Statistics are not recommended for IELTS writing task 2
If a question is about crime, some candidates might write something like this:
According to a recent report from Oxford University, around 60% of prisoners reoffend after being released
Although this looks like an 'academic-style' sentence, it does not meet the IELTS requirements. Here are two reasons why:
• As you don't have access to research in your exam, statistics like these seem 'fake' to examiners.
• Statistics aren't really appropriate for the style of writing that examiners expect. They are expecting an opinion-based essay, not a research-based assignment.
Express your own views without statistics
@ieltsboyko
If a question is about crime, some candidates might write something like this:
According to a recent report from Oxford University, around 60% of prisoners reoffend after being released
Although this looks like an 'academic-style' sentence, it does not meet the IELTS requirements. Here are two reasons why:
• As you don't have access to research in your exam, statistics like these seem 'fake' to examiners.
• Statistics aren't really appropriate for the style of writing that examiners expect. They are expecting an opinion-based essay, not a research-based assignment.
Express your own views without statistics
@ieltsboyko