Everyone's biggest problem with Writing Task is finishing both tasks on time. What no one tells you is that if you do not finish either one, you lost a whole band point. This never has to happen to you!
The important thing to ensuring that you report and essay qualify as finished is that they have a clear Conclusion paragraph. That paragraph can be one sentence long, if necessary. And the best news of all is, you have already written that sentence!
At the end of the Introduction (paragraph 1) of the Writing Task 1 report, you have written a summary of the information. In a similar position - at the end of the first paragraph - in Writing Task 2, you have written your Thesis Statement. Simply be repeating both of these sentences at the beginning of a Conclusion paragraph, you have made your writing qualify as finished - even when there is more you wanted to write. And you do not lose a whole band point needlessly.
Here's what you do:
1)You should definitely do write a good summary in Writing Task 1 and a good Thesis Statement in Writing Task 2. (Your report and essay won't work without them anyway.)
2)Watch your watch! no one is going to keep you on track as far as elapsed time is concerned. It's up to you to monitor your own progress.
3)In Writing Task 1, if 18 minutes have passed and you're still writing Body Paragraph sentences, finish the sentence you're writing, quickly. Then, start a new paragraph (and make sure it looks like a new paragraph), and begin it with the words, "In conclusion,..." Then rewrite the summary. If you can, change a word or two (but not the meaning). If not, just write it exactly the way you did at the end of the Introduction.
4)In Writing Task 2, if 38 minutes have passed and you're still writing Body Paragraph sentences, finish the sentence you're writing, quickly. Then, start a new paragraph (and make sure it looks like a new paragraph), and begin it with the words, "In conclusion,..." Then rewrite the Thesis Statement. (This needs to be done in any case. It is an essential part of the essay.)
5)Ideally, in Writing Task 2, you should write the Restatement in reverse order of the Thesis Statement. As an example, if it is an opinion essay, and you wrote your opinion and three reasons in the Thesis Statement, write the three reasons first, and then the opinion, in the Restatement. Again, if you have time and can, change a word or two (but not the meaning). If not, just write it exactly the way you did at the end of the Introduction.
6)You must finish these "In conclusion,..." sentences on time. The task ends at exactly 60 minutes.
Obviously, it will not save you any lost points if all you have is a few sentences and your essay is far too short in the first place. But if you have written most of the essay, and followed the format, it's essential that you not lost a whole band point just because it isn't finished. So make it look finished!
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