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IELTS Writing Task 2 Sample Answer Band 9

January 11, 2019 by Liz 181 Comments

The IELTS writing task 2 sample answer below has examiner comments and is band score 9. The topic of social media is common and this IELTS essay
question was reported in the IELTS test. Check the model essay and then read the comments.

Many people believe that social networking sites (such as Facebook) have had a huge negative impact on both individuals and society.

To what extent do you agree?

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 Social networking sites, for instance Facebook, are thought by some to have had a detrimental effect on individual people as well as society and local
communities. However, while I believe that such sites are mainly beneficial to the individual, I agree that they have had a damaging effect on local
communities.

With regards to individuals, the impact that online social media has had on each individual person has clear advantages. Firstly, people from different
countries are brought together through such sites as Facebook whereas before the development of technology and social networking sites, people rarely had
the chance to meet or communicate with anyone outside of their immediate circle or community. Secondly, Facebook also has social groups which offer
individuals a chance to meet and participate in discussions with people who share common interests.

On the other hand, the effect that Facebook and other social networking sites have had on societies and local communities can only be seen as negative.
Rather than individual people taking part in their local community, they are instead choosing to take more interest in people online. Consequently, the people
within local communities are no longer forming close or supportive relationships. Furthermore, society as a whole is becoming increasingly disjointed and
fragmented as people spend more time online with people they have never met face to face and who they are unlikely to ever meet in the future.

To conclude, although social networking sites have brought individuals closer together, they have not had the same effect on society or local communities.
Local communities should do more to try and involve local people in local activities in order to promote the future of community life.

Comments: This essay shows you the organisation of ideas into paragraphs and also how a clear answer is given in the thesis statement in the
introduction and then supported and explained in full throughout the essay. You will also see paraphrasing for advantage / disadvantage
language which can be useful for you in other essays. Furthermore, the word length of this essay is typical for anyone aiming for band score 6,
7 or above. Words 280

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mohamad adeeb says

September 25, 2020 at 5:18 pm

a good many people believing that social media is affecting adversely on males and females in many communities. However, In my opinion, it also causes some
serious health problems if we use it too much per day.
Nowadays, social media took an essential role in our life and I admit that it takes most of the time for a good majority of people, despite that it can help u communicate with
others worldwide it also made a huge gap between society relations, for example, if you are missing someone and want to see him, probably you would call him via video
instead of seeing him in some place or in his or her house because we used to visit each other in the past, check if we need anything, he may be in the hospital and need
someone to cheer him, support him to recover and tell him that we are here for them.

In addition, even family nights have now vanished, we just sit with each other without talking, just surfing the internet instead of playing some game or share any problem
that we are struggling with, even the emotions now are electronics not honest one from deep of our hearts, so this would adversely affect our life and make it meaningless.

to sum up, social media is a need to handle our life, but too much of using it will back in a negative way that affect our health and habits.

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 Arslan Zaidi says
September 22, 2020 at 10:10 am

I just read the comments section and found out that you have been suffering from some disease for a long time. It is a shocking news for me. I have learnt a lot
from you and consider you one of the most respected teachers of mine. What happened Liz??? How are you now?? I hope that you are getting better day by day and get fully
recovered very soon 🙁

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Liz says
September 22, 2020 at 1:27 pm

Thanks for your concern. I’m still sick and there are times when I struggle a lot. But I do have hope that I will get better. Hopefully next year will see some
improvement. Meanwhile, I try to keep this website going and keep posting lessons and tips. Hope you are staying safe at this time.

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Dr. Gagandeep Kaur says

September 22, 2020 at 5:55 pm

BEST Wishes!! Get well Soon!!

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Liz says
September 22, 2020 at 8:24 pm

Thanks. I appreciate it.

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Vishal Pandya says

September 24, 2020 at 5:53 am

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 Hi, I am waiting to write my IELTS in two hours. While revising concepts from your website, I just realised about your health. I pray to almighty for
your speedy recovery. 🙂 Please take care.
You are the best!!!

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Liz says
September 25, 2020 at 10:07 am

Thanks. I’m so sorry I didn’t see this message before so I could have wished you luck. However, I do hope your test went well !!

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Mrinmayee says
September 25, 2020 at 1:28 pm

Thank you so much Liz for all your sessions and inputs. I scored 8887 LRSW in General test, had my speaking today and will be appearing tomorrow
for the rest, this time academic. Take care get well soon. You have been a great support to me.

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Liz says
September 25, 2020 at 7:42 pm

Good luck!

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 Vishal says
September 25, 2020 at 3:49 pm

get well soon..lots of blessings and best wishes from me ..

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Liz says
September 25, 2020 at 7:41 pm

Thanks

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Nandini says
September 25, 2020 at 4:15 pm

Take Care Liz!

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Salem says
September 28, 2020 at 6:00 pm

Hi Liz

I hope to get well soon.

Salem,,

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 Liz says
September 28, 2020 at 6:13 pm

Thanks

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Felix Almeida says

September 22, 2020 at 10:08 am

Hello Liz,

I am from India, and I have received so much help from your free videos and lessons.

Praying for your speedy recovery. I am sure you will be fit and fine soon.

Felix.

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Liz says
September 22, 2020 at 1:27 pm

Thanks

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Biju John says

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 September 17, 2020 at 8:39 pm

If prayers do miracle, then Ms.Liz, you got many around the world, yours students, we are earnestly appealing to God, a speedy recovery for you.We can’t lose
our dear teacher.

Common Liz.. Me and my wife not yet done our Ielts yet.

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Liz says
September 18, 2020 at 8:42 am

Thank you for your best wishes. My health is improving slowly but I still need to rest a lot. Hopefully I will have better news at the end of the year.
Meanwhile, I work part time on this website and will keep it open and post free lessons regularly.

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Johnson.B, IELTS Student, Kerala, India says

September 21, 2020 at 4:03 pm

I don’t know what is your exact illness. Any way I pray to Almighty God for early recovery from your illness.

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Liz says
September 22, 2020 at 7:49 am

Thanks

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 Olaleye says
September 6, 2020 at 10:39 pm

Wish you a quick recovery and may you be fit than ever. Please stay safe our dear Liz.

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Liz says
September 7, 2020 at 11:52 am

Thanks

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Lel says
September 3, 2020 at 12:06 pm

May you recover soon Liz. You will be as just you are before sick. Keep strong, everything will be okay 🙂

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Liz says
September 4, 2020 at 9:28 am

Thanks

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Mustak mohsin says

August 12, 2020 at 5:24 pm

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 In Bangladesh, its spread that you has been suffering dangerous illness. Is it true or Fals?

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Liz says
August 12, 2020 at 5:46 pm

I have been very sick for a long time and I am still not well. But I am able to run this website. Hopefully next year I’ll be able to make videos again.

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Rossie says
August 12, 2020 at 11:14 pm

Get well soon

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Charles says
August 15, 2020 at 1:34 pm

Liz, please get well soon. You’re important to us here more than you’ll ever know.
From Nigeria.

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Liz says
August 15, 2020 at 6:30 pm

Thanks.

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 Jude Ayirebi-Sompa says
August 17, 2020 at 5:13 pm

Get well soon, praying for you Liz!

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bushra hashmi says

August 21, 2020 at 7:45 pm

get well soon liz 🙂

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Ivonne Lopez says

August 25, 2020 at 11:55 pm

Oh no, sorry to hear about that Liz. Hopefully is not something very serious.
Get well soon, hugs!

