Academic Writing Skills for IELTS – Essay Planning and Structure

This is a writing lesson for adult ESL students focusing on essay structure and planning. It is designed for students who are intermediate level and above who need to write academic essays for IELTS or other academic purposes. Although it focuses on the requirements of the IELTS exam the strategies are applicable to any type of academic writing.

The aim of this lesson is to learn how to write well structured essays. It looks at the 5 most common essay types and how to identify them. It examines the essay structure of an opinion essay and an advantages and disavantages essay type. It addresses common mistakes and suggests how to avoid them.

There are 3 guided exercises to develop skills which lead to writing a complete essay.

This lesson can be used with a class – there are opportunities for differentiation if necessary; as an independent learning package or with online students.

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