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Improve your IELTS Academic Writing score

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  1. WELCOME TO IELTS ONLINE WRITING
    Welcome to Improve Your IELTS Academic Writing
  2. Meet Your Course Trainers
  3. Course Overview
  4. Using the Platform
  5. ABOUT THE IELTS WRITING TEST
    Learning Outcomes
  6. Check Your Knowledge
  7. Band Descriptors
  8. Test Format
  9. TASK 1
    Learning Outcomes
  10. Check Your Knowledge
  11. Overall Structure
    5 Topics
  12. Types of Visuals
    4 Topics
  13. Paragraph Structure
    8 Topics
  14. Organisation and Logic
    3 Topics
  15. Practice
    5 Topics
  16. Lesson Summary
  17. TASK 1 IMPROVE YOUR SCORE
    Task Achievement
    2 Topics
  18. Coherence and Cohesion
    2 Topics
  19. Lexical Resource
    2 Topics
  20. Grammatical Range and Accuracy
    2 Topics
  21. Lesson Summary
  22. TASK 2
    Learning Outcomes
  23. Check Your Knowledge
  24. Overall Structure
    5 Topics
  25. Question Types
    4 Topics
  26. Paragraph Structure
    12 Topics
  27. Organisation and Logic
    3 Topics
  28. Practice
    5 Topics
  29. Lesson Summary
  30. TASK 2 IMPROVE YOUR SCORE
    Task Response
    2 Topics
  31. Coherence and Cohesion
    2 Topics
  32. Lexical Resource
    2 Topics
  33. Grammatical Range and Accuracy
    2 Topics
    1. Comparing Band Descriptors
    2. Comparing Responses
  34. Lesson Summary
  35. COURSE CONCLUSION
    Overall tips
  36. Congratulations on Completing the Course
Improve your IELTS Academic Writing score Grammatical Range and Accuracy Comparing Responses
Lesson 33, Topic 2
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Comparing Responses

Comparing Responses

In this part of the lesson, you will look at some extracts from candidate responses and give feedback on Grammatical range and accuracy.

Model Responses

Below are two extract from essay responses.

Read the two extracts. What feedback would you give each one for Grammatical range and accuracy?

You can view the public band descriptors for Task 2 here.

Extract 1 (stress and students)

 

Two main problem that famous people has are that they have crazy fans and photographers follow them. The first problem is privacy about their life. This is because crazy fans wants to obtain all information from their favourite famous person. In addition, photographers may follow famous people and takes photos in many priveat situation. For instance, when they go to a restaurant, a photographer can take a photo and sell it.

 

Extract 2 (stress and the workplace)

 

First of all, work today is more demanding than it used to be because of the development of science and technology. This development affects all the areas of our lives, especially in the requirements of employers who are demanding greater flexibility from their employees. For instance, university graduates have to master English, computers and other skills if they want to secure decent jobs. They must continually spend more time acquiring new techniques and skills in order that they progress in the workplace.

 

Useful Tips

  • Range and Accuracy

    You can improve your range of grammatical structures by reading widely in English. This will help you to become familiar with the form and meaning of different structures so that you can use them accurately in your writing.

  • Check for Common Errors

    As you prepare, get into the habit of checking your writing for common errors. For example, check that every sentence has an independent clause and look for errors in subject-verb agreement.

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