Read this model essay and see if you can guess what the missing words are.

Read this model essay and see if you can guess what the missing words are.

Here’s my full band 9 essay for the ‘elderly care’ problem and solution task.

Here’s my full band 9 essay for the ‘friends and opinions’ task.

Do the advantages of private healthcare outweigh the disadvantages? Read my band 9 model answer.

Here’s my full essay for the ‘driverless vehicles’ topic. Can you list the ‘less common’ vocabulary that it contains?

What is the difference between a ‘balanced opinion’ essay and a ‘discussion’ essay? If you’re not sure, this lesson should help.

Here’s a good example of a “completely disagree” essay at band 9 level.

You can now read my model answer for the ‘old people’s health’ task. Have a look at the useful vocabulary list too.

Some people believe that nowadays we have too many choices. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement?

Read my band 9 essay about the advertising of new products, and see if you can list the ‘less common’ vocabulary that it contains.

Should we adapt to the cultures of other countries that we visit? Here’s my band 9 answer and a quick homework task.

Here’s my band 9 essay on the topic of whether professionals should be allowed to work abroad. There’s also a quick homework task.

Here’s another band 9 ‘discussion’ essay, with a quick study task below it.

Here’s a model essay for a ‘discuss both views’ task. Can you finish it by adding an example to paragraph 3?

Should family members be legally responsible for supporting their elderly relatives? Here’s my full band 9 answer.

Governments should spend money on railways rather than roads. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement?

In this lesson I ask you to read a band 9 essay and tell me two things: Why does it deserve a band 9, and which ‘method’ did I use?

The model essay in today’s lesson contains exactly 250 words, but it’s still good enough for a band 9!

Here’s my full essay for the ‘words vs pictures’ topic. Can you list the ‘less common’ vocabulary that it contains?

Here’s my full essay on the advantages and disadvantages of international tourism. Can you list the ‘less common’ vocabulary that it contains?

I haven’t shared an ‘advantages / disadvantages’ essay here on the member site yet, so here’s a good one.

Here’s my band 9 answer for the ‘hot and cold climates’ task, plus my essay plan and a list of useful vocabulary.

Note: The quality of vocabulary in this essay is particularly high – above band 9.

This lesson contains an essay that I wrote with a group of students. Can you fill the gaps to add your own examples?

Note: The quality of vocabulary in this essay is particularly high – above band 9.

Here’s another band 9 sample answer with essay plan and a quick vocabulary exercise.

Here’s another band 9 sample answer with my essay plan and a quick vocabulary exercise.

Here’s my band 9 sample answer for the ‘best time to be alive’ question, plus a quick vocabulary exercise.

Here’s my band 9 sample answer for the self-employment question that we’ve been working on. Make a list of the best phrases and collocations that I used.