These may be your common issues the first time you see an IELTS Writing Task 2 question:
“I don’t know this topic!”
“What should I write here???!!!”
“How can I start my essay???!!!”
“My mind is going blank!”
“This is the first time I’ve heard about this word!”
To help you with this common problem, I decided to make a part 2 tutorial answering more recent IELTS task 2 questions.
In this tutorial:
I breakdown each of the question
Suggest IELTS essay answers and
Organise them into paragraphs
The formula I use in this tutorial is similar to the one I teach on the “Jump to Band 7 or it’s Free” online IELTS course.
1. Some people believe that if people are allowed to work after the age of 60, it will cause some problems. Do you agree or disagree?
Ideas for body paragraph 1
– Yes: lots of problems,
– Sight, attention, technology gap, especially machinery… blue collar work..
– In some countries senior citizens are required by law to retake their driving exam….
Ideas for body paragraph 2
– Disagree: The elderly can be better qualified at the job, more life experience, more insight, more wisdom..
– Pension burden if not allowed to work after 60.
– Example: most western countries have a serious demographic deficit of an ageing workforce. A country simply cannot prosper if all its wealth goes towards a pension.
Conclusion
– For some sectors it should be illegal or at least the worker should be medically tested, but for other jobs, especially white collar work, it should be ok.
2. Some parents think it is good to have mobile phones for their children, others disagree with it. Discuss both sides and give your opinion.
Ideas for body paragraph 1
– Agree: Good idea because can stay in contact with parents, safer, can be used for making better enriching a child’s life.
– Example: algebra app, language learning app, … recent studies showed students learned 26% faster when using IELTS Podcast Android app.
Ideas for body paragraph 2
– Phones are bad: Undoubtedly bad detrimental. Teenagers are quickly swiftly becoming screenagers, missing out on physical interactions and games.
– Social media has a negative impact on confidence and contributes to cyber-bullying… and other trends such as Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD). For example ….
3. Some people think that schools should select students according to their academic abilities. Others believe that it is better to have students with different abilities study together. Discuss both views and give your own opinion.
Ideas for body paragraph 1
– should select students on their academic ability – GOOD IDEA BECAUSE
– Same speed for the whole class…
– Can go as fast as possible …
– Selecting on their academic ability is clearly a much fairer option. For example IF a student has behaved badly the entire year, and subsequently got lower grades, why should that student be placed in a class with hard working dedicated students.
– FURTHERMORE Studies show that schools who make classes based on ability have much statistically higher levels of student satisfaction.
Ideas for body paragraph 2
– different abilities studying together – BAD IDEA because
– Terrible idea. Language learning, different ability some students are bored, others are severely challenged and can give up.
– For example a report into a traditional classroom language environment showed…
– Much better to choose specialist online courses, where the student works at their own speed.
Conclusion
– Selecting students based on ability not improve class effectiveness, student happiness, but also increases engagement. Therefore…. It is predicted….
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