Ivonne.

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Liz says
August 26, 2020 at 12:42 pm

Thanks

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 Musfique alam says
August 30, 2020 at 1:43 pm

Your are precious to many of us. Please get well soon and contribute more of your excellent english knowledge to the world.
May god bless you.
Take care of yourself dear..

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Fatimah S says
August 30, 2020 at 9:29 pm

It’s so sad to hear that u r not well. Get better soon Liz.

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Margarette says
September 3, 2020 at 7:56 am

get well soon dear Liz

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Jasleen Kaur Bindra says

September 13, 2020 at 9:43 pm

I’ll pray for your speedy recovery. You are truly a gem 🙂

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 AMINA SHEHU SAÁD says
September 16, 2020 at 10:18 pm

OH DEAR, GET WELL SOON DEAR. WE HOPE TO SEE YOU BACK IN FULL ENERGY SOONEST.

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Liz says
September 17, 2020 at 7:52 am

thanks

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M18 says
July 27, 2020 at 8:03 am

Hi Liz,
I am confused, question asked, to what extent do you agree but you mentioned both positive and negative sides. Are we supposed to take only one side in such essays or
both?

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Liz says
July 27, 2020 at 10:49 am

You can take a one sided approach or a balanced approach (partial agreement).

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 icecat says
July 25, 2020 at 2:03 pm

Hi Liz,
I do like your web: It s organized, concise, and helpful. Keep on producing valuable posts as you have done.
Appreciate you from Indonesia

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Liz says
July 25, 2020 at 3:50 pm

You’re welcome 🙂

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Umair says
July 23, 2020 at 8:03 am

Social networking sites such as Facebook considered having had a detrimental effect on both individuals as well as society. In my opinion, I disagree with the
above-mentioned statement because the pros outweigh the cons by far. Social networking sites are not only used to communicate but also used as an effective mode of
establishing or run businesses.
Researchers said that the social networking sites in the 21st century are considered as “MONEY MAKING MACHINE”. Social networking sites are used as a tool for sole
traders, entrepreneurs, businesses to sell and advertise their products and to target the specific segment of the society. They have had used these sites as a platform to launch
their products and get instant feedback from end-users. For example facebook banner ad.
Social networking sites connected people and friends despite the fact where they lived. In my opinion, it has had a positively impact on people’s lives because they are linked
and known every activity for their beloved ones. Social networking makes the world a global village; you just click on one button and share your thoughts, emotions, and
pictures with your friends and family. In the past, people had no connection except writing letters and waited almost 2 to 3 weeks for a response but now you just instantly
made a video and audio call for free is it not amazing?
To conclude, social networking sites have had a positive impact on individuals because they are connected and share their experience which is helpful for the young lads.
Furthermore, it has had also used for creating job opportunities, advertise products, and know what are the needs of consumers.

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PJ says
July 21, 2020 at 8:11 am

Hi Liz,
Can we give our opinion in the introduction and then in the conclusion too?

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Liz says
July 21, 2020 at 9:15 am

You introduce your opinion in the introduction and then conclude it in the conclusion.

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Kiki says
July 15, 2020 at 1:11 pm

Hi Liz, What do you think about this?

Social media sites have become extensively popular around the world and majority of the population argue that such kind of sites to have ill effect on everyone. In my
opinion, I disagree with this statement because I believe the pros outweigh the cons by far. It has had enormous amount of benefits such as creating job and wealth
opportunity as well as has allowed many to connect with friends across the globe.

Research shows that social media is seen as the 21st century ‘money making machine’ whereby many sole traders, entrepreneurs and big business can use this kind of
platforms to advertise and promote their products or services. Business are able to use it as a trading platform to sell. Because many people use such sites, it’s easier to reach
target consumers for example through Facebook banner ad. In addition, it has also enabled startups to get instant feedback on their products.

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 On the other hand, it is used as a main platform for communication among many. Not only do social sites allow you to share pictures and videos but also enable you to make
ordinary and video calls. Furthermore, you can share you day to day experience with friends and family in a form of short clips. For example, if there was no Snapchat, how
would I have been able to share videos instantaneously?

To conclude, social sites have plenty of benefits and has positively contributed to the society and businesses over the years. I believe that it has empowered us to use it for a
range of purposes and also has allowed businesses to trade.

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Rinny says
July 15, 2020 at 12:26 pm

Thanks Liz for always helping.

Kindly help with corrections.

It is argued that social networking sites like Facebook have had a harmful effect on individuals and local communities. This essay agrees that Facebook has advantages while
it also has a dangerous impact on the public.

Thanks in advance

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Liz says
July 15, 2020 at 1:39 pm

The instructions ask for your own opinion. I need to use “I” or “my” to express a personal opinion.

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Rincy says

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 July 12, 2020 at 5:46 am

Liz, it is not wrong if I use I MUST SAY and IN MY OPINION in body paragraphs. Iam really confused what to do, while in opinion essay such as dou you
agree or disagree case

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Liz says
July 12, 2020 at 9:11 am

It is actually vital to use those words if you are asked for your own opinion. I don’t put up model essays onto my site that are not safe to learn from.

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Jatinder says
July 18, 2020 at 3:26 pm

Hi Liz , could you please help me with the. structure of agree and disagree statement as well as opinion essay .I’m confused about it .as my tutor told that I
have make 3 body paragraph 2 with whom I agree and one for another side ?

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Liz says
July 18, 2020 at 6:12 pm

An “agree disagree essay” and an “opinion essay” are 100% the same thing. The instructions are a paraphrase and the essay type the same.

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Krishnanantha Kitnasamy says

July 6, 2020 at 2:54 pm

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 Hi Liz, I have come across below discussion essay question;
“Today’s teenagers have more stressful life than previous generations”. Discuss this view and give your opinion

Can I have an opinion such as ” Even though current generation is facing stressful life, it is lesser than the struggles faced by earlier generation”?

If I can have such an opinion, my essay body should explain about the stress life of current generation or earlier generation? Kindly advice. Thanks in advance.

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Liz says
July 6, 2020 at 4:58 pm

Your thesis statement is fine, but make sure you use “I believe” or “in my opinion” to make your own personal view clear. Your essay would then explain
your view: a) why you think the current generation is facing a stressful life b) why you think it is less than the struggles faced by earlier generations.

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Agyeman says
July 1, 2020 at 9:18 am

Thanks to you Liz. Please hear me out.

Please with opinion essays, can you write a point from outside the given QUESTION?

For example; the question asks ” To what extent do you think laws will ensure people recycle more at their homes”

My opinion – (After paraphrasing my introduction)” Although education plays a key role in increasing recycling, I agree laws will enforce the need for recycling more in our
homes”

the point i introduced here is EDUCATION.

Is it okay to write that?

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Liz says
July 1, 2020 at 12:19 pm

This is an opinion essay about solutions. This means you give your opinion about the solution offered and whether it will actually solve the problem. Your
answer would be that you agree it is a useful solution, but there is a better solution for this problem. That is fine. However, your thesis statement is written incorrectly. The
clauses are the wrong way around and therefore don’t match the question. You should have written: Although laws to enforce recycling would have an impact, a better
measure would be to raise more awareness of the benefits of recycling through education”.
It is essential that you grasp the order of the clauses.

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Agyeman says
July 1, 2020 at 3:57 pm

Thanks again Liz, this means so much.

