In this lesson we are going to look at the official writing paper that you will use to write your writing test 1 report and you writing test 2 essay in the IELTS test. This is the official IELTS Paper.
I will explain to you in this lesson why you need to practice writing with this paper and how you need to fill it in when you have your test. So lets have a look at why it is important to practice writing using the official writing paper. The main reason to practice writing using this writing paper is mainly because of the word count. Now in the test for writing task 1, you need to write 250 word or above. you should'nt write under 250 word. The examiner is going to check how many word your written. In the test, you dont have times to seek and count how many word you have written. But what you can do if you can download this paper?
If you can download this paper, you can practice writing on this paper. When you practice writing, you will see how big the paper is and more less how many word you will write for your writing on each line. You can also start checking how many lines and how much space you usually take to write 250 word.
Another reason that you need to practice with this paper and practice your handwriting. A lot of student are typing on the computer rather than hand writing. But in the test, you need to use a pen and paper. So what you need to do is practice. Make sure that you do not go out of the line. Keep your handwriting clear and easy to read. If the examiner can not read what you write, you can't get very good band score. Now lets have a look at how to fill it in this writing paper.
At the top of the answer sheet, you got some information that you need to fill it in at the start of your test and the information is your candidate name, your candidate number and the centre number. Now this information you will be given when you go to the IELTS test Centre. you also have to fill it in the date. So dont forget that. But very important part is this.
Above the beginning of the writing paper. We got two boxes: academic or general, and that means which IELTS test are you taking. There are 2 IELTS test for writing: academic writing paper and general writing paper. You need to tick and choice which want you dealing. After that, you got the line of writing answer.
down here, we have an area where the examiner can write some comments and information.
over the back, we got more lines and at the bottom (look at the picture). This is where the examiner is going to write in your band score. The examiner has four criterias for task 1 and task 2.
There are some information that the examiner will check. The first one is underlength. That means a number of word. The examiner will check how many words you got if you are under the word count. So you written less 250 word for task 1 or less 250 word for task 2. The will make a note if you are going to have a penalty punishment for having too few words. Also the examiner will check if you writing is off-topic. That means it is irrelevant and not following the topic. If you have any memorize answer in your writing, Dont do it. I know, there are some teacher that tell you to memorize a piece of writing (for example : a paragraph). The examiner will check to see if there is something memorize in your writing. The examiner will also check if your handwriting can be read. If you handwriting isn't clear, that is a problem and maybe a reason for a very low band score. So, I think it is really important for you to download and to practice this writing paper. Good luck!
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thankyou, your tricks were usefull for my IELTS Exam last week. Another lesson about will be waiting !! :D