Jo’rabek Sanokulov | IELTS

I wrote an essay for today’s topic here:)

The importance of proofreading cannot be emphasized enough, as it is one of the key factors that distinguish a 6.5 from a 7.0 or a 7.0 from a 7.5/8.0. While these mistakes may seem silly or unrealistic for someone with an apparently good level of English, you’d be surprised how often candidates—even those scoring 8 or 9—make errors under exam pressure. Therefore, it is crucial to allocate 5–10 minutes to check and edit your work. The most common mistakes include subject-verb agreement errors and spelling inaccuracies, which can significantly impact your score if overlooked.

Here's the edited version(band 7+)

One of the solutions to housing problems is increasing the availability of affordable housing units in urban areas, which not only addresses the immediate issue of shelter but also promotes economic stability in the long term. Governments, along with private developers, play a crucial role in implementing policies that encourage the construction of low-cost homes, particularly in regions where housing demand is significantly higher than supply. While offering subsidies or tax incentives to builders who prioritize affordability helps reduce the financial burden on low-income families, ensuring strict regulations on housing quality is equally important to prevent substandard living conditions.

Corrections:
are → is
plays → play
encourages → encourage
help → helps


#task2

I think some of you know Vsauce. Apart from his usual videos, there’s his collection of experiments.

You should be familiar with some these experiments from your IELTS reading passages. In the video above, he conducts experiments on the nocebo effect, pain and tickling.

Give it a watch and summarize the video below 👇

Let's continue the fake-sounding example exercise

Fake Statistic:
"85% of college students fail exams if they play video games for more than 10 hours per week."

Can you paraphrase it to make it more believable like the one I did in this post

Being a teacher is a very rewarding job

Sometimes, I take huge pride in my job, especially when I see other teachers following me here in the channel and trying to learn something from me. It is mainly for this reason that I TRY to avoid making posts of no value to others.

just a reflection:)

In our online writing intensive course yesterday, we discussed the use of fake statistics in IELTS essays. Here’s the key takeaway: any statistics you include—whether real or fake—tends to sound fake to the examiner.

For instance:
"According to statistics, 58% of people who consume fast food regularly become obese within three years."

While the examiners won’t fact-check your numbers, common sense tells them it’s unlikely that students can recall precise statistics under exam pressure. As a result, such claims often appear fabricated, which can your essay less credible.

So, what’s the solution?
Avoid using specific numbers altogether. Instead, focus on presenting the general idea. For example:
"Many studies have linked regular fast food consumption to a range of health issues, such as obesity."

This approach is just as effective and sounds much more natural and believable.
Remember, your goal is to present a well-argued essay, not to impress with precise data.

Can you rephrase this fake sounding statistics to make it more natural:

"According to recent research, 72% of people who drink sugary beverages daily develop diabetes within five years."


#task2

I wrote this essay yesterday during online writing lesson. This one is a slightly polished version. Estimated band score: 8.0-8.5.

I talked about the importance of giving analogies to explain abstract/difficult topics to students

Here's one that I often use to explain how you should write an overview for processes.

Imagine Your Life as a Process ⭐️
Imagine you’re writing about your own life as a process. Would you just say:

Overall, I was born in 1995 and now I’m 29 years old.

Or would you divide it into stages like:

✅Childhood and education
✅Career development
✅Building personal relationships
✅Current achievements and future goals

Obviously, the second option is much more detailed and organized! The same logic applies to describing a process diagram because mentioning the first and the last steps(of your life) doesnt provide any useful information to the reader.

In the next post, I’ll write two overviews showing the difference.

Task 1 PROCESSES

Overall, there are 10 steps in the process, starting with X and ending with Y.

If your overview looks anything like this, chances are you cant get 7+.

Let’s take a look at this excerpt from Cambridge 16(page 134):


This is an answer written by a candidate who achieved a Band 6.0 score.

The diagram illustrates the process by which sugar is produced from sugar cane. The process consists of seven steps of various time length, starting by farming sugar canes and ending by dry sugar ready to use.


Here is the examiner’s comment:

There is an overview presented in the first paragraph which summarises the process into the farming stages and the drying stages. This summary could be more detailed, e.g. farming, crushing, separating and drying stages.

This response could be improved by a more detailed overview and more accuracy in grammatical structures.

So, how do we write overviews for processes. I’ll explain this in the next post.

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