IELTS Writing: 5 Common Mistakes Part 1 – Essay

Getting a high band score on the IELTS writing test is difficult. While there are many things you can do to increase your score, there are also many ways to lose points.

Here are 5 common mistakes people make on the IELTS Essay that loses them points:
1. Ignoring the scoring criteria
2. Not answering the question
3. Not paraphrasing
4. Using too narrow or too broad a vocabulary
5. Misusing transitions and linking terms

In this video, we look at each of these and discuss ways to avoid making thee errors on your test.

This video will be followed by similar videos about common IELTS Task 1 errors in both the academic and general test versions.

IELTS Writing band descriptors: https://www.ielts.org/-/media/pdfs/writing-band-descriptors-task-2.ashx?la=en

See a video with a sample essay: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DQ4w8VdNllY

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