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STUDY NOTES EPISODE 14: TERMITES FORMAL WRITING – LANGUAGE STRUCTURES STUDY TIPS The academic module of the IELTS writing Remember there are particular test assesses a variety of different skills, language features, which luding interpreting graphic information, characterise the different question writing a well-structured argument, types assessed in the academic presenting a solution to a problem, clarifying IELTS writing module. and supporting ideas, organising information logically, comparing and Be aware of which verb tense, voice contrasting evidence, using appropriate or modal verb is the most language structures and others. appropriate for each text type, and which transition signal allows you to These skills are examined over the range of best express your ideas. possible IELTS writing question types in both Task 1 and Task 2. Focussing on the skill of using appropria anguage structures specifically, we can identify the main features, which characterise the different question types examined in the IELTS Writing test. Writing Task 1 types There are several text or question types, which are used to assess your writing ability. These lude: ➢ describing and interpreting line graphs, tables, bar charts and other graphic information ➢ describing the stages of a process or procedure ➢ describing and ex ining how something works ➢ describing a cycle Using appropria anguage structures It is important to demonstrate in the writing task that you have a good understanding of the text type. This means being able to use appropria anguage structures for that question type. The table on the next page provides a summary of t