Book Description
“Writing Skills Practice for Ielts” is a wonderful book particularly designed for those aspirants who are looking for a guide book which aims at teaching IELTS writing skills. If you want to improve your IELTS writing skills, then this book is the best book for you which helps in all the corners of your writing.
The IELTS exam tests your knowledge of the English language, especially the four core skills such as listening, speaking and reading and writing. Writing also plays a crucial in cracking the International English Language Testing System exam. This book guides as how to write and grab the best score in your exam.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: “Square Dancing”
Mechanics: Capital letters at the beginning of sentences and for names. Periods at the end of sentences.
Grammar: Subject pronouns
Grammar: Conjugation of be in the present
Controlled Composition: Dicto-comp
Sentence Construction: Sentence patterns with be
Sentence Construction: Concentration
Controlled Composition: Changing from first person to third person pronouns and verbs
Vocabulary and Spelling: Puzzle
Chapter 2: “The Weekend Cook”
Mechanics: Capital letters for nationalities and for the days of the week
Grammar: Third person -s forms in the present tense
Grammar: Subject-verb agreement
Grammar: Object pronouns
Sentence Construction: Sentence patterns with present tense verbs
Grammar: Adverbs of frequency with be and other main verbs
Grammar: Adverbs of time at the beginning of the sentence
Controlled Composition: Responding to questions
Free Composition
Chapter 3: “That’s Not My Job”
Grammar: Contractions with pronouns and be, be and not
Grammar: Spelling noun plurals
Grammar: Possessive’s with people
Mechanics: Review of capitalization and punctuation
Grammar: Choosing a or an
Controlled Composition: Dicto-comp
Grammar: Subject-verb agreement
Sentence Construction: Sentence patterns with present tense verbs
Chapter 4: “In a Restaurant”
Mechanics: Review of capitalization and punctuation
Grammar: Noun plurals
Grammar: Subject-verb agreement
Grammar: Articles
Controlled Composition: Dicto-comp
Sentence Construction: Concentration
Sentence Construction: Sentence patterns with present tense verbs
Vocabulary and Spelling: Puzzle
Chapter 5: “Pen Pals: Roberto Writes a Letter”
Mechanics:
Noun plurals
Capital letters for the names of streets, cities, states, and countries. Commas and question marks
Grammar: Possessive adjectives
Controlled Composition: Replacement exercise
Grammar: Prepositions of place: in, on, at
Grammar: Questions with be
Grammar: Questions with do
Sentence Construction: Asking and answering questions
Controlled Composition: Incomplete letter
Chapter 6: “Pen Pals: Sara Writes Back”
I. Mechanics: A. Noun plurals
B. The exclamation point
II. Grammar: Making negative statements with don’t and doesn’t
III. Mechanics: Review of capitalization and punctuation
IV. Sentence Construction: Making questions about topics
V. Sentence Construction: Concentration
VI. Controlled Composition: Incomplete dialog
VII. Grammar: Articles
VIII. Controlled Composition: Dicto-comp
Chapter 7: “Enormous Cabbages Show the Effect of Long Alaskan Days”
I. Mechanics: Capital letters for the names of continents, oceans, rivers, mountains, valleys, and the months of the year
II. Grammar: The definite article the before proper names
III. Grammar: Sentence combining with and, or, but, and so
IV. Sentence Construction: Concentration
V. Sentence Construction: Expanding sentences with adjectives
VI. Controlled Composition: Incomplete letter
VII. Controlled Composition: Incomplete dialog
VIII. Vocabulary and Spelling: An Alaskan crossword puzzle
Chapter 8: “Food Customs”
I. Mechanics: Capitalization and punctuation
II. Grammar: Sentence combining with the main verb deleted
III. Grammar: Subject-verb agreement
IV. Sentence Construction: Noncount nouns
V. Grammar: Articles
VI. Controlled Composition: Dicto-comp
VII. Controlled Composition: Writing about your food habits
VIII. Vocabulary and Spelling: Word puzzle
Chapter 9: “The Kramers’ Woodpile”
I. Mechanics: A. Third person -s forms
B. Review of capitalization and punctuation
II. Grammar: Review of the rules for articles with common nouns
III. Grammar: Using the definite article the for second mention of nouns
IV. Controlled Composition: Dicto-comp
V. Grammar: Subject-verb agreement
VI. Controlled Composition: Responding to a picture
VII. Sentence Construction: Words that are both nouns and verbs
VIII. Vocabulary and Spelling: Compound nouns
Chapter 10: “In the City or in the Suburbs?”
