'Repertoire' is an interesting word. It is used by musicians to mean 'all of the songs or pieces of music that they can play or that they perform'.
Instead of learning linking words or worrying about grammatical structures, it might be better to think about your 'IELTS repertoire'. For example: What topics can you write or speak about with confidence? What band 7 words and phrases are you confident about using?
A large repertoire of ideas, opinions, words and phrases for a wide range of topics is the sign of someone who will probably get a high IELTS score.
Simon sir always says that you do not worry about grammar and linking words just focus on ideas, opinion and band 7 words and phrases.Is there a list of band 7 words and phrases for writing as well as speaking ? some also says that both have 25 % marks each . So, you have to pay attention on both criteria. What do you want to say ?Sir, I could not use advance vocabulary and grammar , I have simple words.So, how can I get high score at least 6.5 in both modules ? Simon sir's last piece of advice is master in wide range of topics for writing and speaking with confidence to get high score
Posted by: Pachu | Saturday, December 29, 2018 at 12:51
Dear Simon, thank you so much. I've actually been following your blog for six months since I decide to take ielts test. Two weeks ago, I took my first test in China, and i eventually got an overall 7 point. I really appreciate your work about English stuff, and i hope your excellent blog to keep blooming all over the world. Bless you and your family. Happy new year!
Jessica
Posted by: Jessica | Sunday, December 30, 2018 at 04:58
Jessica
Congratulations! It is phenomenal success to achieve band 7 following for only six months of this GREAT blog. I achieved overall 6.5 but only following this website for 3 months.
Posted by: Shakhzod | Sunday, December 30, 2018 at 06:30
That is an good idea.
Posted by: hwajin | Sunday, December 30, 2018 at 08:44
Shakhzod
If you look at the IELTS statistics, in general the writing result tends to be half a band below the reading. This means that to get Band 7 in writing, you probably need to be scoring 7.5 or more in reading; otherwise you probably do not have the vocabulary needed.
https://www.ielts.org/teaching-and-research/test-taker-performance
The average for Russia is Reading Band 7, and Writing Band 6.
Posted by: Kata | Sunday, December 30, 2018 at 09:48