Nervous in IELTS writing Task 2! How to deal with it? Check the Tips, Tricks, and strategies below

In order to acquire a good score in IELTS writing task 2, the candidate needs to understand the types of task 2 and the criteria on which writing is marked in a real-time IELTS test.

1) Types of Writing Task 2

• Advantages and Disadvantages
• Agree or Disagree
• Reasons, causes, effects
• 2 views and opinion
• Discussion

2) Understand the Marking Criteria

The writing task in an IELTS test is marked on a score of Band 0-9 under 4 marking criteria namely:

• Task Response
• Coherence and Cohesion
• Grammatical Range and accuracy
• Lexical Resource

Task response:  Checks if all the parts of the task are covered or not and whether these ideas are connected and well-developed

Coherence and Cohesion:  Assesses whether all the ideas are logically connected or not, and the use of cohesive devices and sequencing of ideas in an organized manner

Grammatical range and accuracy: Verify the range of sentence structures used-simple or complex and whether the sentences are error-free

Lexical Resource: Does the assessment of a range of vocabulary used, spellings, and collocations

3) Pillars of a good IELTS Writing Task 2

Plan- Planning of task needs to be done to attain a score of above 7 bands.

Time management- An important factor to be considered is managing time.

Practice: To score well in writing task 2, proper and regular practice is a must.

Topics of IELTS Writing Task 2

• Art
• Education
• Environment
• Family and Friends
• Government and Society
• Health
• Jobs and Employment
• Relationships
• Science and Technology
• Sports
• Travel and Tourism
• TV, Music, and Media

4) Structure of Writing Task 2

• Introduction
• Body Paragraph 1
• Body Paragraph 2
• Conclusion
   
  • Introduction expects to include a general statement, rephrasing of question along with an answer with a reason
  • Body Paragraphs must include the ideas, supported by including specific reasons, explanations and examples.
  • The conclusion is expected to include the key point and a message.

5) Road blocks to a good score in writing

• There might be certain errors made in IELTS writing Task 2, leading to a low score:
• There may be irrelevant details given, such as over discussion of one side and not covering the other one.
• An incorrect format is another culprit behind a low score
• A key feature of a writing task is to address all the prompts of tasks equally, as partially addressing a bullet point could limit the scores to Band 5 in “Task Response”
• A major setback in writing scores could be because of using inappropriate or memorized language or using phrases or cliches where they are not suitable, a memorized task may result in just Band 4.
• Spelling and grammatical errors play a crucial role in lowering the scores.
• In order to score high in Task 2, proper paragraphing is the key feature. Improper paragraphing may lead scores to just Band 5.