{"id":820,"date":"2016-11-16T13:44:36","date_gmt":"2016-11-16T21:44:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/ielts\/?p=820"},"modified":"2019-01-31T15:05:18","modified_gmt":"2019-01-31T23:05:18","slug":"best-ielts-writing-tips","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/ielts\/best-ielts-writing-tips\/","title":{"rendered":"Best IELTS Writing Tips"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"the
Ebrenc<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Are you looking for the best IELTS Writing tips? Magoosh IELTS has you covered. Read on to see our tips for getting a top score in IELTS Writing.<\/p>\n

IELTS Writing Structure and Content<\/h2>\n

Magoosh IELTS’s teachers have tips to help you understand IELTS Writing and Content. Here on our blog, Kuangyan gives a helpful overview of the IELTS Writing topics<\/a>. Read her article to learn about the\u00a0structure of both versions of the IELTS Writing Test: the Academic Version and the General Training Version.<\/p>\n

In addition, the Magoosh IELTS blog offers specific examples of the three kinds of IELTS Writing Tasks: Academic IELTS Writing Task 1, General Training IELTS Writing Task 1, and IELTS Writing Task 2 (the second task is the same on both versions of the test). To see these examples and explanations of these tasks, check out Gwendolyn’s post, IELTS Writing Task Samples<\/a>. Along with these samples, Kuangyan has put together a long list of past IELTS essay questions<\/a> taken from real IELTS tests.<\/p>\n

Magoosh IELTS teacher Sean has even more tips about the two versions of IELTS Writing. Here on the blog, Sean provides you with a breakdown of the Academic IELTS Writing Section<\/a>, and then a breakdown of the General IELTS Writing Section<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Finally, Eliot offers an even more detailed look at Writing Task 2, helping students understand that there are three common\u00a0kinds of Writing Task 2 questions. To see these in-depth tips for Task 2, read the Complete Guide post on how to tackle the 3 main types of IELTS Writing Task 2 questions<\/a>.<\/p>\n

IELTS Writing Techniques and Strategies<\/h2>\n

Magoosh TOEFL also has plenty of tips for improving your writing techniques on the IELTS and building good IELTS writing strategies.<\/p>\n

The strategy tips\u00a0we offer can serve you well on Task 1 or Task 2 in either the Academic IELTS Writing Test or the General Training one. Kuangyan has written a very helpful article about\u00a0common mistakes in IELTS Writing<\/a> and how to avoid them. Gwendolyn adds to Kuangyan’s advice with\u00a05 common grammar mistakes in IELTS Writing<\/a>. Kuangyan has also made a nice tutorial on the use of formal and informal writing on the IELTS<\/a>. And\u00a0Gwendolyn further\u00a0offers tips for writing speed\u00a0and accuracy, telling you\u00a0how to get quicker at writing your IELTS essay<\/a>, and how to effectively check IELTS writing for errors<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Then there are Magoosh IELTS’s tips about the technical <\/em>aspects of IELTS Writing. If you’re not sure about comma\u00a0use, Kuangyan has you covered with her\u00a0lesson about how to use commas in IELTS Writing<\/a>. \u00a0Then Gwendolyn gives a tour of vocabulary and grammar in IELTS Writing, with one post on why you must use conjunctions in IELTS Writing<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0another post that lists useful IELTS vocabulary and phrases<\/a> for the Writing Section. After that, she looks at linking phrases as an IELTS Writing device<\/a>. And at the sentence level, Kuangyan has written up some tips on useful sentence patterns for IELTS Writing<\/a>. And at the word level, Rachel can advise you on how many words to write in each IELTS Writing essay<\/a>.<\/p>\n

