Achieve ielts academic Writing Success

It is important to use a variety of academic vocabulary in your Task 2 essay. 
Practice using new vocabulary regularly and often as you read, listen, speak
and write in English.
 

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Task Two Question
 
13
Y ou should spend about 40 minutes on this task.
 
The increase in the use of mobile phones in recent years has transformed the way we
communicate, live, and do business. Mobile phones can also, however, be the cause of
social or medical problems. What are some of the problems caused by mobile phone
usage? Do you think the advantages of mobile phones outweigh the disadvantages?
Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.
Write at least 
250
words.

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Noun/Verb/Adjective/Adverb
As you prepare for your IELTS test, be aware of the different 
parts of speech 
in English, specifically
 nouns, verbs,
adjectives
and
 adverbs
. Many, many words in English can be used in more than one form. Look at this table:
Vocabulary relating to Question 13:
NOUN
VERB
ADJECTIVE
ADVERB
mobility
mobilise
mobile
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exponent
---
exponential
exponentially
advantage
advantage
advantageous
advantageously
impact
impact
---
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access/
accessibility
access
accessible
accessibly
agreement
agree
agreeable
agreeably
increase
increase
increased/
increasing
increasingly
popularity
popularise
popular
popularly
width
widen
wide
widely
communication
communicate
communicative
communicatively
Learning vocabulary words and the different forms these words can take will help you
create more complex sentences in your Task 2 essays. If you include complex sentences
that include a range of correctly-used academic vocabulary in your essays, your band
score will go up. Read through the Sample Answer to Question 13 on the next page and
look at how these vocabulary words are used. Now you try:

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