IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Essays And How To Write Them!

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IELTS Writing Task 2:

Model essays and how to write them!

Mike Wattie www.ieltsanswers.com www.ieltsexaminer.com www.checkessay.com

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About the author

I have been teaching English as a second language for over fifteen

years in Taiwan and Australia, in language centres and universities.

I have also been working as an IELTS examiner. My area of

specialization is teaching students how to pass the IELTS exam. I

particularly enjoy teaching IELTS because I find it challenging to

teach students the necessary skills and strategies that they need to

pass, and I also find that my students are highly motivated – this is

a joy for a teacher!

Other books in this series

IELTS Task 1 Writing Academic Test

IELTS Task 1 Writing General Test

Acknowledgements

I would like to thank those responsible for their help in completing

this book. I sincerely thank Phil Biggerton for his time editing this

book. I would also like to thank some of my faithful students, Nhi

Phan, Andrey Polyakov, and Maria Gvozdeva, for providing valuable

feedback on this book. Thanks to all my past students as well, for

giving me the inspiration and desire to write this book.

Copyright © Mike Wattie 2013 All Rights Reserved No part of this book or any of its contents may be reproduced, copied, modified or adapted, without the prior written consent of the author, unless otherwise indicated for stand-alone materials.

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Contents

1. Overview ................................................................................................................... 6

1.1. Sample question ..................................................................................................... 7

1.2. The three biggest mistakes when taking the IELTS writing exam ............................. 8

1.3. How to Improve ...................................................................................................... 9

1.4. Task sequence for IELTS essay writing ................................................................... 10

2. Grading of tasks ....................................................................................................... 12

3. Comparing the three types of essays ........................................................................ 13

3.1. Structuring the three types of essays .................................................................... 14

4. Parts of the essay .................................................................................................... 16

4.1. Introduction .......................................................................................................... 16

4.2. Body ..................................................................................................................... 19

4.3. Conclusion ............................................................................................................ 21

4.4. Planning your essays ............................................................................................. 23

5. Opinion essay .......................................................................................................... 25

5.1. Typical question words ......................................................................................... 25

5.2. Task Analysis ......................................................................................................... 26

5.3. Planning your essay .............................................................................................. 27

5.4. Steps in writing your essay .................................................................................... 29

5.5. Model essay version 1: somewhat agree ............................................................... 34

5.6. Template for opinion essay …