Tài liệu Insight into IELTS part 9 docx

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WRITING UNIT 10
Academic Module
IELTS Writing
Task 2
You should spend about 40 minutes on this task.
Present a written argument or case to an educated reader with no specialist
knowledge of the following topic:
As more and more students enter universities, academic qualifications are
becoming devalued. To get ahead in many professions, more than one degree
is now required and in future it is likely that people will take a number of
degree courses before even starting work. This is an undesirable situation.
Do you agree or disagree?
You should write at least 250 words.
You should use your own ideas, knowledge and experience and support your
arguments with examples and relevant evidence.
General Training module
IELTS Writing
Task 2
You should spend about 40 minutes on this task.
As part of a class assignment you have to write about the following topic:
Disruptive school students have a negative influence on others. Students who
are noisy and disobedient should be grouped together and taught separately.
Do you agree or disagree?
Give reasons for your answer
You should write at least 250 words.
A model answer, one of many possible approaches, is given on page 186.
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WRITING UNIT 11
Use the following words to help you to link your ideas together.
Link the ideas below into a coherent paragraph.

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Take a minute to complete a diagrammatic picture of your family, showing your
relatives. We call this a family tree. You don't have to include everyone in your
family, but be prepared to describe the people you include, saying where they live
and what they are like. Then hand your family tree to your partner.
Look at your partner's family tree and ask each other for information about some
of the people included. Try to give two pieces of information about each person.
Use language like this:
A: I see you have two brothers. Can you tell me something about them?
B: One of them/The older one is living in America and the other is still at home. or
My older brother is studying at university. The younger one is still at school.
Here is another example of a Part 2 task.
Describe your ideal study room.
You should say:
where it would be
what equipment and furniture it would contain
how it would be decorated
Possible follow-up questions are:
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TALKING ABOUT EMPLOYMENT - FURTHER PRACTICE FOR PART 2
Look at the list of professions below. What kind of person would be
suited to do each of these jobs? Are the qualities required necessarily
positive?
Choose one of the jobs listed above.
Prepare a one-minute talk to give to the class on what kind of person
you feel would be suited to that job and why.
Make notes for your talk, but do not write it out word for word and do
not read your talk. You may like to use the board to help illustrate the
ideas using the main points as prompts to guide you. It may help to
divide the ideas into educational requirements and personal

qualities. Here are some expressions to help you make your points.
... a pilot needs to be able to think quickly.
... nursing is a profession for dedicated people.
... one requirement for being a politician is
having a very thick skin.
... good computer programmers are usually
good mathematicians.
... a lawyer needs to be a fast reader.
I think ...
I believe ...
As far as I can see ...
I would say that...
I would think that..
As you listen to each other's talks, make notes and be prepared to ask
at least one question after each person has completed his or her talk.
For further practice, try recording your talk, if this is practical for you.
Listen to your own talk again and make a note of any grammar
problems you had or pronunciation difficulties.
FURTHER PRACTICE FOR PART 3
Here is an example of a possible response. Underline the words
which:
introduce an opinion
provide evidence or backing for that opinion.
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Guidelines for forming questions in English
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5 Making questions with question tags
Although this is a very common way of asking questions in English, we usually only
use question tags to confirm something we already know, or, in some cases, to
suggest surprise or irritation. In Phase 3 of the test, you are advised not to form

questions in this manner, though your examiner may check your details in this way,
e.g. Your name is Budi, isn't it? You're from Indonesia, aren't you?
6 Using intonation to form questions
Although you may hear people asking questions simply by raising their voice at the
end of the sentence, this is not always regarded as adequate or appropriate. Rising
intonation is common when asking questions but often indicates that you are
asking for clarification rather than new information. You should try to use one of
the above question forms in the IELTS test to demonstrate your ability to ask
questions accurately.