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1. note as you enter sentences from the same paragraph it will say duplicate Just ignore this warning and continue recommend adding all sentences from the model answer There is a lot that you can do with a sentence as we are going to see very soon lo do this now Is the time to download the Anki deck that came with this guide so that you can see what it Is like to use the software ADDING YOUR FREE DECK This is really simple All you need to do is download your Anki Deck Click here and then e Goto File Import e select the Anki File that came with this guide It s called IELTS Writing Task Two You now have successfully imported the Anki deck Once you have this deck in Stalled and or you have added your own new cards you are ready to start going through the cards doing reps DOING THE REPS This is where the internalization begins But before we start click Decks at the top of the screen There are a couple of changes we need to make first Change the preferences Click the options button on the right IELTS Writing Task 2 15 Bv Click here You will see the following screen Your changes will affect multiple decks If you wish to change only the current deck please add a new options group first Reviews Lapses General Descri ption Steps in minutes 1 10 Order Show new cards in order added New cards day as IG Graduating interval a days E2. don t need to spend all your time looking at lists of key vocabulary which is out of context and doesnt really help Instead af ter going through this system you will naturally produce these sentences This method also makes your writing flexible and helos you adapt to any question AN OVERVIEW OF THE METHOD Here is an overview of what you do when using this method 1 Find read and understand model answers 2 Enter the key sentences into the spaced repetition software Anki 3 spend 15 30 minutes a day using the software 4 Get feedback on your writing from a tutor Its a really simple system once you know what to do 2 FINDING AND READING MODEL ANSWERS In the past it was very difficult to get model answers as this involved buying a book Nowadays there are thousands of model answers that are free and easy to access The majority of students don t spend a lot of time with these as they aren t exactly sure what to do with them note make sure to find out what type of test you are taking general or academic Part 1 is different depending on which test you take Part 2 is the same for both tests Let s take a look at the first stage of how to use model answers to improve your writ ING READ When you find model answers the first stage of this is to read them Don t stop to look up words but just go from start to finish and understand the general meaning LOOK UP NEW WORDS The next stage is to look
3. general English especially when It comes to the reading and speaking section You can greatly expand your vocabulary and grammar by using this same method for other readings You can take IELTS reading texts or any reading text and enter the sentences into Anki This is especially useful when expanding your vocabulary 23 Most vocabulary resources especially vocabulary lists don t help and in fact can lead to confusion Always remember to learn new vocabulary in context both the context of the sentence and the context of the article Grammar When it comes to improving your grammar this method is the best have seen Your grammar will improve naturally by taking model answers and articles and using this method But if you have a particular problem area for example prepositions then you can do the following Get lots of example sentences These can be found in e Model answers e Articles e Grammar books e Grammar websites Take the sentences and enter them into Anki But this time you can do something different take out the articles that appear in a paragraph and put them on the back Just like this Fields Cards B Z7 U alas Ulm 1 0 Front People are using social media networks more and more these days It seems that people love _ share their opinions and what they are doing others Itis argued that this information can be used others in a malicious way believe that this all depends how
4. it Fun Most people enjoy using Anki and this method and you should try to make it as fun as possible Listen to classical music smile and feel completely relaxed when you re reading and writing down the sentences It s Important to remember that you re not making the effort to remember Instead you are trusting the system feeling relaxed when you see new sentences and know ing that everything will come together over time It s OK to Delete Cards If there is a sentence that confuses you just delete it Not every sentence is needed and some can cause more harm than do good To delete a sentence just click more in the bottom right hand corner and click de lete 20 4 WRITING OTHER AREAS CONCLUSION AND RESOURCES recommend taking a little break from writing practice for a couple of weeks while using the method described in this book note a lot will depend on when you have your exam If it is in the near future then you will want to get feedback on your writing as soon as possible After this time you should start practicing your writing Find questions online or in your resource books get some paper and a pen and start writing WRITING ADVICE if You Have Two Months or More Before Your Exam otart slowly and try to make your answer as good as possible Look things up and use guides so that you are using the right vocabulary and constructions Relax and dont worry at all about the time E
