Hi
In our recent IELTS seminar on how to write a better essay for your IELTS test, I got asked about how to answer a particular type of IELTS writing task 2 question.
The type of question the candidate was uncertain about is the one that asks ‘To what extent do you agree or disagree?‘.
I get asked this question a lot, and so I’d like to answer it here by looking at an example from the official IELTS website.
It is inevitable that as technology develops so traditional cultures must be lost. Technology and tradition are incompatible – you cannot have both together.
To what extent do you agree or disagree?
To answer this question, the first thing you need to do is understand what opinion you have to agree or disagree with. In this case, the opinion is that it is inevitable (i.e. certain) that the development of technology will result in the loss of traditional cultures.
You then have to decide if you agree with this opinion completely, partially or not at all.
In your essay, you could…
- explain why you agree completely with this opinion
or…
- explain why you disagree completely with this opinion
or…
- explain why you partially agree with this opinion, i.e. explain why technological development will result in the loss of some but not all traditional cultures.
In other words, this type of essay question is asking ‘How much do you agree with the opinion?‘.
Check out my post ‘Do the advantages outweigh the disadvantages?‘ to see another type of IELTS writing task 2 question.
Pete
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