{"id":51528,"date":"2018-02-20T11:54:09","date_gmt":"2018-02-20T11:54:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/127.0.0.1\/aee\/research-ielts-essays\/"},"modified":"2021-11-30T23:15:53","modified_gmt":"2021-11-30T23:15:53","slug":"research-ielts-essays","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.allearsenglish.com\/research-ielts-essays\/","title":{"rendered":"Video: Should You Do Research for IELTS Essays?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Today we\u2019ll talk about doing research for IELTS essays, and whether or not this is helpful.<\/p>\n<p>A student recently <strong>expressed anxiety<\/strong> over his lack of <a href=\"\/ielts\/ielts-energy-504-leticia-achieved-band-8-writing\/\">ideas for IELTS Writing Task 2<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>So, another student <strong>chimed in<\/strong> with the advice of <a href=\"\/ielts\/ielts-energy-521-judys-wizardly-writing-elements-ielts-7\/\">researching the writing topic<\/a>, and using this information in the essay.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s a <strong>great idea<\/strong>, but only if your exam is <strong>more than one month away<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kOdOYHqmwX4\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>If you have a <strong>couple months<\/strong> before your IELTS exam, you <strong>can<\/strong> certainly <strong>research<\/strong> topics. I recommend <strong>newspapers<\/strong>, like the <em><a href=\"\/ielts\/ielts-energy-361-new-york-times-ielts-8-higher\/\">New York Times<\/a><\/em>, <em>The Guardian<\/em>, and <em>The Washington Post<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Why newspapers?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>These articles will give you <strong>up-to-date perspectives<\/strong> and <a href=\"\/ielts\/ielts-energy-478-contradict-higher-writing-scores\/\">very specific examples to support<\/a> the <strong>main ideas<\/strong> in <a href=\"\/ielts\/alternative-ielts-writing-task-2-body-paragraph\/\">each body paragraph<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h2><strong>100% Score Increase Guarantee with our Insider Method<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.allearsenglish.com\/keys\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-8372\" src=\"https:\/\/www.allearsenglish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/3-Keys-IELTS-Box-Shot-900px-OPTIMIZED-FOR-WEB-smaller-version-1-300x293.png?4fa411&amp;4fa411&amp;d8026c&amp;d8026c\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.allearsenglish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/3-Keys-IELTS-Box-Shot-900px-OPTIMIZED-FOR-WEB-smaller-version-1-300x293.png 300w, https:\/\/www.allearsenglish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/3-Keys-IELTS-Box-Shot-900px-OPTIMIZED-FOR-WEB-smaller-version-1.png 440w\" alt=\"3 Keys IELTS course\" width=\"300\" height=\"293\"><\/a><strong>Are you ready to move past IELTS and move forward with your life vision?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Find out why our strategies are the most powerful in the IELTS world.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>When you use our Insider Method you avoid the BIGGEST MISTAKES that most students make on IELTS.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.allearsenglish.com\/keys\">Click here to get a score increase on IELTS. It\u2019s 100% guaranteed.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>However, if your exam is <strong>less than 4 weeks away<\/strong>, I do <strong>not<\/strong> recommend including <strong>research<\/strong> before you write your essays.<\/p>\n<p>This is because that step is <strong>not allowed<\/strong> on the <strong>IELTS Exam<\/strong>, so your <a href=\"\/ielts\/ielts-valid-mean\/\">test preparation becomes invalid<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>With your exam <strong>approaching<\/strong>, you need to be practicing the steps <strong>just like you\u2019ll need to complete on test day<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Throughout this time, though, you should still be <a href=\"\/ielts\/new-favorite-podcasts-2018-ielts\/\">developing your culture of thinking<\/a>, on as <strong>wide an array of topics<\/strong> as possible. Three or four times a week, you should <strong>read<\/strong> an article from a <strong>different section<\/strong> of the newspaper.<\/p>\n<p>Having said that, remember that your <strong>first go-to<\/strong> for support and ideas in your <strong>Speaking<\/strong> and <strong>Writing<\/strong> is <a href=\"\/ielts\/ielts-energy-455-example-answers-speaking-9-value\/\">your own experience and observations<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p>If you <strong>can\u2019t draw<\/strong> ideas from those, that\u2019s when you use <strong>ideas that you\u2019ve read or heard<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What was the last topic you researched? What did you learn?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Share with the community below!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today we\u2019ll talk about doing research for IELTS essays, and whether or not this is helpful. A student recently expressed anxiety over his lack of ideas for IELTS Writing Task 2. 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