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Ravneek says
June 17, 2020 at 9:23 pm

Hi Liz, i have prepared writing task 2. Can you please evaluate my essay. Thank you in advance
Many people think that every individual is responsible for their happiness, but some people believe there are other external factors that influence us. Discuss both views and
give your opinion.

Undoubtedly, pleasure is a state of mind for which every person itself is accountable whereas, some schools of thought hold the notion that other materialistic things are
responsible to give happiness to the individual. My crumb of writing will shed the light on both views in the subsequent paragraphs.
To commence with, firstly the individual itself is responsible to make himself satisfied in his day to day life in various ways. To substantiate, every person has control on his

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 postive and negative emotions. Thus, to being postive bring a feeling of joy. However the way of getting satisfaction is vary from person to person . For instance some folks
feel happy by spending some quality of time with their kiths and kins while other feel better by giving time to themselves as by doing yoga, meditation gives inner peace to
them.
On the flip side, others believe that the feeling of happiness comes due to the presence of external factors. Owing to this, having luxurious house, car and highly paid job
give them good feeling. To elaborate, this is true that the materialistic things make life far more comfortable and easy. For illustration, the people who have good job earned
more so they can afford better living facilities which leads happiness in them. Due to the wealth and other factors they are like pleased as punch.

To encapsulate, it can be concluded that both elements play an indispensable role to give pleasure in life. But I think inner peace is essential to keep our mind healthy and
happy rather than focusing on external factors.

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Marjorie says
June 16, 2020 at 1:09 pm

According to some people, social networking sites have had a detrimental impact on individuals and society as a role. I agree with this to a greater extent.

The first negative effect that overrides the rest is its addictiveness. This is very destructive both academically and mentally. A vast number of millennials cannot go on for
long periods of time without checking their social media. This results in poor grades and when grades are poor, little to none can be done to achieve academic success. The
other frustrating this about social media is how people zone out in the middle of conversations at functions because a notification just popped up on their smartphone. They
have become so addicted that they cannot put away their phones for a few hours just so they can connect with others.

Another undesirable effect is how it puts pressure on individuals and society to live up to certain standards. Social media accommodates both genuine and fake people. The
latter tends to post content of their supposed achievements. This can result in a follower feeling like they have failed at life. The result spans from mild to severe depression
which can ultimately lead to suicide. Misdemeanours and hard core crime can also result as members of society try to gain possessions in order to live up to high standards.

In conclusion, social media really poses a great harm to people and the society as it is a causative agent of academic stagnation, various forms of crime and an early demise.

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 yosra majdoub says
June 15, 2020 at 11:38 am

Thank you for this essay.

I’m a little bit confused!!!
In this essay you agree that social networking sites have had a damaging effect on local community. In the first paragraph you talked about the benefit and in the second
paragraph you talked about negative effect.
My question is, why didn’t you write 2 supportative ideas instead of writing in the first paragraph about benefit and in the second paragraph about negative effect like you
did in the essay of “the growing number of overweight people”.
THANK YOU

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Liz says
June 15, 2020 at 3:39 pm

Look more carefully at the thesis statement which explains the position taken in this essay:
However, while I believe that such sites are mainly beneficial to the individual, I agree that they have had a damaging effect on local communities.

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Sukanta says
June 15, 2020 at 5:32 pm

Which one you agreed isn’t clearly understood

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Liz says
June 15, 2020 at 6:25 pm

I believe that such sites are mainly beneficial to the individual

I agree that they have had a damaging effect on local communities

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 In the question, there are two issues – one is individual and one is society. I have given my opinion of each.

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Varma says
June 15, 2020 at 6:34 am

Dear Liz,
I have prepared Writing Task-2 answer. Please go through given below details give feedback. Thanks in advance.

Writing Task-2
Topic: In some countries a few people earn extremely high salaries. Some people think that is good for a country, while others believe that the government should control
salaries and limit the amount people can earn. Discuss both views and give your opinion.

Few countries , one sector of people are earning huge wages. These type of scale of earnings is better for specific country development. On the other side argument
government should reconsider to reduce wages and optimize earning in the form of money and income. As per my opinion, government should redefine policy about higher
wages and develop who are earning low earning wages.

Firstly, While getting higher income people are adopt to luxury life, unnecessary expenses such as cars, building excessively. For those type of comfortable life , will some
pros and cons for their health and lifestyle. If you forgot about diet and physical fitness automatically health problems will raise. Sometime those utilities will save time,
speed, accuracy and security for their works. Modern life style competition, comparison, comfort factors are much influence to earning huge income.

On the other side of the people are completely deny and compliance about higher wages which are most practical issues rich going to be rich again, neglecting economical
poor and below poverty line peoples, low earning money wagers, mostly staying in downtowns. As many Economist and financial analysts also suggesting government
rethink about all sector people and redefine policy and adjust according to manage all sectors of the people.

Many countries are economically depends on agricultural, food and beverage sectors and daily wage people are best examples of low income getting sector. Need to provide
low interest bank loans and subsidies for them will help to their respective field development. Very few sectors will get huge income such as Information Technology,
Service sectors, Business, Tourism sectors are getting higher revenues.

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 To summarize, government provide some benefits and redefine policies who are getting low income sectors also focus on development and lowering taxes and develop
agricultural , food production, consumer goods and equally mange higher revenue sectors focus on country economy should maintain sustainable.

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Varma says
June 15, 2020 at 6:05 am

Hi Liz, I have prepared Writing Task-2 answer. Please go through given below and give feedback. Thanks in advance.

Writing Task- 2
Task : Art is considered an essential part of all cultures throughout the world. However, these days fewer and fewer people appreciate art and turn their focus to science,
technology and business. Why do you think that is? What could be done to encourage more people to take interest in the arts?

Art is an important factor which is more impact on specific traditionally and culturally connected any part of the world. On the other hand some people argues technology
and scientific innovations , new businesses mostly prefer choosing as profession for their future. According to ancestors art is legacy and enormous relationship has been
developing between countries and all over the world.
In every tradition and communities expression about their cultural and life style express in the form of pictorial representation using different colours. Those are easy to
understand anyone rather than any language.
Everybody thinking one picture will explain thousand words. According to historical cultural and start their house constructions and their life style which can be represents
and express their views in the form of arts and paintings. Each country need to maintain and protected their historical ways of lives, foods, jewellery and usage of things
stored, which archaeology department found and stored in the form of arts and galleries along with in museums.
Many people perception choose profession of artist is less scope of earning money, delay, less interest about arts. However, if seriously focus on best ways choose arts will
give better opportunities not only in domestic possible in internationally.
On the other side, human tendency need to growth faster along with technology evaluations, new innovative scientific research effectively utilize technology. Similarly ,
searching more opportunities finding in the business sectors to develop start-up economical growth and development their career prospective. If seriously thinking that all
science and technology developed from legacy from ancestors. For example, many discoveries such as telephone, Telegram, and based on bird flying aeroplane , various new
advanced scientific evidences discovered earlier.
To summarize, government and electronic media should encourage arts as mandatory subject in academics encourage artists, provide awareness programs such as exhibitions
and develop museums , historical events, handicrafts , communicate to the people.

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Kanwarbir Singh says

June 26, 2020 at 10:42 am

Liz don’t do proofreading for free.

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Liz says
June 26, 2020 at 2:01 pm

I don’t offer any proof reading service – not even for money. My health prevents me offering more services.

