Contents
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Practice materials
A selection of over 50 essay questions divided into the most common categories used in the IELTS writing test.
Sample essays
A collection of sample essays with downloads, advice on how to plan them and choose the best vocabulary
Essay vocabulary
- A list of vocabulary to help with structuring an IELTS essay with an explanation of how to use the vocabulary in practice
Planning the essay
A collection of articles on how to plan an IELTS essay
IELTS essays – the planning process - general advice with download examples on how to plan, how long to plan and what to plan for essays
Planning an IELTS essay – the 10 minute solution - advice on how long to spend planning the essay and how to use your time efficiently in the exam
IELTS essays – 3,4, or 5 paragraphs? - advice on how to select the number of paragraphs for your essay
IELTS writing – Essay Map – recommended website - a video tutorial on how to use Essay Map for essay planning
Reading the question
Understanding the task in IELTS essays – advice on how to read the question and identify the task and the topic
Identifying the three different types of IELTS essay question – how to identify the different question types and avoid some common problems.
Introductions
Featured video – IELTS essay introductions – a video from IELTS Ryan on how to write an introduction to an IELTS essay