I. Grammar: Count and noncount nouns with articles
II. Controlled Composition: Dicto-comp
III. Sentence Construction: Statements with There is and There are
IV. Sentence Construction: Questions with Is there and Are there
V. Grammar: Word order with adverb phrases
VI. Grammar: Sentence combining review
VII. Controlled Composition: Incomplete letter
VIII. Vocabulary and Spelling: Compound nouns
Chapter 11: “Riddles”
I. Grammar: Review of verbs in yes-no questions
II. Grammar: Information questions
III. Sentence Construction: Concentration
IV. Grammar: Possessives with things
V. Sentence Construction: Writing riddles
VI. Grammar: Choosing prepositions
VII. Controlled Composition: Choosing relevant information
VIII. Vocabulary and Spelling: Puns
Chapter 12: “Crowding”
I. Mechanics: Using commas in a series
II. Grammar: Spelling -ing verb forms
III. Grammar: Subject-verb agreement
IV. Controlled Composition: Dicto-comp
V. Grammar: The definite article the before prepositional phrases
VI. Sentence Construction: Making questions about topics
VII. Controlled Composition: Incomplete dialog
VIII. Controlled Composition: Choosing relevant information
Chapter 13: “Corner Stores and Supermarkets”
I. Mechanics: A. Spelling of -ing forms
B. Capital letters for the names of companies and stores
II. Grammar: Comparison of adjectives
III. Sentence Construction: Making comparisons
IV. Controlled Composition: Choosing relevant information
V. Controlled Composition: Dicto-comp
VI. Grammar: The definite article the with specific groups
VII. Controlled Composition: Variety in sentence types
VIII. Vocabulary and Spelling: Crossword puzzle
Chapter 14: “Family Roles”
I. Mechanics: A. Noun plurals
B. The colon before a list of examples
II. Grammar: The past tense of to be
III. Controlled Composition: Dicto-comp
IV. Sentence Construction: Comparisons with more, less, and fewer
V. Grammar: Sentence combining: compound sentence parts
VI. Controlled Composition: Variety in sentence types
VII. Controlled Composition: Choosing relevant information
Chapter 15: “Tall Tales”
I. Mechanics: A. Review of comparisons
B. Quotation marks
II. Grammar: Past tense irregular verbs
III. Controlled Composition: Dicto-comp
IV. Sentence Construction: Questions and negatives with did
V. Grammar: Using very, too, enough, so…that, and such…that
VI. Controlled Composition: Organizing ideas
VII. Controlled Composition: Responding to a picture
VIII. Controlled Composition: Responding to a picture
Chapter 16: “Making a Banana Split”
I. Mechanics: A. Regular and irregular past tense verbs
B. Using a comma after a subordinate clause
II. Grammar: The past progressive tense
III. Controlled Composition: Past narration
IV. Grammar: Sentence combining with adverb clauses
V. Grammar: Review of articles, some as a quantifier
VI. Controlled Composition: Dicto-comp
VII. Controlled Composition: Organizing ideas
VIII. Controlled Composition: Past narration
IX. Free Composition
Chapter 17: “A Debate: Dogs in the City”
I. Mechanics: A. Review of comparisons
B. The semi-colon in sentence combining
II. Grammar: Sentence combining with subordinate conjunctions and conjunctive adverbs
III. Sentence Construction: Concentration
IV. Grammar: Modal auxiliaries
V. Controlled Composition: Dicto-comp
VI. Controlled Composition: Variety in sentence types
VII. Controlled Composition: Incomplete dialog
VIII. Free Composition
Chapter 18: “Planning a Trip”
I. Mechanics: Contractions with have and will
II. Sentence Construction: The present perfect tense
III. Controlled Composition: Incomplete dialog
IV. Controlled Composition: Dicto-comp
V. Grammar: Indefinite pronouns: some, any, and one
VI. Grammar: Sentence combining practice
VII. Sentence Construction: Writing complete sentences
VIII. Vocabulary and Spelling: Past participles as adjectives
Chapter 19: “Phobias”
I. Mechanics: Nonrestrictive relative clauses
II. Grammar: Restrictive relative clauses
III. Grammar: Subject-verb agreement
IV. Controlled Composition: Dicto-comp
V. Sentence Construction: Writing definitions
VI. Grammar: Substituting that for which or who
VII. Controlled Composition: Organizing ideas
VIII. Vocabulary and Spelling: Present participles as adjectives
Chapter 20: “A Day at the Beach”
I. Mechanics: Quotations and paragraphs
II. Grammar: Final review of articles
III. Controlled Composition: Dicto-comp
IV. Grammar: Reduced relative clauses
V. Sentence Construction: Indefinite pronouns: one, ones, and kind
VI. Grammar: Choosing prepositions
VII. Controlled Composition: Variety in sentence types
VIII. Vocabulary and Spelling: Crossword puzzle of irregular verbs
Appendix A: Common Irregular Verbs
Appendix B: Review of Grammar
Appendix C: Answers to Puzzles
Summary: Writing Skills Practice for Ielts
In conclusion, the book is ideal for those students who are struggling with writing skills particularly in the IELTS exam. After downloading it, make a habit of reading it on a regular basis so that your IELTS writing skills continuously improve without any gap. IELTS writing requires you to spend a lot of time practicing writing on a daily basis and presenting it in a neat and clean manner. Therefore, follow the tips on how to practice writing in IELTS exam given by the author and immediately apply them to your writings in order to fulfill the needs of the exam.
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