Did you know that in IELTS your marks are taken away for writing an
essay, a letter or a report that is too short? The length of your essay
dictates how many marks you may lose. Let me explain: if you have
written 240 words (instead of the required 250 for an essay), you will
lose fewer marks than if you have written only 200 words.
The
lesson here is this: even if you don’t have enough time to write 250
words, try to write as much as you can, because then you will lose fewer
marks. Obviously the best is to aim at 250-265 words to avoid penalty
for underlength.
Did you know that if you write an
essay/letter/report but not on the topic you were given, your work can
be disqualified? Yes, that’s true and here is another sure way to lose
all the marks for writing: memorizing. The examiners are not fools; they
are trained professionals and can easily spot a memorized work.