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jas says
June 14, 2020 at 7:47 am

Hi
This is my first time am practicing IELTS writing task 2. Please evaluate my essay.
Some people prefer to raise children in the cities while others believe that children should be raised in the countryside.
Ans: Children’s upbringing is an important issue for every parent as lifestyle changing this becomes a debatable issue in society. Some would like to take care of their
children in a pollution-free and healthy environment in the village far from cities. While others are in favor of raising them in an environment with modern amenities and
infrastructure. In this essay, both views will be discussed, although in my view it is optimal to raise a kid in the city.
As a matter of fact, the city environment has plenty of advantages and opportunities for future generations. They have easy access to all the technology for their study with
extra co-curricular activities. In other words, children can do much apart from their studies, they can participate in cultural events organized in various parts of cities to get in
touch with their tradition. They can go to museums, libraries that are highly technology-driven which can help children in their studies. In addition, there is more choice for
parents to find the best-suited institution for their children according to children’s passion and interests. Another key point, cities have numerous job opportunities for
children once they complete their higher studies. They do not have to move further for job searches.

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 In the same fashion, the village lifestyle for raising children has its own supremacy. In this case, it provides children a clearer and pollution-free environment in comparison
to cities. By the same token, a clean environment is best for children’s health and keeps a better immunity system prone to other health issues associated with aging. The
most compelling evidence for the village life is less traffic that leads parents to worry less for their children about being hit by vehicles. Apart from these advantages, village
life has its own limitations such as the education system. In the village, there are a limited number of schools and higher studies opportunities for children. Ultimately, once
they have completed their secondary education, the only option left to move to cities for better institutions. Their access to modern technology like the internet is limited.
They have hardly any exposure to the outside world.
In the end, certainly, the countryside lifestyle has benefits related to health for bringing children, but we are living in the 21st century for that we have to live accordingly and
need to adapt to the city’s lifestyles.

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Joy says
June 13, 2020 at 11:55 am

Hi, Liz
I did a practice on writing part 2 and I want to know your thought about it.

Question:
The qualities and skills that a person requires to become successful in today’s world cannot be learned at a university or other academic institutions. To what extent do you
agree or disagree?

In the modern world, success is determined through wealth and social status of an individual. However, the qualities and skills can be achieved in various aspects of life, not
just in university or other academic institutions. Although schools may provide the fundamental academic teachings, the best avenues for learning the most important
qualities and skills in life to be successful are not limited to them.

Primarily, success is defined as attaining prosperity and fame in today’s world. In order to succeed, one must have certain abilities such as critical thinking, logical reasoning,
leadership, and problem solving. In the schools today, they mainly focus on the systems that can enhance the capabilities of a student through various teaching materials
according to their strength under those abilities. However, the presented idea is only limited to a portion that a person must possess so as to reach a successful life. In this
regard, the knowledge that we acquire in an educational establishment does benefit an individual, though the setting must not be restricted to schools alone.

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 On the other hand, there are certain traits that we must own, apart from the academics. Towards the victory of success, knowing how to build up socialization, to negotiate, to
manage money, and to have the proper behavioral skills which are trained outside the schools, occupy an essential part. This is well-demonstrated in South Korea where an
actress named Mi-hee Oh, made one’s mark as a successful celebrity, even if she was not able to graduate a university. Therefore, certain qualities in achieving success come
from different facets which are not found in a university and academic institutions.

In conclusion, the abilities that an individual requires to become successful in the present world cannot be completely accomplished at a university or other academic
institutions. As a matter of fact, there are significant qualities reached from without the schools that we must possess, with the aim of gaining success. Hence, balancing of
both the qualities may lead to the successful life in the world today.

Thank you.

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taimoor says
June 5, 2020 at 5:46 pm

Waste management is a big concern today, especially when more than 7.5 billion people produce a massive amount of garbage each day. The cause behind rising
pollution is lack of recycling efforts and our throwaway habits are responsible for an unmanageable amount of rubbish production. Government need to take strict actions to
control this issue.

To begin with, the world population has crossed 7.5 billion and it’s only natural that an increasing population produces more rubbish than ever before. Moreover, these days
every product is packaged before it is sold. It is so widespread a trend that common products like bananas and apples are packed individually just to make them look
attractive to the consumers. Use of plastic, polythene and many other nondisposable materials make the situation worse as they are not biodegradable. Increasing use of
plastic and polythene and its adverse effects on the environment is a global concern. As a consequence, we are producing more waste and threatening our environment.
Sadly, our consumerism and throwaway habits are making the situation graver as we like to have all the latest products and discard old ones easily.

Government can reduce the growing amount of waste in several ways. First of all, government needs to introduce strict laws regarding the use of plastic and polythene.
Large companies like coca cola and Pepsi needs to find alternative ways to sell their products. This single measure can reduce waste production to a certain extend.
Moreover, government should run awareness campaigns to educate people about the negative consequences of plastic and its usages

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 To conclude, an ever increasing population and their consumerism habit primarily produce a huge amount of debris every day and it has already become a global concern. It
is hope that government would take effective measures to control it to reduce environmental damage.

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Vivek says
May 28, 2020 at 10:49 pm

Hi Liz,
Greetings and I have watched all your videos and those are really helpful.
Please I need your feedback on this. I have IELTS after 3 weeks and want to be sure whether I am not making same mistakes.

Social networking sites such as Facebook are said to have detrimental effect at the individual level as well as to our society. However, I believe that these social networking
platforms have positive effect on the individuals but negative effect on the society. This essay will discuss both the opinions below.

To begin with, I believe that the social networking websites imparts good and positive impact on the individuals. Firstly, these websites can help to communicate easily
through chat or direct messages with other people in any part of the world. Whereas, in earlier days it used to take days and weeks to send letters to other and hence, it was
difficult to communicate. Secondly, these websites offer educational stuff like videos which students can benefit from. Moreover, housewives can also benefit by following
their favorite chefs and can see and learn various recipes.

Nevertheless, these social networking sites have much long term and negative impact on the society. As people spend more and more time on these sites, they do less social
interaction with other people like their families and friends. Consequently, if they spent less time with other people, then they feel isolated from the society and get mental
stress. In addition to that, sometimes inappropriate contents are posted on these sites. Young people especially children get easily encouraged and indulged in doing crimes.

In conclusion, I agree that the social networking sites have good and positive impact on the individuals but negative impact on our society. Regulations should be put in place
so that these websites are appropriately utilized for the benefit of both individuals and society as whole.

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 May 18, 2020 at 6:05 am

Hello dear Liz

Your wonderful smile on your beautiful face is the first attractive point in this blog!
Anyway, thank you for your thorough explanations and tuturials, they are so useful for me so far.
Now, is this combination is correct:
” rarely do the people have chance to…”

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Liz says
May 18, 2020 at 12:35 pm

The use of “the” with the word “people” depends on various factors. Otherwise, the phrase is correct. However, try to avoid learning phrases for use in your
IELTS essay. When you do that, they are often used unnaturally and do not impress the examiner.

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Jing Qin says

April 30, 2020 at 5:56 pm

Hi Liz,
I have watched your advanced tutorial for the opinion essay. And I am just kind of unsure about the disagree introduction. Should I mention all the reasons in my thesis
statement why I disagree with this statement? Below is my introduction, could you please have a look and give me some advice? I would appreciate it.

Fees for analyzing and treating diseases are considered very expensive, so it is argued by some that prevention should be implemented rather than cure. From my
perspective, not all diseases can be prevented, and therefore, I completely disagree with this statement, treatment is necessary in order to cure patients.

