IELTS WRITING TASK 2 - TIPS AND TRICKS

IELTS WRITING TASK 2 - TIPS AND TRICKS

STEP 1: INTRODUCTION.

Repeat the question in your own words.

• In the essay introduction, you should start by repeating the question. This does NOT mean that you should COPY the question.
• You should say the question again, but using different words that mean the same thing (synonyms).

Give your opinion

• As soon as you have restated the question, then give your opinion on the subject.
• This gives the examiner an overview of what is to come in your essay.

STEP 2: SUPPORT YOUR OPINION.

• Now that you have given your opinion, you need to back it up.
• The best way to do this is to give examples.
• You can begin this paragraph with phrases like:

1. Personally, I believe that...
2. From my point of view...
3. I am convinced that...
4. In my opinion...
5. In my view...

STEP 3: OTHER SIDE OF THE ARGUMENT.

• In your next paragraph, you should look at the question from the opposite viewpoint to yours.
• This shows the examiner that you have balance in your writing.
• You can start this paragraph with phrases such as:

1. It can also be argued that...
2. Someone who held the opposing view would say that...
3. However, there is also another side to this discussion.
4. In contrast, some people hold the view that...

STEP 4: CONCLUSION/OPINION

• To finish off your IELTS task 2 essay, you need to summarise your whole argument as a conclusion.
• Meaning that you give your opinion again that you stated in the introduction.
• To prove to the IELTS examiner that you have a good command of English vocabulary you should try again to use synonyms and not just copy your previous sentence. Now, you can add your expanded arguments (from step 2) into your opinion.