Simon’s ielts writing task 2

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Wednesday, September 23, 2015 
IELTS Writing Task 2: focus on 'real content' 
Whenever people ask me for one quick tip for writing task 2, I tell them to focus on 'real content' 
rather than grammar, linking or structure. 
I'm not saying that grammar, linking and structure aren't important, but the big difference between 
people who get less than band 7 and people who get band 7 or higher is 
content
. 
'Real content' means 
ideas
that are related to the question topic. And it means that a 
range of good 
vocabulary
has been used to express those ideas. 
Here are the 'real content' ideas from the 
essay
I wrote last week: 

productive members of society 

discourage them from breaking the law 

accept advice from someone who can speak from experience 

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reformed offenders 

dispel any ideas 

leading glamorous lives 

adolescents are often indifferent to the guidance given by... 

the vivid and perhaps shocking nature of these stories 

have a powerful impact 

informing teens about what happens to lawbreakers 

reluctant to take advice from figures of authority 

credible sources of information 

opportunity for young people to interact 

turned their lives around 

serving a prison sentence 

deter teenagers from committing crimes 
Hopefully it's clear that this vocabulary is more impressive than linking words like 'moreover'!