An_Overview_of_IELTS_Academic_Writing

WhoamI?Alvin[e-mail]Ifyouaimatthesun,atworst,youmayprobablylandonthemoon.课程安排一、雅思写作概论及雅思写作训练方法(1)二、英语句子结构和拓展方法(1-2)三、大作文的分类及不同类型的写法(1)四、各种话题大作文的讲解和练习(2)五、小作文的写法和练习(2)六、临门一脚——考前复习(1)AnOverviewofIELTSAcademicWriting雅思写作概论雅思考试分为两种模式：普通培训类（GeneralTraining）学术类（Academic）普通培训类的第一道题要求考生写一封信，学术类的第一道题则要求考生描述图表，两类雅思考试的第二道题风格基本一致，都是一篇小型的议论文。类型内容时间字数权重小作文（task1）图表的描述20min150比重小，但要过6分大作文（task2）议论文40min250比重大写作总体要求及注意事项-要求ModuleformatIELTSAcademicWritinglastsatotalof60minutes.Itconsistsof2tasks(WritingTask1andWritingTask2)andcandidatesmustanswerBOTHtasks.AnswerformatCandidateswritetheiranswersinpenorpencilonAnswerSheetsprovided.TimingStudentsareadvisedtospend20minutesonTask1and40minutesonTask2.Theymustcompletebothtasksinonehour.标题与格式？标题写作格式：1齐头式（每段顶格写，段落与段落之间空一行）2缩进式齐头Housingproblemhasbecomeoneofthebiggestconcernsforpeopleinbigcities.Withtherapiddevelopmentofindustryandgreatincreaseinemployment,morepeopleareswarmingintocities.Accommodationshavebecomeeverdifficult,causinginconveniencetopeople'sworkandlife.Manyproposalshavebeenputforwardtosolvethisproblem.Somesuggestthatmorehighbuildingsbeconstructed.Someinsistthattheundergroundbedeveloped.Othersproposethatsatellitecitiesbebuilt.Stillothersarguethatcitiesshouldbeexpandedtomovepeopletothesuburbs.缩进Housingproblemhasbecomeoneofthebiggestconcernsforpeopleinbigcities.Withtherapiddevelopmentofindustryandgreatincreaseinemployment,morepeopleareswarmingintocities.Accommodationshavebecomeeverdifficult,causinginconveniencetopeople'sworkandlife.Manyproposalshavebeenputforwardtosolvethisproblem.Somesuggestthatmorehighbuildingsbeconstructed.Someinsistthattheundergroundbedeveloped.Othersproposethatsatellitecitiesbebuilt.Stillothersarguethatcitiesshouldbeexpandedtomovepeopletothesuburbs.Task1ForWritingTask1candidatesaregivensomevisualinformationwhichmaybepresentedintheformofoneormorerelateddiagrams,charts,graphsortables.Candidatesareaskedtodescribetheinformationordata.Theymustwriteatleast150wordsonthistask.柱状图、饼状图、条形图、表格WritingTask1assessmentisbasedonthefollowingcriteria:1)TaskAchievement2)CoherenceandCohesion3)LexicalResource(vocabulary)4)GrammaticalRangeandAccuracy柱状图条形图饼状图饼状图表格MapTask1scriptsareassessedonthefollowingcriteria:TaskAchievement(i.e.howeffectivelythecandidatehasidentified,illustratedandreportedthekeyfeaturesoftheinformationinthetask)CoherenceandCohesion(i.e.howwelltheinformationandideasareorganised,presentedandlinked)LexicalResource(i.e.therangeofvocabularyused,howaccuratelyitisusedandhowappropriateitisforthetask)GrammaticalRangeandAccuracy(i.e.therangeofstructuresused,FocusonAssessmentAssessmentCriteriaThewritingscriptsaremarkedbyfullyqualifiedIELTSexaminers.Theexaminersaretrainedandmonitoredfollowingarigorousstandardisationprocess.Onthedayofyourtest,thewritingscriptsaredistributedrandomlytoagroupofexaminers.Eachwritingtaskisassessedindividuallyandassignedaseparatemark.Thefinalscoreisthencalculatedandafinalbandscoreisawarded.AcademicWritingbandscoresarereportedinwholebandsorhalfbands.UnderstandingtheTaskForWritingTask1itisveryimportantthatcandidatesareabletounderstandinformationthatispresentedindiagram/graph/chart/tableform.Theymustalsobeabletochoosethemostsignificantinformationtoincludeintheirdescriptionandbesuretofocusontheoveralltrendswithinthedata(ifdataispresented)inordertogiveanoverviewofit.Theymayalsoneedtocompareandcontrastinformation.Tounderstandbetterhowcandidatesneedtoapproachthistask,itmayhelpyoutodothetaskyourselfandanalysewhatyouhadtodotoprovideagoodanswer.LookatthissampleWritingTask1.Completethetask,thinkingabouthowyouaredoingit.Task2ForWritingTask2,candidatesarepresentedwithanopinion,problemorissuewhichtheymustdiscuss.Theymaybeaskedtopresentthesolutiontoaproblem,presentandjustifyanopinion,compareandcontrastevidenceoropinions,orevaluateandchallengeanargumentoridea.Candidatesmustwriteatleast250wordsandareadvisedtospend40minutesonthistask.WritingTask2assessmentisbasedonthefollowingcriteria:1)TaskResponse2)CoherenceandCohesion3)LexicalResource4)GrammaticalRangeandAccuracyHowareanswersassessed?Examinersassesstheanswersaccordingtothesecriteria:TaskResponse(i.e.howfullyandappropriatelythecandidatehasansweredallpartsofthetask;theextenttowhichthecandidate'sideasarerelevant,developedandsupported;theextenttowhichthecandidate'spositionisclearandeffective)CoherenceandCohesion(i.e.howwelltheinformationandideasareorganisedandpresented,includingparagraphing;howwelltheinformationislinked)LexicalResource(i.e.therangeofvocabularyused,howaccuratelyitisusedandhowappropriateitisforthetask)GrammaticalRangeandAccuracy(i.e.therangeofstructuresused,howaccuratelytheyareusedandhowappropriatetheyareforthetask)Eachofthetasksisassessedseparatelybyatrainedandqualifiedexaminerandgivenascore.WritingTask2isworthmoremarksthanWritingTask1socandidatesshouldbesuretoleaveplentyoftimetocompleteWritingTask2.AcademicWritingbandscoresarereportedinwholebandsorhalfbands.IELTSAcademicWriting–Task2TaskDescriptionWhatarecandidatesrequiredtodo