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5 EASY WAYS TO IMPROVE COHESIONIELTS WRITING TASK 2

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1. FOUR WORDCOLLOCATIONS

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COLLOCATIONS MAKE OUR WRITING SOUND MORE NATURAL AND MORE COHESIVE.

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COLLOCATIONS REDUCE ERRORS BY USING GRAMMATICALLY PERFECT CONSTRUCTIONS, AND THEREFORE IMPROVE GRAMMATICAL ACCURACY

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MAY BE DUE TO THE

THERE ARE A NUMBER OF

IS ONE OF THE MOST

IS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT

PLAY AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN

THE RESULTS OF THIS STUDY

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IT CAN BE OBSERVED THAT

THIS MAY BE DUE TO

THIS MAY BE DUE TO THE FACT THAT

THE RESULTS OF THIS STUDY

AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN THE

IN THE CASE OF THE

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USE COLLOCATIONS IN THE INTRODUCTION.

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INTRODUCTION:Economic development is one of the most critical elements of government policy due to the fact that...

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INTRODUCTION:Public education is one of the most important challenges facing the western world today. This may be due to the fact that...

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INTRODUCTION:Health issues are some of the most important matters facing the west due to the fact that...

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INTRODUCTION:Environmental issues are some of the most common challenges facing developing countries in Africa nowadays. It can be observed that....

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Examples are necessary in practically all of the Task 2 questions.

Therefore mastering how to present an example can guarantee you points.

Here are some structures to follow...

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For example, it should be noted that recent studies by the IMF show that London is one of the most important financial centres in the world. This may be due to the....

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For instance, there are a number of studies by various Governmental bodies that show that Norwegian oil plays an important part in the global economy. This may be due to the fact ...

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2. REPETITION

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You can improve your cohesion by repeating key nouns in your paragraph.

To get a higher score substitute them with synonyms, for example if my essay is about air pollution I could use:These fumes, The smog,Air contamination, This serious issue... It needs to be dealt with severely....

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3. TRANSITION SIGNALS

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Transition signals give a paragraph coherence because they guide your readerFrom one idea to the next.

For a list of points you can use first, second, next and finally.

To introduce a conclusion you can use clearly, in summary, in conclusion.

To introduce a result use accordingly, as a result of, as a consequence of.

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4. CONSISTENT PRONOUNS

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Use consistent pronouns, avoid changing from singular to plural, first to second person, for example;

You can see how students have changed over the last decade, in the 60s a student was often seen as struggling in economic hardship.

It can be seen how students have changed over the last decade, in the 60s they were often seen as struggling in economic hardship.

*However, you may need to bend this rule a little just to show the examiner your wide vocabulary of synonyms.

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5. ONE IDEA

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Finally, try to keep to one central idea per paragraph, this makes it easier to follow, especially in a short essay such as the IELTS Task 2.

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Hi Ben,

How are you today?I would like to thank you for all the help. I got 7.5 in my IELTS exam. (8.5 Listening, 8 Reading, 7 Writing and 7 Speaking).

Your podcasts, especially the essay checks and your tips on how to structure the essay helped me a lot in my examination.

Thank you again, and more power to your program.

Best Regards,

Mary

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Dear Ben,

I get my score and I meet the requirement!!!

Overall 7.5 with 8.5 in listening, 8 in reading, 7 in writing and speaking.

I am so happy about it.

Thank you so much for your help!

Julia

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Hi BenI am writing to thank you for your kind assistance.Your method works. I took and exam twice since I had purchased your ebook.I got an incredible result in Writing immediately (7.5 in January and 8 in March), although previous results was 6 and 6.5

Could you tell me if you have similar methods or materials related to Speaking part?It is highly important to me because my last result was Speaking 6.5.I failed again and I am so frustrated.

I was wondering if you could give me some advice related to my problem?Thank you in advance.

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Hi Ben,

thanks a lot for your help! I was great! I got a 7.5 in writing! I am so happy! I wrote the essay like you said in your book! Perfect! Thanks for everything!

Cornelia