IELTS Writing Task 2Simon.docx
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IELTSWritingTask2Simon
IELTSWritingTask2:
traditionsandtechnology
LastweekIshowedyouthreerecentquestionsandaskedwhichoneweshouldworkonnext.Thefirstquestionreceivedthemostvotes:
Itisinevitablethattraditionalcultureswillbelostastechnologydevelops.Technologyandtraditionalculturesareincompatible.Towhatextentdoyouagreeordisagreewiththisview?
Herearesomethingstoconsider:
1.Whatare"traditionalcultures"?
Itmighthelpifwestartwithsomeexamples.Ifyoucan'tthinkofany,searchontheInternetandseewhatyoufind.Thenchooseacoupleofeasyexamples(e.g.thefirstexampleIfoundwastheInuit/Eskimoculture).
2.Thinkaboutwhethertraditionalculturesarebeinglostinyourcountry.Arepeoplefromtraditionalsocietiesmovingtocitiesandjoining"modernculture",oristechnologyhelpingthemtokeeptheirculturesalive?
3.Thinkaboutthewords"inevitable"and"incompatible".Theseareverystrongwords!
Whycan'ttechnologyandtraditionalculturesexisttogether?
4.Isthereabalancedanswerhere?
Aresometraditionalculturesbeinglostwhileothersremainstrong?
Istechnologytheonlythingthatdestroystraditionalcultures,orjustpartoftheproblem?
Dosomeculturessimplychoosetoingorenewtechnologies?
Ithinkthequestionistrickierthanitfirstseems,solet'sconsidertheabovepointscarefullybeforewewriteorevenplananything!
IELTSWritingTask2:
threerecentquestions
Hereare3examquestionsthatpeoplehavesentmerecently.Whichonedoyouthinkweshouldworkonnext?
1.
Itisinevitablethattraditionalcultureswillbelostastechnologydevelops.Technologyandtraditionalculturesareincompatible.Towhatextentdoyouagreeordisagreewiththisview?
2.
SomeuniversitiesnowoffertheircoursesontheInternetsothatpeopleeverywherecanstudythem.Isthisapositiveornegativedevelopment?
3.
Somepeoplebelievethatthemainbenefitofinternationalcooperationistheprotectionoftheenvironment,whileothersthinkthatthemainbenefitsareintheworldofbusiness.Discussbothviewsandgiveyourownopinion.
IELTSWritingTask2:
convertnotesintosentences
It'sagoodideatopractiseconvertingbasicnotesintofullsentences.Forexample,thenotesbelowcomefromanessayplanforthequestionaboutbanningmobilephones(whichyoucansee here).
1.cigarettes-toxicfumes,passivesmoking,healthissues
2.mobilephones-loudconversations-annoying,notdangerous
3.insteadofbanning,encouragepolitebehaviour
4.e.g.turningphonesoffincinema-respect
Let'sconverttheabovenotesintofullsentences:
1.Cigarettesproducetoxicfumeswhichareinhaledbyothers;thisisknownaspassivesmoking,andcanleadtoserioushealthissues.
2.Whileloudconversationsonmobilephonescanbeannoyingforothers,thisisnotcomparablewiththedangersofinhalingcigarettesmoke.
3.Ratherthanimposingaban,itismuchmoresensibletoencouragepolitemobilephonebehaviour.
4.Incinemas,forinstance,theaudienceispolitelyaskedtoturnphonesoffduringthefilm,andmostpeoplerespectthisrequest.
Ifyoucanconvertnotesintosentences,you'llbeabletoconvertanessayplanintoafullessay.Sopractisedoingthisasmuchasyoucan!
IELTSWritingTask2:
questiontypes
Peopleoftenaskmeaboutquestiontypes.Ifyoudon'tknowwhatthe4typesofquestionare,startbyreadingthelessonlinked here.
Nowlookatthetwoquestionsbelow.Astudentwrotetomethisweektoaskwhethertheyshouldbetreatedas"opinion"or"discussion"questions.
1.Isthisapositiveornegativedevelopment?
2.Dotheadvantagesofthisdevelopmentoutweighthedisadvantages?
Whatdoyouthink?
Whichofthefourquestioncategories(opinion,discussion,problem/solution,two-partquestion)dotheabovequestionsfitinto?
Andcanyoufindanypreviouslessonsonthiswebsitethatcouldhelpthestudentwhoaskedmeaboutthis?
IELTSWritingTask2:
correctthemistakes
Herearesomesentencesthatpeoplewroteinthe'comments'areabelowthelessonon this page.Canyoufindandcorrectthemistakes?
1.Mobilephonehasbeenwidelyusedbypeoplearoundtheworld.
2.Prohibitingmobilephoneinpublicplacesisunequalwithsmokingban.
3.Firstly,whenpeoplenotrespectingothersprivacybytalkingaloudornotusingvibrationmodewhileinpublicareas.
4.Theygototheseplacesforhavingagoodtimesuchasplayingagamebysmartphone.
5.Themainreasontobansmokingincertainplacesispassivesmokinghasanegativeeffectonpublichealth,whilemobilephonesdonothave.
IELTSWritingTask2:
answerbothparts
LastweekIshowedyouthequestionbelow,andIaskedyoutothinkaboutwhichpartofthequestiontoanswer.Hopefullyyourealisedthatitwouldbebettertoanswerbothparts.
