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Saturday, March 12, 2011 
IELTS Writing Advice: correcting yourself 
Takuya wrote to me about an interesting cultural difference: 
"In Japan, students are told to correct their work using an eraser. They are not allowed to insert words 
or cross words out." 
This is not true in the IELTS exam. You don't need to waste time using an eraser. Your writing needs 
to be clear, but not perfect. 
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Wednesday, March 16, 2011 
IELTS Writing Task 2: the 'two-part' question 
Usually the question tells you to "discuss both views" or it asks whether you "agree or disagree". 
However, sometimes the question looks different: 
Competitiveness is considered to be a positive quality among people.
How does competitiveness affect individuals?
Is competitiveness a positive or negative quality?
Notice that the question above gives you the topic (competitiveness) and then two questions. I call 
this a "two-part" question. 
For this kind of question, just write 4 paragraphs (see below), and make sure you write an equal 
amount for paragraphs 2 and 3. 
1. Introduction: topic + general response 
2. Answer the first question 
3. Answer the second question 
4. Conclusion: repeat your response 
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