Do you have trouble coming up with ideas for the IELTS?
If so, you are not alone!
Many students struggle with this.
Today we’ll show you how you can be more creative, come up with ideas faster, and where you get resources online to move toward these goals.
If you come from a culture where coming up with ideas is not emphasized then you can train yourself on how to do it.
The worst thing that you can do is to put up a mental block, assume that you can’t do it, and not even try.
Don’t assume that you can’t do it before you have even tried!
Start by going back to our episode on how to brainstorm and come up with details for IELTS.
Remember, you can always fall back on this framework:
- Who
- What
- When
- Where
- Why
Next, find some writing topic ideas!
Where can you find them?
Go to creativewritingprompts.com
This website will give you tons of creative ideas to get your ideas flowing and to base your essays on.
Go to this website, choose a topic, and just start writing.
Get a journal and grab one of these topics every day and write.
Here is another idea:
You can also check out writingforward.com
You’ll get lots of advice, angles, and tips on the task of creative writing.
Don’t worry if this doesn’t seem like it’s direct IELTS practice.
These activities are going to help you get better at brainstorming and coming up with ideas.
To get better to coming up with ideas:
– remember HOW to brainstorm (who, what, when, where, why, how)
– know where to look for brainstorming ideas (see the websites above)
– start practicing- take out your pencil and a journal
Check out our other IELTS Writing episodes here
Have you tried using these sites to improve your ability to come up with new ideas in writing?
Let us know in the comments.
