This resource is for anyone preparing for the IELTS test. It provides a step by step procedure for writing a correctly structured, coherent and cohesive IELTS task 2 ‘opinion’ essay. The aim of the resource is for students to be able to write IELTS band 7 or higher essays by following this structured approach. A variety of starter sentences are provided for every single sentence that is required to be written and their are practice questions included ready to be attempted. There are also full step by step instructions included directly on the cheat sheet for students to follow. What is more, advice is given as to classifying question types, common IELTS topic areas, and also a series of golden rules, for achieving an IELTS band 7 or higher. This material is based on the teachings which can be found at http://ieltsfreeway.com for more IELTS related material.

This resource is for students and teachers of IELTS. The questions featured are those reported to have been used in recent IELTS tests. The document can be used as a stand alone resource for IELTS students to self study the model answers and read the teaching points built in, or teachers can create their own activities using the model essays. There is a list of suggested teaching activities inside the document and these should be tailored to the class level and preferences. There are many opportunities for teachers to create differentiation using the ideas listed inside the document. The objective of the document is to show students how to maximise their IELTS band score by writing IELTS essays that give the IELTS examiners exactly what they want to see in order to score highly in thE test. The material is developed following the same principles that are taught at http://ieltsfreeway.com which is a site that coaches students to score an IELTS band 7 or higher in IELTS primarily for international students university applications.

This brief power point walks students through the IELTS band descriptors highlighting key points to show students exactly what the examiners are looking for and therefore what they need to produce to get an IELTS band 7+ in IELTS writing task 2 (task 1 is very similar!). This resource is useful to introduce, remind, or recap with students about what the criteria are for different grade bands. You will need to add flesh out the bullet points or perhaps mark their essays referring to the criteria shown to demonstrate more fully but this is a good starting point. This is just a short powerpoint that I thought someone might find useful - no point reinventing the wheel! My own site containing IELTS books and IELTS coaching is on those links :)