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IELTSWritingTask2:
howtoansweranytypeofquestion
Severalstudentshaveaskedmeforadviceaboutansweringdifferenttypesofquestion:
Howdoyouansweranagree/disagreequestion,oracause/effectquestion,ora'bothviews+opinion'question?
TodayIwanttoshowyouwhathappensinmybrainwhenIseeanyIELTSWritingTask2question.Ifyoufollowmythinkingsteps,itmighthelpyoutoo.
Herearemythinkingsteps:
1.Ireadthequestionverycarefully,maybethreetimes.Iaskmyself"What'sthetopic?
Whatisthequestionaskingmetowriteabout?
"
2.Iunderlinethekeythingsthatmustbeincludedintheessay.Ialwaysanswereverypartofthequestion.
3.NowIthinkaboutmy4paragraphstructure.Icanwriteanytypeofessayin4paragraphs;Ijustneedtodecidewhattoputineachparagraph.
4.IfIneedtogivemyopinion,Ithink"Whatistheeasiestopiniontoexplain?
WhatgoodvocabularycouldIuse?
"
5.ThenIwritedownsomevocabularyideasthatarerelatedtothetopic(notphrasesthatI'vememorisedforanyessay).
6.Itrytowrite2sentencesfortheintroduction:
Iintroducethetopic,thengiveasimpleanswer(includingmyopinionifthequestionasksforit).
7.Iwriteshorttopicsentencestostarteachparagraph,thendevelopmyideasbyexplainingandsupportingwithexamples.
8.IlookatthequestionfromtimetotimeinordertocheckthatI'mansweringeverypartofit.
9.IknowthatIwriteabout10wordsperline;IcanquicklychecktheapproximatenumberofwordsthatI'vewritten.
10.IfIneedmorewords(toreach250),Iexpandoneofmyexamplesinthemainbodyparagraphs.Ifnecessary,IdrawanarrowtoshowwhereIwanttoaddtheextrawords.
IELTSWritingTask2:
'dependence'question
ThefollowingquestionwasusedinseveralcountrieslastSaturday.I'velistedsomeideasbelow.
Somepeoplethinkthatinthemodernworldwehavebecomemoredependentoneachother,whileothersthinkthatpeoplearenowmoreindependent.
Discussbothviewsandgiveyourownopinion.
Firstview:
wehavebecomemoredependent
∙Lifeismoredifficultandexpensive,andwearelessself-sufficient
∙Youngpeoplerelyontheirparentsforlonger
∙Unemployedpeoplereceivestatebenefits
∙Ourjobsaremuchmorespecialised,andweneedtoworkinteams
Secondview:
wearemoreindependent
∙Werelyonmachinesmorethanwedependoneachother
∙TheInternetallowsustosolveproblemswithoutneedinghelp
∙Familiesaremoredispersed,andthereforeprovidelesssupport
∙Educationgivesusthefreedomtomakeourownchoices
Bylinkingthesepointstogetherandsupportingthemwithexamples,youcouldeasilywritetwogoodparagraphs.
IELTSWritingTask2:
'academicability'topic
Somepeoplethinkschoolsshouldgrouppupilsaccordingtotheiracademicability,butothersbelievepupilswithdifferentabilitiesshouldbeeducatedtogether.Discussbothviewsandgiveyouropinion.
Herearesome"band7"(orhigher)ideasfrommyebook:
Forgroupingbyability:
∙Teacherscanworkattherightspeedfortheirstudents.
∙Teacherscanplanmoresuitablelessons.
∙High-levelgroupsmayprogressfaster.
∙Lowerlevelgroupscanbenefitfromaslowerpace.
Againstgroupingbyability:
∙Groupingbyabilitymayhaveanegativeimpactonstudents.
∙Childrendonotwanttobeseenaslessintelligentthanothers.
∙Beinginalowerlevelgroupcoulddamagetheirselfesteem.
∙Mixedabilityclassesencouragechildrenofallabilitiestocooperate.
IELTSWritingTask2:
'roadsafety'topic
Roadsafetycouldbethetopicofa"problem/solution"essay:
Despiteimprovementsinvehicletechnology,therearestilllargenumbersofroadaccidents.Explainsomeofthecausesoftheseaccidents,andsuggestsomemeasuresthatcouldbetakentoaddresstheproblem.
Herearesomeideasfrommyebook:
Causes:
∙Drivingwhiletiredordrunkisextremelydangerous.
∙Mobilephonescanbeadangerousdistractionfordrivers.
∙Theydrawthedriver’sattentionawayfromtheroad.
Solutions:
∙Theuseofphoneswhiledrivinghasbeenbannedinmanycountries.
∙Punishmentsarebecomingstricter.
∙Televisioncampaignsareusedtoremindpeopletodrivesafely.
∙Speedcamerashavebecomemorecommon.
Youcouldalsoaddthecausesmentionedinyesterday'slesson.
IELTSWritingTask2:
usingtheebook
Afewpeoplehaveaskedmehowtousetheebook.Onewayistopractisewritingparagraphsusingtheebookideas.
Someideasfromtheebookaboutthebenefitsofmobilephones:
∙Themobilephoneisthemostpopulargadgetintoday’sworld.
∙Wecanstayintouchwithfamily,friendsandcolleagueswhereverweare.
∙Userscansendtextmessages,surftheInternet,takephotosandlistentomusic.
∙Mobileshavealsobecomefashionaccessories.
