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IELTS ADVANTAGE IELTS writing score RICHARD BROWN LEWIS RICHARDS. TASK 2 Contents Ahashare.com Introduction ] Unit 1 Advantages and disadvantages essays 1: Living abroad | ‘© Spottight 1 Weriting about ite changes and experiences 2 verb patterns ‘© Model ess3y: Advantages and disadvantages 4 Structure and Inking: Orgarizing your essay 1 Writing introductions ‘= Writing conclusions @ Framscill, 1 Tople sencences 2 Avoiding generalizations in your wating Unit 2 Problem and solution essays 1: Education and teaching «© Spotlgh: 1 Callacations for writing about education 2. eacemiclanquage for whiting about solusions 1 Model essa: Proalems and solutions {Structure ard incing: Contrasting ideas {Language workout: Word aug ‘© Grammar and phrases for introd.ctians #¢ Cxar sil 1 Grammar and vocabulary for writing conclusions 2 Building a good paragraph Unit 3 Opinion essays 1: Crime. © Spotligh: 1 Key language for writing about erime 2 Key structures: makeslevalow Model essay Opinions ' Suciute and linking: Supporting arguments and opinions f¢ rting introductions for apinion estoye 4 Dealing with discussion essays ¢ Gam skills 1 Expresing someone eh’ opinion 2 Using articles correct Unit 4 Advantages and disadvantages essays 2: Work 1 Spotlight 1 Key language for writing stout work and careers 2 Avoiding yeneralizat ons: using turd Inet) «| f Model essay: Advantages and disadvantages ‘Structure and linking: inspite of spite 1» Language workout: Word formation ¢ bam skills 1 Using aronous to lik ideas and avoid repetition 2 using the passive 3 Key acverbs for emphasis, opinion and style Unit 5 Problem and solution essays 2: Cities © Spotligat 1 Callecations and common ahrazes abou 2 Singular ana p ural forms ‘¢ Model say: Problems and solusiors 1 Structure and linking in order to 502s 0 /s0 that f Language workout! Word-building (General vocabulary “ar writing about solutions Exam skils 1 Developing topic sentences 2 Using the second conditional to write about solutions 19 3 43 35 Unit 6 Opinion essays 2: Running a business or ‘Spotlight 1 qualitying your opinion 2 Giving an opinion about future trends Model esay: Opinions 1 structure and lacing: instead 1) fe Relative causes @ bam skills 4 Checking and editing your essays 2 Using noun phrases Unit 7 Graphs with a trend 7 TASK 1 Spotlight 1 Reswording the introduction 2 writing an overviews 3 Language to describe changes 1 Verbs and adverbs 4 Language 0 descrine changes 2: Acjectives and nouns ‘6 tod! arse: Graphs with a trend ‘9 Boar sil | 1 Joining two changes together 2 Prepositions ane articles 3 commenting on the data ina graph fo Nextsteps {writing about graphs with 2 fut 2 Tablas and bar oraphs with tends end Unit 8 Comparative graphs ” ‘Spotlight 4 key language for making comparisons 2 More comparative structures 3 Advanced comparatives and linking devices 4 Describing numosrs fe Model answer: Comparasive graphs fe Exam sil 1 Numerical comporatives 2 Ranking information 2 Improving your writing syle Next steps 4 Dealing with more than one granh 2 Developing your range of language and vocabulary Unit 9 Processes and maps 103 © Spotight 7 ting the present simale passive te describe a process 2 Linking stages together beam skills 4 Giving extra information about astage 2 Writing the intraduetion and overviw 44 Medel answer: Proceses bam skills 3 Grommmar and vocabulary for maps 44 Noun phrases for maps 8 Model answer: Maps Answer key 45 ‘Sample student answers 126 Introduction Aim of the book IELTS Advantge Writing Skil is design fr students who want w achieve a score of 665-7.0 01 higher in he Wr'ting moule othe Academic IELTS exas, We hums thal most eanelates are alming 20 got atleast 6.5, eer lu stuly al universits, lw work abroad, fr isa purposes ors have pruofua you level of Fish “The bakit ake your