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Newmum0615:
I don't even know why I am responding to you people with all these your back and forth argument, but I'd choose ieltsadvantage for writing any time. Liz helped with my reading and a little bit of writing but I didn't use any of her techniques. During my time, I didn't even know there was anything like paid videos sef. To each his own sha.

Richness1104:
Thank you for this but I think there is point for task achievement

Richness1104:
You guys should stop already. You ain't making it better but worse abeg

wasseynewest:
Hahahaha! Jasmine u be wicked person honestly.
Am suspecting u & distinct have ulterior motive. Na una dey advert for IELTS adv abi? Or IELTS adv too don get paid video una dey try make people buy Make una talk true nor!........Lols. Really nice having a argumentative e-ielts with u.

wasseynewest:
Distinct!! Haba! You sound so confident in ur convictions because it worked pretty well for you. IELTS adv. I haven't really looked into it & of course not anymore. But don't condemn Liz at all pls. In fact,
if u have read from part 1-5, we have countless testimonies about people who aced writing with Liz materials. I still don't think it is right condemning one for another. Life itself is beautiful because we can choose from a variety of options.
Just as we have IOM & QLife for Medicals, we have WES, IQAS & ICES for ECA, likewise Insp Moshood or Gbenga for PCC. All of them satisfy our needs if we approach them u know?
Liz video is not overrated o, it's CONFIRMED!

jimiboy:

DBJay:
Biko Wassey & Jasmine, you people should go and argue on IELTS thread joor. Only come back here to announce the winner

Ahn! ahn!! 4 pages of I sabi pass you.

Anywiaz, happy Sunday folks.

PPR fall on you his week!

freshdad:
I totally get you. However, my point was more on clearing the idea that its okay to "partially agree" and I was only stressing that if the person doesn't have a good grasp on how to answer it that why, just jejely choose a side.

And yes, ieltsadvantage works wonder. He made writing task 2 look very simple

Distinct777:
I've been shouting ieltsadvantage here since I aced my Ielts at first attempt.

Before I stumbled on his site, I had used Liz and Jay but still got confused. Chris Pell's free materials are in depth, simple and straigh forward. Very easy to follow. I abandoned all others and concentrated on his lessons alone.

Even though BC tried to show itself by giving me a 6.5 in writing, I was too sure of what I wrote and ordered a remark. Of course, it was upgraded!

wasseynewest:
Lols.......funny dude. Yes sir/ma

wasseynewest:
Blablablabla.......lols

wasseynewest:
Another ill advise. What works for you might not be fine with me remember. I have seen many people credit Jay and when I watched his lessons, they all makes no sense to me, but I have never for once come out and tell people don't follow jay, that's because our choices, strengths & weaknesses differs. Liz has been a saving grace to thousands since yrs back like jay too.
The basic challenge I could say wrt writing is that it takes conscious efforts to picking the pieces dt completes the puzzle together. For instance, the Introduction, paragraphing structures and conclusion for all the different kind of essays( adv/disadv., opinion essays,
discuss both sides etc) are all in no way similar. Meanwhile there are so many linkers that will give any student a good ground if used correctly. This I believe is what our people stucked at 6-6.5 shld watch out for and make no mistake or mix up during the exam. And most importantly, this can be easily achieved through constant practice.

wasseynewest:
Lols.......off topic bro. You jes goofed.

pejuhazel:
Congrats to those who aced their IELTS and to those who didn't do as well, consider it a lesson, now you know you need to work harder.
I would like to contribute my own two cents to the discussion and hope that whatever I say helps at least one person. When it comes to writing the best thing you can do for yourself is outline your answer before you start. If the essay is asking for your opinion on a topic, list out your opinions on the question paper together with evidence to support it, that way when you start writing the points you've listed out will guide you. Also, you do not have to be technical all you have to do is be clear about the opinion you are making.
If it's an essay asking you to discuss opposing views, do not discuss both views in the same paragraph.
Learn synonyms so you won't have to keep repeating some words.
Check out these links, they contain stuff that helped me and I got them from someone on this forum.
Remember the race is not to the swift, hold your head up and try again.

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1Xfu5q4EGavHHquoNXlMgxyePVHoSj1xZ
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1Jo0DnHNs1wzKQhMgiTYoC60zUnTwsU5k

freshdad:
I wouldn't say it is completely untrue because even the tutors (chris Pell and Liz) always emphasize on the fact that if you cannot adequately address the partial agree or disagree then just stick to one side to save yourself any trouble.