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 April 30, 2020 at 6:13 pm

Is this the essay question:

“Prevention is better than cure.” Out of a country’s health budget, a large proportion should be diverted from treatment to spending on health education and
preventative measures. To what extent do you agree?

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Nupur says
May 6, 2020 at 7:21 am

Hi Liz, Please evaluate my essay and suggest where need improvement so that accordingly i can subscribe to your course.

Some people believe that that the government is wasting money on arts and that this money could be better spent somewhere else.
To what extent do you agree?
The notion of spending government’s budget on arts is not much appreciated because some people opine that this money can be well utilized on other public services.
However, this essay disagrees with this statement because arts promotes cultural heritage and produce creative thinkers.
To begin with, India is a land of diverse cultures and traditions. India is well known recognized for its varied forms of arts and as a result of which, it has been attracting
many visitors since prehistoric times and thus, helps in introducing Indian culture all across the globe. For example, a famous dance in Punjab called bhangra, festival of
vibrant colors called holi, ancient sculptures and paintings in caves and temples all across the nation and many more are a spot of attraction for many tourists. Thus,
funding in arts is quite important to maintain the existence of cultural heritage.
Moving further, arts is considered as an incredible thing in developing creativity power of an individual. Imaginative qualities are being inculcated in human beings at a
primary and secondary level of school and as a result of which, students becomes more creative in their teenage times and produce excellent ideas later in their
professional life. For instance, now a days, fortune five hundred companies look for leaders who have extra ordinary creative and innovative skills along with main
required skills, who can think out of the box and produce creative ideas to boost financial status of a company and these qualities are being developed at school level only
via arts as subject in school’s curriculum. So, funding in arts is indispensable.
To conclude, investing money on arts is equally important as investing money on other services because arts plays significant role in identifying nation’s ancient times and
also helps produce creative minds.

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 Bhim says
April 27, 2020 at 11:30 pm

Hi Liz,
I have been following your website, book and advanced lessons which are really useful for IELTS taker. The advanced writing lessons are stated clearly and explained in
details, but I got little bit confusion in opinion essay. I feel one-sided opinion essay is easier than balance approach, but I found using balance approach and two main body
paragraphs rather than applying one-side opinion and two body paragraphs in many essays of your website. Can you please tell me about the situations using both
approaches and paragraphs ?

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Liz says
April 28, 2020 at 6:20 am

I explained in the video that the number of paragraphs is based on the number of ideas you have. Two ideas = two body paragraphs. Three ideas = three body
paragraphs. No more than three and no less than two. The approach you choose is up to you. They are all worth the same. But some essay questions are easier with a one
sided approach and some with a balanced view. It depends on the question and it depends on your opinion.

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Gomathi says
April 28, 2020 at 1:28 pm

Dear Liz,

In many places, new homes are needed,but only space available for them is in the countryside. Some people believe it is more important to protect the countryside and
not to build new homes there. What is your opinion about this.
I found this question in one of the Cambridge test.
My doubt is in deciding ideas.
For example can I disagree in my opinion with two reasons constructing new houses will affect the environment( para 1) and distrubs their people life ( para 2)
Or should say why people do not want new building at countryside ( para 1)

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 Para 2 – why I feel it should be allowed or not allowed.
Am confused now. Could you please clear my doubt. Thanks you so much

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Liz says
April 28, 2020 at 3:31 pm

You can’t ignore one issue. A one sided approach is you believe A and you do not believe B. Your whole essay would explain why A and not B. A
partial agreement is written when it depends on specific factors: ie in developing countries or developed countries.

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Matin Parto says

April 22, 2020 at 12:45 pm

Hey liz,
I winder how I can get access to your grammar
e-book, since I live in Iran, and according to the sanctions I cannot do online shopping from overseas sites. May you guide me in that.
Thanks in advance 🙏🏻

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Liz says
April 22, 2020 at 12:48 pm

The e-book will be ready in early May. Either May 5th or just after. My online store allows major cards from most countries. Check it out:
https://elizabethferguson.selz.com/

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 Navneet kaur says
April 20, 2020 at 12:01 pm

Hii mam, i have one doubt that is ,does using personal pronouns affect writing band score?

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Liz says
April 20, 2020 at 2:18 pm

This is an aspect of grammar that I cover in my new Grammar E-book which is coming out on May 5th. Get that when it’s ready.

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Maya Agnesia Wie Lawa says

April 18, 2020 at 6:49 pm

Hi Liz, i am maya, i really have a hard time every time i am doing the opinion essay. I learnt form my tutor that we have to answer the question in the
introduction. I think it will be easy to answer agree or disagree, disadvantage or advantage, in the introduction. However, i am so confused to put the answer of the opinion
essay in the introduction paragraph. Do i really need to put the answer in the paragraph or i can answer it later in the next paragraphs? Thank you.

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Liz says
April 18, 2020 at 7:46 pm

You would have to write an example essay question with an example introduction for me to understand more fully what you mean.

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 Aayan sharma says
April 17, 2020 at 7:31 am

Hiii Liz…..

I have one doubt as my trainer has advised me not to use ‘WH’ family like what, why, when etcetera in IELTS writing and according to her these words are not allowed to
write in formal IELTS writing but still I am not convinced, so i need an expert feedback over this if you could help me.

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Liz says
April 17, 2020 at 9:03 am

This is 100% not true. It is completely fine to use “what / when / why / where” etc in an IELTS essay. It is generally recommended not to write questions in
your essay because your aim is to present statements which answer questions, not raise questions. So, we wouldn’t use those words to write questions. However, we
would use the “WH” words to write noun clauses or any other type of clauses:
The reason why people should recycle is because …
People should go on holiday when it is …..
These sentences are 100% acceptable for IELTS and in fact are considered complex grammar features because they are clauses or noun clauses. This means they would
actually boost your score.
My new Grammar E-book which will be released in early May will not only explain this, but also help you create noun clauses and other types of clauses. It’s a great e-
book which will really help you develop your English level and IELTS score 🙂

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Aayan sharma says

April 18, 2020 at 6:40 am

Thank you Liz..eagerly waiting for your E-book…

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 Elisa Lazzaron says
April 4, 2020 at 6:19 am

Dear Liz,
My name is Elisa and I have been following and reading all your IELTS tips. Thanks so much, it is extremely useful! However, studying and writing a bit more, I have found
myself a bit in doubt about an opinion verb essay question. “Nowadays some buildings such as offices and schools are open-space design instead of separate rooms. Why is
it so? Do you think this is a positive or negative development?. Looking at all the opinion essay Online, I cannot find a similar one; this requires you not only to give your
opinion (positive or negative), but also to state the reasons behind this new approach. Therefore, I don’t know how to write the intro. Is it better to start with “In my opinion,
despite this/it might be seen as a smart way to reduce costs within a company or a school, an open-space environment represents a detrimental and under-productive
solution”. OR “This essay will outline some possible reasons why open-plan offices are getting more and more popular in today’s world and it will explain why this
approach has a detrimental and counter-productive effect on both workers and students”.

I hope it was clear enough.

Thanks so much for your help,
Elisa

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Liz says
April 4, 2020 at 8:52 am

This is usually called a “Direct Questions Essay”. Each teacher gives essays slightly different names and categorises essay differently. This requires you to
give the causes and also say if it is positive or negative. As with all essays in IELTS, you start with a background statement. The thesis statement, which follows, will
provide the direct answers to the questions without details. Details go in the body paragraphs.