wl a his evel, bel on nar many seas succesflly Preparing sade fore LELTS exam, and opr experience as IELTS Writing examiners, Allie exercises i the gook have boon developed nthe classroom, uné ue meter es boelped tualrols ef THETS stacentsto achieve high Weitiag scaces The book isdesigned 50 that it ean he use lo i ele wil a euler ure sll-stiay hook as vo: prepare for thocxurn on yo About the exam ELS exiiters are Inking fa lour eiferent thirgs, and the buck i designe! to hep you ia each ofthese anear ‘© Vocanolar: Ven need ta have x youd eamge of acnemin onde and phrase for the ‘nin TELS topes © Grammar: Youaeed a as “rate grammar and s range of semplexstruclares exnplecetive clauses, nom phrases. conditional) © Organization; You need ta write lear, wellorgaaiaed paragrayios and sn ansiser which insy to allo. 69 Ideas and arguments: Yrs nse lo sake suce yas have well-developed does hat you nave the questiva filly send Ua you gives ene peint of view The IELTS scoring system ‘he IDLTS exon gives pon srreram 1199 und of 0.3, Asoreef9.01s tie speaker level bat infact many cave speakers fl to aleve, abe realii! 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Ar the eal ofeach ote Check an ev len Leliop that you cnt using this book and wish yo. every saccess ta Ube it TS exis Richer Brow and Lewis Richards Advantages and disadvantages essays 1: Living abroad Try it first! N Pros. 2 Wing How fo wie adraigs nd didvanages xy Ser ten Wii TELTS youl ae ote eyed ad ene ee een eee ee | asada dg 2 inne evan veo uy ¢ywitngan essay em this abject before you study this unit nl noe © writs un intzoduetion tthe ties thunk uf wo avaniagesto the simation and provide dear examples {© tizok oftwodisateantnges and write about Uhese wil good support {© write short conelaséon giving yous overallopin on ‘© virlre a minimum of 250 wonls, ‘Take your time, but eenember Uist in the exam yom will nced te comple Writing Task 2 In arocnd 40 minutes, Home o1 1 Look at these popular sayings about home and discuss the questions below. Home fs where the heart Is Tike home. 1 oyem arse with dasesavings? 2. Do you buve sila expressionsin your langue? 5 Cau you think of any others? 2 Complete these everyday questions about living arrangements sing the correct form of the verb ve. Then write a short answer for each one. 1 Where ate yout athe moment? 2 ewlong have you Beer nan tee? 3 Would jou rnthet non 0A Your own oF with Ferd ar family? 4. Ai 9 ged DEM ne Why? Wy Meee 5 Lave you e¥9P once Abroad 86, how dl you Hind ater? 5 Eyoucould tanyarereia the world, where eon be 3 Work with a partner and share your answers. Make some notes about their responses. What do you have in common? 1 Advantages and disadvantages 1: Living abroad «7 Introductory text 4 You are going to read an article entiled Getting away from it all, What do you think itis about? 2 Now read the arte on the opposite page. Responding to the text +5 Complete this table with the positives and negatives of moving away that were ‘mentioned inthe arti. {ood points about moving away dovmsides of moving away 4. Adld same ideas of your own to the table in Exercise 3. Building your bank of words and phrases syn nr gh ke epg ty ie >] Aree bel igure eae bu aage me stn oforedayiohersn._ | 5 Find the words or expressions in the article that have a similar meaning to ‘these definitions 1 cleararrungements toaragraphs 1) covert ps 2 tau jubs organ (paragrach 1) 3 wnt harry iparaycaph 1) 4 hurried paragraph) 5 neale wy sce new paves ed hove aew experieness igeragreph 23 6 sive mypelfeatea tims to (do something (paragraoh 2} ura work oppartunties ‘paragraph 21 extctly the king of thing Tlikstparaararh 3) 9 organiza programe or cuuuse(parograpls 10 Levuldn’t lieve the moment was reel (paragraph) LLL bepinning ew ifs ma difeenc place tparazrayl 34 involved in fan experience iparapraph 5) lama 12 tecure cou 1 gee nore ofthe ward cparegrapl 6 14 easy oF witht problems (pareerap 7) 15 improverny mood iparag-aph 7 116 remain in woush with (paragraph 7) 17 fallot li ipseagraph 81 6 Discuss these questions. 