Sentence variation for your IELTS Task 2
Posted: Tue May 19, 2015 12:10 am
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Sentence variation for your IELTS Task 2
Sometimes students focus TOO MUCH on learning a range of “killer” phrases and flowery words (writing to impress!). I think overly emphasizing weird and wonderful vocabulary is a little misplaced and it’s why we end up with slightly STRANGE phrases such as, “xyz reaps numerous bounties…”. A native-speaker might instead say: “xyz…is very beneficial…”; “xyz…is clearly advantageous….”. YES, have 5-10 rehearsed high level terms and some good phrases, but double check with a native speaker and/or tutor as to the ‘naturalness’ of your favourite phrases.
I would rather you rehearse a set of sentence patterns, which become almost automatic: (read more: http://www.internationaleap.org/blog.php)
Sentence variation for your IELTS Task 2
Sometimes students focus TOO MUCH on learning a range of “killer” phrases and flowery words (writing to impress!). I think overly emphasizing weird and wonderful vocabulary is a little misplaced and it’s why we end up with slightly STRANGE phrases such as, “xyz reaps numerous bounties…”. A native-speaker might instead say: “xyz…is very beneficial…”; “xyz…is clearly advantageous….”. YES, have 5-10 rehearsed high level terms and some good phrases, but double check with a native speaker and/or tutor as to the ‘naturalness’ of your favourite phrases.
I would rather you rehearse a set of sentence patterns, which become almost automatic: (read more: http://www.internationaleap.org/blog.php)