∙Mobilephoneshaverevolutionisedthewaywecommunicate.
Bylinkingtheseideas(andaddingafewthings)Icanwriteaparagraph:
Themobilephonehasbecomethemostpopulargadgetintoday’sworld.Thereasonforthisisthatitisportableandversatile.Mobilephonesarenowcarriedatalltimesbymostpeople,allowingustostayintouchwithfamily,friendsandcolleagueswhereverweare.Furthermore,theynowhavemanymorefunctionsthanastandardtelephone;mobilephoneuserscansendtextmessages,surftheInternet,takephotosandlistentomusic,aswellasmakingcalls.Mobileshavebecomefashionaccessories,andtheyhaverevolutionisedthewaywecommunicate.
(93words)
IELTSWritingTask2:
fixedpunishments
Somepeoplebelievethatthereshouldbefixedpunishmentsforeachtypeofcrime.Others,however,arguethatthecircumstancesofanindividualcrime,andthemotivationforcommittingit,shouldalwaysbetakenintoaccountwhendecidingonthepunishment.Discussboththeseviewsandgiveyourownopinion.
Hereismysuggestedessayoutline:
1.Introduction:
topic+response
Peoplehavedifferentviewsaboutwhetherpunishmentsforcrimesshouldbefixed.Althoughtherearesomeadvantagesoffixedpunishments,Ibelievethatitisbettertojudgeeachcrimeindividually.
2.Benefitsoffixedpunishments
Therearesomegoodargumentsforhavingonesetpunishmentforeachcrime.
IDEAS:
easy,fairjusticesystem;everyoneisawareofthepunishmentforeachcrime;fixedpunishmentscoulddetercriminals.
3.Benefitsofnothavingfixedpunishments
However,Iwouldarguethatthecircumstancesofacrimeandthecriminal’smotivationshouldhaveaninfluenceonthepunishment.
IDEAS:
judgecandecidethebestresponse;amorehumanesystem;example:
stealingtofeedafamilycomparedtostealingforprofit.
4.Conclusion:
repeatyourresponse
Inconclusion,despitetheadvantagesoffixedpunishments,itseemstomethateachcrimeshouldbejudgedtakingboththecircumstancesandmotivationintoaccount.
IELTSWritingTask2:
moneyandconsumerism
Herearesomevocabularyideasforthetopicofmoneyandconsumerism.Youcouldusetheseideastowriteanessay:
Manypeoplesaythatwenowlivein'consumersocieties'wheremoneyandpossessionsaregiventoomuchimportance.Othersbelievethatconsumerculturehasplayedavitalroleinimprovingourlives.
Discussbothviewsandgiveyouropinion.
Generalideas:
aconsumersociety,materialistic,earnmoney,makemoney,makeaprofit,success,materialpossessions,connectwealthwithhappiness,statussymbols,thepowerofadvertising.
Positivesofconsumerism:
employment,income,salaries,productsthatweneed,reducepoverty,betterstandardofliving,qualityoflife,creativityandinnovation,tradebetweencountries.
Negatives:
createwaste,usenaturalresources,damagetotheenvironment,throw-awayculture,peoplebecomegreedy,selfish,moneydoesnotmakeushappy,lossoftraditionalvalues.
IELTSWritingTask2:
governments
AlotofIELTSWritingquestionsaskyoutogiveopinionsaboutwhatgovernmentsshoulddoinrelationtoanissue.Governmentscanhaveaninfluenceonalmosteverything:
environment,crime,television,advertising,worketc.
AspartofyourIELTSpreparation,youshouldthinkaboutwhatgovernmentscandoinrelationtoIELTStopics.Herearesomeideasfrommyebook:
∙Governmentsprovidepublicserviceslikehealthcareandeducation.
∙Theyintroducenewlaws.
∙Theyraisemoneybytaxingworkingpeople.
∙Theycanspendmoneyoncampaignstoeducatepeople.
∙Theycanraisepeople'sawarenessofissues.
∙Theycancreatenewjobs.
∙Theycanprovideresourcesforschools,hospitalsetc.
∙Theycansupportpeoplewhoarelivinginpovertyorunabletowork.
So,ifthequestionasksyoutosuggestwhatgovernmentsshoulddotoreduceobesity,youcouldwritethis:
"Inmyopinion,governmentsshouldspendmoneyoncampaignstoeducatepeopleabouttheimportanceofregularexerciseandahealthydiet.Perhapstheyshouldalsointroducenewlawstobantheadvertisingofjunkfoodtochildren."
ThinkaboutsomeotherIELTStopics.Whatdoyouthinkgovernmentsshoulddo?
IELTSWritingTask2:
cityproblems
Moreandmorepeoplearemigratingtocitiesinsearchofabetterlife,butcitylifecanbeextremelydifficult.Explainsomeofthedifficultiesoflivinginacity.Howcangovernmentsmakeurbanlifebetterforeveryone?
Herearesomeband7vocabularyideasfrommy ebookfordescribingcityproblems:
∙Lifeincitieshasitsdrawbacks.
∙Thecostoflivingishigherthaninruralareas.
∙Housingisusuallymuchmoreexpensive.
∙Homelessnessandpovertyarecommonincities.
∙Thereisagapbetweentherichandpoor.
∙Lifeincitiescanbeextremelystressful.
∙Thereareproblemsliketrafficcongestionandcrime.
∙Citieslacka
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