IELTS General Task I-General Training (GT) - CEFR C1-IELTS Band 8

IELTS General Task I-General Training (GT) - CEFR C1-IELTS Band 8

 

You have seen an advertisement for an evening course to study a foreign language. Write a letter to the institution offering the course. In your letter ask for details of the course, ask if the course teachers are qualified native speakers, request that the institute sends you their brochure.

Write at least 150 words.

Dear Sir,

I came across an advertisement in the morning newspaper about your language center and the courses offered. From the adverts, I could see that your language school is going to start an evening class for English language learners. Being a working professional, your course seems to fit my requirements. Therefore, I am writing you to get additional information about the course.

As mentioned, I am very keen to improve my English language skills as I intent to go abroad for higher education. You may see from this letter that I have some sort of knowledge of English language but I need to get a good score in IELTS exam. Therefore, I would like to improve my language with a native speaker.

I therefore, request you to provide me further details about the course. I would appreciate if you could write me in my email the duration of the course, applicable fees and the date of commencement of the course. Could you please also send me an electronic copy of information booklet in my email? 

I look forward to receiving information at the earliest.

Regards,

A

Essay topics: IELTS General Writing - Writing Task I - CEFR C1-IELTS Band 7.5

Essay topics: IELTS General Writing - Writing Task I
You saw an advert asking for volunteers to run a charity event:

1. Explain why you are interested in helping
2. give details suitable past experience
3. suggest ways you might help with the event

Write at least 150 words.

Dear Sir/Madam,

I came across your advertisement regarding the fund raising event to support environment protection. I am keen in charity events and always try to participate and provide my help where needed. I have a can do attitude and a passion for protecting the environment. Therefore, I would like to apply for the post.

I am a student of Science University and I am studying ecology. I believe I have the right skills and expertise to qualify for the role. I have a profound understanding of environmental challenges as well as relevant experience in conducting the charity events. I have been engaged as a volunteer in a number of fund raising activities arranged by both international and local NGOs.

My experience entails analysis of the requirements, planning of events, estimating the budget, and promoting events. I’m keen to offer my help with any of these work streams and beyond. I would be happy to meet and discuss the support I can provide to you with the event.

I’m looking forward to hearing from you soon.

Regards,
A

IELTS General Training-Writing Task I- For band 7, CEFR C1

Essay topic for IELTS General Test Writing Task - I

You are planning to take leave from office because of study reasons. Write a leave application to your manager asking to grant one month leave. In your letter, tell the reason of leave, who will replace you and how you are planning to keep up to date while away.

Write at least 150 words.

Sample Essay:

Dear J,

I am writing to request one month leave, which is required for me to better prepare for my IELTS exam. The exam is scheduled for March 2017 and I am conscious that I am not yet at the level I aspire to. I find it challenging to balance between the work and study. Therefore, I need a break from office.

To keep abreast of the developments at work, I will check my office emails on a weekly basis. In addition, I would be available for our bi-weekly team meetings.

As for my temporary replacement, I think Jane has the required level of experience and knowledge of my project. I am confident that she is the right person to keep the momentum and make the project a success.

We have been working together for a number of years and you know that I always did my best to meet the business requirements. I would appreciate your understanding of my personal situation. I am happy to discuss what support I can give to ensure we keep the ball rolling while I am away.

Regards,
A

IELTS Academic Writing Task - 2: Sample Answer

IELTS Academic Writing Task in Astana, Kazakhstan

WRITING TASK 2

You should spend about 40 minutes on this task.

In the past, when students did a university degree, they tended to study in their own country. Nowadays, they have more opportunity to study abroad. What are the advantages and disadvantages of this development? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.

Write at least 250 words.

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It is a worldwide phenomenon that many people travel to different countries for the purpose of higher education. This was not possible and less occurring in the past mainly due to lack of knowledge about foreign countries, and expensive travel and cost of studies. However, the globalisation and the revolution in information technology has made it possible today that many people are benefitting from the quality education from universities.

