STUDYING IELTS

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...

By: Ridwan Sa’at Taking an exam course really requires mental readiness and good time-management. This is the same situation when taking IELTS exam. To be successful in taking IELTS exam, what do we need to do? Here are some tips to do two weeks prior to the exam: 1. Review the general grammar points or structures. This is important as you are going to apply them in all sections of the IELTS, especially when it comes to reading and writing. Understanding a text of some 700 to 900 words in multiple kinds of sentences needs you to be equipped with at least intermediate to upper-intermediate grammar skill. Not to mention that there are three texts to deal with in IELTS reading section. If you know that your grammar knowledge is below intermediate level, it is wise to take a preparation course a month or two before the exam. Writing that is composed of two tasks also presses you to understand better grammar and sentence sense. You need to organize your responses in su...