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larva · Joined: 18 Oct 2005 Posts: 2 Location: Hong Kong

Beside memorizing verbs and reading newspaper/ magazine, are there any effective ways to improve the writing skill... especially on the tactics of sentence organization and complex sentences writing.

I already loss the confidence on writing English :*^*:.....

Waiting for the suggestions and helps!

Kate-NSW · Joined: 20 Oct 2005 Posts: 2

Hi larva.
I'm going to pass TOEFL exam soon and I have the same obstacle as you have. I try to be more confident with my writing and i do for this the following: I just rewrite any texts... from books, from intrnet. It helps me to get the spelling skills. To construct sentenses I try to avoid long constructions. It helps me to avoid mistakes. It works for me... try it)

Good luck!

shmily_wzhp007 · Joined: 19 Oct 2005 Posts: 15 Location: China

more practice ,I think it is the only way to get a high mark in IELTS.
you should find some topics which often appear in the part of writting,then write and write...
Good luck!

TheEnglishLink · Joined: 05 Mar 2006 Posts: 4 Location: New Zealand

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nostril5 · Joined: 18 Oct 2004 Posts: 65

If you want to pay Shocked

, try my site:
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If you do not want to pay Very Happy

, write every day and get a friend to check your mistakes or post in different IELTS forums.
Good luck with the exam. You can do it!
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IELTS-blog · Joined: 29 Mar 2006 Posts: 8

Hi, if you're looking for some free help with IELTS Writing, check out IELTS-blog - good tips!

Best luck.
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Craig · Joined: 15 May 2006 Posts: 3 Location: Australia

IELTS is a tough exam isn't it? Typing out answers on Microsoft word, spell-checking, and then handing them on to a capable English speaker for checking helps. I also think that using a free online thesaurus is a good way of increasing your vocabulary and finding good antonyms when presenting argumentative style writing.
All the best on your IELTS challenge Larva!
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ieltsinsider · Joined: 16 May 2006 Posts: 170

What score do you need? The skills you need depend largely on the score you want to get. For example, to get band 5 in writing, just writing the minimum number of words is enough. To get band 6, you must actually answer the question and have some ideas!