How to Write a Band 9 Essay for IELTS Task 2

Today you’ll learn how to score band 9 for IELTS Task 2 essays. Go to allearsenglish.com/insider for your free Video IELTS Masterclass! Even native speakers don’t always get a band 9 for every category on IELTS. You MUST know what the examiner is looking for, in order to nail the highest scores. 9 for Task Response ✿ Stick to the question, don’t go off-topic ✿ Completely explore all parts of the question ✿ Prove your statements and reasons with specific details and examples ✿Exhibit strong personal opinion throughout essay 9 for Cohesion Coherence ✿ Clearly organized (follow a template, just like native speakers do when they learn how to write) ✿ Flowing ideas, connected logically ✿ Build out 1 reason with specific support in each body paragraph ✿ High-level transition phrases 9 for Vocabulary ✿ Huge variety of interesting, rare, high-level words (stay tuned for the next lesson on band 9 vocab., and search this channel for more ‘academic vocabulary’ videos) ✿ Perfect spelling 9 for Grammar ✿ Out of reach for most students ✿ Wide variety of complex sentence structures ✿ Absolutely no mistakes Focus on improving the first three categories, because improving grammar takes a really long time. Leave a comment, then share the video if you found it helpful! Put this in your schedule: IELTS Energy TV’s first YouTube Live Event! November 13th, 9am PST, Portland OR time Come live to ask questions and get a special bonus offer! In our online IELTS course, 3 Keys IELTS, we give you all the strategies and practice you need to score highly on all parts of the IELTS exam. Check out our online course now, the only one with a guaranteed score increase, at allearsenglish.com/keys.