STUDYING IELTS

By Ridwan Sa'at As dealing with other essays in IELTS exam, what we need to do first is to see and observe the question. Identifying what kind of essay is being asked to you to respond is key thing in the success of doing IELTS exam. Understanding the question will lead you to select what kind of response you need to give in order to really respond to the question. There are some differences in the way we respond to the essay questions. If you are dealing with agree or disagree essay, it is best to use opinion essay pattern or if you are dealing with problem-solution essay, it is appropriate to use problem-solution pattern. The patterns are not just how you structure you paragraphs but how you put the essential parts of your essay in the correct place. For advantages and disadvantages essay, the pattern is quite unique: The essay structure: 1. Always put your response in 4-paragraph essay: introduction, advantages paragraph, disadvantages     paragraph and conclusion. 2. No

By: Ridwan Sa'at What is coherence in writing?  Coherence  is one of requirement of a good writing. It refers to the smoothness of your writing from the beginning to the end; in other words, all ideas are linked logically. To make our writing coherent, what should we do? First thing first is knowing the coherence devices. What are the coherence devices and what are their functions? Here are seven coherence device that help your writing coherent. 1. Pronouns     Pronouns refer to the word names. It is used to replace the word names. Using pronouns prevents your writing from being repetitive. Some of the pronouns are he, she, it, they, we, his, mine etc. See the following example of the use of pronoun that helps your writing coherent. Mike is from the Netherlands. Mike studied at Oxford University. Mike lives now in New York. (the word Mike is repetitive, so this is not coherent) Mike is from the Netherlands. He studied at Oxford University. He lives now in New York (this