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September 12, 2017

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Hi, Simon
So sorry to bother you under the tag of listening, but I do not know where to put it.

It about writing task 2. If the topic is like "People in modern societies are experimenting with both legal and illegal drugs. Discuss the causes and effects of this drug used by people in modern society, and give suggestions to reduce drug abuse"

Is it ok to focus on adolescents who misuse drug in this topic? Looking forward to your answer.THANK YOU SO MUCH.

Best regard

Hi,Simon
For hyphenated words,will my answer be wrong if I lost the hyphen?
Looking forward your reply,thank you.

Hi,Simon
For hyphenated words,will my answer be wrong if I lost the hyphen?
Looking forward to your reply,thank you.

"The bar chart and pie chart give information about
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
why US residents travelled and what travel
10 11 12 13 14 15 16
problems they experienced in the year 2009."
17 18 19 20 21 22 23

Here total word = 23.
Please inform the word count is right or wrong.

Thanks Simon. I always had difficulty understanding how many words or numbers we need. VERY helpful. thanks so much.

Alice,

Yes, it would be ok to do that. However, I don't really think that you would see that topic in an IELTS test. I've never seen a question that asks about drug use.

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Demon,

If two words are allowed, it won't matter if you miss the hyphen. However, if you're only allowed to write one word, two words won't be accepted.

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Yes, every word and number is included in the count.

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No problem samsam!

Hi Simon,

Can you please help me to clarify the following question?

It says " NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS OR A NUMBER"
In this case can I write one word and one number such as" over 200"

Or I can write only following combinations which are;
One word / Two word / one number.
The book I am referring is IELTS on Track, test practice Academic 2015
Stephen Slater, Donna Millen and Pat Tyrian.page 23
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Hi Simon
Word like "doesn't" count one or two words in the exam

Lana from Sudan

I have a question about this:
If the answer for a no-more-than-three-words-question is ''beat jet lag'' which are the exact words the speaker says,
will the answers like ''overcome jet lag'' or ''handle jet lag'' or ''prevent jet lag'' be evaluated as wrong?
Must we use the exact words or the correct meaning is enough?

Hi Simon,

In below past general training reading question
instruction is saying "https://www.ielts-mentor.com/reading-sample/gt-reading/87-general-training-reading-sample-19" but everywhere answers are given as" Course 1, Course 3, 21 hours".I find it so confusing as answers should be " Course names eg: Essay Writing / Twenty One Hours" . Am I wrong?

https://www.ielts-mentor.com/reading-sample/gt-reading/87-general-training-reading-sample-19

In below past general training reading question

https://www.ielts-mentor.com/reading-sample/gt-reading/87-general-training-reading-sample-19


instruction is saying "NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS" but everywhere answers are given as" Course 1, Course 3, 21 hours".I find it so confusing as answers should be " Course names eg: Essay Writing / Twenty One Hours" . Am I right?

Hi Simon,

One of the listening questions in test 3 of IELTS CAMBRIDGE 9 asks for the answer '5 to 12' whereas I answered it as '5-12'. The instruction is 'Write one word and/or numbers)' So in that case, shouldn't I use a hyphen? Does it make my answer wrong?

Thanks in advance!

Thank you Simon. I got really confused with this. Now, I understand it fully. My teacher was wrong about third example. thanks for clarifying it.

The instruction is not more than two words and or a number..

For example the answer is three people..
Can I write three people or 3 people, I believe both are correct, please clarify my doubt...

I have a quick question. In Cambridge Official Guide, it says “twenty five trees = one word and a number.” If this is the case, can “two hundred and fifty five” to be counted as a number?

Thank you.

I have written dawn and dusk three words but the requirement was only of two words....then is my answer correct?

Hi Simon,
Can you please help me to clarify the following question?
It says " NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS OR A NUMBER"
In this case can I write one word and one number such as" over 200"
Or I can write only following combinations which are;
One word / Two word / one number.

Hi Simon,

One of the listening questions in test 3 of IELTS CAMBRIDGE 9 asks for the answer '5 to 12' whereas I answered it as '5-12'. The instruction is 'Write one word and/or numbers)' So in that case, shouldn't I use a hyphen? Does it make my answer wrong?

Thanks in advance!

Hi Simon,

In Reading if the comment contains NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS
then can i use "AND" as a 3rd word
Example: Can i write the answer as Teaching and Research.


Can i write a date eg 1970 or a value like £12.75 in a question that only says write no more than three words (no number specified)

I want to ask that in listening, when filling the blank so speaker said 5 to 12 age group but i wrote 5-12 but in answer sheet it was written 5 to 12. which is is correct 5-12 or 5 to 12

Hi sir,
I have a question related to "no more than 3 words" condition in listening.
That is, i have confusion in writing correcting write answer. For example, in Cambridge 1 test 2, the 2nd answer is "awful food" but my answer "food was awful" as in script. Is it a wrong or right answer. Similarly 3rd answer is " not friendly" i wrote "not very friendly". Please give me a response.
Thank you

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