Introduction to the writing content and requirements of IELTS G in the station
The writing (academic) part of the IELTS test is 60 minutes in total, and candidates need to complete the writing requirements of two compositions.
Composition 1
Composition 1, candidates need to write a personal letter according to the questions or events in the topic, which can be informal, semi-formal or formal. This topic includes a description of a problem or event, and three requirements for the tasks that candidates need to complete. The number of words in the article is not less than 150 words, and candidates are advised to finish it within 20 minutes. According to the object of writing, such as who is the recipient and the relationship between the author and the recipient. Candidates should choose appropriate writing forms according to different writing objects to achieve their writing purposes, such as writing informal forms to friends and formal forms to superiors.
Candidates need to provide information and/or explain a problem. Specifically, there are:
Consulting and/or providing general factual information;
Express needs, demands, likes and dislikes, etc.
Express opinions or complaints;
Make demands, suggestions, etc.
What questions or situations do candidates need to write?
The questions or situations that candidates need to write come from daily life, such as:
Write to the university accommodation management personnel to explain the accommodation problem;
Write a letter to a new employee, explaining his schedule problems;
Write a letter to the local newspaper about building an airport locally;
Write to a leasing company and ask for a solution to the heating system of the house;
Write to an English-speaking friend and invite him to a party.
How is composition one graded?
The examiner will grade the composition from the following aspects:
Whether the writing requirements have been completed: whether the candidates can clearly express the writing purpose of this letter and whether they can complete and correctly complete the three requirements in the topic;
Coherence and structural level: whether candidates can effectively organize information and points, and whether the relationship between information and points is clear;
Vocabulary source: whether the vocabulary used by candidates is extensive and accurate, and whether it is suitable for this part of writing;
Diversity and accuracy of grammar: whether the grammatical structure used by candidates is diverse and accurate and whether it is suitable for this part of writing.
What should I pay attention to?
Candidates need to write a composition on the answer sheet;
If the number of words does not meet the minimum requirements, points will be deducted;
If the content of the article is off topic or off topic, it will be deducted;
Any plagiarism (such as plagiarism from other sources) will be deducted again;
If the article is incomplete and irrelevant, points will be deducted (such as using punctuation marks or notes in any part).
Accurately analyze the requirements of test questions
Answer according to the test questions
Answer according to the habits of English letters, such as the order of providing information, the choice of writing form, how to write the beginning and end of letters, and how to arrange the format of letters.
Use language accurately and appropriately.
Organize information and contact information clearly and hierarchically.
Candidates don't need to write the address in the letter.
Composition 2
In composition 2, the topic will give a viewpoint, an argument or a question about a specific topic. Candidates need to provide factual information, outline or propose solutions, demonstrate a viewpoint, or evaluate viewpoints and arguments. These candidates need to write argumentative papers. The number of words in the article is not less than 250 words. Candidates are advised to finish it within 40 minutes. The proportion of composition 2 in the score is greater than that of composition 1. If the examinee fails to complete this part, the score will be greatly reduced.
What do candidates need to discuss/discuss?
These include:
Provide general factual information
Outline and/or propose solutions.
Prove a point
Evaluate arguments and opinions
What topics do candidates need to write?
The theme is general content, such as:
Whether children's leisure activities should be educational;
Why today's family relationship is not as close as before, and how to make it closer;
Who should bear the cost of caring for the elderly;
Whether smoking should be banned in public places.
How to grade composition 2?
The examiner will grade the composition from the following aspects:
Response to the writing task: can the candidates complete the writing task proposed in the topic in an appropriate way; Whether the candidate's argument is related to the topic requirements, whether the argumentation process is complete, and whether the argument is supported by arguments; Whether the candidate's views are clear and effective;
Coherence and structural level: can candidates organize information and points (such as the ability to use segmentation), and whether the connection between information and points is clear;
Vocabulary source: whether the vocabulary used by candidates is extensive and accurate, and whether it is suitable for this part of writing;
Diversity and accuracy of grammar: whether the grammatical structure used by candidates is diverse and accurate and whether it is suitable for this part of writing.
What should I pay attention to?
Candidates need to write a composition on the answer sheet;
If the number of words does not meet the minimum requirements, points will be deducted;
If the content of the article is off topic or off topic, it will be deducted;
Any plagiarism (such as plagiarism from other sources) will be deducted again;
If the article is incomplete and irrelevant, points will be deducted (such as using punctuation marks or notes in any part).
Essays that fail to meet the minimum number of words required by the topic will be deducted.
Accurate analysis of examination questions
Answer according to the test questions
Answer according to English argumentative writing habits, such as the order of providing information, the choice of writing form, how to start and end argumentative writing, how to effectively segment it, etc.
Use language accurately and appropriately.
Organize information and contact information clearly and hierarchically.
How to write a G-level composition for IELTS G-level writing preparation in a small station?
