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Wednesday, February 18, 2015 
IELTS Writing Task 2: 13 sentences 
It surprises some people when I tell them that they only need to write 13 sentences for writing task 2: 
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Introduction: 2 sentences 
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First main body paragraph: 5 sentences 
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Second main body paragraph: 5 sentences 
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Conclusion: 1 sentence 
If you look through my lessons here on the blog, you'll see that I usually manage to write 250 words 
or more in this way. I think it seems a lot less scary if you think that your task is to write just 13 
sentences! 
Please note: It is not a 'rule' that you must write 13 sentences. This is just my approach or method.
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Wednesday, February 25, 2015 
IELTS Writing Task 2: band 9 linking 
If you look at the official band descriptors for writing task 2, you'll find this phrase in the band 9 
description for 'coherence and cohesion': 
"uses cohesion in such a way that it attracts no attention"
So how do you connect your ideas (cohesion) without attracting too much attention? I think there are 
2 possible ways: 
1. Explain your ideas in a logical order so that you don't need many linking words. This is probably what 
you do when writing in your own language. 
2. Use easy linking words like 
and, but, also, firstly, secondly, finally, for example
. These are so 
common that they attract almost no attention. 
If you read the essay in 
this lesson
, you'll notice that I don't "show off" with long linking phrases. The 
linking is subtle, and the focus is on answering the question with good ideas. 

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