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		<title>IELTS essays &#8211; the planning process</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Dec 2009 13:36:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Plans matter because they should ensure that you answer the question and you write enough words. Or put the other way, if you do not plan, you may not answer the question or you may get half way through the essay and find you have nothing to say.
How to plan
There is no easy answer to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>IELTS writing- task 1- pie charts</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[This post contains a long training video on how to analyse a pie chart for IELTS writing part 1. In it, I look at and suggest how to approach a part 1 question. In brief, my tips are:

See the big picture: do not get lost in the detail &#8211; it is a summarising task
Learn to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>IELTS writing &#8211; Essay Map &#8211; recommended website</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2009 11:49:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[When you plan an IELTS essay what are you trying to achieve? Some people stop at the idea of thinking of ideas, for them that&#8217;s enough. I&#8217;m going to suggest you should be doing a little more: namely thinking about how your ideas fit together so that you writing becomes more coherent. One tool to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Planning an IELTS essay &#8211; the 10 minute solution</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2009 20:14:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[How long should you spend planning an IELTS? There is of course no correct answer to this question, but in this post I am going to make a suggestion that you should consider spending up to 10 minutes on the planning process. Really? Yes, 10 minutes is not too long, let me try and explain [...]]]></description>
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