Better reading for better writing 📚📝

You need to read in order to write. Well, duh! But just reading is not enough. You need to notice things that are useful.

Take a look at this paragraph from a "New Scientist" article about ADHD. What do you notice here?

"I bet I can make you roll your eyes: I think I have ADHD. I imagine you are thinking: "Of course you have. How kooky. How creative. Now, go away and post about it on social media." If so, I totally understand. Since I first saw a list of ADHD symptoms in the mid-2000s and had an “aha” moment, I have lost count of the number of times I have talked myself in and out of seeking a diagnosis."

It's likely that you will get attracted to "kooky" or "aha moment." 

The most useful thing I see here, however, is the tiny little and oh-so familiar "if so." You might not know it, but it's a cohesive device called substitution. "So" substitutes "you are thinking." 

"If so" is exactly the kind of cohesion you need for a high IELTS score - subtle, unnoticeable, concise.

And it's exactly the kind of cohesion we learn and practice in my unique "Writing with New Scientist" course - a course designed to build your writing skills without the pressure of focusing on the IELTS format too much. 

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