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The document provides guidance for writing Task 2 essays for the IELTS exam. It recommends focusing on understanding the topic, planning the essay structure, using cohesive linking phrases, and varying sentence structures to tie ideas together coherently in 3 sentences or less.

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Active Learning Seminars Presented by Nigel Veal
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for IELTS Writing Task 2
Task 2: Write an essay discussing an argument or a point of view, using a minimum of 250 words.
Time allowed: 40 minutes
Make sure your writing f cuses on the reader
• Do not use contractions such as can’t, I’ll, don’t or abbreviations such as eg. • Do not use slang such as kids, guys or stuff. • Do not make personal comments directly to your reader, such as I hope you like my essay.
1. the topic Understand 2. the task
Topic It is inevitable that as technology develops so traditional culture will be lost. Technology and tradition are incompatible.
Task To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement?
Plan your essay
Section Plan for sample Task 2 essay The introduction State viewpoint: Strongly disagree, technology and tradition are compatible. The body Support this viewpoint: Argument 1: in many countries they live side by side, eg Japan. Argument 2: throughout history, technology has been incorporated into traditional cultures, eg the introduction of tractors. Argument 3: technology can preserve traditional cultures, eg ancient manuscripts, artifacts. The conclusion Re-state viewpoint: Traditional cultures are not necessarily lost through the development of technology.
Paraphrase the question stem!
Nowadays
State your viewpoint
In my opinion, I think…
In order to predict, practise using modal verbs of possibility. For example, the world may/might/could/improve (if there were a world government).
Write in paragraphs
The body of your essay Reason 1 First/First of all… One reason for this viewpoint is that… Reason 2 Second… In addition… Reason 3 Third/Finally… Another reason is that…
Opinion essays
The issue What should we do about the traffic? The writer expresses her I think we can improve the traffic problem by viewpoint about this issue. improving public transport. She proposes a suggestion. The government should build an underground She draw a conclusion. train system. She puts forward arguments Many people would leave their cars at home and to support her claim. use the train if it were reliable and cheap. Improving public transport is more efficient and better for the environment. She quotes evidence to The government’s own surveys in 2012 support her claim. concluded that over 20% of people would use a new train system regularly. She argues against someone I don’t agree with the government that we must else’s claims. build roads to solve the traffic problem. More roads will lead to more cars.
Support your opinion with reasons. Support your reasons with examples.
Words in argumentative texts an opinion a fact a viewpoint a stance a position to argue for to argue against to put forward an argument to claim to make a claim to support to prove to imply to indicate to show evidence an implication to conclude to draw a conclusion to come to a conclusion
Balanced argument essay
Example of a balanced argument essay Statement For Against School uniforms • Uniforms are expensive so • If students wear a uniform, should be abolished not having to buy them saves they won’t pressure their in all schools money. parents to buy designer/ fashionable clothes that some families can’t afford. • Children can show their • Wearing a uniform can foster individuality. a sense of pride in their school. • Wearing a uniform will • Students will always find a prevent students being way to pass judgment on judged on the way they look. their peers.
Task 2 assessment criteria 1. Task Response 2. Coherence and Cohesion 3. Lexical Resource 4. Grammatical Range and Accuracy
Cohesive phrases include wordings like: Because of this, … As this shows, … As can clearly be seen from this example, … It is clear that… Thus, the idea that… To illustrate this, … After analyzing both points of view, … Without a doubt, this causes…
Linking parts of your essay together
consequently on the other hand because because moreover moreover in the same way in the same way other wise other wise Expressing contrast Adding further support but in addition however also nevertheless furthermore yet Expressing similarities Expressing conditions likewise if similarly unless when whether Providing reasons Stating results in order to thus so as not to as a result so that so
Besides
Be careful
Although governments have a role to play, but it is ultimately individuals who need to be persuaded to choose more sustainable forms of transport.
Paraphrasing excessive number of = too many leads to = causes many problems = numerous problems in order to = so as to tackle these problems = solve these problems
Traffic Problems
Countable and uncountable nouns advice advance advice fact pollution money toxin transport traffic transport traffic knowledge news progress progress machinery information research travel dollar journey travel vehicle politics equipment report equipment machine
exhaust fumes exhausted smoke
Man, I’m exhausted!
Active Learning_Bí quyết luyện thi viết IELTS
Think of your essay as a sandwich
Vary your sentence structure
Gerunds are very versatile
If a person appears to be relatively wealthy, perhaps owning an expensive car, living in a nice house and living generally enjoying a high standard of living, then most people would say this person is successful.
Passing exams or completing a course can be considered successful activities.
