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How can you avoid going off-topic in IELTS Writing task 2?
As you probably know, in IELTS Writing task 2 you have to write at least 250 words on a particular topic; you may also know how easy it is to go off-topic once you start writing and generating more ideas.
Here are two suggestions to help you keep your essay focused on exactly what you’ve been asked to write about: Read the full post »
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An IELTS candidate recently asked us what she should do in IELTS Writing task 2 if she has to write about a topic that she isn’t familiar with.
In her previous test, the candidate said she’d got the following topic and that she didn’t know much about it.
“Some people believe that recent increases in cheap air travel have many benefits. However, others believe that this has some drawbacks for the environment. Discuss both views and give your opinion.”
If you find yourself looking at an essay writing task with no idea what to write about, one strategy you could use is to… Read the full post »
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Reading about the world nuclear summit in the USA, I was reminded of the IELTS Writing task 2 question that I posted a few weeks ago on the benefits and disadvantages of nuclear technology.
Looking at the question again, I can see how difficult it would be to answer if you’re not familiar with this topic.
As it’s possible that you could get a similar question in your IELTS test, here’s a summary of the benefits and disadvantages.
The benefits:
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In our recent IELTS seminar, I provided some words and phrases like ‘cause‘ and ‘result in‘ that can be used to show a cause/effect relationship between ideas.
Such words and phrases are often useful when writing an IELTS writing task 2 essay.
Here’s a list with some examples of how they could be used in an answer to the essay question in my post ‘To what extent…‘.
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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.
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