41 Which of the wars expressions in Fcvese 5 are che most usefl for yon 2 How do you say the same thing n your own Innguue? 3, What zou dot pracese mina Caen? > 1 Advantages and disadvantages 1: Ling abrose Getting away from it all 41 When I gradusted from ueiversing fee years 20," didn'eseallyEave any concrete plans for ‘He fuere A lotof my reals alse hal jobs ined op and went sight w wor, bt dings weaee‘Lspesreut for ms Aor stung hase forthe years, ost anted to take ny ‘iene befere[ushed incu ming sy deons 2 London is great, but ater graweng up chore, ‘then epending my sradent years in che capital, I decked that I nseded a change af emery [started to Juak into De posbility of taking 2 sap year and dita bit of esearch, tn my mad, it would bea good way co hg me sometime ta think things Yavengh. nd af cours, on top ofthat, wae wey excited skour the opportuni to have an adventure! Taso nsw ‘Dut busing a year ou. woul’ really barm my Jab prospects because emplosers generally Ibok &vourably ont 3 One nighe Twat out wk some friends and T spor talking to guy called Jan. He tle me Gat ‘head been lring and wotking cu in New York forthe pas: six months on ant {intematioral exchange pragramme. He vias ‘working fora market reseer> company inthe centre uf Manhattan and livng witha group of ther rsh peuple whe were aso earying ‘0 wk placements in the city Ttsoundee right up my srcct and fst the kind of pparnunigy waslocking er. rack some contact details um Lan and within a esek hua applied ‘ora position on the scheme. ‘month ay ap lter ams ellor fr intoreens and rhe rsa Py ay sory! 4, Arriving ip New York ater all that hard workat univessiey as aa unlorgetahle experience. il never forge sanding on Tifth Ascmc fr the firs simeand laaking pa ke Remi sare Building wine yelew taxis raced up amc down. elt He vas in a sce nom a mooie hd tapinch mysll 55 Even thcugh it was che fit time Chad pent an extended period of time avay fem home, Ue Ks ew snouts pase by very ui Looking back, it was probably dawn 9 the fet thar chere were lots af ther Brtigh people souné, had skin of stare social if, Tibi betause we were ll luug way Lou Toone an suiting ales, ve quel bouded auxl became goed friends. New York has 0 ‘uch to offer, and soen Thad srarred te Sisuover sw interes. My Meds ki nlc Lye leu ok Uae ebout ty ocatahtuking ssc a ag sna ove hipehop mosic and src s,s tras easy for reso immerse mpselfin the Neve Yale 6 Athough any wok placement wasn Lexacty wha hac expected, gained va able perience and know tha harewer happened, ir would look goed an my CV. Anyway. cy yea: abroad was more about ce chance broaden muy hoeloas ard consider any cure options than abou che otk, 7 Ccan'esay everything aoat my New York aGventare was plain sling, There were mes when {really missed my Cally and lends. hhada bad day or was just feling down dio’t have the same support necwrark of frien hae [eon go en haekar ame te cheer me up ving sud hat, as able te keeps comtaut ‘wth everyone fly zepulay via. phone or al, 301 was never too homesick, B Onthe whol, Toul deserbe New York s2lifeckanging experince ard an opportunity that Ye: happy to say lade the mot ol. 1 gor te charce tive inone of toe ros ihrent and enaraepran sires ir the world, Theeare a much mors outgoing person and, above ll madelets of great fiends along the wa, 1 ezeaialy don't regret mp Aecision tag, ryearin 1 Advantages and disadvantages 1: Ling abroad IM spotiight 4 ‘Writing about life changes and experiences Are you ready to move abroad? Take the test! Complete the statements below with the corrcet word from the box. then score yourselfon each one from 1 {0 5. ‘adap! cope easily Twix, apen gick sample surateh sense towel Yes No 1 Tina item to... with new people gate aay 10) 2 tean anew situations veils, ere ca 3 Tunnot worried about losing oo.