Another type of success can be achieved simply by doing one’s own particular job effectively.
Don’t try to translate your ideas from Vietnamese into English!
for IELTS Writing Task 2
English is your to Success!
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  • 1. Active Learning Seminars Presented by Nigel Veal
  • 4. Task 2: Write an essay discussing an argument or a point of view, using a minimum of 250 words.
  • 6. Make sure your writing f cuses on the reader
  • 7. • Do not use contractions such as can’t, I’ll, don’t or abbreviations such as eg. • Do not use slang such as kids, guys or stuff. • Do not make personal comments directly to your reader, such as I hope you like my essay.
  • 9. Topic It is inevitable that as technology develops so traditional culture will be lost. Technology and tradition are incompatible.
  • 10. Task To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement?
  • 12. Section Plan for sample Task 2 essay The introduction State viewpoint: Strongly disagree, technology and tradition are compatible. The body Support this viewpoint: Argument 1: in many countries they live side by side, eg Japan. Argument 2: throughout history, technology has been incorporated into traditional cultures, eg the introduction of tractors. Argument 3: technology can preserve traditional cultures, eg ancient manuscripts, artifacts. The conclusion Re-state viewpoint: Traditional cultures are not necessarily lost through the development of technology.
  • 16. In my opinion, I think…
  • 17. In order to predict, practise using modal verbs of possibility. For example, the world may/might/could/improve (if there were a world government).
  • 19. The body of your essay Reason 1 First/First of all… One reason for this viewpoint is that… Reason 2 Second… In addition… Reason 3 Third/Finally… Another reason is that…
  • 21. The issue What should we do about the traffic? The writer expresses her I think we can improve the traffic problem by viewpoint about this issue. improving public transport. She proposes a suggestion. The government should build an underground She draw a conclusion. train system. She puts forward arguments Many people would leave their cars at home and to support her claim. use the train if it were reliable and cheap. Improving public transport is more efficient and better for the environment. She quotes evidence to The government’s own surveys in 2012 support her claim. concluded that over 20% of people would use a new train system regularly. She argues against someone I don’t agree with the government that we must else’s claims. build roads to solve the traffic problem. More roads will lead to more cars.
  • 22. Support your opinion with reasons. Support your reasons with examples.
  • 23. Words in argumentative texts an opinion a fact a viewpoint a stance a position to argue for to argue against to put forward an argument to claim to make a claim to support to prove to imply to indicate to show evidence an implication to conclude to draw a conclusion to come to a conclusion
  • 25. Example of a balanced argument essay Statement For Against School uniforms • Uniforms are expensive so • If students wear a uniform, should be abolished not having to buy them saves they won’t pressure their in all schools money. parents to buy designer/ fashionable clothes that some families can’t afford. • Children can show their • Wearing a uniform can foster individuality. a sense of pride in their school. • Wearing a uniform will • Students will always find a prevent students being way to pass judgment on judged on the way they look. their peers.
  • 26. Task 2 assessment criteria 1. Task Response 2. Coherence and Cohesion 3. Lexical Resource 4. Grammatical Range and Accuracy
  • 27. Cohesive phrases include wordings like: Because of this, … As this shows, … As can clearly be seen from this example, … It is clear that… Thus, the idea that… To illustrate this, … After analyzing both points of view, … Without a doubt, this causes…
  • 28. Linking parts of your essay together
  • 29. consequently on the other hand because because moreover moreover in the same way in the same way other wise other wise Expressing contrast Adding further support but in addition however also nevertheless furthermore yet Expressing similarities Expressing conditions likewise if similarly unless when whether Providing reasons Stating results in order to thus so as not to as a result so that so
  • 32. Although governments have a role to play, but it is ultimately individuals who need to be persuaded to choose more sustainable forms of transport.
  • 33. Paraphrasing excessive number of = too many leads to = causes many problems = numerous problems in order to = so as to tackle these problems = solve these problems
  • 35. Countable and uncountable nouns advice advance advice fact pollution money toxin transport traffic transport traffic knowledge news progress progress machinery information research travel dollar journey travel vehicle politics equipment report equipment machine
  • 39. Think of your essay as a sandwich
  • 40. Vary your sentence structure
  • 41. Gerunds are very versatile
  • 42. If a person appears to be relatively wealthy, perhaps owning an expensive car, living in a nice house and living generally enjoying a high standard of living, then most people would say this person is successful.
  • 43. Passing exams or completing a course can be considered successful activities.
  • 44. Another type of success can be achieved simply by doing one’s own particular job effectively.
  • 45. Don’t try to translate your ideas from Vietnamese into English!
  • 47. English is your to Success!