Ielts writing Task & Advanced megapack: ielts academic & General Training

Don’t use question marks in your essay:
Don’t ask the reader any questions in your essays.
For example;
“What is the best way to reduce pollution in developing
countries?”-
Don’t use exclamation marks!!!!!!!!!!
For example, “It is probably true to say that, on the whole, we use too
much plastic!”
Use Formal English
Use “an increasing number of” (countable) or “an increasing
amount of” (uncountable) to mean “more.”
Instead of writing “more businesses are paying attention to climate
and sustainability issues,” you could use “an increasing number
of.”
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For example: “an increasing number of businesses are paying
attention to climate and sustainability issues.” instead of “more
businesses….”
Add “significantly more” to express “a lot more” or “significant” to
mean “quite a lot.”
Example: “significantly more businesses are paying attention to
climate and sustainability issues.” instead of “quite a lot more
businesses …”
“a significant number of businesses are paying attention to climate
and sustainability issues.” OR “a sizeable number of businesses are
paying attention to climate and sustainability issues.” instead of
“quite a lot of businesses…, or “a lot of businesses….”
Use “a growing number of” (countable) or “growing amount of”
(uncountable) to mean “more and more.”
Example: “a growing number of businesses are paying attention to
climate and sustainability issues.”
Avoid Contractions
Avoid contractions in your essay!
Examples:
wouldn’t = would not
couldn’t = could not
mightn’t = might not
Etc.
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“But,” “And” & “Because”
Avoid starting a sentence with “But” or “And.”
Use “Furthermore,…”, “In addition,…” instead of “And.” 
Use “However,…” instead of“But.”
Use “Since…”, “As a result,…” instead of “Because…”
There are instances when we can start a formal or semi-formal
sentence with “Because,” but the options above are better.
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