Get Band 7+ in IELTS Writing Task 2
Complete step-by-step guide to getting Band 7 and higher in IELTS Writing Task 2. Discover how IELTS Examiners assess your essay, how to plan and how to write your IELTS Essay
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Get Band 7+ in IELTS Writing Task 2
Do you need a Band 7 or above in IELTS Writing Task 2?
Have you taken the IELTS Writing Test before and keep getting stuck at Band 6?
Then learn from an ex-IELTS Examiner and find out what you need to do!
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Course Description
Hello. I'm Charles Cornelius. I used to be an IELTS Examiner and I've assessed literally thousands of IELTS Writing Task 2 essays and the same problems keep coming up.
Many test takers simply do not understand how to get Band 7 or higher.
This 10 hour course will show you what you need to do to get Band 7.
The course is divided into 3 main parts:
Part 1: Understanding The IELTS Assessment Criteria
Find out how IELTS Examiners assess IELTS Writing Task 2, and discover what you need to give them to get a Band 7 or higher.
- what is Task Response how can I get Band 7 for Task Response?
- what is Coherence and Cohesion?
- the different types of Cohesive Device
- how can I get Band 7 for Coherence and Cohesion?
- what is Lexical Resource?
- how can I get Band 7 or Band 8 for Lexical Resource?
- what is Grammatical Range and Accuracy?
- how can I get Band 7 or Band 8 for Grammatical Range and Accuracy?
Part 2: Planning Your Essay
If you want Band 7 or higher, you MUST plan your essay. But this is not about jotting down a few ideas. I will give you a 4 Step Process to planning your essay. This process will help you to produce well-organised IELTS Writing Task 2 essays with relevant ideas.
- learn a 4 Step Planning Process
- find out what extending and supporting your ideas really means
- how to write examples - and what not to do
Part 3: Writing Your Essay
Turn your plans into Band 7 essays! I will explain what you need to write in the introduction, body paragraph and conclusion of your essay, and I'll give you lots of examples.
- example introductions, body paragraphs and conclusions
By working through this course, you will master everything you need to do to get a Band 7 or above in IELTS Writing Task 2. This course is for both the IELTS Academic and IELTS General Training tests. You will have ACCESS to this course FOREVER.
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Complete Course Curriculum
Introduction
- Introduction to the Course (02:37)
- Introduction to IELTS Writing Task 2 (16:10)
Part 1: Understanding The Assessment Criteria
- Introduction To The Assessment Criteria (4:45)
- How Do IELTS Examiners Use The Assessment Criteria? (9:38)
Task Response: How To Get Band 7+
- What is Task Response? (1:45)
- Addressing The Task (9:38)
- Addressing The Task: How To Get Band 7 (15:21)
- What Is Position? (6:31)
- Position: How To Get Band 7 (14:29)
- Developing Your Ideas (5:19)
- Developing Your Ideas: How To Get Band 7 (19:52)
- Task Response: Summary (2:39)
Coherence and Cohesion: How To Get Band 7+
- What Is Coherence And Cohesion? (4:32)
- How Well Are Your Ideas Organised? (13:02)
- Organisation: How To Get Band 7 (13:30)
- How Well Are Your Ideas Linked? (3:39)
- Cohesive Device #1: Referencing (5:23)
- Cohesive Device #2: Lexical Cohesion (9:08)
- Cohesive Device #3: Substitution (5:39)
- Cohesive Device #4: Relative Pronouns (3:27)
- Cohesive Device #5: Conjunctions (4:44)
- Cohesive Device #6: Transition Signals (7:08)
- Cohesion: How To Get Band 7 (13:15)
- Paragraphing (4:01)
- Paragraphing: How To Get Band 7 (5:19)
- Coherence And Cohesion: Summary (2:44)
Lexical Resource: How To Get Band 7+
- What Is Lexical Resource? (3:01)
- How Wide Is Your Vocabulary? (16:30)
- Vocabulary Range: How To Get Band 7 (21:43)
- How Accurate Is Your Vocabulary? (5:47)
- Lexical Accuracy: How To Get Band 7 (5:03)
- Lexical Resource: Summary (5:45)
Grammatical Range And Accuracy: How To Get Band 7+
- What Is Grammatical Range And Accuracy? (1:55)
- How Wide Is Your Grammar? (6:28)
- How To Use Complex Sentences (11:16)
- How To Use Complex Noun Phrases (11:20)
- How To Use Complex Verb Phrases (6:35)
- How To Use Complex Verb Patterns (5:15)
- How Accurate Is Your Grammar? (9:56)
- Grammatical Range And Accuracy: How To Get Band 7 (16:50)
- Grammatical Range And Accuracy: Summary (6:28)
- Part 1: Summary (8:52)
Part 2: Planning Your Essay
- Planning Your Essay (6:07)
- 4 Step Planning Process (1:48)
- Step #1: Understand Your Task (21:23)
- Two-Sided Discussion Essay Questions (17:08)
- Opinion Essay Questions (10:23)
- Problem Solution Essay Questions (6:32)
- Direct Question Essays (6:11)
- Step #2: Decide Your Position (15:00)
- Step #3: Extending Your Ideas (Part 1) (18:19)
- Step #3: Extending Your Ideas (Part 2) (13:56)
- Step #4: Structuring Your Essay (11:21)
- Band 6 v Band 7 Essay Planning (6:02)
- Planning Your Essay: Summary (6:00)
Part 3: Writing Your Essay
- Writing Your Essay (2:44)
- Writing The Introduction (3:29)
- Writing The Introduction: Examples (30:11)
- Writing The Body: Topic Sentences (10:04)
- Writing The Body: Supporting Details (20:24)
- Writing The Body: Example (10:38)
- Writing The Conclusion (5:21)
- Writing The Conclusion: Examples (11:24)
- Writing The Conclusion: Common Problems (4:39)
- Checking Your Writing (19:54)
- Writing Your Essay: Summary (2:26)
Your Instructor: Charles Cornelius
Charles Cornelius is a qualified teacher and former IELTS Examiner with 25 years' teaching experience all over the world. He has worked for some of the major English language schools including International House, IDP and The British Council. He holds a Masters Degree in Education from the University of Bath and is a certified English language teacher. He is an experienced teacher trainer, and he has carried out training in English language teaching techniques to classroom teachers in several countries. Charles is the author of two bestselling books and runs "IELTS Charlie", one of the most highly rated IELTS websites in the world. His courses, for both English language learners and teachers, have been taken by over 70,000 students in over 160 countries around the world.