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Understanding essays

Before you can write an essay in the Ielts (International English Language Testing System) exam, you must work out the exact question to be answered. I call this the "focus question." Let's look at the three types of Ielts essays to see how to identify the focus, or central point, of essay questions.


Get on topic

A student, Jenny, recently wrote a practice essay for the IELTS (International English Language Testing System) exam. Her question was:


When must candidates use capitals?

One of my students, Mam, recently asked me the following about the listening test in Ielts (International English Language Testing System):


Starting essays

Some of my new students recently wrote a practice essay for the Ielts (International English Language Testing System) exam. The question was:


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