I. Overview of IELTS writing
Let's sort out and introduce the IELTS G test first. In fact, there are some similarities between IELTS G writing test and IELTS A writing test. The time and form of IELTS G writing test are the same as IELTS A, and it takes 60 minutes to complete a short composition, a big composition and two big compositions. However, the writing questions are different. Class G composition is a practical writing, usually a letter, such as asking everyone to write a thank-you letter, a suggestion letter, an apology letter and so on according to the topic. The IELTS G-type composition topic requires everyone to express their opinions or solve problems according to the topic. As far as the number of writing words is concerned, IELTS classes G and A require that the small composition should be no less than 150 words and the large composition should be no less than 250 words. Knowing the IELTS G writing test, let's talk about how to prepare for it.
1. IELTS g essay preparation
IELTS G essay is relatively difficult to write, so everyone should pay attention to the format and expression when writing essays. The letter type of small composition is generally more formal, so we should pay attention to the formalization of the words used at the beginning and in the body, use the standardized address "Dear XXX" at the beginning, and then do not use abbreviations in the body. As for the IELTS composition preparation materials, I suggest you write all the real questions with a sword and elegant real questions, and just revise and improve them according to the model essay.
Let me give you an example. For example, the theme "You and some friends spent their holidays overseas last month. They just sent you some photos of your vacation. Write to ... Your friend. In your letter, thank them for the photos and holidays and explain why you didn't write earlier. "
This topic is for you to write a thank-you letter, thanking your friends for the photos they gave you and explaining why you didn't write to them before. So how do you write such a topic? First of all, we should standardize the beginning of "Dear _ (friend's name)", and then write the text on a new line. The idea should be to thank them for the photos they sent, then explain why they didn't write to them before, such as busy work or heavy schoolwork, and then sincerely invite them to visit you. Finally, don't forget to write your blessing and signature at the end of the letter, so that an IELTS G composition is completed.
2. IELTS writing composition preparation
IELTS G composition is much more difficult than small composition, so you can prepare big composition according to the requirements of big composition. The topic of G writing is usually about social topics, such as children's education, alimony for the elderly and so on. Relatively speaking, IELTS writing pays more attention to examining everyone's argumentation ability and logical ability, while G writing pays more attention to the ability to solve problems. For example, the following topics:
In modern society, people are more and more inclined to eat fast food instead of cooking by themselves. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of eating fast food.
This topic needs us to discuss the advantages and disadvantages of fast food. In fact, fast food can be seen everywhere in society, and its advantages are obvious. When you write this topic, you can discuss the popularity of fast food first, and then discuss the advantages of fast food, such as providing convenience and affordable prices for people. Then discuss the disadvantages of fast food, such as frequent eating will affect people's health and so on; Finally, to sum up the whole article, although fast food can provide great convenience to people, it is still recommended that you eat more meals and less fast food at ordinary times and pay attention to your health.
A detailed explanation of the differences between IELTS A and IELTS G writing in small stations and an introduction to the examination.
Differences between IELTS A and IELTS G in writing big compositions.
IELTS can be divided into two types: Class A and Class G. In terms of writing, it is well known that IELTS Class A is a chart composition and IELTS Class G is a letter composition. In fact, many people don't know that there are some subtle differences between IELTS A and IELTS G. Here are some details about these subtle differences:
1. The difficulty of the topic
Just as the reading difficulty of IELTS G class is lower than that of IELTS A class, the writing difficulty of IELTS G class is also lower than that of IELTS A class, and the composition topic is clear and easy to understand. The comparison is as follows:
Class G composition: Some students travel abroad for one year before the university starts. What are the advantages and disadvantages of doing so?
Some people think that space exploration is a waste of money, and funds should be reallocated to other areas that are more needed. To what extent do you agree?
Class a writing usually has further discussion on propositions.
2. The difficulty of the topic
The topics of IELTS writing articles are mostly common in life, such as family, society, school and work. In IELTS writing, the topics are quite extensive. On the basis of G, it also covers the universe, science and technology, education, economy, medical care, tourism, government, cities, crime and so on. Such a wide range of topics makes writing more challenging.
3. Model interoperability
Although the difficulty of IELTS G writing is lower than that of Class A, especially the narrow range of topics, this does not mean that there will be no other types of writing topics in IELTS G writing, but that the probability is lower than that of Class A, and it is more focused on the topic type of "short parents". Therefore, for IELTS A and G candidates, IELTS writing composition can be used interchangeably. For the open source IELTS website, although A &；; G-type composition, true title of G-type composition and true title of A-type composition are just the differences between true titles. In the preparation review stage, IELTS A and IELTS G candidates can be used alternately to achieve targeted learning.
4. Scoring criteria
IELTS G and IELTS A have the same grading standard for professional composition writing, and there is only one standard.
Introduction to IELTS A and G exams (listening, speaking, reading and composition)
IELTS is divided into two types: academic (A, academic module) and general (G, general training module). The IELTS test produces four individual scores, namely listening, speaking, reading and writing. The full score of each individual item is 9 (proficient in English), followed by 8 (excellent in English), 7 (good in English), 6 (proficient in English), 5 (barely proficient in English), 4 (limited in English), 3 (little in English), 2 (few in words) and 1 point (.