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alice says
February 17, 2020 at 4:16 pm

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 Hi Liz, I noticed that “I believe that/I agree that” is written only in the introduction, is it okay? I thought it wasn’t enough for an opinion essay in which I am
explicitly asked to give my personal opinion. Thank you in advance!

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Liz says
February 17, 2020 at 6:30 pm

“I believe” makes it very clear it is your belief. In my opinion / I think / it is my opinion that = all fine.

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Mahrukh says
March 20, 2020 at 11:30 am

Hi liz, My tutor taught you should not write “have had” . it might be caught by the examiner …. what is ur opinion?

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Liz says
March 20, 2020 at 11:38 am

Unfortunately, I don’t really understand your comment. Are you saying that your tutor told you there is a rule in IELTS that says you can’t use the
“present perfect” tense = “have had”?? This is 100% not true at all.

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Sudhakar says
January 17, 2020 at 4:33 pm

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 Hi Liz,

If the question asks – “To what extent do you agree”, Can i Completely disagree with the statement?

Thanks.

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Liz says
January 17, 2020 at 5:08 pm

You can take any stand you want as long as the position is clear.

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JOHN AYUBA says

December 8, 2019 at 7:33 am

Hey Liz; I wrote a test yesterday where I had to state the entent to which I agreed that the positives of an opinion is more than its negatives. I remember using
words like “overshadow” and “override”to show my support for the positive opinion. Should I be worried I didn’t state if I completely or strongly believe?

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Liz says
December 8, 2019 at 12:23 pm

Not at all. You do not need to state if it is a strong opinion or not. All you need to do is present an opinion (a position) and explain it.

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 December 13, 2019 at 8:40 am

Hello Liz,

I have a doubt about the length of writing Task 2. Can anyone write 350 or more words? Minimum should be 250 but for maximum what ould be the word limit?

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Liz says
December 13, 2019 at 10:38 am

See this page for tips about the length of an essay: https://ieltsliz.com/ielts-writing-task-2/

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cheryl sammat says

November 26, 2019 at 8:37 am

Hi Liz! thanks for the helpful page!

here is my question.

one of my students concluded each of the body paragraphs by restating his topic sentence. although this seemed to have wrapped up each paragraph, i thought that the
repetition of the idea is not good for the essay.

what is your opinion on this?

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Liz says
November 26, 2019 at 12:00 pm

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 This is very common. Some teachers train students to do this. It isn’t necessary at all and too much repetition is not a good thing. IELTS essays are not long
and it is a waste of a sentence to repeat the main point in that way when the student could instead use that sentence to strength their point and develop the idea
further which is what the examiner is actually looking for.

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cheryl sammat says

November 26, 2019 at 10:52 pm

many thanks for your time, Liz!

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Nirmala says
November 23, 2019 at 2:48 am

Hi Liz mam,
To what extent you agree?like this type of essays, is it mandatory to always write agreee side of the statement

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Liz says
November 23, 2019 at 8:48 am

The instructions are just asking for your opinion. This means the whole essay presents and explains your opinion on the issue or issues given. If you don’t
agree with the statement, then you don’t agree and you explain why.

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 charles says
September 28, 2019 at 7:33 pm

My task 2 today
Disussing both view that Should young ones listen to advice from older ones or to criticize when they do wrong (Paraphrased)

is it okay to start with “children of today are the heritage of tomorrow’?

thanks

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Liz says
September 28, 2019 at 9:16 pm

You want to ask me if you should learn a phrase / memorise a phrase in order to impress the examiner? My answer – never do that. It doesn’t impress the
examiner and doesn’t help your score.

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Speilberg says
September 15, 2019 at 3:21 pm

Hi Liz! Thanks a lot for the work you are doing for all IELTS takers! I’ve taken your advanced lesson and am grateful for such incredible content!!!
There’s one question I’d like to ask, do we need an outline sentence after our thesis statement? Because in your tutorials you never mention about an outline statement.
Also, concerning examples, do ew have to put an example in every body paragraph?
Looking forward to hearing from you!!!
Thanks in advance!!!

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 September 15, 2019 at 3:31 pm

No. This isn’t an academic essay for university. It is a simple straight forward essay for IELTS. You do not need to paraphrase instructions – the examiner
knows what the task is. I’m glad my Advanced Lessons were useful 🙂

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Sehrish says
August 25, 2019 at 8:50 am

Dear Liz,
You particularly mentioned “facebook” as an example as said in the question.
Can we mention other sites such as YouTube & Instagram as an example and explain them as well or just stick to the example stated in the question??

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Liz says
August 25, 2019 at 12:33 pm

I definitely would not ignore the example given in the question. However, it is fine to add more examples such as those you have stated.

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Harsh says
July 31, 2019 at 3:45 pm

Hello Liz,

I always assumed IELTS as a test that evaluates ability and expertise of any individual to communicate in english effectively rather than fancy vocabulary. However, after
going through lots of videos and free advices online I ended up believing that I will need to upgrade my vocab if I want to score decent.

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 All the tips and advices shared by you are very helpful, it presents the real picture of what is expected from any IELTS taker if they want a good score.
I am more confident than earlier i was, thanks to you.

My IELTS test is scheduled for 17th August. Will definitely share my test taking experience and results over here as well.

🙂
Harsh

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Liz says
July 31, 2019 at 7:48 pm

Good luck 🙂

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uche says
August 8, 2019 at 12:13 pm

Same here for the 17th.Presently not doing so well with the essays.

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Yuti Shah says

July 5, 2019 at 9:54 am

Is it ok if I underline some words in my essay to highlight them to examiner?

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 Liz says
July 5, 2019 at 11:15 am

You should not do that. The examiner does not need you to highlight words. IELTS examiners are trained professionals and are trained to assess language.

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Pm says
June 29, 2019 at 3:08 pm

Undoubtedly,the vogue of studying abroad has reached on the top slot thesedays owing to acquire new knowledge and experiences.while the are some drawbacks
of this trend,i personally reckon that its benefits are far higher.

Hello mam, could u check this introduction of task 2 (nowadays,mostly students like to study abroad. discuss advantages and disadvantages of this.)

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Liz says
June 29, 2019 at 4:56 pm

The word “vogue” is not suitable for the topic of education. “Reach the top slot” is informal and not suitable for formal IELTS essays. Your aim should
NEVER be to impress. Your aim is to be accurate and appropriate at all times to avoid errors. More errors = lower band score.

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Ruzimurod Yeshimov says

July 28, 2019 at 12:54 pm

And I think that the word “reckon” is informal.

Just use THINK

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Vahagn says
June 21, 2019 at 4:48 pm

Hey Liz

Can we use ‘the author of this essay’ instead of I?

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Liz says
June 21, 2019 at 5:12 pm

No, you can’t. You need to use “I” or “my” for a personal opinion. When you are asked “Do you think men and women should be in the armed forces” in a
formal interview, would you say “the speaker of these words believes…” = no, you wouldn’t. There are many false rules and ridiculous things being said about IELTS
online. There are no tricks in IELTS. If you need to give your opinion, be clear and direct: I believe or In my opinion. It is not only fine to do that it is vital to do that.

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S says
June 14, 2019 at 10:37 pm

Hi Liz, please I need a little clarification on d difference between these two types of essay questions ‘do you agree or disagree’ and ‘to what extent do you agree
or disagree’. I’d really appreciate your response.