Arguments can be made in favour of study in foreign countries. However, we need to be mindful that there are many critics to such patterns. First of all, opportunity to receive quality education is one of the most important benefits of going to foreign university. This is so true in case of students from poor and developing nations where there is hardly any infrastructure and investment in good universities, colleges, and research centres. Secondly, when students enrol in the foreign universities, they can use their time in understanding cultures, customs and traditions of another country and of other students. It augurs well when young students learn to respect other cultures and languages.

As said before, there are plenty of negative consequences of joining foreign universities. A country which is already poor loses a lot of foreign currency reserves when a student travels to another country. Prospective graduate and undergraduate candidate has to spend a lot of money for his college admission, for hostel, for books in another country and this could be detrimental to poor country’s economy. The second disadvantage of studying in international universities for anyone is that he or she is not able to gain the required amount of knowledge of his home country and there could be some difficulty to work in his or her country when they return.

Therefore, in my conclusion, I would like to state that education in foreign country is not without demerits and each individual should make his own assessment with regard to what is best for him.  

How to get 7 in IELTS Examinations - Some tips from Astana

I have written a facebook post and you can access it from here: https://www.facebook.com/astanaenglish?hc_ref=NEWSFEED&fref=nf

For those who are preparing for IELTS exam in Astana, Kazakhstan.

I often get questions from students in Astana if I have proven and tested tricks and tips to get IELTS score anything more than 7. Quite Often, they are happy to know that I have multiple tricks and tips but the most important one is "the hard work". Not many appreciate my answer but I repeat many times that there is no shortcut to success.

My only advice to everyone (who has a dream to have a wonderful english language skill) is they should constantly read, read and read and practice, practice and practice. 3-4 hours classes alone will not take you that far when your foundation of english is not that great.

1. Please read the modern english literature (books and magazines) and not the books from 19th Century with "Shakespearean" English.

2. While preparing for IELTS, please focus on your general english as well. Many students struggle even to produce simple sentences with proper "Subject verb agreement" and the correct use of passive sentences is a rare phenomenon. Therefore, while reading texts, read slowly and understand how the writers have formed the sentences.

3. Don't be obsessed with "difficult" words from early stage of your learning. Let the progression be natural. If you are trying to use not so ordinary words, understand their collocation. Don't just throw off words randomly.

4. Avoid talking nonsense. I often hear the sentences: "Yesterday, I went somewhere to do something." "Before coming to class, I had to do something, or I had some deal to do."

5. Please give up the habits of using Ving/Continuous tense.

6. The final tip for the day, Listen (No need to watch) to natural native accent on youtube. If you have difficulty to catch properly pronounced words, start from elementary podcasts/dialogues/lectures.

IELTS Task 2-Academic IELTS Writing Task -2

IELTS Academic Task -2/ Writing Task -2 in IELTS
 

1. You should spend about 40 minutes on this task.

Sending criminals to the prison is not the best method of dealing with them. Education and job training more are better ways to help them. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this opinion? Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer. You should give reasons for your answer using your own ideas and experience.

From the time immemorial, it has been a matter of debate how a criminal be punished. Of course, there are people who advocate one way or the other but in my view, we need to find a middle path to make sure that the punishment on the one hand, deters the potential criminal and on the other, it helps to reform the people involved in illegal activities.

First of all, we need to differentiate between the crimes which shock our conscience and the minor ones. I strongly believe that punishment and in some cases, severe punishment is the only way out to deter the people committing crimes which are against life, liberty and humanity. What I mean by this is that we should adequately punish the wrongdoers when they are involved in heinous crimes such as gory killing, cold blooded murder, rape, arsons out of vengeance etc.

In contrast to such views, I hold a slightly different opinion when the crimes are petty and born out of compulsion or some grave circumstances. That’s why I believe that the minor crimes like pick pocketing, thefts where the motive of commission of such crimes is to sustain one’s family should be treated differently. An opportunity to reform should be given to such person committing such minor offences. We cannot change our society by crowding our prison cells. Imparting education and providing quality jobs are prerequisites of reforming such people.

