and they should not be used excessively.

6. Spelling Mistakes Are Not Important in IELTS Listening

In the pretext of scoring more, students make spelling mistakes while writing answers in IELTS listening. There is a misconception among students that minor spelling errors would not let their band score go down and thinking this, they keep on committing mistakes which ultimately leads to lower band score.

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2023-09-09 17:15:15 #Essay267 #Writing #Task2

Discuss both views

Q: Some feel executives in large companies should receive high salaries while others think they are paid too much compared to ordinary workers.
Discuss both views and give your own opinion.

Answer:

Many believe that high-ranking executive positions deserve their exorbitant salaries, while others feel they earn disproportionately compared to normal workers. In my opinion, outsized compensation is unreasonable in a vacuum but makes sense given market dictates.

Detractors often argue the ratios defy justification. Recent publications have quoted figures showing executive positions, and CEOs in particular, makes hundreds of times what the average worker does. This includes their various remuneration packages and bonuses. It is hard to claim this money is deserved. Many CEOs work longer hours and graduated from top schools but their tangible impact can be marginal relative to the key driving forces behind product development and the many hard-working employees required for a business to thrive. Even the most ardent supporters of these practices would not claim their output is hundreds of times higher than a normal employee.

Nonetheless, this practice follows basic principles of supply and demand. The simple fact is that there is a nearly endless supply of average individuals to staff entry-level positions but capable executives are rarer. These high-ranking jobs require an extraordinary commitment in terms of hours that most are unwilling to invest and exceptional character qualities ranging from leadership skills to raw intelligence. Since the top positions in a company are hard to fill and the company has the finances to pay premium wages, it is logical that executive salaries outrage many workers and their bonuses that appear unjust. In fact, these payments have little relationship with justice and more to do with the economic realities of capitalism.

In conclusion, though their salaries seem outlandish, executives are more difficult to replace and deserve higher pay. This is an uncomfortable, but crucial, truth for the average person to accept.

Total words: 286

Band: 7.5+

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2023-09-06 17:15:13 Hi everyone

Let's talk about formality and complexity of language in IELTS essays.

Many students have the wrong approach and mindset toward the style they choose to use in their writing. I think I know why this might be the case.

In university, particularly the education and humanities fields, people have to read a lot of peer-reviewed articles and complex textbooks on subjects like psychology and general theory. The students then take the language they read from these places and consider it a model of appropriate language for their IELTS essays.
However, the fact is that the language in these articles is not normal. It is a kind of academic jargon that is designed to show off to other intellectuals. I want to give you an example of this kind of writing. Below is a quote from the opening chapter of a textbook I had to read when I did my masters degree. See if you can understand it.

"In view of the omnipresence and indispensability of the pragmatic perspective in linguistic analysis, the purpose of the present chapter, consonant with the overall goal of this book, is to argue for the necessity of complementing the semantic reading of the analyzed language material with a context-dependent pragmatic interpretation, or Gricean meaning."

My question to you is, would this kind of language be impressive for IELTS and lead to you getting a 7.
The answer is most definitely no. This is the language of academia, not the language of normal humans. Your job is to be a normal human and write in a way that a middle school student could fully understand.

I want you to think about language on a scale.
1. Informal language
- Examples: (raining cats and dogs, stuff, things, get, you, your)
2. Normal language
- Examples: (be associated with, green energy, nuclear power, language learning – natural collocations)
3. Rare language
- Examples: (ubiquitous, pragmatic, recidivism, incapacitation - words not many non-native speakers know)
4. Academia language
- Examples: To recapitulate, Ergo, consonant with - other words that many native speakers may not know)

What kind of language should you use in your essays?

The answer is 98% normal language and 2% rare. This is not an exaggeration. To get a 9, nobody would expect more than 4 or 5 rarely used words to be used naturally.
To get 7, it's absolutely fine to use only normal language. Normal language naturally includes some less common stuff because you will need topic-specifically vocabulary for the topic of your question.
If your English is very advanced, it is nice to drop in a couple of expressions that most other students don't know. These have to be used in the perfect context though, so don't take risks with this vocabulary unless you are sure of what you are doing.

Lastly, avoid all 'academia language'. It basically shows that you are trying to show off without any awareness of what standard English is.

My fear is that many students think they should be writing 'rare' level language for about 30% of their essay if they want a good score. They also think 'academia' language will impress. If this is you, please change your thinking to the formula I described.

P.s: Remember... 98% normal, 2% rare (for 8 plus).
or... 100% normal (for 7).

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2023-09-04 10:09:50 ​​#Essays266 #Writing #Task1

Table

Q: The table below shows the proportion of different categories of families living in poverty in Australia in 1999.

Answer:

The table gives information about poverty rates among six types of household in Australia in the year 1999.

It is noticeable that levels of poverty were higher for single people than for couples, and people with children were more likely to be poor than those without. Poverty rates were considerably lower among elderly people.

Overall, 11% of Australians, or 1,837,000 people, were living in poverty in 1999. Aged people were the least likely to be poor, with poverty levels of 6% and 4% for single aged people and aged couples respectively.

Just over one fifth of single parents were living in poverty, whereas only 12% of parents living with a partner were classed as poor. The same pattern can be seen for people with no children: while 19% of single people in this group were living below the poverty line, the figure for couples was much lower, at only 7%.

Total words: 150

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2023-09-01 15:00:26 ​​#RecentWriting #Task1 #Task2

​ Writing Task 1, 2 Topics in Uzbekistan — 31.08.2023

TASK 1: line graph percentage of unemployed people from 1993 to 2005 In UK, Japan and the rest of Europe.

TASK 2: Nowadays some parents put a lot of pressure on children to succeed. What's reason for this? Is this development positive or negative?

P.s: Thanks for sharing!
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Reminder: There is no guarantee that you would have these topics present on your test.

Anyone else who took IELTS in 2023, add up yours and welcome to send us

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2023-08-30 15:05:34 ​​ IELTS Writing: 10 common myths about scoring well in IELTS exam

Our mission here at Essays Band9 is to help all get the score they need on their IELTS exam.

Students intending to score high in IELTS develop several myths about it. Many students are found having misconceptions of getting Band 7 and above in IELTS. Let us find out what these myths are: IELTS scoring myths!

3. Using More Connectives Ensure Band 7 in IELTS Writing

Students being trained in IELTS training institutes are taught to use sentence connectors while writing essays, letters or reports. They start developing a wrong notion that if they write connectives, they can ensure Band 7 in IELTS writing exam but this is not true since in reality, connectives should be used naturally and their usage should not look mechanical.

4. Keep on Speaking and you Get Band 7 in IELTS Speaking
 
A very common belief among students who are trying to score Band 7 in IELTS speaking is that they keep on speaking with the thinking that they would be able to get Band 7 and above for being fluent. However, fluency is not the only criterion for scoring high as grammar, pronunciation and others constitute the other criteria as well where they need to score well.

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