IELTS Essay Writing Task – 2
In IELTS Essay Writing Task 2, you may fully agree, fully disagree, or present a balanced view. For Advantages & Disadvantages and Positive & Negative Development essays, you can argue that either side outweighs the other or discuss both equally. Use the template that best fits the question type.
IELTS Essay Writing: 5 Types of IELTS Essays
- Given a point of view & asked to what extent you agree/ disagree with it.
- Given 2 opposing views, discuss both the views & give your opinion.
- Given a fact/statement, discuss its advantages & disadvantages & your opinion.
- Given a problem, talk about their causes, results of the problem or solution of the problem.
- Given a fact/statement, why? & its positive or negative development, give your opinion.
There are 4 parts in IELTS essay Writing:
- Paragraph 1: Introduction (50 words)
- Paragraph 2: Main Body 1 with e.g. (80 words)
- Paragraph 3: Main Body 2 with e.g. (80 words)
- Paragraph 4: Conclusion (50 words)
Note: examples can be about me, my friends, family, area I live, my country
1) Opinion IELTS Essay Writing
In this type of IELTS essay writing task, there would be someone’s else opinion, and it will be asked to you whether you are agree or disagree? The instructions can be asked in following ways:
- Do you agree or disagree?
- Do you agree?
- What do you think?
- To what extent do you agree
- To what extent do you agree or disagree?
- What is your opinion?
Note: No matter how the instructions are written, you can choose any opinion—agree, disagree, or partly agree (balanced view).
2) Discussion IELTS Essay Writing
In discussion IELTS essay writing, there would be a statement & you must present both the side.
Some people think there should be free health care for all the people, but other disagree. Discuss both sides.
Or there can be two separate issues which you need to discuss:
Some people think that the urban spaces should be used for parks rather than for housing. Discuss both sides and give your opinion.
3) Advantages & Disadvantages IELTS Essay Writing
In this type of IELTS essay writing, there would be 2 types of questions.
(i) Advantages & Disadvantages IELTS Essay Writing:
This is similar to discussion essay where you are given a statement & you have to discuss positive and negative side of the issue.
Some people think it is good for students to take a gap year before going to university. What are the advantage and disadvantages of doing so?
(ii) Outweigh Essay
It requires you to present an opinion & explain your opinion.
Some people think the world will eventually have only one language. Do you think the advantages of having one global language outweigh the disadvantages?
4) Problem & Solution IELTS Essay Writing
Problem & solution IELTS essay writing task can be asked in various ways:
(i) Solution Only IELTS Essay Writing:
Some children have serious weight problems. What are the possible solutions
(ii) Cause & Solution IELTS Essay Writing
Obesity has become a bigger and more global problem. What are the causes of this? and what solution can be taken to tackle these problems?
(iii) Problem & Solution IELTS Essay Writing
In many countries, students nowadays spend too much time on their mobile phones, which affects their studies and social life. What are the main problems caused by this, and what solutions can be suggested?
(iv) Cause & Effect IELTS Essay Writing
More & more people are moving from the countrysides to cities. Why is this? What problem does it cause?
MAIN BODY
Discuss both views:
To commence with the fist notion,
To commence with,
On second thought, a couple of reason drive me to consider the opposite notion as well.
Advantage & Disadvantage or Positive & Negative Development:
To commence with the benefits, the first and foremost one is that_
Another striking benefit in this regard is that_
On the contrary, its disadvantages cannot be sidelined. Out of all the demerits the most noticeable is_
If there is any Trend:
One of the primary reasons behind this trend is to_
Problem (Agree/ Disagree):
At the outset, it has given birth to number of problems. Firstly, _
Nevertheless, its benefits cannot be outweighed by its demerits. Out of all benefits the most noticeable is_
Positive side & Negative side:
To commence with examining the brighter side, _
On the contrary, its disadvantages cannot be sidelined. Out of all the demerits the most noticeable is_
Give your opinion:
The foremost argument to justify my stand is that_
Furthermore, the other reason to prove my point is_
On the contrary, other people disagree/ agree with this statement.
