#WritingQuestions
Dec 16 (Uzb)

Task 1

The table shows the expenditures of the government on education and training and the participation of 18-24 year olds in education and training.

Task 2
In the past, people used to travel abroad to look for many differences from their home country. Nowadays, cities throughout the world are becoming more and more similar.

What are the causes of that? Do you think the advantages outweigh the disadvantages?

Feel free to share the questions in the comments section if you have taken the test today!

Task 1 table can be found here:

https://www.ieltswithgraciamaria.com/2020/10/task-1-graph-table-below-shows_13.html?m=1

#TedEdVideo
#LearningLanguages

Something to watch on a Sunday afternoon

Any Duolingo users out there? What language(s) do you learn on Duolingo?

Mine is Spanish and I got stuck at A2 level for years. But in my defence, I have never gotten serious about it.

https://youtu.be/P6FORpg0KVo?si=0uOvHLVUy6Ugy-Rs

#GuessTheIdiom

Definition:
The idiom "the elephant in the room" refers to an obvious problem or difficult issue that everyone is aware of but which is being ignored or not discussed.

Example sentence:
During the family reunion, no one mentioned Uncle Joe's recent job loss, which was the elephant in the room.

#WritingLesson #Task1 #PaulineCullen

The graph shows the consumption of fish and different kinds of meat in a European country between 1979 and 2004.

Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

#TestTip
One key idea with line graphs (from Pauline Cullen's book) is that candidates need to be careful in their use of tenses. Line graphs generally also have more minor details, so we need to be more selective in choosing what to write about.

#PaulineCullen

Sample A:

The line graph demonstrates the average weekly consumption of fish and meat in a European country from 1979 to 2004. Overall, people consumed chicken and beef more than lamb and fish during the 25-year period.

Prior to 1989, citizens ingested beef the most among all, starting from 220 grams in 1979 and finishing at 200 grams, whereas fish was the least welcome with a slight (corresponding) decrease from 60 grams in 1979 to 50 grams in 1989. The consumption of chicken and lamb changed in opposite ways. These two figures commenced at similar quantities around 150 grams, with chicken consumption fluctuating to 190 grams in 1989 and lamb consumption oscillating to 105 grams.

After 1989, the tendency of these four food intakes remained. The amount of chicken being eaten increased to 250 grams in 2004 as opposed to dwindling beef ingestion of 110 grams in 2004. Although the figure of lamb saw few increments during this period, it fell to 60 grams in 2004. Meanwhile, after tiny ebbs and flows, the consumption of fish remained stable.

#FoodForThought
Do you think this candidate deserves a higher score for their use of 'less common lexical items'?

Several issues including the inappropriate use of 'high-level words' keeps this sample at band 6. Below, I will be sharing a model answer prepared by Pauline Cullen. Hopefully, you will be able to see the contrast between two samples and understand why the second one is much better.

#PaulineCullen

Sample B

The line graph shows variations in the weekly consumption of fish and three types of meat in one European country from 1979 to 2004. Although there were fluctuations, overall, people in this country consistently ate more meat than fish, and the general trend was to move away from beef and lamb as chicken became the dominant food in this category.

In the first decade, beef was consumed in significantly higher quantities than the other foods listed. Despite an initial sharp fall to approximately 175 grams, it then recovered reaching a high of close to 240 grams per week. However, from 1989 onwards, beef consumption fell almost continually, and by 2004 had almost halved. Lamb almost exactly mirrored this fluctuating trend, falling from second highest initially (at 150 grams) to approximately 60 grams per week by the end of the period.

In contrast, chicken climbed from less than 150 grams in 1979 and took the lead from around 1990 onwards. Interestingly, the increases in chicken corresponded with the declines in beef and lamb, and by 2002 chicken consumption had exceeded all previous rates, reaching approximately 260 grams per week, although this peak was not maintained.

Fish was consistently eaten the least at around 60 grams per week then dropping to below 50 grams. While it was the lowest, it remained relatively stable for the majority of the period.
(227 words)

Approximate score: band 8- 8.5

#DailyDose

Reading
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1st attempt
Test date: 10.12.2023

IELTS Writing 8.5!

2nd attempt
Test date: 19.12.2023

Result to be released soon…

QUESTION: who is this monster?

IELTS ZONE- aim for the highest

IELTS ZONE is shaping up to be an all-star team:

Continue the sequence:

CR7
Iniesta
…

Answer:

7th niner
8th niner
10th niner , hence Messi

Stay tuned for the result

Every time we break the record, we sound like a broken record

Ladies and Gentlemen,

Let me introduce you the NUMBER 10

The Messi of the IELTS field

Oybek Abdurakhmonov

The guy is a freaking monster.

Despite being new to the whole IELTS thing, he got his 9.0 in just two attempts!

And the crazy thing is he is not done yet. He is eyeing that 4 9s. And take it from me, if anybody can do it, it is this guy.

#Niner

By the way, Oybek now holds the new record for cracking that 9.0 in just two attempts!

1st attempt (12.12.2023)
Overall 8.5 (W 8.5)

He will be featuring in the first episode of my brand new podcast: BM Talks (this is a tentative name for now, so I am open to your suggestions)

Leave your questions to Oybek in the comments section!

IELTS ZONE has been recognized for its efforts and received two awards at the annual meeting for IDP IELTS Partners:

1. Most Innovative Marketing Partner

2. Test Prep Center with the most Niners

I would like to thank the IELTS ZONE team for their contribution, and hopefully we will continue to grow and help many more candidates achieve their target scores.

This recognition is a testament to our commitment to excellence in language education!

More on this later!

#NewYearParty IELTS ZONE team

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AIM FOR THE HIGHEST

#Niners IELTS ZONE’s all-star team with some of our top players missing.