While you may be good with identifying the perfect response in the said situation, other may not be that coherent. That been said, you guys are both right

wasseynewest:
U urself with ur fingers just wrote "provided ur idea relate to the topic.......". This is called RELEVANT IDEA my dear. All ur points are spot on but kinda mixed up. And my fear is not to get our people confused cos they need confidence boost at this stage.
I believe we both wish our readers well & so shall it be. AMEN!

wasseynewest:
Dear Jasmine, all this ur maths calculations are not required here 'cos I believe many takers are aware of this. & let me correct u that outta the 40mins for task 2, it is possible to brainstorm on relevant ideas for 15mins and still complete task2 conveniently in 25mins. In as much as tenses structure and grammatical usage also combined to aggregate a good score, there is no way you can put them into good use without a relevant IDEA. Ur good idea(points to write on) of the topic will make u express urself freely and more conveniently in no time. I want to believe we've both successfully aced IELTS writing and so d debate shld be how to counsel others to be a success. Since we're on a open floor, let our dear readers just use an approach they are convenient with. Finally, none of this ur references(ieltsadv.,liz, jay etc) failed to stress d importance of relevant idea in their tutorials b'cos it is the foundation & insight to whatever you will write.
Let any1 among those I have sent the Liz videos openly counter me on this.
All the best to our upcoming IELTS takers.

freshdad:
At the bold. maybe but I spent about 8 minutes and still finished on time to review the essay.

Java47:
Hey guys,

Been a while tho.

About the writing test, spend a few hours studying the marking scheme and find out what they are looking for. It's not a thesis you need to prove if it's true or not, but an English test which examines your ability to express your ideas in simple, easy flowing words. You don't need big grammar, too many points etc to get a good score.

Keep It Simple Stupid - KISS!!!

5 paragraphs is enough to get above 7.

Paragraph 1 - Paraphrase the question plus your opening statement.
Paragraph 2 - Points for. State one or two maximum in different sentences.
Paragraph 3 - Points against. Same as above.
Paragraph 4 - State the pros and cons of your points comparing them.
Paragraph 5 - Your closing statement where you take a stand.

Conjunctions, adverbs, pronouns etc can add to your points....

Examples:

Additionally
First and foremost.
Firstly, second, finally...
Furthermore, conclusively, in conclusion
Either.... Neither
Where as,

I'm sure you get the idea. Let your reader flow with your points. Let him or her be guided to your conclusion. Just as I did with this writing.... I think lol


This is just a method I thought of, ensure you study what IELTS is looking out for and practise everyday.
Don't give up!!!

wasseynewest:
Jasmine, first, I believe u know it is clearly stated in Task2 instruction that ur point "must" be relevant.
Second, only if u show me any tutor of urs that affirmed this ur claim above. Third, the fact dt u wrote "sh*t" & got lucky with it doesn't mean every other person shld follow ur sh*t. Every oda thing u wrote abt developing and structuring ur ideas are of course very correct but I make bold to tell u that that wch u wrote thinking is sh*t could be among the relevant ideas in IELTS requirements for that topic. I am strongly against u advising people to have sh*t for main idea and develop it to taste good. You sounding too confident about this thing but I'm sorry to disagree.

Amica26:
Oya ooo where are all the single uncles here? I'm not trying to be single in Canny for long oooo

wasseynewest:
Dear Richness, pls u just have to pick urself up. WRITING TASK2 is an aspect that nobody can determine the pendulum d topic given will swing. Hence d reason why we have people finding WRITING difficult. Remember u're marked on how relevant ur answer is. Some1 like me discovered this because in some of my attempts, I find the TASK2 topics difficult to quickly comprehend with. So I believe firstly one need to pray d TASK2 given topic is one that one can easily reason and find points to develop. Hence d reason why its important to try get used to as many as possible Task2 topics. and pray one finds it more easy that day.
Pls be ready to battle on without much gap and trust God to surely answer you.

muvey10:
Sometimes I wonder why people have issues with writing.Writing was the simplest to me..first attempt 8.0 while listening was the hardest, because if you don't hear, there is absolutely nothing you can do..if you read the writing marking criteria, you should know what to do to get the score you want for example.lI knew I would get 8.0 because in task achievement I fully developed my main point explaining it critically which would have given me 9 coherence and cohesion- I made sure I used linking words appropraitely vocabulary 8- use less common words accurately-8 grammar I knew I had issues with grammar so I probably got 7 for missing p unctuations and articles-7 which gave me a band score 8.. I was smart, i made sure I got 9 in task achievement which is the easiest, use some high level words accurately, so my being average in grammar didn't affect me.
Most people get low scores because
1.you didn't answer all the questions asked which gives you a 5 in task achievement so by the time you add the other 3 aspects you would fall on 6
2.you have too many ideas in one paragraph and don't explain well which ends you up in a 6 so by the time you add other aspect you end up with 6.5
Some people don't even answer the specific question, they start talking abou the general question.
3you have too many grammar errors which is a difficult thing to overcome, you have to improve your English
Many people sit on the fence and don't state their opinion..,someone told me in her essay she wrote she partially agrees, i knew instantly she would get nothing more than 6.5 when she told me she got 6 I wasn't surprised..What is partially agree please? It is not about what you think, look for the best approach to write a good essay, and one of the easiest way is to fully agree or fully disagree, when you partially agree it is extreemly difficult to state your point.
When writing examples many people use personal examples because the question said from your experience.we need to be smart about things if you want to pass ielts.. use a research or study you read, it is simple and easy to validate your points.when you use personal examples you mess up the whole essay
The few I can think of

einsteino:
Oh I am so sorry. I must have read you wrong. Abeg no vex

einsteino:
If this is true? It is interesting how one can try to debunk another person's experience from a distance. Like I said there are already scientific studies that demonstrates this, you can research that. There is a correlation between daylight and our health, many biological processes are in sync with daylight cycles. Moreso, I already said it doesn't affect everyone to the same degree, for some it is marginal and not enough for them to notice... and I never said or suggested that the effects are fatal, I was quite careful to dwell on the science rather than my thought and was also careful not to sound apocalyptic. this whole discussion rose from my saying it has affected me psychologically. In my case, I am not even depressed but I have noticed slight changes when I go days without daylight. I am usually very lively, more than the average person; so when I become just normal and I don't find the motivation to be outgoing, it is enough to suspect I am taking a hit from something. Others may let these slide as mood swings, but for me when I spot patterns and links, I look it up.

