Units 6–10


Writing You will hear an interview with an IELTS examiner. He talks about marking compositions. A


What is the difference between the Academic exam and the General Training exam in terms of the Writing test?


1. The General Training Writing test is easier than the Academic Writing test.


2. In the General Training Writing test, students need to write about graphs and charts.


___ ___


3. Not many students do well in the second part of the Academic Writing test. ___ 4. For General Training students, writing a letter is usually the easier of two tasks. ___


B


≤118 Look at the interviewer’s second question and then listen to the second part of the interview. Put the points into the order in which you hear them.


What do you look for when you mark an IELTS composition?


___ A letter or composition should have paragraphs. ___ The student should use the appropriate register. ___ The student must use the right number of words. ___ Points or ideas need to be linked with both reference words or linking words. ___ The composition must be easy to read. ___ Each paragraph should start with a topic sentence. ___ The student must answer the question. ___ Points must be organized into a logical order.


1 C


≤119 Look at the interviewer’s third question and then listen to the third part of the interview. Complete the summary below. Use NO MORE THAN TWO


WORDS for each answer.


What about vocabulary, spelling and accurate grammar? If students are aiming for a lower score in the IELTS exam, they do not need to use very (1) __________ vocabulary. They should try to use the (2) ____________ or phrase if they know it, but it is important to keep things simple. They should only use words and phrases that they know how to use (3) ____________. For students aiming for a lower score, it is more important to use (4) ____________ grammatical structures accurately than to try to use complicated structures that they do not really know how to use.


D Read the tapescripts on pages 202 and 203.


E Give yourself a mark out of ten for how much your writing has improved. 0


5


My writing has not really improved at all.


136 Pathway to IELTS 1 10 My writing is much better


than it was at the beginning of the course.


≤117 Look at the interviewer’s first question and then listen to the first part of the interview. Mark these statements (T) true, (F) false or (NG) not given.


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