-no---ith old iriends, ioe Bes 35 4 Imake lends. ieee Oe § Tamabletw ou upnewlanguages without muchtoubl:: = «1-234 5 6 Pook say Pmt o--neetinded ant remy Pppanret 7 When! trvel somewhere Hey Llike i nme--nthelocalfood. = «123 45 8 LfeelTeanoo-—-with most challenges that throws arme, 1-2 «34S 9. Starting a new life from nm doesnt worry meat al. eg aeaaia 10 Thyvea keen... ofadventure. lesoee eed Check you score in the answrer key on page 115. Compare with a partner, ‘What were the biggest differences in your answers? Vocabulary chunks Focus on the wards you added to the questions in the test. 1 Took othe lo and ght of these words in each statement 2 Can so identify any rommplte pees of langaaze? 5 fsthe chunk of language Exe or san you change part ofr: Examples A ne (a alte news peor nein differert people ‘Try this process for the other words you added. Record the chunks thet you find. 40 1 Advantages and disadvantages 1: Living abroad Ak Spotlight 2 a Verb patterns 1 Think about / Discuss these questions. 4 Have you or your ends Fanny Ive wverses for along pelo atime? What problemi vouhey ‘ave? ace you‘thay adapted ta the nea eslturs? How? 2 Read the text below about culture shock and match these headings (a-) to the ‘three stages (1-3) fa Tronblewnnaridse —b Theroudtorecuvery ‘The heneyrnven pesiod 3 Which stage are you or people you know going through at the moment? A CULTURE SHOCK TO THE SYSTEM Many people would love to leave ther nine-tosve jos behind and havea Ie-chonging adventure overseas. They inane yingunder palm trecs a the sun goes down, However, Teo oversee not aay ey ard any are wot prepared for he shock of hing in an sen eure, STAGE Fen ae ‘cfr for thore who actualy dec de sa move abread, fe ean exeling avenuure. Wi ‘ir new-found Feedom, dey ery expen thelr new surroundings, ance seersike ts extended holiday, They don't mind sampling che local eukine and discovering other pects ofthe local evture, They can even Fo Lo practise her foreigr-language sils fralout ear of aking nak STAGE 2: ae In mary cases, hen poopie consider moving to another counery. they ofan flv ree ow ferent ie verzen willbe Aste goes, thy experience feeligs of frustration ‘en language ad culeural misunderscandings become 2 day headache, Irs stags ry people refute to accape the difrances of cele host county and some actualy se pending time with eel people a Gvaur of rising wth others Fon eeirheme country. STACEa eae Graduily, overtime she vitor resizes they must accopt the dfferences ard not ht aginst thom, This change in mentleyenccu'zges them to improve thal language ls nd slowly thay manage ta do da things we would da without thinking 3t home sch at ‘peningabenkcaccount Thi new-found confierce chables ther wo eeaside oe wich Sony few tourists are lucky enough va wens ici shock ea realise, Tha secre iste stop trong to chang your host counary: you ‘wllnct sucoed not, you Stk losing your dream and having ea return tothe oe YOU ‘wanted te leave behind 4 Look at the text again and focus on the verbs in red, Complate this table ‘according to the pattern that follows each verb. verb + ing verb + to infinitive ‘verb + object + to infinitive imagire woud oie to tease, | excouragas thew inproe 5 Find and correct the mistakes with verb patterns in these extracts from the text. 1 Many pecple woald ove leaving their nne-v-tve jobsbehind 2 They den’t mind in same the lvl easing 4 .slowhy they snanaye doiag the things we wonlel do withootehinklng at hme 66 Complete these sentences with the correct verb pattern and your own ideas. 1 Aft had the one, L would consider 2 Lum planning, 3 Stedying English hasenable 1 Advantages and disadvantages 1: living abroad 14