How to Start IELTS Writing Task 2. 5 Minute Tutorial.

5 Minute Tutorial

How To StartIELTS WRITING TASK 2

Writing Task 2 Sentence Guide is available at www.IELTSPodcast.com

Try to get used to seeing a question and extracting two basic ideas for paragraphs.

These two ideas are your two paragraphs.

Once you have your two simple ideas / sentences (P1 and P2) the whole essay starts.


The internet has had a significant influence on the culture of many societies. To what extent would you say that the internet has positively or negatively affected the development of your society?

P1 positively 100% reason 1Reduced communication costs.

P2 positively 100% reason 2A big game-changer in certain commercial sectors, especially retail book shops.


The idea of having one job is becoming old fashioned. The new fashion is to have several jobs or ways of earning money. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

Can you see how we have two views here? Then a 'to what extent do YOU AGREE / DISAGREE' -this is confusing.


When making my plan I'm just going for a simple coherent essay which is easy to understand and explain...

P1: AGREE one job is old fashioned ...

P2: AGREE several jobs the norm...

To conclude: my opinion is totally in favour of the modern new trend of 'career hopping'.


Because of new subjects such as computer programming studies, numerous education centres have dropped music from the curriculum.

How important is music in a young persons education?

P1: Schools dropping music. Explain why...P2: Music is important for children because...


There are more types of questions.

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So, we have our two ideas.

Now we can build a simple essay around these two points.

To start with, the essay will be very basic.

This is a 'skeleton' essay, later we put on the muscles, and fill it out.


To summarise, we have the most important parts:

P1: Idea 1 for the first paragraph.

P2: Idea 2 for the second paragraph.


Getting the P1 and P2 is fundamental. In the Sentence Guide we go into it in great detail.

Why?

Because if you get the start wrong, the destination will be wrong also.

So it is critical to get P1 and P2 completely under control.


With these ideas we can drop them into the 'skeleton' essay plan.

The essay plan is an outline of each sentence we will write.

The introduction will look like this:


INTRODUCTION = GOT

G = Sentence 1 = S1: This general sentence introduces the essay.

O = S2: Here I place my opinion and my main reason (P1 + P2) (sometimes you may need a second sentence to describe P2).

T = TS3: Here is a universal sentence you can place if you have problems writing the stated amount of words:

This essay will discus both sides / issues, using examples to demonstrate points and support arguments.



P1 positively 100% reason 1Reduced communication costs.

P2 positively 100% reason 2A big game-changer in certain commercial sectors, especially retail book shops.



INTRODUCTION = GOT

G = The internet is becoming evermore pervasive in everyday culture, both in a positive and a negative manner.

Sentence 1 = S1: This general sentence introduces the essay.


O = S2: Personally I believe the fall in the cost in communication technologies and the dramatic change in certain commercial sectors have definitely benefited the consumer.

Here I place my opinion and my main reason (P1+P2) (sometimes you may need a second sentence to describe P2).

T = TS3: This essay will discus both issues, using examples to demonstrate points and support arguments.Here is a universal sentence you can place if you have problems writing the stated amount of words:


The internet is becoming evermore pervasive in everyday culture, both in a positive and a negative manner. Personally, the fall in the cost in communication technologies and the dramatic change in certain commercial sectors have definitely benefited the consumer. This essay will discus both issues, using examples to demonstrate points and support arguments.

Excellent introduction.

Brief, shows the direction I will take the reader / examiner.

Because we have P1 and P2 in the introduction, and because we will expand on these points in the next two paragraphs, we are guaranteed to score points for C&C.


The internet is becoming evermore pervasive in everyday culture, both in a positive and a negative manner. Personally I believe the fall in the cost in communication technologies and the dramatic change in certain commercial sectors have definitely benefited the consumer. This essay will discus both issues, using examples to demonstrate points and support arguments.

Excellent introduction.

Brief, shows the direction I will take the examiner.

Because we have P1 and P2 in the introduction, and because we will expand on these points in the next two paragraphs, we are guaranteed to score points for C&C.


In the Sentence Guide we build a whole essay using this format.

We start with the skeleton essay -once that is under control we start putting on the muscle.

It is easy to remember.

Easy to implement.

Guarantees points for C&C and Task Response.


There are more tricks for writing high scoring essays quickly and easily.

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How to Start IELTS Writing Task 2. 5 Minute Tutorial.

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