1st Edition

Developing Writing Skills for IELTS A Research-Based Approach

By Sin Wang Chong, Xuejun Ye Copyright 2021
284 Pages 94 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

284 Pages 94 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

284 Pages 94 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

An essential companion for IELTS writing instructors and students, Developing Writing Skills for IELTS provides IELTS test-takers with the necessary skills to succeed in the two academic writing tasks in IELTS. Adopting an original exemplar-based writing instructional approach, this text offers an in-depth and reader-friendly analysis of the assessment standards of the two academic writing... Read more

Part I

Chapter 1: Introduction to IELTS and IELTS Writing

Chapter 2: Use of Exemplars: Theory and Research Q & A

Chapter 3: Task 1: Task Achievement

Chapter 4: Task 1: Coherence and Cohesion

Chapter 5: Task 1: Lexical Resource

Chapter 6: Task 1: Grammatical Range and Accuracy

Chapter 7: Task 2: Task Achievement

Chapter 8: Task 2: Coherence and Cohesion

Chapter 9: Task 2: Lexical Resource

Chapter 10: Task 2: Grammatical Range and Accuracy

Chapter 11: Task 1: Exemplar Analysis by Question Types

Chapter 12: Task 2: Exemplar Analysis by Question Types

Chapter 13: Question Bank (100 IELTS Writing Tasks 1 and 2 Questions)

Part II

Answers to Chapter 3: Task 1: Task Achievement

Answers to Chapter 4: Task 1: Coherence and Cohesion

Answers to Chapter 5: Task 1: Lexical Resource

Answers to Chapter 6: Task 1: Grammatical Range and Accuracy

Answers to Chapter 7: Task 2: Task Achievement

Answers to Chapter 8: Task 2: Coherence and Cohesion

Answers to Chapter 9: Task 2: Lexical Resource

Answers to Chapter 10: Task 2: Grammatical Range and Accuracy

Author Biographies

Biography

Sin Wang Chong is a lecturer in the School of Social Science, Education and Social Work at Queen’s University Belfast, UK.

Xuejun Ye is a doctoral candidate in Applied Language Sciences at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University and a former research assistant at the Education University of Hong Kong.

This is an outstanding resource that takes a unique approach to the development of IELTS writing skills. Test-takers can’t afford to prepare without it!

--Hayo Reinders, Professor, Anaheim University, USA & Unitec, New Zealand

This is one of the best books for IELTS preparation. It can definitely help test-takers improve their performance in IELTS writing tasks through exemplars with annotations and guiding questions!

--Rebecca Chen, Associate Professor, the Education University of Hong Kong