5. the these websites are used andthe laws _ place Back to with by on in 24 So when you go through the cards you can test yourself After a few repetitions you will easily remember the correct prepositions This method is so much more effective than learning grammar rules After some time doing this it will just start feeling right CONCLUSION Taking the time to set up this method and then working on It a little each day Is go ing to do amazing things for your writing and overall English Be sure to get into the habit of doing this and make sure it is as enjoyable as possi ble Don t worry about trying to remember Instead let the system do everything for VOU If you have any questions about this method then contact support ack daenalish com RESOURCES There are many places to get model answers Here are my favourites htto www lelts exam net htto www lelts writing into htto www lelts blog com category ielts writing samples htto ieltssampoles wordoress com lelts writing task 2 sample essays model answer S 25 htto Awww dcielts com writing 2 follow the link to the sample answers http www leltsjuice com model writing answers You will find more resources by doing a simple search Anki htto ankisrs net Download Anki htto ankisrs net docs manual html User manual 26
6. A STEP BY STEP GUIDE TO INTERNALIZING NATURAL ENGLISH FOR IELTS GET THE BAND YOU NEED FOR THE IELTS WRITING SECTION BY JACK ASKEW INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW The SRS Writing Method for IELTS will greatly helo you improve your writing make it more natural and give you the confidence to get the band you want With this system you dont need to worry about trying to remember key phrases grammar sentence structure etc as the system takes care of this for you If you take the time to go through the steps and commit 15 30 minutes every day then your writing will greatly improve INPUT AND OUTPUT Many learners feel that to improve their writing they need to write more But you can only write what you already know In too many cases see learners writing the same mistakes over and over again They firstly think in their native language and then translate into English This causes many problems as both the grammar of writing and the common expressions cant be translated What s more written English uses a different tyoe of English than spoken English To be able to write well you need to know the correct grammar and sentence structure of written English To do this and get a high band in the IELTS writing section you have to get a lot of in out controlled output is also really important and this will be discussed later You need to be exposed to written English to be able to write well The SRS Writing Method
7. asy interval 3 l days Starting ease 250 v Bury related new cards until the next day Help Restore Defaults ok Change New cards day to 15 Make sure all the other settings are selected like above and then click OK 15 OPENING YOUR DECK AND STARTING Click on IELTS Writing Task 2 and then click Study Now You will see the following e800 Aj Anki User 1 Decks Add Browse ial People are using social media networks more and more these days It seems that people love to share their opinions and what they are doing with others It is argued that this information can be used by others in a malicious way believe that this all depends on how the these websites are used and the laws in place 15 0 0 edit More This is your first flashcard You can see the sentence that you added in blue as part of a paragraph At the bottom you see Show Answer this will show the data you entered on the back of the card You can edit the card bottom left and there are more options bottom right So what do you do when you see this card Well there are three things you can do e Read it in your head e Read it out loud e Write it down recommend doing a combination of the three Writing it down is the best controlled output that you can do But as you will see the same card a few times it is best to do a combination of the three above When you click Show Answer you see the fol
8. ee the following definition Characterized by mal ice intending or intended to do harm This should be good enough to understand the word So lets enter the sentence Into Anki ADDING SENTENCES INTO ANKI Firstly you need to create a new deck A deck is like a folder for your sentences e At the bottom of your software click Create Deck e Call it IELTS Part Two more on decks later e Click Add at the top of the screen see image on next page 11 Anki User 1 Decks Add Browse IELTS Writing Task 2 Congratulations You have finished this deck for now To study outside of the normal schedule click the Custom Study button below After clicking Add you will see the following e800 4 Add Type Basic Deck IELTS Writing Task 2 _ Fields Cards B z u aum t Ol S Front Back Tags Help Add History Close The front is what you see first when you open the flashcards and the back of the card is what you see when you click the card 12 Now you need to do the following Copy and Paste First Paragraph into Front Front People are using social media networks more and more these days It seems that people love to share their opinions and what they are doing with others It is argued that this information can be used by others in a malicious way believe that this all depends on how the these websites are used and the laws in p