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Liz says
June 15, 2019 at 2:57 am

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 There is no difference. No difference at all. They are 100% the same.

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S says
June 15, 2019 at 9:45 pm

Oh thank you very much

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Amandha says
March 29, 2020 at 5:36 pm

Hi Liz, could you tell me the difference between “to what extend you agree” and “to what extend you agree or disagree”

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Liz says
March 29, 2020 at 9:06 pm

There’s no difference. They are the same.

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Manish Kukreti says

June 14, 2019 at 1:43 pm

Will we get more score if using advanced vocab while writing instead of simple words like ranacid instead of rotten .

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Liz says
June 14, 2019 at 3:51 pm

It is not about using “advanced vocabulary”, it is about using appropriate vocabulary. If you use “advanced vocabulary” when it is unnecessary, the only thing
you are showing the examiner is that you cannot choose words appropriately and that will lower your score. Aim for accuracy in English, do not aim to impress.

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Bharath reddy says

June 10, 2019 at 8:56 pm

You are writing to much elaborate. Come straight to the point.

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Angel says
April 27, 2019 at 12:15 pm

Hi Liz,
In a question asking: buying household appliances ( TV , Cooker) have increased in many countries. Is this a positive or negative development?
Does this outline sound good?
Intr.: state general idea, rephrase the question, and say although it has negatives but I believe it is positive
Body 1: talk about negatives: pollution of environment by manufacturing these appliances + decrease in cultural values (ie: not cooking big meals + not playing together)
Body 2: talk about positives: cost effective entertainment + time saving (ie: personally prefer this so I get have more time with my family)
Conclusion: summarize above and emphasize on the phenomenon being positive

What do you think?

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Liz says
April 27, 2019 at 12:28 pm

If you believe it has positives, it also means you do not think there are negative points. This isn’t a discussion essay. If you want to mention both sides, put
that as your opinion: “In my opinion, while these appliances may cause environmental problems, they are extremely beneficial for time saving or as entertainment.” – now
you have quantified your view.
Also don’t give examples about you or your family. Keep it all formal. Your experience is about your experience of the world – People like to spend time with their
families.
Hope those points help.

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BHAVYATA says
April 20, 2019 at 6:24 pm

hi liz,
I referred to ur advanced lessons they r very useful
Please guide me for a silly thing repetively asked , but i em still unclear.

Doing an enjoyable activity with a child can develop better skills and more creativity than reading.To what extend do u agree or disagree.

My query is if i write i agree with the view should by paragraphs be like this:
1)BP1: Y i agree child learns better through enjoyable activity
2)BP2: Y reading is not good way of teaching

Em much confused in this X rather than Y type question approach

regards,
Bhavya

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Liz says
April 21, 2019 at 7:20 am

Exactly right 🙂 When you have two issues in the question, you must address both. If you agree with X, it also means you don’t agree with Y. Then your body
paragraphs explains those two aspects of your opinion.
A balanced opinion would be X is good for younger children who need to learn motor skills, social skills and develop creativity, whereas Y is essential for older children.

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Bhavyata Panchal says

April 21, 2019 at 12:39 pm

Liz,
Love u a lot
U made the day
Thanks liz
God bless u, get well soon

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Julia Bewsher says

April 19, 2019 at 11:18 am

Hi Liz,

Thanks so much for helping us with the precise structure of the essay. However,I am little bit confused about the score band of this example as it doesn’t provide examples to
your pints in paragraphs.Could you please elaborate on this?I have seen few videos on you tube and general structure of single opinion paragraph contains: point,explanation
and example.

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 Many thansk

Julia

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Liz says
April 19, 2019 at 11:55 am

You will find that many teachers like to teach formulas. This means they choose a fixed content for paragraphs and teach it to their students. It is easy to teach
and easy to learn. But it isn’t flexible. Those formula are not rules for IELTS – they are teaching methods created by teachers. I prefer to teach flexibility because the
people who benefit from my lessons are high level candidates who need that flexibility.

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Alex says
April 18, 2019 at 4:48 pm

Hi Liz, thank you for the great essay.

For this question, is it OK to have a balanced opinion, such as:

“Although I accept that social networks negatively affect individuals and society, I would argued that they bring more benefits to users and communities as a whole.”

Then body paragraph 1 I’ll write about the negative impacts on BOTH individuals and society. Body paragraph 2 will be about the benefits, again, on BOTH individuals and
society?

Could you please adivse?

Thank you.

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Liz says
April 18, 2019 at 5:26 pm

It is confusing and will also be very lengthy to write – so not really a good strategy. Remember success in IELTS is often down to the choices you make. Aim
for simplicity in your approach at all times.

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shehbaz says
April 15, 2019 at 12:04 pm

Will there be no marks deduction for not using any conditional or question sentences in your essay?

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Liz says
April 15, 2019 at 12:17 pm

IELTS examiner does not deduct marks. The score for grammar is based on range and accuracy. You can’t force a type of grammar into your essay
unnaturally. As long as you use a good range and you aim for accuracy, you will be fine.

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Sancia Norman Dsouza says

April 13, 2019 at 6:20 am

Hi ,

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 Can you be more clear on general sections writing Task 2
how many paragraphs are expected?

Regards,
Sancia

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Liz says
April 13, 2019 at 10:27 am

Please see this page: https://ieltsliz.com/ielts-writing-task-2/. You use the same lessons and tips for GT and Academic writing task 2.

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Anya says
April 12, 2019 at 1:40 pm

Hi Liz,

thank you once again for your marvellous website!

Would you please comment if I got it right:

As far as I see, the model essay above was written in response to “To what extent do you agree” question, but the structure rather is similar to “do adv-s outweigh disadv-s”.
(First you speak about one side and then give more support for the ideas you agree to.)

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Liz says
April 12, 2019 at 2:06 pm

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 An essay of this type asks for your opinion. You decide your own opinion. The opinion given above is a quantified, specific view point.
“while I believe that such sites are mainly beneficial to the individual, I agree that they have had a damaging effect on local communities.”
The body paragraphs explain the view point.

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Md. Nizam Uddin says

April 2, 2019 at 4:28 am

Mam,
would you mind to let us know when will we get E-BOOK. for writing task-2.
waiting for that

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Liz says
April 2, 2019 at 10:55 am

Update: MY Ideas for Topics E-book is now available. Click here: Liz’s Online Store

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Sandeep says
March 6, 2019 at 7:29 am

Hello Liz,

Thank you is literally a small word for all the things you are doing fo pr helping students in IELTS.
Can you please share a link or any other source where we can find some band 9 writing samples.

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Sandeep

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Liz says
March 6, 2019 at 1:10 pm

My main writing task 2 page contains model essays: https://ieltsliz.com/ielts-writing-task-2/. With other websites, it is your choice if you wish to rely on
model essays that may not actually be safe to use.

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osman says
April 22, 2019 at 8:30 pm

Is it possible to get the book before 27 April? I have my exam on 27th April.
You used a balanced approach in this please reply to me if I am right?

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Liz says
April 23, 2019 at 8:09 am

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Alice says
February 18, 2019 at 6:41 am

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 Hello, Liz
My name is Alice. I got band 7.5~8.5 for all the other subtests which are not bad but with my writing, I got 5.5 and I was really wondering why that would have
happened. I avoided contractions and informal language and kept the word limit. Few grammar errors might happen in my essays but I don’t believe that is
what’s causing me to have such a low score compared to the other scores I got. Could you suggest me what possibly would have caused the situation and tell me the dos and
don’ts, please? I’m just..lost. I had no idea my writing score would betray me like that.