Theuseofmobilephonesinpublicplacesisasantisocialassmoking.Smokingisbannedincertainplaces,somobilephonesshouldbebannedinthesameway.Towhatextentdoyouagreeordisagree?
So,let'slookatthetwostatementsseparately.
1)Theuseofmobilephonesinpublicplacesisasantisocialassmoking.
Thisisclearlyanopinion,notafact.Wecaneitheragreewiththeviewthattheuseofmobilesisasantisocialassmoking,orwecandisagree.Thisgivesustheperfecttopicforourfirstmainbodyparagraph.
2)Smokingisbannedincertainplaces,somobilephonesshouldbebannedinthesameway.
Thisisalsosomebody'sopinion,andyoucanchoosetoagreeordisagreewithitinyoursecondmainparagraph.Ofcourse,whatyouwriteherewilldependontheopinionthatyougaveinthefirstmainparagraph.
Note:
-Idon'trecommenda"partlyagree"answerforthisquestion;itwillbemucheasiertoeitheragreeordisagree(i.e.haveastrongopinion).
-Ifthequestioncontains two opinionstatements,wecanusuallywriteamainparagraphabouteachone.
IELTSWritingTask2:
ausefulquestion
Astudentaskedmeforadviceaboutthequestionbelow:
Theuseofmobilephonesinpublicplacesisasantisocialassmoking.Smokingisbannedincertainplaces,somobilephonesshouldbebannedinthesameway.Towhatextentdoyouagreeordisagree?
Here'swhatthestudentasked:
IfIregardthepartaboutmobilephonesbeingantisocialasafact,andonlyfocusonansweringwhetherweshouldbanthemlikesmoking,isthatokay?
And howcanwedeterminewhichpartofthequestionrequiresananswer?
Whatdoyouthink?
I'llgiveyoumyanswernextweek.
IELTSWritingTask2:
festivalsessay
ReadthefullessaythatmystudentsandIwroteforthe'festivals'questionbelow.Canyouhighlightthefeaturesthathelpthisessaytogetaband9?
Mostpeoplehaveforgottenthemeaningbehindtraditionalorreligiousfestivals;duringfestivalperiods,peoplenowadaysonlywanttoenjoythemselves.Towhatextentdoyouagreeordisagreewiththisopinion?
Somepeoplearguethatwenolongerremembertheoriginalmeaningoffestivals,andthatmostofustreatthemasopportunitiestohavefun.WhileIagreethatenjoymentseemstobethepriorityduringfestivaltimes,Idonotagreethatpeoplehaveforgottenwhatthesefestivalsmean.
Ontheonehand,religiousandtraditionalfestivalshavecertainlybecometimesforcelebration.IntheUK,Christmasisagoodexampleofafestivalperiodwhenpeoplearemostconcernedwithshopping,givingandreceivingpresents,decoratingtheirhomesandenjoyingtraditionalmealswiththeirfamilies.MostpeoplelookforwardtoChristmasasaholidayperiod,ratherthanatimetopractisereligion.Similarbehaviourcanbeseenduringnon-religiousfestivals,suchasBonfireNight.Peopleassociatethisoccasionwithmakingfires,watchingfireworkdisplays,andperhapsgoingtolargeeventsinlocalparks;inotherwords,enjoymentispeople’sprimarygoal.
However,Idisagreewiththeideathattheunderlyingmeaningofsuchfestivalshasbeenforgotten.InUKprimaryschools,childrenlearnindetailaboutthereligiousreasonsforcelebratingChristmas,Easterandavarietyoffestivalsinotherreligions.Forexample,inlateDecember,childrensingChristmassongswhichhaveareligiouscontent,andtheymayevenperformnativityplaystellingthestoryofJesus’birth.Familiesalsoplayaroleinpassingknowledgeofreligiousfestivals’deepersignificanceontothenextgeneration.Thesameistrueforfestivalsthathaveahistoricalbackground,suchasBonfireNightorHalloween,inthesensethatpeoplegenerallylearnthestoriesbehindtheseoccasionsatanearlyage.
Inconclusion,althoughpeoplemainlywanttoenjoythemselvesduringfestivals,Ibelievethattheyarestillawareofthereasonsforthesecelebrations.
(296words,band9)
IELTSWritingTask2:
festivalsessayskeleton
MystudentsandIdecidedtowritea balancedanswer tothequestionbelow.
Mostpeoplehaveforgottenthemeaningbehindtraditionalorreligiousfestivals;duringfestivalperiods,peoplenowadaysonlywanttoenjoythemselves.Towhatextentdoyouagreeordisagreewiththisopinion?
Here'sourbalancedansweressay 'skeleton':
Introduction
Somepeoplearguethatwenolongerremembertheoriginalmeaningoffestivals,andthatmostofustreatthemasopportunitiestohavefun.WhileIagreethatenjoymentseemstobethepriorityduringfestivaltimes,Idonotagreethatpeoplehaveforgottenwhatthesefestivalsmean.
Paragraph2topicsentence
Ontheonehand,religiousandtraditionalfestivalshavecertainlybecometimesforcelebration.
Paragraph3topicsentence
However,Idisagreewiththeideathatthemeaningbehindsuchfestivalshasbeenforgotten.
Conclusion
Inconclusion,althoughpeoplemainlywanttoenjoythemselves
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