How can I get an 8 in writing?
To answer this question, I first need to say that 8s are extremely rare for writing. There are many people who get 9 in reading and listening, but only get 6. 5 in writing, so 8s are not really realistic for many people.
However, for people with excellent English, I can answer this question. To get an 8, we must first understand the basics for getting a 7. A 7 requires the following.
1. A clear answer to the question
2. Staying on topic
3. Expanding on all your ideas
4. Having good grammar - several sentences should be error free
5. Have good vocab - vocab mistakes shouldn't affect meaning
So what are the key features of an 8?
1. A clear answer to the question
2. Staying on topic
3. Expanding on all your ideas
4. Having good grammar - most sentences should be error free
5. Have good vocab - almost all vocab should be precise
As you can see, it's pretty much the same thing. The only difference is that it is more polished. Sometimes 7s might have a few dodgy patches of grammar, or maybe a slightly unclear section. With an 8, you don't have space for those issues. Fundamentally though, it's exactly the same approach.
So don't go looking for new and fancy essay structures. Don't go hunting for rare words and super-fancy grammar structures. 8s are just polished 7s.
In summary, to get an 8, just do all the basics extremely well. You don't have to do anything unusual.
My comments: I have scored an 8. 0 not once, but twice in writing. And I couldn't have said it better. This is 100% true!
Source: Pass your IELTS facebook page.
How can I
get
an 8 in writing?
To
answer
this
question
, I
first
need to say that 8s are
extremely
rare for writing. There are
many
people
who
get
9 in reading and listening,
but
only
get
6. 5 in writing,
so
8s are not
really
realistic for
many
people
.
However
, for
people
with excellent English, I can
answer
this
question
. To
get
an 8, we
must
first
understand the basics for getting a 7. A 7 requires the following.
1. A
clear
answer
to the
question
2
. Staying on topic
3. Expanding on all your
ideas
4. Having
good
grammar
-
several sentences should be error free
5. Have
good
vocab
-
vocab mistakes shouldn't affect
meaning
So
what are the key features of an 8?
1. A
clear
answer
to the
question
2
. Staying on
topic
3. Expanding on all your
ideas
4. Having
good
grammar
-
most sentences should be error free
5. Have
good
vocab
-
almost all vocab should be
precise
As you can
see
, it's pretty much the same thing. The
only
difference is that it is more polished.
Sometimes
7s might have a few dodgy patches of
grammar
, or maybe a
slightly
unclear section. With an 8, you
don't
have space for those issues.
Fundamentally
though, it's exactly the same approach.
So
don't
go looking for new and fancy essay structures.
Don't
go hunting for rare words and super-fancy
grammar
structures. 8s are
just
polished 7s.
In summary, to
get
an 8,
just
do all the basics
extremely
well
. You
don't
have to
do anything unusual.
My comments: I have scored an 8. 0 not once,
but
twice in writing. And I couldn't have said it better. This is 100% true!
Source: Pass your IELTS
facebook
page.