Tips, AI tools, and sample essays to boost your writing score
Tips & StrategiesNov 14, 2026
IELTS Linking Words Overuse: Why Cohesion Drops
Why Moreover, Furthermore, and On the other hand can make cohesion mechanical, what the public bands 6, 7 and 8 say, and rewrites that use reference instead.
Task 1Nov 13, 2026
IELTS Complaint Letter Sample: Band 8 Features
What a General Training complaint letter has to do: three bullets, a clear purpose, and a formal or semi-formal tone, with a sample written to target Band 8 features.
Task 1Nov 12, 2026
IELTS General Training Letter: Informal vs Formal
How to read who a General Training Task 1 letter is for, then keep the opening, sign-off, contractions, and word choice in one tone, with a formal letter and an informal letter.
Task 2Nov 11, 2026
Positive or Negative Development IELTS: Structure
How to judge an “is this a positive or negative development?” prompt, keep that view in a one-sided or balanced essay, and read a sample written for this page.
Task 2Nov 10, 2026
Can I Use I in an IELTS Essay?
When a Task 2 prompt asks for your view, a direct “I agree” can make the position clear. First person is not a published penalty. Overuse is a range problem.
Task 2Nov 9, 2026
Is 250 Words Enough? IELTS Task 2 Word Count Penalty
The public Task 2 minimum is 250 words and the Task 1 minimum is 150. How a short answer meets Task Response, and why a very long script is a time risk.