Therefore, in my conclusion, I would like to summarise my viewpoint that education alone can help to move people away from the criminal world. The punitive measures should be adopted only in case of serious offences. (Total 273 words)

(My Note: The above Task has been rated as answer falling around the IELTS band of 7.0)

IELTS ACADEMIC WRITING TASK - 2 (IELTS in ASTANA, KAZAKHSTAN) IELTS Академическое письмо ЗАДАЧА - 2 (IELTS в Астане, Казахстан)

IELTS ACADEMIC WRITING TASK - 2 (IELTS in ASTANA, KAZAKHSTAN) IELTS Академическое письмо ЗАДАЧА - 2 (IELTS в Астане, Казахстан)
IELTS ACADEMIC WRITING TASK - 2 (IELTS in ASTANA, KAZAKHSTAN) IELTS Академическое письмо ЗАДАЧА - 2 (IELTS в Астане, Казахстан)IELTS ACADEMIC WRITING TASK - 2 (IELTS in ASTANA, KAZAKHSTAN)   IELTS Академическое письмо ЗАДАЧА - 2 (IELTS в Астане, Казахстан) 

 
IELTS Writing Task - 2

 You should spend about 40 minutes on this task.

A number of different medical traditions are now widely known and used: Western medicine (using drugs and surgery), herbal medicine, acupuncture (using needles at certain points of the body), homeopathy (using minute doses of poisons), and so on. How important is the patient’s mental attitude towards his/her treatment in determining the effectiveness of the treatment?

Give reasons for your answer.

When a person suffers from a medical problem, it is natural for him to seek an appropriate treatment. What treatment would be the good choice depends on his or her own’s beliefs and faiths. Irrespective of the kinds of treatment chosen, I believe that a great deal of effectiveness of medicine is a direct outcome of patients’ mental attitude and condition.

First of all, patient should shed the fear of deaths or negative thoughts. A positive thought in mind will always bolster to make wonder in patient’s life and recovery from the diseases. Also, patient should consult a good medical practitioner and should trust the judgement received from him or her. If a sick person has complete trust and faith on the doctor and the drugs prescribed, there will be fewer chances of missing the schedule of consumption of medicine.

Secondly, when a person who is ill is in anxiety, additional complications can be seen in such person and it is likely that this will exacerbate the existing pitiable condition. Anxiety can, therefore, lead to additional unwanted symptoms and problems in patient. Additionally, the man suffering from such fateful diseases loses sleep and hunger. Hence, the consequences of lack of trust and faith can be fatal and disastrous.

One more point that I would like to make is that different people show different reactions to a medicine. A drug, a medical treatment and related medical procedures work smoothly only when other health parameters are stable. Therefore, in my conclusion, I would like to state that we should seek medical service by keeping a faith in the system and should realise early that our own psychological reactions can determine the course of our health. (Total 283 words)

(My Note: The above Task has been rated as answer falling around the IELTS band of 6.0)

IELTS Academic Writing Task 1- IELTS in Astana, Kazakhstan

IELTS Writing Task 2/ IELTS Essay:

You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.

The table shows the percentage of journeys made by different forms of transport in four countries. The bar graph shows the results of a survey into car use.

Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

Write at least 150 words.

The table gives the percentage of trips made by using different modes of transportation in four different nations namely in Canada, Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands. The Bar Chart presents the reasons given by the commuters in Canada why they travel by car. Overall, it can be seen that car is the most used means of transport in all the four countries and most of the travellers in Canada have opined that they do not have any alternative means of transport than car.

From the table, it can be deciphered that majority of journeys (that is 90%) in Canada involved car whereas, the car was used in slightly less than half of the travels (that is for 47%) in the Netherlands. Therefore, it is obvious from the table that the least amount of journeys was made by car in the Netherlands than the journeys by car in other three countries.

In Germany, little more than two-thirds of journeys (that is 68%) involved car and in Belgium, the figures show that car was used for making almost three-quarters of the travels.

