WRITING TASK 2: THREE ASPECTS OF AN ESSAY PLAN There are three things that you need to think about when planning an essay: 1. How you will answer the question (your position / opinion) 2. How you will structure your essay to communicate your answer 3. The ideas that you will include in your main paragraphs For example, let's do an essay plan for the question below: Caring for children is probably the most important job in any society. Because of this, all mothers and fathers should be required to take a course that prepares them to be good parents. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this view? 1. My answer I disagree with the idea. 2. Structure: four paragraphs - Introduce the topi

WHAT IS A BAR CHART? Bar chart or graph is a chart or graph that presents categorical data with rectangular bars. HOW TO WRITE INTRODUCTION FOR BAR CHARTS? For introductions, you can use the same method that we used for line graphs. Here is an example of how you can write an introduction for the bar chart. The chart shows the spending on consumer goods in four countries. Sample Introduction: The bar chart compares consumer spending on six different items in Germany, Italy, France and Britain. Notice how some of the phrases have been paraphrased and some other details have been added: The chart shows = The bar chart compares The spending on consumer goods = consumer spending on six different

Introduction for Writing Task 2 should be short and simple. Do not waste much time writing a long introduction; spend more time on ideas/arguments and their development. The suggested amount of time to spend on writing an introduction is 5 minutes. A good introduction needs 2 important things: A sentence that introduces the topic A short and general answer to the question (Thesis statement) Here is an example of an IELTS Writing Task 2 question: As computers are being used more and more in education, there will soon be no role for the teacher in the classroom. To what extent do you agree or disagree? Here is an example introduction to the question above: It is true that computers have become

The IELTS Writing Test starts after the Listening and Reading tests. There are two tasks in the Writing test, and you will be given 60 minutes to complete them. This post will introduce you to the Writing Task 2. What is Writing Task 2? In Task 2, you are asked to write an essay discussing a topic. You will be given an opinion/ argument, different points of view or a problem to discuss. You should spend 40 minutes on this task and you must write at least 250 words. There are 4 general question types in Task 2: Argument Discussion Issue Discussion Opinion-led Mixed Below are examples for each question type: Some people prefer to spend their lives doing the same things and avoiding change. Oth

The introduction for Writing Task 1 should explain what the chart/graph shows (e.g. type of graph, unit of measurement, subject, categories, place and time). To do this, you may use the following formula as a guide for yourself: The graph type + shows/compares + unit of measurement and subject + categories + place + time For example, let's look at the attached graph. Looking at the graph, we can observe that The graph type = The two pie charts shows/compares = compare unit of measurement and subject = the percentage of digital sales categories = of four retail sectors - travel, movie/songs, books and clothes - place = in New Zealand time = between 2003 and 2013 So, the sample introduction fo

The IELTS Writing Test starts after the Listening and Reading tests. There are two tasks in the Writing test, and you will be given 60 minutes to complete them. This post will introduce you to the Writing Task 1. What is Writing Task 1? In Task 1, you are asked to describe a chart, graph or diagram. You should spend 20 minutes doing the IELTS Writing Task 1. You must write more than 150 words. Below you can see 6 types of question types that appear in Task 1. In addition to these, you might also have Mixed Charts in your exam. Mixed Charts are a combination of any of the two charts below. How will my work be marked? There are four assessment criteria used to mark your work: Task Achievement