{"id":2800,"date":"2016-07-06T17:40:24","date_gmt":"2016-07-06T10:40:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/humorous-knowledge.flywheelsites.com\/?p=2800"},"modified":"2023-04-18T12:43:38","modified_gmt":"2023-04-18T11:43:38","slug":"mistakes-general-training-ielts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ieltsadvantage.com\/2016\/07\/06\/mistakes-general-training-ielts\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 6 Mistakes General Training Students Make"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"lyte-wrapper fourthree\" style=\"width:420px;max-width:100%;margin:5px auto;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_5ovyqyx1XW0\"><div id=\"lyte_5ovyqyx1XW0\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ieltsadvantage.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2F5ovyqyx1XW0%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"play\"><\/div><div class=\"ctrl\"><div class=\"Lctrl\"><\/div><div class=\"Rctrl\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><noscript><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/5ovyqyx1XW0\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ieltsadvantage.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2F5ovyqyx1XW0%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"YouTube video thumbnail\" width=\"420\" height=\"295\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:420px;margin:5px auto;\"><\/div><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">&#8212;-<\/p>\n<h2>What is the difference between General Training and Academic IELTS?<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>The Listening and Speaking tests are exactly the same for both.<\/li>\n<li>The Reading tests are slightly different because the reading texts are different.\n<ul>\n<li>The Academic test has academic texts from text books, journals etc.<\/li>\n<li>The General Training test has texts from every day life and the world of work.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Task 2 Writing is the same for both Academic and General Training.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The biggest difference is Task 1 Writing and this is where students make the most mistakes.<\/p>\n<h2>The top 6 mistakes are:<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>Tone<\/li>\n<li>Paragraphing<\/li>\n<li>Development<\/li>\n<li>Relevancy<\/li>\n<li>Grammar and Vocabulary<\/li>\n<li>Complacency (the biggest one).<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Check out the video above for a more detailed look at these.<\/p>\n<h2>You might also be interested in:<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ieltsadvantage.com\/2015\/08\/20\/general-training-task-1-strategy\/\"><strong>General Training Task 1 Strategy <\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ieltsadvantage.com\/2015\/06\/07\/ielts-letter-writing-tips\/\"><strong>Task 1 Letter Writing Tips<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3795\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ieltsadvantage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Blog-heading-1.png\" alt=\"Top 6 Mistakes General Training Students Make\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ieltsadvantage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Blog-heading-1.png 1920w, https:\/\/www.ieltsadvantage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Blog-heading-1-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.ieltsadvantage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Blog-heading-1-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.ieltsadvantage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Blog-heading-1-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/www.ieltsadvantage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Blog-heading-1-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.ieltsadvantage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Blog-heading-1-1280x720.png 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Watch this video on YouTube &#8212;- What is the difference between General Training and Academic IELTS? 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