Part 9 - Tone & Academic Style: Sound Band 8+ Formal and Clear on IELTSWrite https://www.ieltswrite.net/blog/posts/ielts-writing-in-action/ielts-writing-tone-style/ Recent content in Part 9 - Tone & Academic Style: Sound Band 8+ Formal and Clear on IELTSWrite Hugo -- 0.152.2 en Mistake #1 - Informal Language https://www.ieltswrite.net/blog/posts/ielts-writing-in-action/ielts-writing-tone-style/01-informal-language/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.ieltswrite.net/blog/posts/ielts-writing-in-action/ielts-writing-tone-style/01-informal-language/ Using casual words like 'kids' or 'a lot of' can reduce your IELTS essay score. Mistake #2 - Direct Address https://www.ieltswrite.net/blog/posts/ielts-writing-in-action/ielts-writing-tone-style/02-direct-address/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.ieltswrite.net/blog/posts/ielts-writing-in-action/ielts-writing-tone-style/02-direct-address/ Using 'you', 'I think', or 'in my opinion' is too personal for academic essays. Mistake #3 - Emotional Language https://www.ieltswrite.net/blog/posts/ielts-writing-in-action/ielts-writing-tone-style/03-emotional-language/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.ieltswrite.net/blog/posts/ielts-writing-in-action/ielts-writing-tone-style/03-emotional-language/ Overly emotional words reduce the academic tone in IELTS essays. Mistake #4 - Slang or Conversational Syntax https://www.ieltswrite.net/blog/posts/ielts-writing-in-action/ielts-writing-tone-style/04-slang-conversational/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.ieltswrite.net/blog/posts/ielts-writing-in-action/ielts-writing-tone-style/04-slang-conversational/ Slang and chatty syntax reduce essay formality. Mistake #5 - Personal Stories https://www.ieltswrite.net/blog/posts/ielts-writing-in-action/ielts-writing-tone-style/05-personal-stories/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.ieltswrite.net/blog/posts/ielts-writing-in-action/ielts-writing-tone-style/05-personal-stories/ Overly personal examples can sound off-tone for IELTS essays. Mistake #6 - Overly Dramatic Examples https://www.ieltswrite.net/blog/posts/ielts-writing-in-action/ielts-writing-tone-style/06-dramatic-examples/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.ieltswrite.net/blog/posts/ielts-writing-in-action/ielts-writing-tone-style/06-dramatic-examples/ Exaggerated examples reduce credibility in IELTS essays. Mistake #7 - Using Idioms Incorrectly https://www.ieltswrite.net/blog/posts/ielts-writing-in-action/ielts-writing-tone-style/07-idioms-incorrect/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.ieltswrite.net/blog/posts/ielts-writing-in-action/ielts-writing-tone-style/07-idioms-incorrect/ Idioms are risky; wrong usage can lower your IELTS score. Mistake #8 - Redundant Hedging https://www.ieltswrite.net/blog/posts/ielts-writing-in-action/ielts-writing-tone-style/08-redundant-hedging/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.ieltswrite.net/blog/posts/ielts-writing-in-action/ielts-writing-tone-style/08-redundant-hedging/ Overusing hedging words weakens academic tone. Mistake #9 - Too Casual Transition Words https://www.ieltswrite.net/blog/posts/ielts-writing-in-action/ielts-writing-tone-style/09-casual-transitions/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.ieltswrite.net/blog/posts/ielts-writing-in-action/ielts-writing-tone-style/09-casual-transitions/ Casual connectors like 'plus' or 'also' reduce formality in essays. Mistake #10 - Writing Like a Report Instead of an Essay https://www.ieltswrite.net/blog/posts/ielts-writing-in-action/ielts-writing-tone-style/10-writing-like-report/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.ieltswrite.net/blog/posts/ielts-writing-in-action/ielts-writing-tone-style/10-writing-like-report/ Writing like a report harms cohesion and academic tone in IELTS essays.