Today you\u2019ll learn how to never say \u201cget\u201d in IELTS Writing Task 2.<\/p>\n
The word \u201cget\u201d is easy<\/strong>, it\u2019s informal<\/strong>, and it is a very low-scoring<\/strong> word.<\/p>\n A good rule for formal, academic writing is that if you learned a word in your first year of English<\/strong> classes, you shouldn\u2019t be using<\/strong> it.<\/p>\n In order to gain high vocabulary scores in Writing Task 2<\/a>, you need to utilize formal, high-level vocabulary<\/a>, and any phrase with the word \u201cget\u201d will not help you.<\/p>\n You won\u2019t lose points<\/strong>, necessarily, but you won\u2019t be helping your score either.<\/p>\n \u201cGet\u201d is also one of the most common<\/strong> verbs in phrasal verbs<\/a>. There are tons, and many that you use quite a lot.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n