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Liz says
February 18, 2019 at 11:48 am

The IELTS writing score is not based only on English language. There are specific requirement that IELTS have set and you need to know what they are and
how to do it all properly. Go to the RED BAR at the top of this website and visit the main pages for writing task 1 and writing task 2. On those pages, you will find a link
to band score tips and requirements. You can also purchase Advanced Writing Task 2 lessons through the RED BAR.

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Peace says
March 16, 2019 at 8:02 pm

Hello Liz,

I tried to pay for your writing tips and I was asked for my location. Does it mean I will be sent a hardcopy of your material? If yes, please how long will it take, because
my exam is in less than 2weeks. Also, can I please get it sent to my mail rather than where I stay. Thank you.

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Liz says
March 16, 2019 at 8:07 pm

The country will decide the currency. The videos are streamed online and the documents downloaded. An automatic email is sent once payment is
complete with the access link to the video lesson. Make sure you enter the correct email address and spell it correctly.

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Peace says
March 16, 2019 at 8:10 pm

Thank you Liz, Doing that now.

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Yomon says
February 14, 2019 at 8:10 am

Hi liz,
In the last sentence on the conclusion of your essay, you wrote “local communities should do more to try and involve local people in local activity…..”.
Is it ok to give a solution at the end of the conclusion which is not discussed in body paragraphs ?
Thanks a lot for your efforts to help us…

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Liz says
February 14, 2019 at 11:57 am

Having a final comment in the conclusion is optional. It is not a requirement. You certainly should not offer a new solution in any essay about solutions.
Likewise, you would not add a final opinion in the conclusion of an opinion essay. You need to be careful about using final comments in a conclusion.

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 adnan qadir says
February 13, 2019 at 9:20 am

liz you look so cute while teaching in lecture.I fall in love with you while listen your lectures.

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Rini Skaria says

February 11, 2019 at 3:05 pm

Hi ma,am,
Thankyou for your informative preparation tips. I had a query ma’am. Is it okay to use it’s instead of it is?

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Liz says
February 11, 2019 at 3:47 pm

There are no contractions in any formal IELTS writing.

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nishreen says
February 6, 2019 at 2:42 pm

Hi Liz,
Thank you for this essay
my opinion for this essay was that facebook is detrimental, so i have so many reasons for this, such as living in a virtual world, ostentatious life style, spread of wrong
information, addiction to facebook. Can i put all this into my essay? would it be too much?
what if i use two body paragraphs to explain these points and use a 3rd body paragraph to talk about the beneficial aspects?
thank you.

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Liz says
February 6, 2019 at 2:58 pm

If you think facebook is detrimental that counts as one main idea which you explain in one body paragraph. IELTS writing is not about having lots and lots of
ideas that you enjoy writing about. It is about selecting only the key ideas, discarding other ideas and organising them logically. Keep control of your essay at all times.
More ideas does not mean a higher score.

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Harsh Talati says

February 5, 2019 at 7:32 pm

Hello,

I wanted to know whether we can use ”contractions” in writing tests?

I read in one of the resources that they must not be used. Need clarification on this!

Thanks in advance.

PS. The content is really effective. I would highly recommend this in my network.

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Arthi says
February 4, 2019 at 12:14 pm

Hello liz,
I got my ielts result and my writing score is less.. I just have a doubt in the introduction part.
Some parents buy their children a large number of toys to play with. What are the advantages and disadvantages for the child of having a large number of toys ?

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 This is the introduction I wrote
Nowadays most of the parents spend their money to get more number of toys to their children. Toys develop children brain activity and their skills. However it would lead to
addiction of technology devices and don’t enjoy time spending with other energetic and enthusiastic outdoor games.
Is my introduction correct for the question?? Or what I should change for getting band 7 ?
Thanks in advance

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Liz says
February 4, 2019 at 12:47 pm

Your technique is 100% fine. Your English language is the problem. There are so many errors in this that getting a band 7 would be very difficult. In fact, it
would be almost impossible with this level of English and this many mistakes.

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Amitav says
January 31, 2019 at 4:36 pm

Hi Liz.
Is it wise to write an interrogative sentence as an example to an idea or a supporting idea? For example, something like, “How often do we meet people who are such good
communicators online but fail badly to express and communicate in person? “.
Or does this violate the technique of being formal in essay writing?

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Liz says
January 31, 2019 at 6:53 pm

Your aim is to present supporting points and main ideas, not to open up questions for discussion.

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Sarah says
January 27, 2019 at 11:22 am

Hi, Liz
I am taking your advanced lesson of Opinion Essay. For balanced approach, you mentioned that it does not mean sitting on the fence and discussion both sides. For a topic
like “Some think xxx is more important than yyy. To want extend do you agree?” Can I write that I disagree, because I consider xxx is equally important as yyy. Then I have
two balanced body paragraph discussing both sides.
Is this an acceptable approach?
Thank you in advance and looking forward your reply.

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Liz says
January 27, 2019 at 12:07 pm

That is sitting on the fence. In which case is XXX important and in which case is YYY important. Be specific. Quantify you view.

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Sarah says
January 27, 2019 at 10:11 pm

Thanks for the quick response and useful information 🙂

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 January 25, 2019 at 11:29 am

Exceed to word limit . more than 350 words I think

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Nodira says
January 20, 2019 at 7:34 pm

Hello
Thank you for all materials they are so useful and I love your webpage !!!
Liz I can see that there are some essay questions which are asked as “what is your opinion” & some of them ” Do you agree”; I wonder if their written structure is the same
or should it be a bit different ?
Thank you for your answer in advance!

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Liz says
January 20, 2019 at 10:19 pm

It’s exactly the same. IELTS like to paraphrase instructions. The meaning and aims are 100% the same.

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Shailendra Khandewale says

January 18, 2019 at 3:37 pm

After considering all the above points we can conclude that,……

is it a good way to conclude the essay ?

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 Liz says
January 18, 2019 at 3:40 pm

You are marked on your own personal use of English, not your memory. EAch sentence must be uniquely written by yourself in the exam room. That is a
learned phrase and not your own English. Don’t try to cheat the test. Don’t memorise phrases or sentences. You can learn ideas, you can learn grammar and you can learn
words, but not phrases or sentences.

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cdcdcd says
August 4, 2020 at 10:43 am

that is quite confused . Sorry for asking but if i try to remember the linking words , structure things like (not only … but also…) or ( furthermore , if clause
1,2,3 , despite of , in spite ,.. ) , is that ok? what is the different between learning phrases and grammar ‘s structure ?

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Liz says
August 4, 2020 at 11:03 am

Memorised language in IELTS refers to people learning whole sentences word for word or even whole paragraphs. These are people who want to use
other people’s English in their English language test. This is not accepted by IELTS. You need to learn expressions and grammar which you then use to create your
own sentences in the test. However, be careful of learning too many phrases and only use them when they are appropriate to use. They should only form one part of
the sentence you create. As for grammar, you learn linking words and clauses to help you create your own sentences in the test. This is not memorised word for
word, it is a way to create unique sentences. I hope that helps you understand.

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farideh says
January 12, 2019 at 10:44 pm

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Thank you for your perfect site.

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Liz says
November 30, 2018 at 1:44 pm

There is NO difference at all. They are paraphrased instructions for the same essay.

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