Is it possible to ‘partly agree’ when the word ‘best’ is used in a writing task 2 question? This lesson contains my answer.
IELTS Writing Task 2: Discussion introduction
Can you finish my essay introduction in today’s lesson?
IELTS Writing Task 2: Where should professionals work?
Should professionals be required to work in the country where they did their training? Today we start work on an essay about this topic.
IELTS Writing Task 2: Discussion essay (independence)
Here’s another band 9 ‘discussion’ essay, with a quick study task below it.
IELTS Writing Task 2: Discussion essay
Here’s a model essay for a ‘discuss both views’ task. Can you finish it by adding an example to paragraph 3?
IELTS Writing Task 2: ‘Supporting old people’ essay
Should family members be legally responsible for supporting their elderly relatives? Here’s my full band 9 answer.
Writing Task 2: One-idea paragraph
Let’s look at a paragraph that develops just one main idea. I’ve written the first three sentences. What should we do in sentences 4 and 5?
Writing Task 2: Three-idea paragraph
How do you write a ‘firstly, secondly, finally’ paragraph without using these linking words? Open this lesson to see my answer.
Writing Task 2: ‘Two adjectives’ essay skeleton
In this lesson I turn an essay plan into an essay skeleton: introduction, main paragraph topic sentences, conclusion.
Writing Task 2: ‘Two adjectives’ essay plan
What is a “two adjectives” essay? It’s an essay in which each of the two main body paragraphs has an adjective as the central idea.
IELTS Writing Task 2: ‘Supporting old people’ topic
This lesson contains a great example of how I brainstorm ideas to get started on a new writing task.
IELTS Writing Task 2: Two types of example
I advise students to use two types of example in their essays. Do you know what they are?
IELTS Writing Task 2: ‘Roads vs railways’ essay
Governments should spend money on railways rather than roads. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement?
IELTS Writing Task 2: Which two trends?
Which two trends might make railways less and less important in today’s world?
IELTS Writing Task 2: Paragraph about roads
Read my paragraph about the importance of roads, then try today’s study task which looks at vocabulary and sentence ‘jobs’.
IELTS Writing Task 2: ‘Opinion + refute’ skeleton
Can you finish my essay ‘skeleton’ by writing a one-sentence conclusion?
IELTS Writing Task 2: Strong opinion + refute
Governments should spend money on railways rather than roads. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement?
IELTS Writing Task 2: ‘Ex-prisoners’ essay
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?
Agree or disagree: Will computers replace teachers?
The model essay in today’s lesson contains exactly 250 words, but it’s still good enough for a band 9!
Four ‘agree or disagree’ methods
This important lesson contains four good ways to structure an “agree or disagree” essay. Study the four methods carefully!
How to ‘concede + answer’ correctly
This lesson will test your understanding of the “concede + answer” structure!
IELTS Writing: Concede + answer
“Concede + answer” is both a sentence structure and a way to structure a complete essay. You should definitely learn this structure.
Writing Task 2: How to write an introduction
Are you writing long, complicated introductions, or have you learnt my more effective method?
Agree or disagree essay: Words vs pictures
Here’s my full essay for the ‘words vs pictures’ topic. Can you list the ‘less common’ vocabulary that it contains?
IELTS Writing Task 2: Two examples
In this lesson we’re writing a paragraph that contains two ideas and two supporting examples.
‘Words vs Pictures’ essay skeleton
Let’s look at a ‘partly agree’ essay structure for the ‘pictures vs words’ essay task.
Writing Task 2: A new ‘rule’
After checking the introductions that people wrote below last week’s lesson, I’m going to introduce a new rule for ‘agree or disagree’ tasks.
Writing Task 2: Pictures vs Words
In this lesson we start work on a new essay topic, and I’ve asked ChatGPT for some ideas. Look what it gave me!
How to show that A outweighs B
How do you “prove” that the advantages outweigh the disadvantages?
Advantages / disadvantages essay: Global Tourism
Here’s my full essay on the advantages and disadvantages of international tourism. Can you list the ‘less common’ vocabulary that it contains?