Did you know that the IELTS writing usually scores to lowest band in any IELTS exam session? The IELTS writing test can be a hard mountain to climb but with the right preparation you can make sure that your IELTS essay will be good enough to attract the score that you really want.

Taking time over your IELTS writing practice and making sure that you are not repeating the same mistakes over and over is essential and with some focus you will soon be on track to get the score you dream about.

There is a lot to remember: you need to manage your time, not make mistakes, find valid points to make about the topic, keep to the word limit AND find time to use great vocabulary and check your work. It may look impossible but it is all achievable if you work systematically and keep control over what you are doing.

Here are 4 greattips that will help you to do just this.

1. Make sure youidentify the key words in the question

It’s really important to be absolutelysure that you know what is expected of you. Look carefully at the questions andunderline or circle the words that TELL YOU WHAT TO DO. Is it an opinion,a discussion, problem solution or a combination? If you get this wrong then youwill lose marks

2. Take some time toplan your writing

I often hear people say that they don’thave time to plan but I can’t stress the importance of planning enough. I planand I am a native speaker. Planning your writing will help you to write fasterbecause you have your ideas and support before you put pen to paper and it willhelp you to make fewer mistakes. Planning is NOT a waste of time it is GOOD USEof your time.

3. Choose thecorrect linking words

Combining your ideas into more complexsentences is not only good IELTS style; it is also one of the IELTS BandDescriptors for band 6 and above. Create a bank of linking words and make sureyou know how they work in a sentence and also how to use them well. These areimportant tools in the ‘academic’ style that you need for IELTS writing.

4. Avoid repetition

You will know form your IELTS reading thatin good writing style there are a lot of synonyms and your writing should alsotry to follow this example. Try not to repeat words where possible. Sometimesif the words are in the question you may need to use them more than once but byvarying the form of the word – adjective, adverb, noun or verb for example orby using synonyms, you are showing the examiner that you have a wide range ofvocabulary and also that you can use English very flexibly – this will help youto get a higher band in writing.

These techniques are key to producing goodIELTS writing for Task 2 especially at bands 7 and 8.

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