IELTS Writing Essay tips 雅斯写作简易指导

距离上次写的雅斯考试经验已经有一年半的时间了，这期间经历了许多，毕业，上班，换工作，积累不同的经验。

基本已经把那一篇文章忘掉了，但是不断有朋友在问youtube的那些视频打不开。

所以有个念头就是想把作文的东西从Robert Lewis那里总结一下，也好给更多准备雅斯的朋友提供一些方便。

正好赶上小妹这周要考试，就今天临时决定再写一些关于雅斯的东西，重点放在写作writing上（也只是那个网站里的写作指导而已）。

别的也做不了什么，希望小妹顺利过关。

下面要写出来的基本都是Robert Lewis的总结，希望以后不会遇到什么麻烦，因为完全不为了利益的目的。

根据的是他的视频课程
IELTS Writing Essay 1 TO START WITH…
首先我们要清楚的是两个问题：What is an Essay and How can we write or answer a simple essay question?
The purpose to write an essay is to persuade readers to believe or appreciate writer’s o pinion or point of view for a given subject.
In the essay we need to complete THREE stages:
Present opinion or position,
Support the position with series of arguments, and
Restate the position
The important thing we should realize is in an essay, there is no right or wrong (black or white).不要因为考试所给的标题而去考虑应该是写赞成或是反对。

写作考试的目的是要assess你的英文能力，无论你给出的是什么观点，只要提供有逻辑的论点论据，那么这篇文章就一定是有说服力的，是一篇好文章。

2 COMMON MISTAKES
a. No clear position statement or even conflicting statement 这一点是最要命的这也是很多中国考生在十多年语文考试中养成的习惯，觉得有利有一定有弊，两方面都写道才是一篇完美的文章。

我的建议是除非考题清清楚楚告诉你agree and disagree都要写，不然完全放弃这种想法，老老实实站在一边，把省出来的那几分钟去想论点好了remember to CLEARLY express your position AT THE BEGINNING.
b. Punctuation/ no paragraphing
Always ensure telling readers when the statement complete, using conjunctions as separation between paragraphs. 说白了就是要分段还要学会流利的运用连词最基本的就是1st, 2nd and 3rd, 这个就不用再讲了吧。

但是忌讳的是每一个论点都不完全独立彼此之间藕断丝连让考官感觉从头到尾都在讲套话
c. Vocabulary/Spelling and Grammar
扩充词汇量从基本工作起吧不要以为重复的写同样一个词凑够250字就可以拿个基本分
d. Using spoken English
不要用非正式的语言或者口语中的词汇，记得我们写的是academic essay, 用的是scientific language or technical language, 还要避免经常使用第一人称和第二人称
3Three types of essays（part a and part b/ 4）
The essay questions are usually not simple, indeed some essay questions contain a number of
sub-questions. So it is important to read the question carefully and make sure you understand clearly the instructions and what you must do (read them twice, underline the key words). 所以题目可以相似或完全一样，但是问法不同，写的方式就完全不同，如果argue写成discuss，就等于跑题了。

Three main types of essays : ARGUE, EXPLAIN and DISCUSS
ARGUE (argumentative)
Some typical argumentative essays/sample questions:
a.smoking is bad for your health. Give your opinion
b.should young children be allowed to watch as much TV as they like? Argue one point of
view
c.to what extent should children be responsible for their general health?
EXPLAIN
Explanatory essays/sample questions
a.explain the causes of poor health, and give some possible solutions
b.what are the factors that contribute to failure in university exams? How can students better
prepare?
c.Why do young people follow fashions? Give some reasons thy this is or is not a ne3gative
phenomenon.
d.Discuss the causes and effects of illiteracy. What are some possible solutions?
DISCUSS (not common but still important)
Two sides of the issue, pros and cons, …
Discussion essays/sample questions
a.discuss the reasons for and against letting children play computer games
b.what are the advantages and disagvantages of mobile phones?
c.Explain the costs and benefits of travel abroad
d.Health care should be fre
e. Discuss the arguments for and against this proposition, before
4Developing vocabulary
Step 1 ---identify unfamiliar topics （十大原则的题目）
Step 2 ---find texts on these topics (common words & uncommon/technical)
Step 3 --- use the new vocabulary in writing or in oral English to consolidate
Step 4 ---know the different forms of new words
5Developing word maps
Using WHs and HOW
a.make a word map
b.read the text and highlight content words and expressions
c.add new vocabulary to the word map
d.consolidate new vocabulary, write on the topic using new expressions
6(missing on the website) Persuasive strategy – how to reason
7Persuasive strategy – Being Logical using conjunctions
Eight categories: addition, reinforcing (and, in addition) contrast, cause and effect, concession/condition, listing, summarizing, giving alternatives and exemplifying.
Typical errors when using conjunctions:
a.don’t use AND to start with a sentence
b.don’t use BUT to start
c.Such as within the sentence
d.Besides
e.Moreover
Listing conjunctions for sequencing arguments, LOGICALLY
8Persuasive stragegy --- sound authoritative using technical nouns
Nominalisation = changing words into nouns
a.Verb + ING > NOUN
Eg: swim + ing =swimming
b. Adj or Verb + AFFIX > NOUN
eg: govern +ment = government inform +ation = information
Why change words into nouns?
a.to make an action/process the focus of a sentence
b.to sound more authoritative
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