Case Study IELTS

Writing 1: How to prepare

Lakukan 2 hal berikut (recommended):

1. Petakan kelemahanmu di grammar dengan mencaoba diagnostic test berikut:

http://www.prolancom.com/test-your-english
(Cara lain adalah menulis esai/task 1/task 2 dan memasukkan tulisan ke software seperti
Grammarly)
2. Identifikasi kata-kata academic vocabulary yang masih belum dipahami:
https://www.examenglish.com/vocabulary/academic_wordlist.html

Berdasarkan hasil 1 dan 2, kamu bisa membuat plan untuk memperbaiki Grammatical Range and
Accuracy serta Lexical Resource dalam IELTS.

Writing 2: Subject Verb Agreement

Perhatikan kalimat berikut:

The two pie charts shows the percentage of people in Netherlands that uses 4 types of
transportation.

Apakah ada kesalahan? Jika ada bagaimana perbaikannya dan kenapa?

Jawaban:

The two pie charts show the percentage of people in Netherlands that uses 4 types of transportation.

“Show” yang tepat karena subject “two pie charts” bentuknya plural, sehingga verb tidak
ditambahkan akhiran “s”

Writing 3: Articles

Perhatikan kalimat berikut:

The table shows number of marriages in Australia.

In my opinion, the movies are more entertaining than the computer games.

Apakah ada kesalahan? Jika ada bagaimana perbaikannya dan kenapa?

The table shows the number of marriages in Australia.

“The” mengacu ke jumlah yang ada di table (spesifik)

In my opinion, the movies are more entertaining than the computer games.

Movies secara umum bukan movie-movie tertentu

Jawaban:

Writing 4: Punctuations

Koreksi ke-5 kalimat berikut dengan menambahkan koma yang tepat!

1. Young children find it very easy to pick new languages as they can still access the part of the brain
that naturally learns language. As a result they can pick up grammar vocabulary and pronunciation
very quickly.
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2.   Many children spend hours playing video games which can lead to health problems.

3.   One of the benefits of space travel is that it provides us with useful technology.

4.   Whereas social media allows people to keep in contact more easily the quality of that information
is of a much lower quality than face to face conversation.

5.   Music give people the feeling of being connected so they feel less alone.

1. Young children find it very easy to pick new languages as they can still access the part of the
brain that naturally learns language. As a result,  they can pick up grammar,  vocabulary,  and
pronunciation very quickly. 
2. Many children spend hours playing video games, which can lead to health problems.
3. One of the benefits of space travel is that it provides us with useful technology. 
4. Whereas social media allows people to keep in contact more easily ,  the quality of that
communication is of a much lower quality than face to face conversation. 
5. Music give people the feeling of being connected,  so they feel less alone

Writing 5: Task 1 - Task Achivement - Describing Visual Information

The pie charts below show the online sales for retail sectors in Australia in 2003 and 2013.
Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons
where relevant.

Tentukan key features pada gambar di atas?

Contoh jawaban:

Key features: travel, films/music, books, clothes

Writing 6: Task 1 - Task Achivement - Comparing and Contrasting

The pie charts below show the online sales for retail sectors in Australia in 2003 and 2013.
Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons
where relevant.
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Bagian apa saja yang dapat di- compare and contrast?

Contoh jawaban:

Comparison: 2003 vs 2013 (trend/increase/decrease), largest increase/decrease, smallest

increase/decrease, shift/change in sales ranking (most sales, least sales)

Writing 7: Task 1 - Coherence and Cohesion - Describing Maps

The pie charts below show the online sales for retail sectors in Australia in 2003 and 2013.
Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons
where relevant.

Buatlah kerangka paragraph untuk soal diatas!

Tulislah paragraph pertama (paraphrase + overview)!

Jawaban:

Contoh kerangka:

Paragraf 1: paraphrase dan overview

Paragraf 2: Travel (36%, 1st in sales-->29%, not 1st anymore), film/music (21%--> 37%, now number
one)

Paragraf 3: Books (19%-->22%, replaced clothes in sales) clothes (24%, 2 nd in sales  16%, last in
sales)

Contoh paragraph 1:
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The two pie charts compare the percentages of online sales across different retail sectors in New
Zealand in the years 2003 and 2013. For three of the sectors, it is evident that over this time frame
there was significant change in their proportion of online transactions.

Writing 8: Task 1 - Langauge of change - Line Graph

The pie charts below show the online sales for retail sectors in Australia in 2003 and 2013.
Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons
where relevant.

Tulislah paragraph kedua (key features 1 and 2, compare and contrast)!

Contoh:

At 36% we can see that the travel sector accounted for the majority of online sales in 2003, but this
percentage had dropped to 29% by 2013. Across the same ten-year period, as an increasing number
of people chose to purchase films and music online, we can see that transactions went from just 21%
to 33%, making it the retail sector with the highest overall share of the online market.

Writing 9: Task 1 - Perfect Tenses - Bar Graph

The pie charts below show the online sales for retail sectors in Australia in 2003 and 2013.
Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons
where relevant.

Tulislah paragraph ketiga (key features 3 and 4, compare and contrast)!

Kompilasi semua pargraf 1-3!