Another glaring revelation that the table makes is that bicycle is quite popular in the Netherlands and stands at the second place in terms of its use. A little more than a quarter journeys (that is 26%) were made on bicycle in the Netherlands. In sharp contrast to the figures from the Netherlands, very insignificant amount of journeys were made which involved bicycle in other three countries.

As further can be seen from the table, the public transportation was the second preferred mode for travelling in Germany and in Belgium. When it comes to Canada, more journeys were made on foot than by public transportation. Almost one-fifth journeys in the Netherlands were on foot whereas in Germany and in Belgium, the figure was around one-tenth.

Coming to the analysis of bar chart, it can be seen that it provides reasons behind choosing car to travel in Canada. Little more than a third of people surveyed said that there is simply no other alternative. Slightly more than one-fifth of respondents thought that it was due to convenience in travelling. Marginally less than a third of population who answered the question responded that it is due to need of the job rather than the choice. (Total 393 Words)

(My Note: In actual IELTS exam, you cannot write answer with 393 words because you do not have time to write this long and there is no point to write a long answer. Try to make your answer within the word limits i.e. little more than 150 words. The above Task has been rated as answer falling around the IELTS band of 7.5)

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Подготовка к IELTS в Алматы, Астане, Актау, Атырау
сдавать экзамены IELTS. Сдача теста IELTS играет немаловажную роль в жизни человека, если он принял решение пройти обучение за границей

Полностью провалить экзамен IELTS невозможно. Минимальную оценку «0» тестируемый получает лишь не прибыв на сдачу экзамена. В остальных ситуациях сертификат выдается с полученными баллами от одного до девяти (1-9) – данные показатели и будут являться Вашей оценкой.

В основном, для иммиграции достаточно набрать 5-6 баллов, а для того, чтобы поступить в зарубежное учебное заведение уже необходимо получить 7-7,5 баллов.

Срок действительности сертификата IELTS составляет всего 2 года. По окончанию этого срока придется заново идти на подтверждение своих языковых знаний.

В ходе экзамена IELTS оценке подвергаются все языковые умения и навыки тестируемых. Так как в ходе тестирования оцениваются и чтение, и письмо, и разговорная речь, и аудирование, то каждая из этих оценок вносят равный вклад в конечный результат экзамена.


Существует два вида экзаменов IELTS:

Academic module – рассчитан на поступление в учебное заведение;

General module – рассчитан на уезжающих за рубеж на работу или постоянное место жительства.

 Статистика показывает, что большинство людей, которые сдали General module отправляются потом в Канаду, Новую Зеландию, Австралию.

А те, кто получил сертификат IELTS Academic module, выбирают пунктом назначения страны Европы.

Для того чтобы Вы могли успешно сдать экзамены по IELTS мы предлагаем Вам пройти специальные курсы «Подготовка к IELTS».

Курсы IELTS проводят квалифицированные специалисты. Подготовкой руководят как местные преподаватели, так и носители языка (иностранные преподаватели).

 Длительность курса составляет 45 академических часов (5 недель).

Занятия проходят как в группах, так и индивидуально.

 Программа курсов подготовки к IELTS включает в себя все направления тестов:

- ielts writing;

- ielts speaking;

- ielts listening;

- ielts reading.

С нами Вам всегда доступна подготовка к IELTS в Астане!   

IELTS ACADEMIC WRITING TASK - 2 (IELTS in ASTANA, KAZAKHSTAN) IELTS Академическое письмо ЗАДАЧА - 2 (IELTS в Астане, Казахстан)

IELTS ACADEMIC WRITING TASK - 2 (IELTS in ASTANA, KAZAKHSTAN) IELTS Академическое письмо ЗАДАЧА - 2 (IELTS в Астане, Казахстан)

IELTS ACADEMIC WRITING TASK - 2 (IELTS in ASTANA, KAZAKHSTAN)   IELTS Академическое письмо ЗАДАЧА - 2 (IELTS в Астане, Казахстан)  


WRITING TASK 2 

You should spend about 40 minutes on this task.