"..those of us who work in enclosed offices should be dead by now." I work in a completely enclosed building(no windows sef) right now and at nights, so I am definitely in that category. but your premise isnt exactly logical, I would say why. In lagos and PH for example, the air is hazardous but lagosians and PH folks are not all already dead, they are not even perturbed and many are like Trump who would argue with science. That doesnt mean it isnt true that the poor air quality isn't affecting people who reside in lagos and definitely some would much later on suffer ailments that may have been caused by the air they saw as normal. How many of those people would suffer from it and when? That depends on several factors, and we all do not have the same genetic makeup or susceptibility. That we know chain smokers who have lived a healthy long life, doesn't debunk the fact that smoking negatively impacts health. So probability rather than a definite outcome is what matters.

Generally, our people have a false survivor mentality that causes us to brush everything aside as insignificant. When science said germs affect health, we went on to say "dirty no dey kill black man", ironically we suffer the most from germicidal diseases that some parts of the world already see as extinct. I remember growing up to "Cancer na oyibo and rich man disease", simply because most of our people didnt have the science nor the funds to diagnose anything other than malaria and typhoid... so when anyone "treats and treats", they turn their suspicious eyes on village people rather than misdiagnosis. Today, although lifestyle is a risk factor for cancer, we now know rich and poor, and all races are susceptible to cancer, only that not every patient has an equal opportunity to get a correct diagnosis let alone a fighting chance.

Sir, to summarize, it is not my truth, it is science and the good thing about science is that it isn't dogmatic. So, you can easily google the literature on it, and verify the facts and offer a counter view for peer review if you find it empirically flawed, who knows yours maybe upheld.

einsteino:
5pm here is as dark as 8pm in Naija, and there isnt any sign of daylight till 7:30am. it is cloudy in the winter here, so when the sun does rise you wouldn't actually get a well illuminated day like you'd get in the summer or naija. First the winter cut my daylight by roughly 25%, then work obliterated what was left of it. I recently started working night shifts, so by the time I get home in the mornings(8am) and go to bed it is barely sunrise, and by 5pm when I leave home for work the sun would have already set. effectively concealing natural light from me, it is much like I live in a world where there is no sun. How much of a shock has it been? Well, I am quite fine on the outside but psychologically, I have noticed significant changes, it is hard to spot what it is. I'm a very cheerful person, but I have felt my ebullience take a dip, and It started soon as the days became visibly shorter and worsened the moment I started working night shifts.

How do I know my suspicions are right? well I didn't until I did some fact finding. The science on this states that our body system has a surprising dependence on natural light; metabolism, digestion, hormones, cell generation, DNA repairs etc all have links to how much sunlight we get and the cycle. For some, the effects are marginal, while for others it could be full blown especially when it comes to mood, so much that there is something called Seasonal Affective Disorder (S.A.D) caused by shorter days in winter. The most direct relationship between natural light, our mood and biology is found in a brain chemical in our neurons called serotonin: which is responsible for our feel good. Inshort anti-depressant drugs work by inducing increased serotonin generation, anyways the literature suggests the brain generates less serotonin when we get less natural light. So, I am guessing the psychological change is in my boisterousness.

Adunnee:
2nd Attempt: Near Perfect result- LSRW 7.5,7.5,9,7

I wish I could remark Listening. I'm still pained though.

Ifeoma77:
Agents!!

DonTee07:
https://www.pulse.ng/news/local/canada-rejects-70-7-of-nigerian-refugees-who-crossed-borders-id9114216.html?utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&utm_campaign=daily-2018-11-17

I once advised a colleague sibling against going through this USA-Canada route but all I said fell on deaf ears. Now he is stranded after selling all his properties and moving himself and Family to USA on tourist visa.

They have overstayed his tourist Visa and crossing to canada illegally I heard is now extremely difficult.

Patience indeed is a virtue.

sunvick:

"I heard" is an absolute word. If you had raised it as a question then its open for someone dispute or affirm what you are asking.

You should be ashamed of yourself to even type the BOLD below. Correction is now reason for comparison. Fly 1st class, I fly economy, we land same time.
If your life is better, what then are you looking for here Oga

cntabs:
congrats bro. Remain those yeye wes people

I've booked for my medicals sha

Trunky:
Has anybody noticed that documentations required by ICES for Nigerian candidates ECA includes secondary school certificate (WAEC, NECO) and a scratch card? If yes how can one navigate through the rigors of just sending only scratch card and certificate to them as the school will always send your transcript separately?