IELTS, a general training module, focuses on evaluating whether candidates have enough English skills to live in English-speaking countries. So it's also called survival English test. Candidates who go to Commonwealth countries to participate in non-academic training generally take the IELTS test for general training at the request of training institutions. In addition, the immigration agencies in Canada, Australia and New Zealand all take the test results of IELTS as the reference standard for the English level of skilled immigrants.
The academic module IELTS test focuses on evaluating whether candidates have the language ability to study undergraduate or postgraduate courses in English environment. Different schools and degrees have different requirements for IELTS scores. At present, the IELTS scores are recognized by universities in the United States, Canada, Britain, Australia, Europe, New Zealand, Hong Kong, Singapore and Malaysia. If you haven't decided which country to study in, IELTS is undoubtedly a good choice.
IELTS is divided into listening, reading, writing and speaking. Reading and writing are separated from A and G (A is more difficult than G), and listening and speaking are the same.
Now talk about the difference between reading and writing:
Read from three aspects:
1. Examination questions. At present, according to the statistics of IELTS Chinese official website, IELTS reading test question A10; There are 1 1 kinds of G questions. Since the IELTS reading G test has one more question, let's take a look at what they have first. They are: multiple choice questions; Many pairs; Fill in the blanks; Complete the sentence; Complete notes, abstracts or flowcharts. Complete the summary; Select the corresponding subtitle for the paragraph or part of the article; Looking for information; Judge the author's opinions, opinions or specific information in the article; Classification; Pairing problem. However, there are no multiple matching and summary questions in the A-type IELTS reading test, but there is an additional question in the A-type IELTS reading test, that is, the "marking chart" question.
2. Examination form. Whether it is IELTS reading Class A or Class G, the test time is 60 minutes and 40 questions. However, there are three articles in IELTS reading (Class A); Class G reading consists of three parts. The first part of class G IELTS reading usually contains two or three short essays or several paragraphs (such as advertisements). The second part usually consists of two articles, and the third part is a long article. From this point of view, IELTS reading test G contains more articles than IELTS reading test A. Let's take a look at the word count of two articles. The total number of words in three articles in IELTS reading test A is about 2000 to 2750 words, and the total number of words in all articles in IELTS reading test G is about 2400 words. In this way, you can see that although there are many G articles, the number of words in the articles is not much different.
3. Source of examination questions. Class A articles in IELTS reading test mainly come from magazines, periodicals, books and newspapers, which are very similar to the articles that candidates will read in university courses in the future. The content of G-test's articles is from easy to difficult, so the sources of the articles are miscellaneous and extensive. The contents of the first part are selected from notices, advertisements, timetables, promotional materials and other similar contents. The content of the second part is selected from the university enrollment brochure, course introduction, university course introduction, library guide, regulations and other similar contents. The third part is selected from newspapers, magazines, periodicals, novels or non-fiction books, and other similar contents.
To sum up: Because of the different purposes of Class A and Class G of IELTS reading test, there are obvious differences in test questions, article content and test focus. Therefore, we can't simply say that the difficulty of G test must be lower than that of A test. IELTS officials have repeatedly said that the two are not comparable in difficulty.
Let's look at writing from two aspects:
1. Examination time and form. IELTS writing, whether in Class A or Class G, takes 60 minutes, and both of them finish two compositions (one for the size and the other for the size) within the specified time. Moreover, the official IELTS test suggests that the first short composition should be 20 minutes and the big composition should be 40 minutes. And the requirements for the number of words in the article are the same,/kloc-a small composition of 0/50 words; The big composition is 250 words. From these two aspects, it is the same, there is no difference.
2. Test questions, test difficulty.
Composition 1 (short composition): The first article written by IELTS in Class A will give some visual information, such as one or more interrelated charts, diagrams or tables. We usually call it chart composition. G Writing the first article requires writing a personal letter according to the problems or events in the topic, which can be informal, semi-formal or formal. This topic includes a description of a problem or event, and three requirements for the tasks that candidates need to complete. We usually call it letter composition.
Composition 2 (big composition): IELTS writing, whether it is Class A or Class G, the second essay is an argumentative essay. There will be an opinion, an argument or a question about a specific topic in the exam topic. Everyone needs to provide factual information, outline or propose solutions, demonstrate an opinion, or evaluate the opinions and arguments. These candidates need to write argumentative papers. Although they are all argumentative papers, the examination forms and requirements are similar. But the questions are different, but in recent years IELTS writing questions are often exchanged and repeated.
From the above analysis and comparison, there is not much difference in other aspects except the pertinence of the small composition test. Therefore, it cannot be simply said that the difficulty of G-type questions must be lower than that of A-type questions, and IELTS officials have repeatedly said that they are not comparable in difficulty.