Here’s my full band 9 essay for the ‘elderly care’ problem and solution task.
IELTS Writing Task 2: Elderly care solutions
In this lesson we’ll write the solutions paragraph for the ‘elderly care’ task.
IELTS Writing Task 2: Elderly care problems
In this lesson we’ll write the problems paragraph for the ‘elderly care’ task.
IELTS Writing Task 2: ‘Problem + solution’ essay skeleton
Read my essay skeleton for the ‘elderly care’ task. What can you learn from it?
IELTS Writing Task 2: ‘Elderly care’ topic
Can you finish my introduction for this ‘problem and solution’ essay task?
Writing Task 2: What is your writing ‘style’?
Everyone has a writing style. Maybe you don’t realise it, or you haven’t thought about it, but you have a writing style too.
Writing Task 2: Making sentences clearer
Compare two sentences written by students with my improved versions.
IELTS Writing Task 2: ‘Friends and opinions’ essay
Here’s my full band 9 essay for the ‘friends and opinions’ task.
IELTS Writing Task 2: ‘Friends and opinions’ paragraph 3
Can you add a personal example to finish my paragraph?
IELTS Writing Task 2: Staying on-topic
In this lesson we compare a paragraph that stays on-topic with two sentences that go off-topic.
IELTS Writing Task 2: ‘Friends and opinions’ paragraph
In this lesson, you’ll see how I turn a plan into a full paragraph.
IELTS Writing Task 2: ‘Friends and opinions’ paraphrasing
Can you write a one-sentence conclusion that contains paraphrasing?
IELTS Writing Task 2: ‘Friends and opinions’ topic
Can you finish my introduction for this new essay task?
IELTS Writing Task 2: Topic sentences
Do we always need to begin paragraphs with a topic sentence? Why?
IELTS Writing: Private healthcare essay
Do the advantages of private healthcare outweigh the disadvantages? Read my band 9 model answer.
IELTS Writing Task 2: Practise writing ‘topic paragraphs’
Instead of always writing full essays, you could try writing lots of ‘topic paragraphs’. Here’s how to do it.
IELTS Writing: Unnatural vs natural
In this lesson we compare a student’s unnatural use of English with my natural, native-speaker versions of the same sentences.
IELTS Writing: How to make vocabulary notes
Here are three tips to help you make better vocabulary notes.
IELTS Writing: Driverless vehicles essay
Here’s my full essay for the ‘driverless vehicles’ topic. Can you list the ‘less common’ vocabulary that it contains?
Writing Task 2: ‘Driverless vehicles’ advantages
Can you explain how driverless vehicles could reduce traffic congestion?
Writing Task 2: ‘Driverless vehicles’ disadvantages
Can you add an example to finish my paragraph?
Writing Task 2: ‘Driverless vehicles’ essay skeleton
The introduction, main paragraph topic sentences and conclusion are the ‘bones’ that hold an essay together.
Writing Task 2: ‘Driverless vehicles’ task
Let’s start work on a new writing task about the advantages and disadvantages of driverless vehicles.
Writing Task 2: Different advice for different scores
My writing advice for bands 5 to 6 is different from my writing advice for band 7 and higher.
My favourite type of paragraph
This lesson contains an example of my favourite type of main body paragraph for task 2 essays.
IELTS Writing Task 2: A ‘balanced opinion’ essay
What is the difference between a ‘balanced opinion’ essay and a ‘discussion’ essay? If you’re not sure, this lesson should help.
Writing Task 2: Can you see the problem?
Many students make the mistake of writing their ‘agree or disagree’ essays in this way. Can you see what’s wrong?
IELTS Writing Task 2: Improving a student’s coherence
Compare the two paragraphs. What simple changes did I make to improve coherence?
IELTS Writing Task 2: A ‘strongly disagree’ essay
Here’s a good example of a “completely disagree” essay at band 9 level.
Advice: More ideas for the side you agree with?
In “discussion + opinion” essays, should we include more ideas for the side of the discussion that we agree with?