We have technique and strategy tips for the different individual IELTS Writing tasks too. Kuangyan looks at General Training IELTS Writing Task 1, with tips for writing letters in IELTS General Training<\/a>. Then Eliot gives a sample Academic IELTS Writing Task 1 question and template<\/a>. Rachel even provides some specific advice on vocabulary for the process diagram question type for Academic Writing Task 1<\/a>. And if you want to improve on IELTS Writing Task 2, the best place to start on our blog is probably the complete guide that explains how to organize your thoughts in IELTS Writing Task 2<\/a>. Once you’ve looked at Kuangyan’s prewriting tips, you can start writing some actual\u00a0Task 2 essays with help from Gwendolyn.\u00a0Get started with her\u00a0IELTS Task 2 Writing template<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Are you looking for the best IELTS Writing tips? Magoosh IELTS has you covered. Read on to see our tips for getting a top score in IELTS Writing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":80,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3991],"tags":[],"ppma_author":[5081],"class_list":["post-820","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-writing-section"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nBest IELTS Writing Tips - Magoosh Blog \u2014 IELTS\u00ae Exam<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Are you looking for the best IELTS Writing tips? Magoosh IELTS has you covered. Read on to see our tips for getting a top score in IELTS Writing.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/ielts\/best-ielts-writing-tips\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Best IELTS Writing Tips\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Are you looking for the best IELTS Writing tips? Magoosh IELTS has you covered. Read on to see our tips for getting a top score in IELTS Writing.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/ielts\/best-ielts-writing-tips\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Magoosh Blog \u2014 IELTS\u00ae Exam\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:author\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MagooshEnglishLearning\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2016-11-16T21:44:36+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2019-01-31T23:05:18+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/ielts\/files\/2016\/09\/2000px-Quill_and_ink.svg_-1024x1024.png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"David Recine\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"David Recine\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/ielts\/best-ielts-writing-tips\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/ielts\/best-ielts-writing-tips\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"David Recine\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/ielts\/#\/schema\/person\/fa2be5405a605e37f4199c90e2236768\"},\"headline\":\"Best IELTS Writing Tips\",\"datePublished\":\"2016-11-16T21:44:36+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/ielts\/best-ielts-writing-tips\/\"},\"wordCount\":646,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/ielts\/#organization\"},\"articleSection\":[\"IELTS Writing\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/ielts\/best-ielts-writing-tips\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/ielts\/best-ielts-writing-tips\/\",\"name\":\"Best IELTS Writing Tips - Magoosh Blog \u2014 IELTS\u00ae Exam\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/ielts\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2016-11-16T21:44:36+00:00\",\"description\":\"Are you looking for the best IELTS Writing tips? Magoosh IELTS has you covered. Read on to see our tips for getting a top score in IELTS Writing.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/ielts\/best-ielts-writing-tips\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/ielts\/best-ielts-writing-tips\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/ielts\/best-ielts-writing-tips\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/ielts\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Best IELTS Writing Tips\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/ielts\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/ielts\/\",\"name\":\"Magoosh Blog \u2014 IELTS\u00ae Exam\",\"description\":\"Everything you need to know about the IELTS\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/ielts\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/ielts\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/ielts\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Magoosh\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/ielts\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/ielts\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/ielts\/files\/2020\/04\/site-title_logo.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/ielts\/files\/2020\/04\/site-title_logo.png\",\"width\":144,\"height\":37,\"caption\":\"Magoosh\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/ielts\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"}},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/ielts\/#\/schema\/person\/fa2be5405a605e37f4199c90e2236768\",\"name\":\"David Recine\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/ielts\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/de262e64bb4e3e488753d8c58ff3cc70\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/b70c17ee6f3ef87dc4cc5dbdebda911d6dd30dfe15845e4b1d459a3e1b33ef98?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/b70c17ee6f3ef87dc4cc5dbdebda911d6dd30dfe15845e4b1d459a3e1b33ef98?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"David Recine\"},\"description\":\"David is a Test Prep Expert for Magoosh TOEFL and IELTS. Additionally, he's helped students with TOEIC, PET, FCE, BULATS, Eiken, SAT, ACT, GRE, and GMAT. David has a BS and MA from the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire and an MA from the University of Wisconsin-River Falls.\",\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MagooshEnglishLearning\",\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/david-recine\/\",\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCra3KQoJlOP7RYwaCyH2qew\"],\"knowsAbout\":[\"TOEFL\",\"IELTS\",\"TOEIC\",\"PET\",\"FCE\",\"BULATS\",\"Eiken\",\"SAT\",\"ACT\",\"GRE\",\"GMAT\"],\"knowsLanguage\":[\"English\",\"Italian\"],\"jobTitle\":\"Content Creator\",\"worksFor\":\"Magoosh\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/ielts\/author\/davidr\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Best IELTS Writing Tips - Magoosh Blog \u2014 IELTS\u00ae Exam","description":"Are you looking for the best IELTS Writing tips? Magoosh IELTS has you covered. Read on to see our tips for getting a top score in IELTS Writing.