Hello friends.

I am that unfortunate guy who had to waste around a Lakh rupees, or almost 1000 dollars,
merely on getting good score in IELTS. I am very bad in English which is why I gave English proficiency
test 5 times: TOEFL 2 times; scores 83, and 85 respectively, while in IELTS: overall 6, 6.5, and then 7. I
personally will never recommend TOEFL to anyone considering the high cost involved. I recommend
IELTS to everyone. There are many reasons which I would like to discuss later but for now, I would share
my experience about WRITING SECTION specifically, and that how my score developed from 6 band
when I attempted it first, to 8 band in my latest attempt.

My way of attempting IELTS Writing Section 2:

1. CSS ESSAY STYLE: Many Central Superior Services (CSS) teachers and professionals who have
passed their test, recommend a 5 paragraph essay. 1st INTRODUCTION, 2nd, 3rd and 4th for
EXAMPLES AND EXPLANATIONS, and 5th for CONCLUSION. Remember YOU GET YOUR SCORE
BASED ON VALUE ADDED PRIMARILY IN 1st i.e. INTRODUCTION, and 5th i.e. CONCLUSION
paragraphs. These two paragraphs must have impact, and they will receive major portion of my
attention here. Of course in IELTS you cannot write as huge an essay as one would write in CSS
Essay paper, but the overall theme remains the same. Here is how it goes.

1st paragraph, Introduction: It is the starting paragraph, you will need 4 things: complex
but relevant vocabulary, phrases, more nouns and less verbs and if possible, proverbs.
Since its the beginning of the essay, so you need to make an impact.
Complex but relevant vocabulary: You can create impact through the use of vocabulary
relevant to the topic given; for e.g. if the topic is related to art, and you want to explain
the complexity of it. You can either say It is a piece of craft made after a lot of effort
OR you can say MELICULOUS NATURE OF THE HANDICRAFT. The second option will
give you more marks as METICULOUS word is a compact, self-explanatory word. You do
not want to get bombastic and verbose in vocabulary, but if the difficult words are
justifiable and relevant as I said, score will be higher.
Phrases: Impact can be increased by adding good phrases. For e.g. let us assume a topic
involving a good leader who is not valued in his country. A person can explain his
position as, He is a great leader but he has no support from his country. And then you
could use phrases like BIG FISH, SMALL POND. . or A GENIUS BORN IN THE WRONG
CENTURY. The second approach definitely is creating more impact.
More Nouns, and Less Verbs: Nouns promote compactness and complexity relatively
more than the verbs. And we need that effect in the INTRODUCTION. For e.g. while
explaining why democracy couldnt run consistently in Pakistan, one would explain,
Continuous dictatorship in Pakistan affected democratic system, and then a good
explanation to this can be, Throughout of history of Pakistan, dictatorship persisted,
and the ramifications of those actions are evident to everyone. Similarly, ABC Method

was introduced and With the introduction of ABC Method, 2nd option is more
desirable, again, because of the Noun usage.
Proverbs: If you are having good and relevant proverbs in mind and you think the
introduction part requires it, use them. For e.g. if a topic is about self-belief and bringing
change, one could explain it like, If you do not change, you cannot change the things,
although it is not entirely wrong but a bit too main-stream. So a better explanation
could be from the proverb such as, Be the change that you wish to see in this world.

2nd, 3rd, and 4th Paraghraphs: EXAMPLES AND EXPLANATIONS: After writing a strong,
impact creating INTRODUCTION, now it is time to back it up with some examples and
explanation. This is done in the upcoming paragraph number 2, 3, and 4. In each
paragraph, you are to select one example or issue and discuss it in support of the
opinion you held in the INTRODUCTION. I give you my example:
My topic was IMPORTANCE OF ARTISTS, so here were main headlines of my 2nd, 3rd, and
4th paragraphs which I explained.
2nd: Art is a painstaking task. It requires years of practice
3rd: Artists help in preserving a culture
4th: According to many people, not everyone can become artists. Some even say it is a
divine gift from God, and not all happen to be bestowed with it.
Avoiding Local examples, using Global Examples: IELTS is a globally accepted test. The
test checkers, hence, also expect you to be international and worldwide in your
examples and explanations, things which are known to everyone. I remember while
taking 1 of the 5 tests, I wrote an example of a local Pakistani handicraft named Amjad
Khan of Punjab, and kept on following same trend. In that test, I got 5.5 in writing. Just
now in the latest writing test in which they gave me 8 band, I mentioned Roger Federer,
and Steve Jobs in my explanations of different examples. So clearly it fades all the
doubts away as to what kind of examples one should choose while briefing his/her point
of view.

5th Conclusion: Now that you have explained each and everything about the issue under
discussion, it is time to close the section with a BLAST again. Impact time. Remember
what we said earlier; 1st and 5th paragraphs are the impact makers, the score boosters.
Now the question for many is how to do it. Let me give you an idea:
Lets assume OLD Generation vs Younger Generation for JOBS. So here is a sample I will
write for you and then I will explain what I have written.
Youth holds the future. One might argue that Old is Gold, and that an economy needs
experienced people, who are adroit at handling difficult situations, there is no taking
away from the fact that the upcoming generations are prepared to learn fast, adapt fast,
and shaped to picking up new techniques quicker than ever before.

I am not an IELTS Specialist, certainly not an English Teacher, but in pursuit of Masters
degree, I have taken these tests more times than a student would do his/her entire
educational career. There are students and teachers who would know and understand
English language and IELTS TOEFL test better than me, so you are welcome to add your
suggestion and comments for better Improvements. I had some points, I have written
them all. I sincerely hope you find them beneficial and score better because quite
honestly, the problems I went through, I would never desire any person on earth to go
through ever.
I wish everybody Goodluck, and always welcome for any help. Cheers