IELTS Aid (Practice Essays)

B eginning your response I’m going to talk about … I’d like to tell you about … I’ve decided to speak about … Indicating a time in the past I think it was when I was around (age) years old. When I was a (school) student, … In my (school) days, … Omitting some details Briefly, … I won’t go into detail here but … There’s no time to explain fully here but … Avoiding hesitation What else can I say? What else is there to say? I suppose I should also mention that… Signaling the next part of the question As for … When it comes to … Moving on to … Giving reasons The reason I … … for two/several reasons. There are two/several reasons I’ve chosen to talk about … Adding your own impression It was the most memorable/remarkable (repeat question topic) of my life. For me, it was a truly memorable/remarkable (repeat question topic). I’ll never forget (it/him/her) as long as I live. Concluding your respons...

An overview is a summary of the main features seen in a visual information/graph. It is usually what we need to write after paraphrasing the title of the task or graph. For a report to achieve a high band score especially in your Task achievement, a clear overview MUST be presented.  As with any other parts of a report (task 1), practice is necessary to be able to write an ideal and almost perfect overview. Some of the fail-poof  tips for writing an overview are as follows: Write 2 or more sentences. Do not try to write one long sentence. This would confuse both you and the reader. Try to make your sentences flow with clarity.   Don’t write any numbers (except the time period). Specific numbers are considered as your details. Save this information in the next paragraphs. Look for the overall change from the beginning to the end of the period (for graphs with time). Say if the overall trend "increased/decreased" or "stabilised". For graphs without time peri...