IELTS Writing General Part 1 Module
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Here you will develop writing skills most needed for succeeding in Part 1 of the IELTS General Module Writing Test. Before you begin studying, you must enrol on the course. |
Topic outline
- IELTS Writing General Part 1 Module
- Practice IELTS tests
Practice IELTS tests
Download practice tests here. You can share your essays in the forum to get comments and feedback from course participants.
Share your writing tasks in this forum and discuss them with other course participants. Ask any questions you have about IELTS writing.
- 1. Introduction to the General Writing Module
1. Introduction to the General Writing Module
Learn about the format of the general module writing exam and how it is assessed.
Test your knowledge of the general writing module here.
Review some of the criteria used to assess your IELTS writing tasks.
Review key terminology used in the marking criteria.
Have a look at the complete version of the public marking criteria for Task One here.
- 2. Task Achievement
2. Task Achievement
Here we look at all of the important aspects for obtaining a high score for Task Achievement.
It is really important to analyse the question well to make sure you focus on the question and get a high score for Task Achievement.
It is important to address all of the bullet points and develop your response in order to achieve a high grade.
Learn about the importance of tone and register in relation to task achievement.
Learn here about the importance of ensuring the purpose of your letter is clear.
- 3. Coherence and Cohesion
3. Coherence and Cohesion
This section looks at all the things you need to know to ensure you structure your writing well and receive a high score for Coherence and Cohesion!
Coherence is all about how logically your writing moves from the beginning to the end. Here we practice ordering sample responses.
Connectors (or linking words) are an extremely important area of English and can help you to link your writing together smoothly.
Here we consider linking words and phrases in more detail.
Practise using a variety of linkers here.
Using pronouns and determiners accurately is another really important area to practice if you want a high score in writing.
- 4. Lexical Resource
4. Lexical Resource
Learn new words and expressions relevant to the IELTS exam as well as strategies for expanding your vocabulary.
Many formal phrases can be said using more informal language. Review some of these phrases here.
It is important to make sure that the purpose of the letter you write is clear. Let's have a look at some language for doing this.
Practice completing sample responses with appropriate language.
Using phrasal verbs accurately can help you to sound natural and help you achieve a high score for vocabulary.
Collocation is important for achieving a high writing score. Learn more about this here!
Try out this free collocation dictionary. Just search for a noun or an adjective to find its collocations.
Take a look at our glossary of useful IELTS collocations. If you like you can add some collocations yourself. Just click on 'add an entry' then write the collocation, a definition and a sample sentence. We will add audio and phonetics for you.
- 5. Grammatical Range and Accuracy
5. Grammatical Range and Accuracy
Improve your knowledge, range of complexity of English grammar. We focus on common mistakes that are made by native Spanish speakers as well as learning strategies.
Using contractions or full forms accurately (depending on the formality of the letter) can help you to get a higher score. Let's practice!!
Practise making formal sentences informal and vice-versa.
Review the use of basic prepositions here
If you really want to use prepositions correctly you must learn how to use a dictionary.
Being able to make polite requests is an important language skill.
Offers and advice are also important functions that you may need to use in the IELTS writing test.
Review a variety of grammar structures here.
Here we look at a number of specific structures from a sample response.
There are many different conjunctions that can be used to combine clauses to make complex structures.
Practice writing complex structures here.
Try correcting common grammatical mistakes made in Part-1 IELTS General Module writing tasks.
More error correction practice here.