Dominic Cole's IELTS Blog » cohesion

Band score 8.0 – writing better paragraphs

Dominic Cole — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 12:40:18 +0000

A how to lesson on writing more coherent paragraphs. I analyse a paragraph from a high quality candidate who has problems with coherence and show ways in which the paragraph can be improved.

Cohesion and avoiding repetition

Dominic Cole — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 14:17:36 +0000

How to link your writing better and avoid repetition by using pronouns, synonyms and different word forms

IELTS writing – coherence and cohesion explained

Dominic Cole — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 12:45:31 +0000

This article looks at coherence and cohesion in IELTS writing and give examples of common mistakes that IELTS candidates make using them. Understanding these mistakes should help improve your IELTS writing and your band score. Paragraphs Paragraphs need to have a clear, central topic and be used logically. If your writing does not have paragraphs [...]

An introduction to cohesion

Dominic Cole — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 15:04:44 +0000

Cohesion is how sentences and parts of sentences link together. It matters because if your sentences are cohesive, your writing becomes easier to read and you become able to write more sophisticated English by linking ideas together. More than that, it is an important factor in how your writing is graded, as with coherence it [...]