17th Aug 2019 IELTS GT discussion

[Pbansal]

Pls people, on the general training Writing Test, I heard someone saying without 5 paragraphs you can be scored low. How true is this

No its not that.. I had scored 7 in 4 paragraphs. Its all about structure not number of paragraphs.. Generally speaking it's well structured in 4-5 paragraphs..

 

[Temmynitemmy]

No its not that.. I had scored 7 in 4 paragraphs. Its all about structure not number of paragraphs.. Generally speaking it's well structured in 4-5 paragraphs..

So for yesterday's test for example. The task was to discuss both views and give one's opinion.

If after the introduction, you discuss the first view in the second paragraph, then the second view in the third paragraph and finally your opinion in the conclusion which is the 4th paragraph (rather than a fifth paragraph before the conclusion) is this OK?

 

[Pbansal]

So for yesterday's test for example. The task was to discuss both views and give one's opinion.

If after the introduction, you discuss the first view in the second paragraph, then the second view in the third paragraph and finally your opinion in the conclusion which is the 4th paragraph (rather than a fifth paragraph before the conclusion) is this OK?

Yes that's great.. Just keep in mind u don't mention ur opinion nowhere in 2nd and 3rd paragraphs and opinion in in conclusion in good as per my i

 

[Pbansal]

So for yesterday's test for example. The task was to discuss both views and give one's opinion.

If after the introduction, you discuss the first view in the second paragraph, then the second view in the third paragraph and finally your opinion in the conclusion which is the 4th paragraph (rather than a fifth paragraph before the conclusion) is this OK?

Yes that's great.. Just keep in mind u don't mention ur opinion anywhere in 2nd and 3rd paragraphs and opinion in conclusion is good as per my understanding

 

[Mandeep1989]

Pls people, on the general training Writing Test, I heard someone saying without 5 paragraphs you can be scored low. How true is this

All these are myths , they dnt count ur paragraphs , the only thing matters is your writing - grammatical range , vocabs , linking ideas and task response .

 

[Mandeep1989]

All these are myths , they dnt count ur paragraphs , the only thing matters is your writing - grammatical range , vocabs , linking ideas and task response .

U r allowed to make 7 paragraphs , just ielts.org , it’s the website which prepares ielts exams , not the Cambridge uni

 

[Mandeep1989]

So for yesterday's test for example. The task was to discuss both views and give one's opinion.

If after the introduction, you discuss the first view in the second paragraph, then the second view in the third paragraph and finally your opinion in the conclusion which is the 4th paragraph (rather than a fifth paragraph before the conclusion) is this OK?

U can do whatever u want , u just have to convey ur message to the examiner in the ‘right’ way - that’s the main point

 

[Mandeep1989]

Reading answers in true and false section . I have written true or false only. There was no

Fast food boxes was the only NG

 

[Mandeep1989]

i have written n.g in (blanket)

It was false , according to the context - blankets falls under textiles , which can’t be recycled - was very confusing though . The people who always look the key words , all got it wrong by writing ng

 

[Mandeep1989]

For Question 26, I thought the answer was "Long distance" (journeys)

Mate long distance was the correct answer , I wrote only long at first , but it seemed grammatically incorrect

 

[Temmynitemmy]

Correct

 

[Temmynitemmy]

Mate long distance was the correct answer , I wrote only long at first , but it seemed grammatically incorrect

Correct

 

[Temmynitemmy]

Fast food boxes was the only NG

Very correct

 

[Temmynitemmy]

I think overall, the reading was fair.... Even though I don't know what made me choose Questionnaires as answer for question 40. Was shocked when people mentioned sensors

 

[RiyaKaur123]

So for yesterday's test for example. The task was to discuss both views and give one's opinion.

If after the introduction, you discuss the first view in the second paragraph, then the second view in the third paragraph and finally your opinion in the conclusion which is the 4th paragraph (rather than a fifth paragraph before the conclusion) is this OK?

Five paragraphs were must in this

First para- intro paraphrase + thesis + i

Second para- first view+ example

Third para-second view + example

Forth para- your opinion(i + i ) +example

Fifth para- conclusion (neutral + i )


I appeared twice earlier
Both times made 2 body paras only
& scores 6.5