9. ers and adding new sentences to make sure that you add 15 cards a day or every other day Feel tree to reduce or increase this amount depending on what you like to do Organizing Your Decks recommend splitting up your decks into the different parts of the IELTS writing sec tions You can also take this further by splitting them further for example e JELTS Writing Task Two O Introductions O Body O Conclusions e IELTS Part One General O Formal letters O Informal Letters e IELTS Part One Academic O Pie Charts O Bar Charts O Process Diagrams O Tables The options above are optional You may prefer to have all your sentences in one deck or just separate them by parts When to Do the Reps recommend doing a little here and there Doing them all at once can be overwhelm ing so instead you can break it up into 2 minute sections and do them when you nave time Ultimately it come down to you and how you work best Remember that it is important to write down the sentences so you need to be ina position to do this But one of the great things about Anki is that you can use It on any device there is a small fee for iPhone and iPad users This means that you can do them wherever you go Try to do the reps every day If you miss a day don t panic Just log in and continue as normal 19 Getting into the habit of doing every day is the most important thing So set a plan that is manageable and sustainable Make
10. lace Make the Key Sentence Stand Out Highlight it prefer to change the color but you could make it bold or underline it too Front People are using social media networks more and more these days It seems that people love to share their opinions and what they are doing with others It is argued that this information can be used by others in a malicious way believe that this all depends on how the these websites are used and the laws in place showing the sentence in the context of the paragraph makes you remember where the sentence comes from and helps you understand where each sentence belongs highly recommend that you do this when adding your sentences Put the definition or translation on the Back Back Malice Characterized by malice intending or intended to do harm This will helo you remember the definition or translation that you looked up You don t need to do this for every card and after some time you won t need to look on the back 13 Do the same for other sentences Enter the sentences that you feel are beneficial to you A good question to ask your self is Could write that in an exam If no then enter it If yes then maybe leave it Out Be honest with yourself and dont be egoistic Understanding something isn t the same as knowing something You may understand what It means but to really know it you need to internalize it which is done by adding and using the sentence in Anki
11. lowing e800 FQ Anki User 1 Decks Add Browse had O People are using social media networks more and more these days It seems that people love to share their opinions and what they are doing with others It is argued that this information can be used by others in a malicious way believe that this all depends on how the these websites are used and the laws in place more and more lt lm lt 10m 3d Edit _ Again Good Easy More The card now shows both the front the sentence in context and the back the defini tion focus or translation and it also has 3 options for you to select e Again lt 1 min e Good lt 10 min e Easy 3 days My preference for this is to select lt 1m for every new card you see then keep click ing lt 10m After some time the card will give you the following options lt lm ld 3d Again Good Easy recommend clicking 1d one day This means that you will see the card again the next day The options change the longer that you have them So the next option might be 2 days then 4 days then 8 days etc OTHER TIPS Adding New Cards and Reviews The first time you do this you might think that its easy and want to do more But re member that tomorrow you will have 15 reviews and 15 new cards This soon starts to add up and you will probably have over 100 reviews as well as the new cards So don t do too much on your first day Just keep reading new model answ
12. makes this whole process systematic and effortless By us ing Anki the Spaced Repetition Software that recommend you will be able to inter nalize the correct way to write You will use the correct sentence structure expres sions grammar and use English in a natural way This is because you will read and or write model sentences again and again ina fun way This system is based on the forgetting curve This shows us that we need to see something more than once to be able to fully remember it Ebbinghaus of Data Remembered Forgetting C urve O O0 gt O r p TET TT a d P i e o j o o a m __e i on 3 Repetition N s 1 Repetiti 2 Repetition 5 Repetition As you can see trom the above image the percentage of data remembered goes up with the number of repetitions done Also notice that the repetitions are soaced out more and more as you go along Anki is set up so that you repeat the data in our case sentences so that you will re member nearly everything you see It does this efficiently so that you spend the mini mum amount of time repeating the sentences Most learners use Anki to remember vocabulary We are taking this much further You are going to be able to learn new words in addition to transforming your writing so that you internalize natural English The repetition of correct sentences is what you need to do to be able write really well To explain