Contoh:
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In 2003, the clothing industry boasted an impressive 24% of total online sales in New Zealand.
However, by 2013, the figure had fallen considerably to 16%. Interestingly, online sales of books
eventually overtook sales of clothes, although books still represented only 22% of the market.

Kompilasi:

The two pie charts compare the percentages of online sales across different retail sectors in New
Zealand in the years 2003 and 2013. For three of the sectors, it is evident that over this time frame
there was significant change in their proportion of online transactions.

At 36% we can see that the travel sector accounted for the majority of online sales in 2003, but this
percentage had dropped to 29% by 2013. Across the same ten-year period, as an increasing number
of people chose to purchase films and music online, we can see that transactions went from just 21%
to 33%, making it the retail sector with the highest overall share of the online market.

In 2003, the clothing industry boasted an impressive 24% of total online sales in New Zealand.
However, by 2013, the figure had fallen considerably to 16%. Interestingly, online sales of books
eventually overtook sales of clothes, although books still represented only 22% of the market.

Writing 10: Task 1 - Passive voice - Process Diagram

The diagram below shows the process by which bricks are manufactured for the building industry.
Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons
where relevant.

Buatlah minimal 2 kalimat menggunakan passive voice berdasarkan gambar diatas!

The clay needed to make bricks is first dug from the earth with a digger.

The bricks are then placed for drying in the oven for 1-2 days.

Finally, the bricks are packed and delivered to their destination by trucks.
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Writing 11: Task 2 – Planning and organizing ideas

Some people seek a lot of advice from family and friends when choosing their career.
Others feel it is better to choose a career more independently. Discuss both views and
give your opinion.
Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own
knowledge or experience.

Pahamilah soal Task 2 di atas!

Buatlah kerangka untuk menjawab soal diatas!

Contoh jawaban:

Paragraf 1: Paraphrase and opinion.

Independent: more reliable…., Friends and family: biased….

Paragraf 2: Consult friends

Confusing  conflicting advice, different backgrounds

Example: father teacher, friend nurse, mother accountant, you  biology, too different perspective

Paragraf 3: Independent

Clearer  you have best knowledge of your own abilities

Example  if you take biology, strange asking people with different training

Paragraf 4: Conclusion

Reinforce opinion (summary) but paraphrase

personal knowledge > opinion of people close to you that don’t understand…

Writing 12: Task 2 – Linking and expressing ideas

Some people seek a lot of advice from family and friends when choosing their career.
Others feel it is better to choose a career more independently. Discuss both views and
give your opinion.
Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own
knowledge or experience.

Tulislah paragraph pertama (introduction) berdasarkan kerangkamu!

Choosing a career can be a challenging process. It can be difficult to say whether this decision should
be made alone, or made with input from loved ones. In my opinion, it is best to find one’s career
independently, with no more than a small amount of advice from family or friends. Below, I will
explain why I feel that we must ultimately face career decisions on our own.
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Writing 13: Task 2 – question types and samples

Some people seek a lot of advice from family and friends when choosing their career.
Others feel it is better to choose a career more independently. Discuss both views and
give your opinion.
Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own
knowledge or experience.

Tulislah paragraph kedua dan ketiga (body) berdasarkan kerangkamu!

Getting career guidance input from loved ones can be confusing rather than useful. Family and
friends likely have different careers, and thus give different, conflicting advice. Suppose, for instance,
that your father is a teacher, your mother is an accountant, and your best friend is a nurse. They
have all made very different career decisions, and only have knowledge on their respective careers.
Different people will likely only steer you to their careers, without giving good advice on your own
best path.

In contrast, focusing on one’s own preferences and skills provides a clearer path to the right
career. After all, individuals have the best knowledge of their own abilities and interests. As an
example, if someone has gone to university to study biology, they will know more about biology
careers than a family member or friend who does not have that same kind of training. Ultimately,
your career must be built on your own training and experience, not the training and experience of
others.

Writing 14: Task 1 and Task 2 – Future projections – Future tenses

Some people seek a lot of advice from family and friends when choosing their career.
Others feel it is better to choose a career more independently. Discuss both views and
give your opinion.
Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own
knowledge or experience.

Tulislah paragraph keempat (conclusion) berdasarkan kerangkamu!

For the reasons I’ve outlined above, I really do believe that career decisions are a matter of personal
knowledge. Other people, even trusted family and friends, simply cannot understand your career the
way you can. To select your field of work wisely, you must face this important decision alone.

Writing 15 - Task 1 and Task 2 – Assessment and strategies

1. Buatlah asesmen dari tulisan Task 1 dan Task 2 yang telah ditulis menggunakan 4 band
descriptors!

Task achievement/response:

Coherence and cohesion:

Grammatical range and accuracy:

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Lexical resource:

2. Lakukan hal yang sama pada IELTS simulation pada akhir bagian lesson ini dengan waktu
total 1 jam dan tanpa menyalakan auto-correct untuk spelling dan grammar!
Task 1

The diagram below shows the process by which bricks are manufactured for the
building industry.

Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make
comparisons where relevant.
20 minutes; min. 150 words

Task 2

Some people think that wild animals should not be kept in zoos. Others believe that
there are good reasons for having zoos. Discuss both these views and give your own
opinion.

Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own
knowledge or experience.

40 minutes; min. 250 words