IELTS Task 2 Five Points to Score 7 (with example)

hi and welcome to a E helps IELTS test preparation videos this video materials and the strategies that you're about to see are taken from triple-double UAE help calm for lots more help with the academic IELTS please visit us there and join our full course in this lesson I will give you five key points to follow when you're writing your IELTS task 2 essay make sure to practice these points and get feedback at least several times before you sit the official IELTS exam to give yourself the best chance to get a band of seven or higher on IELTS task 2 also I'm going to show you an example essay that includes all of these five important points all right point number one your essay must have clear structure this means your essay needs at least four paragraphs an introduction body paragraph 1 body paragraph 2 and a conclusion remember your conclusion needs to be more than just a paraphrase or a repeat of the introductory paragraph ok so the second key point that you need to practice and follow make sure that your essay is a persuasive essay this means it gives your opinion to the reader it presents some kind of an argument this is what the essays usually ask for as well your essay needs to be in the first person voice this means you need to use I me my at least once in each of the 4 paragraphs to show that you're giving ideas from your own experiences and from your own past knowledge again if you look at questions for Al's task 2 you will see that they almost always ask for this kind of opinion ok now let's jump to key point number 3 point number 3 an IELTS task 2 essay that will get a score of at least 6 5 or 7 and more needs to have a direct thesis statement at the inche end of the introductory paragraph a thesis statement is a clear sentence which tells the reader what you believe and why you believe that your thesis statement should include two clear points that are grammatically parallel and will be discussed in the body paragraphs ok key point number 4 your task 2 essay must flow smoothly this means your ideas need to be connected and you must use several complex and compound sentences compound sentences are when you join ideas together in your writing using words like and but or and so on complex sentences are using subordinating conjunctions these are words that show opposition time condition and cause-and-effect words like this include sins because however on the other hand nevertheless and so on make sure to use complex compound sentences in order to get high scores ok let's jump to point number five important point number five your essay must answer the topic and the controlling idea of the question accurately and clearly perhaps the most common mistake that test-takers make is they do not answer the question accurately or clearly even high-level students who have good English and grammar with lots of vocabulary can get low scores if they miss answering the question correctly before you begin to write your essay be sure that you have identified the topic of the question and the controlling idea then think about these critically asked what why how visualize it get a picture in your head and only after you've done this begin to write your essay now that you know the five points which you must follow in order to get seven or more let's look at a sample task - that includes all of these ideas now let's look at a sample IELTS task - writing question and response then we will discuss how the five points are applied first a question task to write about the following topic many people choose natural healing methods such as acupuncture and massage therapy to recover from illness others prefer to use pharmaceutical drugs prescribed by their doctor for their ailments discuss both views and give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience write at least 250 words you should spend no more than 40 minutes on this task alright the introductory paragraph health has the greatest value for nearly any individual human a person must feel strong and healthy in both mind and body in order to feel content and contribute to society lady unfortunately sickness from bacterial virus and other teratogen x' results in symptoms like headaches nausea cramps and other negative effects which signal the person to find a cure I believe that both natural and pharmaceutical treatment is effective in helping a patient heal body paragraph 1 natural healing methods are often more gentle in the healing process than chemical based drugs because they are easier to process for the human body since natural healing uses herbes sense or the body itself the symptoms during recovery are less intense and there are generally no side-effects for example I twisted my ankle playing soccer last month and I did not take painkillers instead I used ice and a hot towel to decrease the pain I believe a more natural approach was the right choice for this injury however for other injuries or sickness medical drugs can be better body paragraph 2 pharmaceutical medicines are the right choice when a sickness or injury is sudden and life-threatening in many cases chemical drugs are more powerful and fast-acting than natural healing options in such cases the obvious choice is to use pharmacy drugs when available a good example is my younger brother Steve since Steve is highly allergic to bees he had to use an epinephrine needle to save his life when he was stung on the beach last summer thankfully for modern medicine my brother can enjoy his life without much sacrifice concluding paragraph in conclusion both natural and pharmaceutical interventions can benefit people's health natural medicines can be more sympathetic to the body during the healing process however medical drugs fast and intense action can be the only choice it is good that sick or injured people have the option of choosing the right healing approach for them ok now that we have seen the question and the response for this task to let's look at a little bit more detailed information on how the five points are applied to this example you okay now that we have seen this example task two question and response let's look at it a little bit more carefully and in detail to see how the five important points to get a score of seven or higher are applied to see the rest of this lesson and for lots more help with the academic isles to get materials strategies and assistance to get a high score the next time you set the outs exam please visit us at triple w AE help calm and join our full course you

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Length: 10min 34sec (634 seconds)

Published: Fri Jul 03 2015