When choosing a job, the salary is the most important consideration for many. Others, however, prefer different other aspects of a job over the salary they earn. In your opinion what are the most important aspects of a job? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own experience or knowledge….
Although more and more people read news on the Internet, newspapers will remain the most importantsource of news for the majority of people.To what extent do you agree or disagree? During recent years, the number of people subscribing to newspapers has been on a steady decrease while Internet based media has been receiving more viewers….
Your IELTS Writing Task 2 , needs to be armed with a superhero’s secret weapon: the “example-led paragraph.” Let’s examine what Mr. Simon (Ex-ielts examiner) likes to call an “example” paragraph. In this style of paragraph, we express a viewpoint or elaborate on a concept by relying on example/s. You must have noticed that your…
The most important IELTS questions – why are so many students stuck at a 6.5 for IELTS writing? Is it because there is a conspiracy to trick test-takers, or are there other less sinister reasons? Episode Notes Following on from our lesson last week, today we look at the most common IELTS myth – examiners…
In any IELTS essay, the main body paragraphs must be carefully organized. The classic pattern is to have a topic sentence that signposts the content of that paragraph followed by two or three ideas in each paragraph. If you have more than three ideas in each paragraph, you will probably not be able to finish the essay in…
You should spend about 40 minutes on this task. Write about the following topic: Many feel that happiness is mainly an individual responsibility while others feel that there are important external factors.Discuss both views and give your own opinion. Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience….
Many people say that we now live in ‘consumer societies’ where money and possessions are given too much importance. To what extent do you agree or disagree? It is sometimes argued that (paraphrase of Many people say that) we live in a materialistic world and that we value money too highly. In my opinion, some…
One of the consequences of improved medical care is that people are living longer and life expectancy is increasing. Do you think the advantages of this development outweigh the disadvantages? These days, medicine is developed more than ever before so which leads to the rise of humanity’s health and life duration. In my opinion, the…
Planning:- Culture Age – universal language, eg meditation music, happy birthday song – can bring different aged people together eg family gathering – can share an experience through music eg. tourists loving ethnic songs – even making music needs differently aged people to work together The first paragraph for an opinion essay: Introduction (Paraphrase of…
Writing Task 2 (India, PB) Some people say that the increasing business and cultural contact between countries is a positive development. While others think that many countries will lose their national identities as a result. Discuss both views and give your opinion. The advent of globalization gives us many opportunities to access cultures from many…