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The examples in this book are often very specific. How can I produce such spe-

cific examples in my exam when I don’t have access to external resources like the 

internet?

Your examiner is not going to fact check your essay, so making up examples is fine so 

long as they are believable.

Are there writing exercises that will help me learn to produce essays similar to 

those in this book?

To train yourself to write effectively, you need to go through the motions of actually 

producing accurate work. This means repeatedly copying out model band 9 es-

says, such as those in this book, word for word. Doing this over and over again will 

push you to adopt certain wording patterns and sentence structures into your own 

writing style. Training in this way will give you confidence because you know these 

structures are accurate.

Receiving periodic feedback from a professional that knows the IELTS well is also a 

good idea and will ensure your progress is in line with IELTS success. If you do not 

have access to a person like this, post your writing samples to ieltsnetwork.com for 

free community feedback or enrol in Ryan’s online writing course.

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