IELTS Academic and General Task 2 - How to Write at a Band 9 Level

NEW EDITION, 2015

This book has been written to provide the IELTS student with a brief summary outlining how to write an effective essay in the Task 2 portion of the Academic and General IELTS exams. It is hoped that this book acts as a supplement to the student's repertoire of IELTS writing resources and not the student's sole source of guidance for their studies in essay writing. Although valuable, reading up on the subject of IELTS essay writing alone will not ascertain success on the Task 2 portion of the IELTS exam. Students should be actively practicing their essay writing skills on a regular basis with direct coaching from an IELTS instructor.

IELTS Academic Writing - Task 2 In the second part of the IELTS Academic Writing Test, you have to wrile 250 words. You should spend 40 minutes on this task. Writing Task 2 is worth more than Task 1, so you need to do it well. For IELTS Writing Task 2, you have to write an essay discussing a topic. You will be given an opinion/ argument, different points of view or a problem to discuss.

This book provides essential practice for serious students who are determined to achieve a high IELTS band score in the IELTS Reading paper.
Achieving a high IELTS band in Reading is not easy! Ignore books that tell you otherwise. Books on reading techniques and tips are fine but they are not adequate preparation for this important exam. There are no easy roads to success. It is a difficult job to read demanding texts in a short time span. You need to have already been exposed to different types of texts, have acquired a wide range of vocabulary and be very familiar with the types of questions that will occur in your exam.

The International English Language Testing System (IELTS) is a paper-based test that consists of four modules―Listening, Reading, Writing, and Speaking. Question types include multiple choice, sentence completion, short answer, classification, matching, labeling, and diagram/chart interpretation. Created by ESL experts at Cambridge University in the UK, the IELTS English proficiency exam is used worldwide for admission to English-speaking colleges and universities.

McGraw-Hill’s IELTS provides intensive instruction and practice for every question type you may encounter on this important exam, plus four complete sample tests with explanations.

A course that teaches students in higher education the essential skills for academic success – now with IELTS preparation.
This IELTS Study Skills Edition of Headway Academic Skills is designed specifically for students who are planning to take the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) test, who are within an IELTS band of 3.0–4.5.
In addition to the complete Level 1 Reading & Writing and Listening & Speaking content from Headway Academic Skills, this edition contains two IELTS practice tests and gives access to additional online practice.