Tips for band 8 essay writing

24. Use collocations

“the habitual juxtaposition of a particular word with another word or words with a frequency greater than chance”.

Collocations are your best friend because:

- They make your writing sound natural.

- They are good chunks to memorise (2 words for the price of 1).

Here are some examples:

become widespread

brief discussion

educational opportunity

educational provision

effective implementation

environmental changes

make progress

a major cause

market forces

information society

social issues

provides information

cultural diversity

Check out a full academic list here:

http://pearsonpte.com/research/Documents/AcademicCollocationList.pdf

 

25. Grammatical Range – Here is an easy structure to incorporate today.

To score a high a wide grammatical range is necessary, if you memorise this structure and employ it correctly you will pick up points.

IT + MODAL + BE + Past form = Points!!!

It should be INTRODUCED

It should be FORGOT

It must be NEGLECTED