13. njoy it as much as you can One or Two Months Before the Exam Start reducing the time you allow yourself to finish the answer Build your speed up slowly and stop looking up words and phrases Keep doing this until you write your answer within the recommended time 20 min utes for part 1 and 40 minutes for part 2 Remember to leave yourself time so that you can check the answers 22 GETTING FEEDBACK It is really important that you have your teacher check your writing This feedback is incredibly important as you will learn from your mistakes and it makes sure that you are doing the right things As you are writing on paper you will need a scanner or a camera A lot of my stu dents just take photos with their mobile phone and send over these picture by email Try to avoid typing your answers as you want to get used to writing by hand What to Do Once You Get Your Feedback Once your teacher has given you your feedback you can add the corrected sen tences into Anki and learn from your mistakes highly recommend doing this as most learners need to repeat the corrections to stoo making mistakes too often see learners repeat the same mistakes over again This is because they have this mistake embedded and It is difficult for them to make a change So make sure that you take the extra step to ensure that you internalize the correct sentences USING THE SRS METHOD IN OTHER AREAS This method can also be used to Improve your
14. s properly This section will show you exactly how to implement Anki into your learning DOWNLOAD ANKI 1 Go to the website http ankisrs net 2 Click download ey Install it just like any other software That first part is easy right Now it s time to enter your model answer Here are three things to remember before doing this e Always use sentences e Always take sentences from context a model answer that you have read e Try to add sentences yourself Learning single words causes confusion and also it means that you will not naturally internalize grammar and sentence structure Taking random sentences doesnt create any context and also leads to confusion and does not helo you when it comes to knowing where the sentence belongs in the greater answer And finally using your own sentences is recommended as you can choose the ones that are specific to you 10 Let s look at how to enter sentences into Anki by using the following model answer http www daenglish com ielts writing task 2 model answer In the first paragraph there is a word that you might not understand People are using social media networks more and more these days It seems that people love to share their opinions and what they are doing with others It is argued that this information can be used by others in a way I believe that this all depends on how the these websites are used and the laws in place By using Google Dictionary you s
15. this further take a look at the following sentence am from the UK If you believe what most people say this sentence should be difficult It includes an irregular verb a preposition and it uses the definite article for a country hear peo ple say all the time that irregular verbs prepositions and articles are impossible to learn But this sentence is easy right The sentence or phrase above is easy because It is very common You have seen this or something similar many times It Sounds natu ral You dont need to think about the conjugation Or what preposition to use Or whether you need an article It just sounds correct The SRS Writing Method will make IELTS constructions easy too This is because you will see a variety of different sentences many times so that you internalize all the different grammar rules and sentence structure It is efficient and effective INTERNALIZATION This method focuses on internalizing the correct written English It doesn t ask you to memorize anything as this is hard work and can lead to penalties in the exam It doesnt explain grammar essay types key vocabulary or anything else like that Instead it focuses on learning through context model answers internalizing written English digital flashcards using Anki and then getting feedback on your writing output You have everything you need to improve your writing There are so many model an swers out there waiting for you to use You
16. up words and phrases you dont understand Most students do this incorrectly and use tools such as Google Translate Do not use Google Trans late It is not very accurate especially when translating collocations expressions etc Here is what to do instead 1 Try to understand the word from the context given Not all words or phrases need to be checked 2 Look up the English definition This is important as you want to try and keep the flow of English going Getting into the habit of using an English dictionary will help you greatly 3 If the definition doesnt helo use WordReference to make the translation This is especially useful for terms such as on the other hand firstly furthermore etc 4 If that doesn t help type in the word or phrase into Google and add in Spanish or whatever your native language is You should find this in a forum or online dic tionary have an article and video on how to do this properly and efficiently on my site Click here to read more about this important area THE NEXT STEP Now that you have gone through the model answer you need to put some of the in formation into Anki Part two will show you exactly how to do this 3 ANKI AND FLASHCARDS Anki is the most popular Spaced Repetition Software and it is going to help you to im prove your writing and overall English dramatically This is the heart of the method and you need to make sure that you are doing thi
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