Pelawat, are you getting stuck writing your essay?

Pelawat, if you are getting stuck trying to write your IELTS essay, 90% of the time it is because of the writer's block.

This problem is incredibly common and is a major source of pain in IELTS preparation. You've read the essay topic but can't think of any ideas to write about.

Do this exercise to overcome the writer's block and easily generate ideas for any essay topic you may get in IELTS:

Preparation: Put together a list of 5 IELTS essay topics (you can use the ones we post on IELTS-Blog.com or any other reliable source)

1. Analyse the first topic on your list to understand what you need to write about.

2. Set a timer for 5 minutes.

3. Spend these 5 minutes thinking of 2-3 main ideas for your essay. Write them down, but don't proceed to writing the actual essay.

4. Move on to the next topic on your list & repeat the process.

This exercise will do 2 things for you:

A) It will train your brain to generate ideas quickly

B) By the end of it you will have notes that will help you write 5 essays.

Note: If you can't come up with any ideas on a particular topic, it means you need to do some research! Find some model essays written for that topic and see what other people are writing about. It will give you ideas of what you can cover in your essay. That way, if you've done this exercise enough, you won't have knowledge gaps. After all, the list of IELTS topics isn't endless ;)

Keep practicing and soon you will get rid of the WRITER'S BLOCK for good!

Let me know if you need help taking your writing to the next level ⬆️.

Cheers,

Simone Braverman

Founder @ IELTS-Blog.com

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