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/ielts\/best-ielts-writing-tips\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Best IELTS Writing Tips","og_description":"Are you looking for the best IELTS Writing tips? Magoosh IELTS has you covered. Read on to see our tips for getting a top score in IELTS Writing.","og_url":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/ielts\/best-ielts-writing-tips\/","og_site_name":"Magoosh Blog \u2014 IELTS\u00ae Exam","article_author":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MagooshEnglishLearning","article_published_time":"2016-11-16T21:44:36+00:00","article_modified_time":"2019-01-31T23:05:18+00:00","og_image":[{"url":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/ielts\/files\/2016\/09\/2000px-Quill_and_ink.svg_-1024x1024.png"}],"author":"David Recine","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"David Recine","Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/ielts\/best-ielts-writing-tips\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/ielts\/best-ielts-writing-tips\/"},"author":{"name":"David Recine","@id":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/ielts\/#\/schema\/person\/fa2be5405a605e37f4199c90e2236768"},"headline":"Best IELTS Writing Tips","datePublished":"2016-11-16T21:44:36+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/ielts\/best-ielts-writing-tips\/"},"wordCount":646,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/ielts\/#organization"},"articleSection":["IELTS Writing"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/ielts\/best-ielts-writing-tips\/","url":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/ielts\/best-ielts-writing-tips\/","name":"Best IELTS Writing Tips - Magoosh Blog \u2014 IELTS\u00ae Exam","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/ielts\/#website"},"datePublished":"2016-11-16T21:44:36+00:00","description":"Are you looking for the best IELTS Writing tips? Magoosh IELTS has you covered. Read on to see our tips for getting a top score in IELTS Writing.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/ielts\/best-ielts-writing-tips\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/magoosh.com\/ielts\/best-ielts-writing-tips\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/ielts\/best-ielts-writing-tips\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/ielts\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Best IELTS Writing Tips"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/ielts\/#website","url":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/ielts\/","name":"Magoosh Blog \u2014 IELTS\u00ae Exam","description":"Everything you need to know about the IELTS","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/ielts\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/ielts\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/ielts\/#organization","name":"Magoosh","url":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/ielts\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/ielts\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/ielts\/files\/2020\/04\/site-title_logo.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/ielts\/files\/2020\/04\/site-title_logo.png","width":144,"height":37,"caption":"Magoosh"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/ielts\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/ielts\/#\/schema\/person\/fa2be5405a605e37f4199c90e2236768","name":"David Recine","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/ielts\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/de262e64bb4e3e488753d8c58ff3cc70","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/b70c17ee6f3ef87dc4cc5dbdebda911d6dd30dfe15845e4b1d459a3e1b33ef98?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/b70c17ee6f3ef87dc4cc5dbdebda911d6dd30dfe15845e4b1d459a3e1b33ef98?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"David Recine"},"description":"David is a Test Prep Expert for Magoosh TOEFL and IELTS. Additionally, he's helped students with TOEIC, PET, FCE, BULATS, Eiken, SAT, ACT, GRE, and GMAT. David has a BS and MA from the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire and an MA from the University of Wisconsin-River Falls.","sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MagooshEnglishLearning","https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/david-recine\/","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCra3KQoJlOP7RYwaCyH2qew"],"knowsAbout":["TOEFL","IELTS","TOEIC","PET","FCE","BULATS","Eiken","SAT","ACT","GRE","GMAT"],"knowsLanguage":["English","Italian"],"jobTitle":"Content Creator","worksFor":"Magoosh","url":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/ielts\/author\/davidr\/"}]}},"authors":[{"term_id":5081,"user_id":80,"is_guest":0,"slug":"davidr","display_name":"David Recine","avatar_url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/b70c17ee6f3ef87dc4cc5dbdebda911d6dd30dfe15845e4b1d459a3e1b33ef98?s=96&d=mm&r=g","user_url":"","last_name":"Recine","first_name":"David","description":"David is a Test Prep Expert for Magoosh TOEFL and IELTS. Additionally, he's helped students with TOEIC, PET, FCE, BULATS, Eiken, SAT, ACT, GRE, and GMAT.\r\n\r\nDavid has a BS from the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire and an MA from the University of Wisconsin-River Falls. His work at Magoosh has been cited in<a href=\"https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/scholar?hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C50&q=Recine+magoosh&btnG=\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> many scholarly articles<\/a>,<a href=\"https:\/\/minds.wisconsin.edu\/handle\/1793\/65479\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> his Master's Thesis<\/a> is featured on the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.readingwithpictures.org\/2013\/09\/research-highlight-teaching-english-language-learners-with-comics\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Reading with Pictures<\/a> website, and he's presented at the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.witesol.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/2014-WITESOL-Program-FINAL-10-28-14.pdf\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> WITESOL (link to PDF)<\/a> and<a href=\"https:\/\/issuu.com\/interoff\/docs\/nafsaregionv_2014conference\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> NAFSA<\/a> conferences. David has taught K-12 ESL in South Korea as well as undergraduate English and MBA-level business English at American universities. He has also trained English teachers in America, Italy, and Peru.\r\n\r\nCome join David and the Magoosh team on<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCra3KQoJlOP7RYwaCyH2qew\"> Youtube<\/a>,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MagooshEnglishLearning\"> Facebook<\/a>, and<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/magooshenglish\/?hl=en\"> Instagram<\/a>, or connect with him via<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/david-recine\/\"> LinkedIn<\/a>!"}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/ielts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/820","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/ielts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/ielts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/ielts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/80"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/ielts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=820"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/ielts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/820\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/ielts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=820"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/ielts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=820"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/ielts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=820"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/ielts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ppma_author?post=820"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}