Write about the following topic. 
A number of different medical traditions are now widely known and used: Western medicine (using drugs and surgery), herbal medicine, acupuncture ( using needles at certain points of the body), homeopathy (using minute doses of poisons), and so on. How important is the patient’s mental attitude towards his/her treatment in determining the effectiveness of the treatment?

Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience. Write at least 250 words.

SAMPLE ANSWER

When a person suffers from a medical problem, it is natural for him to seek an appropriate treatment. What treatment would be the good choice depends on his or her own’s beliefs and faiths. Irrespective of the kinds of treatment chosen, I believe that a great deal of effectiveness of medicine is a direct outcome of patients’ mental attitude and condition.

First of all, patient should shed the fear of deaths or negative thoughts. A positive thought in mind will always bolster to make wonder in patient’s life and recovery from the diseases. Also, patient should consult a good medical practitioner and should trust the judgement received from him or her. If a sick person has complete trust and faith on the doctor and the drugs prescribed, there will be less chances of missing the schedule of consumption of medicine.

Secondly, when a person who is ill is in anxiety, additional complications can be seen in such person and it is likely that this will exacerbate the existing pitiable condition. Anxiety can, therefore, lead to additional unwanted symptoms and problems in patient. Additionally, the man suffering from such fateful diseases loses sleep and hunger. Hence, the consequences of lack of trust and faith can be fatal and disastrous. 

One more point that I would like to make is that different people show different reactions to a medicine. A drug, a medical treatment and related medical procedures work smoothly only when other health parameters are stable. Therefore, in my conclusion, I would like to state that we should seek medical service by keeping a faith in the system and should realize early that our own psychological reactions can determine the course of our health. 

(283 Words)

#IELTS #IELTSAstana #IELTSKazakhstan #IELTSAcademic #IELTSEnglishTest #IELTSTEST
Do visit our blog regularly. We will bring you more test questions and answer very soon.

Goodbye!

Подготовка к IELTS в Алматы, Астане, Актау, Атырау
сдавать экзамены IELTS. Сдача теста IELTS играет немаловажную роль в жизни человека, если он принял решение пройти обучение за границей

Полностью провалить экзамен IELTS невозможно. Минимальную оценку «0» тестируемый получает лишь не прибыв на сдачу экзамена. В остальных ситуациях сертификат выдается с полученными баллами от одного до девяти (1-9) – данные показатели и будут являться Вашей оценкой.

В основном, для иммиграции достаточно набрать 5-6 баллов, а для того, чтобы поступить в зарубежное учебное заведение уже необходимо получить 7-7,5 баллов.

Срок действительности сертификата IELTS составляет всего 2 года. По окончанию этого срока придется заново идти на подтверждение своих языковых знаний.

В ходе экзамена IELTS оценке подвергаются все языковые умения и навыки тестируемых. Так как в ходе тестирования оцениваются и чтение, и письмо, и разговорная речь, и аудирование, то каждая из этих оценок вносят равный вклад в конечный результат экзамена.


Существует два вида экзаменов IELTS:

Academic module – рассчитан на поступление в учебное заведение;

General module – рассчитан на уезжающих за рубеж на работу или постоянное место жительства.

 Статистика показывает, что большинство людей, которые сдали General module отправляются потом в Канаду, Новую Зеландию, Австралию.

А те, кто получил сертификат IELTS Academic module, выбирают пунктом назначения страны Европы.

Для того чтобы Вы могли успешно сдать экзамены по IELTS мы предлагаем Вам пройти специальные курсы «Подготовка к IELTS».

Курсы IELTS проводят квалифицированные специалисты. Подготовкой руководят как местные преподаватели, так и носители языка (иностранные преподаватели).

 Длительность курса составляет 45 академических часов (5 недель).

Занятия проходят как в группах, так и индивидуально.

 Программа курсов подготовки к IELTS включает в себя все направления тестов:

- ielts writing;

- ielts speaking;

- ielts listening;

- ielts reading.

С нами Вам всегда доступна подготовка к IELTS в Астане!