IELTS WRITING TASK 2

Question 1

How to do organization?

Answer 1

• Opposite sides: Support then oppose

- 2 same side: Stronger then weaker / Easiest then hardest to explain

Question 2

What to do in introduction?

Answer 2

Introduce topic
-Paraphrase the statement

Thesis: what the essay is about / main message / answer to the question (NO supporting ideas)

Question 3

How to do thesis for what extent you agree or disagree?

Answer 3

I fully agree/partly agree/totally disagree with this standpoint for the following reasons.

Question 4

How to develop/extension/explain/support?

Answer 4

• Why?
• So (what)?
• Like (what)? = examples = more specific (including common/shared human experience)
• How? = more specific
• Or (else what)? = like a paraphrase in reverse / alternative explanation
• Comment/Observation

Question 5

How come up with supporting ideas?

Answer 5

turning the question/prompt into a full sentence answer to focus your ideas (complete the sentence in as few words as possible):

Question 6

What’s an alternative approach to opinion essay?

Answer 6

Think of examples of the topic and whether you think they are good/bad.

-Your topic sentences should again summarize the topic and also introduce your example (instead of your supporting idea).

• Develop using the same questions:
  ex: the cause of the example

Question 7

What are some higher level vocabulary for introduction?

Answer 7

“think/believe” → affirm/assert/argue

“Statement” → argument

Question 8

How to improve marks in terms of vocabulary?

Answer 8

Think of any terminology/vocabulary or facts you know about the topic and include it (in a way that’s relevant to the question).

Question 9

What to make sure when doing examples?

Answer 9

Make sure your examples remain specific.

Question 10

What to remember when paraphrasing?

Answer 10

No more than 3 words the same in a row

Question 11

What are some useful connecting words when answering “Or” question?

Answer 11

• Prepositions: as opposed to / rather than / instead of
• Adverbs: Alternatively, / Otherwise,
• Prepositional phrases: On the other hand,

Question 12

How are some ways we can do rebuttals? (9 points)

Answer 12

• Impossible/Unrealistic
• Inaccurate/Untrue (in part)
• Irrelevant/Unrelated
• Insignificant/Unimportant
• Why not as good/bad as the other
• Why more/less important than the other
• Solution
• Compensation
• Alternatives (explanations/approaches/outcomes)

Question 13

What to do if you can’t think of any development (why, how, so, like, or)?

Answer 13

then go back to the previous sentence, and try to answer these question for that sentence instead.

If Still can’t
give another reason

Question 14

What to look out when doing advantages and disadvantages question?

Answer 14

Make sure that you don’t change the question to two sides like “Discuss both views”, instead, talk about the adv and disadv of the statement they gave you.

Question 15

what to write in conclusion?

Answer 15

same ideas (but paraphrased & summarized) as in your body paragraphs. Don’t add new ones or make them more general.

more than 1 supporting idea in your body paragraphs, you need to mention both of them in your conclusion

or add ultimate result from body paragraph

Question 16

What are some alternative ways to write “as a result”?

Answer 16

“…, (thereby) __ing …”

“…, which (means that) …”

Question 17

What is another way to write “allow/be able to”?

Answer 17

“enable SOMEONE to DO SOMETHING”

Question 18

What are some synonyms for “problem”??

Answer 18

Issue
Situation
Matter
Challenge
(difficulty)

Question 19

What to do when example is not specific enough?

Answer 19

Write with “more specifically”

Question 20

How to avoid “and”?

Answer 20

find a more specific relationship

Question 21

What to look out when writing formal writing?

Answer 21

don’t use contractions

Question 22

What is a Synonym for effective?

Answer 22

competent (only for people)

Question 23

what is a synonym for better?

Answer 23

superior

Question 24

How to write more specific example?

Answer 24

try to think what causes that and what is the consequence and effect of that

Question 25

What is the easiest way to do rebuttal?

Answer 25

say why the other side is worse.

Question 26

What should you not do when doing opinion? (Task 2 discuss both views)

Answer 26

restate the summary

Question 27

What should you look out when doing summary?

Answer 27

Summary and body paragraph ideas are the same

Question 28

What is a synonym for “in my opinion”?

Answer 28

“I posit that”

Question 29

what is a synonym for company?

Answer 29

corporation, enterprise

Question 30

What do you need to remember when doing a concession or contrast?

Answer 30

use transitions