Powerful Paragraphs! You can improve your writing score in English tests like IELTS, TOEFL and CAE by learning to write well. It is important that you can organize your ideas and express them clearly. To be able to do this you need to know how to organize paragraphs and why they are important in making your writing easier to understand. Let's take a look at some tips on how to use paragraphs correctly to improve the quality of your writing. How to use paragraphs correctly A paragraph contains sentences which express ideas related to the topic of the paragraph. Normally, a paragraph has one or two topic sentences, the main body of the paragraph, and a sentence or two sentences which close or end the paragraph. In multi-paragraph writing, for example, in an essay, a report, or description, each paragraph presents an idea which is directly related to the topic of the entire document. The first sentences, or the opening sentences, in a paragraph establish the topic of the par

IELTS Writing Task 1 General Training | IELTS Writing Task 1 You should spend about 20 minutes on this task. You’ve recently found an object and you think that it might be of some historical value. Write a letter to the director of the museum asking for some information on the object. Give a description of that object. Tell them where you found it. Ask for information you are seeking. Write at least 150 words. IELTS General Training Writing Task 1 Answer Dear Sir/Madam, I am writing to ask you for advice regarding an item I recently came across while carrying out some construction work. The item in question was unearthed while excavating new foundations for an extension to a house, and was found at one of the deepest points of excavation on the site. The item has the appearance of some kind of cooking or kitchen utensil rather like a shallow bowl or frying pan. I have enclosed a photograph so you can see the object and possibly offer some advice as t

Describing a graph & describing trends | Academic IELTS Writing Task 1 To get a high score in Task 1 of IELTS Academic Writing test you need to show you have a good range of vocabulary to descrive visual information.  You also need to be  accurate when you use adjectives, adverbs and phrases to describe the information. Here are some useful words and phrases to help describe trends. Nouns a rise an increase a growth a surge a fall a decline a drop a decrease a peak a fluctuation a variation a period of stability a plateau a plateux Verbs to rise to increse to grow to surge to fall to drop to decline to decrease to peak to fluctuate to vary to stabilize to plateau Phrases to show an upward trend to show a downward trend to hit the lowest point to hit a trough to reach a peak to show some fluctuation to show some variation to remain stable to remain constant to reach a plateau to level off to flatten out Adjectives & A