IELTS Writing Task 1 + 2: The Ultimate Guide with Practice to Get a Target Band Score of 8.0+ In 10 Minutes a Day Paperback – 6 Sept. 2017

This book has a wide range of useful information and explanations about how to write an academic writing. You can learn a verity of techniques for writing both topics, 1 and 2. It also helps to write a good essay. If you read this book a couple of times I am sure you secure a score ranging between 7-9.

Easy to understand. Very informative.

The book is good. Has a lot of useful information. It is a bit choppy in the way it is put together but the information is solid.

The book is carefully written in plain English and organised in easy-to-follow short passages. Daniella Moyla has a knack for making complex things simple and illustrating her points with highly relevant examples. The mind map outlining different question types is clear and informative, all examples are of consistent quality and have a convincing natural feel. I like how they read very well but without that sense of algid, unnatural perfection I’ve found in some books, or the discouraging feeling that only a gifted native speaker could have produced them.

This book contains excellent material which is useful in preparation for the IELTS Academic test. The author of the book addresses both Writing Task 1 and Writing Task and provides grammar structures, common mistakes, text structuring strategies, types of essays, etc. Overall, this book has helped me to pass the IELTS academic test and acquired a band score which I needed, zobarsts. I want to thank you the author for writing this useful book.

I read this book page after page and despite of the fact that I've actually been living and working full time in an English speaking country for 2 yrs, I scored 6.5 (the same score for years, hmm. Despite of preparation courses, specifically for academic writing.) 0.5 less of what I "need" and always & only in writing. Interesting.So, how do you know these essays would be marked 8.0 by someone else? The evaluation process feels vague and subjective (see below). It's worth mentioning that once you submit your writing task, you'll most probably never see it again. Transparency...?Anyway, what I find really upsetting is the following (page 50): "... The examiner, and we need to make this guy happy. Right away, I want the examiner when they have a pile of writings in front of them, and they might not feel well, they might be hungry, they might have had an argument with their boyfriend or girlfriend; they might just be sick of a pile of writings."Excuse me, I am not paying over 200 Euro per test to make someone happy or to entertain them, and I wish, for the sake of all whose careers and studies are literally dependent on this, that the teachers were in a condition that allows them to do their job.I paid around 170 pounds for my last writing part to be reviewed and even the thought of not passing it because someone was "hungy" or had "an argument with their boyfriend", makes my blood boil. I understand author's point and this review partially reflects my experience with IELTS (writing) in general, but this in not acceptable. I have not achieved any improvment with this publication and, unfortunately, with any other. IELTS has lost my trust for good.

Appreciate author's effort,well written ,very helpful.Thanks

I bought this book, but I haven't used it much, because there are a variety of resources a little more flexible and interactive on the internet to prepare for the IELTS.