On the contrary, some people claim_. The believe _. However, I_(counter it)
TYPES OF INTRODUCTION
- Discuss both view & give your opinion
- Positive & Negative side & give your opinion
- Advantage & Disadvantage & give your opinion
In this contemporary era, _one generic statement_. There is no gainsaying the fact that_. Although, it has some drawbacks associated with it, yet I strongly believe this growing trend/ development does more good than harm/ lesser good than harm.
- Do you think Advantage outweigh disadvantages?
- Do you think it is a Positive & Negative development?
In this contemporary era, _one generic statement_. There is no gainsaying the fact that_. Although, I believe this growing trend or development does more good than harm. This essay delves into positive along with negative aspects in the subsequent paragraphs.
- Do you think Advantage outweigh disadvantages?
- Positive or negative. Why? Do you think it is a Positive & Negative development?
In this contemporary era, it is irrefutable to say that _ one generic statement_. (Paraphrase the question). This essay delves into the positive/ merits along with the negative/ demerits aspects in the subsequent paragraphs.
In this contemporary era, _ one generic statement_. There is no gainsaying the fact that _. This essay will delve into positive along with the negative aspects of this development before embarking on my views, in the subsequent paragraphs.
Agree/ Disagree
- In this contemporary era, _ one generic statement_
- _Paraphrase question_ is always debatable as some believe_
- Some people believe that_, while others disagree with it.
- Some people argue that_, while others claim that alternative methods will be more beneficial.
- Some people think that_, while others claim that_
However, I strongly disagree with the idea of supporting this statement. This essay will delve into my views/ persepctive in the subsequent paragraphs to support my position.
- Both views & opinion
- Two statements & Agree/ disagree
e.g. some says education important to achieve success & other says it is not important to become successful.
some says history important other say science & technology is important. Discuss both view & give your opinion.
In this contemporary era, the importance of _ has always been debatable and has not become more controversial with many people claiming that it is beneficial, while others reject this notion. In my opinion, the former/latter proposition appears to be more rational.
This essay will delve into both perspective along with my personal opinion in the subsequent paragraphs.
- Problem & solution
- Cause & effect
In this contemporary era/ society, we are confronted with various challenges. _from question_ is one of them which is escalating at an alarming rate. This essay will delve into the underlying cause of this issue along with the remedial/ effective solution in the subsequent paragraphs.
In this contemporary era, it has been universally accepted that problem of _ is escalating at an alarming rate. It has far-reaching implications for (describe the affected individuals, communities, or environment).
This essay will delve into the underlying cause of this issue along with the remedial/ effective solution in the subsequent paragraphs.
TYPES OF CONCLUSION
Advantage & Disadvantage or Positive & Negative aspects & your opinion
To encapsulate, despite of merits/ benefits/ positive aspects in the form of increased _ has far-reaching setback/ drawbacks/ demerits/ negative aspects like _ and so on. Therefore, it can be said that its merits eclipsed with demerits.
Pros & Cons/ Positive & Negative or Advantage & Disadvantage (no opinion- give solution)
To encapsulate, _ has/ consists wide range of benefits in the form of _. However, there are some drawbacks associated with it such as _. To maximise the advantage of _, we will need to mitigates its disadvantage by providing/ developing/ implementing/ using/ substituting _.
Agree/ Disagree
To encapsulate, _ has far-reaching benefits in the form for increase_/ Therefore, I strongly agree with the idea of support this statement.
Or (problem & solution) & if you disagree:
To encapsulate, _ is not the solution as it will adversely affect _. However, _ to mitigate the problem. So, I strongly disagree with the idea of supporting this statement.
Problem & Solution
To put it in a nutshell, the problem of _ require immediate attention and action. By adopting the aforemationed/ proposed solutions of _, we can successful mitigate/ resolve the issues. I believe everyone should come forward to mitigate the it because solving a global issue is not easy but with the joint efforts of the people, a control can be taken over it.
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