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Writing Task 2IELTS PREPARATION
WRITING
TASK 2
Eng. Miguel Angel Possú Valencia
2024
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, Writing Task 2
Table of contents
Module 1: Welcome and Overview .....................................................................................................3
Module 2: Understand and Analyse Task 2 Question ..............................................................3
Module 3: How to think like an examiner ...................................................................................... 4
Module 4: Ideas and reduce language errors ............................................................................. 7
Module 5: Introductions .........................................................................................................................10
Module 6: Main Body Paragraph ....................................................................................................... 15
Module 7: Conclusions and Review .................................................................................................18
Module 8: Opinion Essays.....................................................................................................................20
Module 9: Discussion Essays............................................................................................................... 27
Module 10: Problem and Solution Essay ...................................................................................... 33
Module 11: Advantages and Disadvantages Essay .................................................................. 38
Module 12: Double Question Essay..................................................................................................43
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, Writing Task 2
Module 1: Welcome and Overview
● Write at least 250 words.
● Provide relevant ideas and support these ideas with explanations and
examples.
● Use a formal, academic style.
This is recommended to be done in 40 minutes with 4 paragraphs.
5 Step Approach:
1. Question analysis
a. Question type
b. Understand and analyse any question
c. Structures
2. Planning
a. Ideas
b. Timing
c. Structure
d. Vocabulary and grammar
e. Reduce stress
3. Introduction
a. Paraphrase question
b. Give our opinion and outline our main points
c. Organize our essay making it easier
d. Focus
e. 2-3 sentences
4. Main Body Paragraphs
a. 2 separate paragraphs
b. Main ideas
c. Support our opinion
d. Explanations
e. Examples
f. 3-5 sentences
5. Conclusion
a. Summary of main points
b. Reiterate opinion
Module 2: Understand and Analyse Task 2 Question
5 Question Types:
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1. Opinion question: They always have an affirmation and ask you if you agree
or disagree, basically it asks for your opinion about it.
2. Discussion: It gives you two sides of an affirmation. It asks you to discuss
both views and provide your opinion.
3. Advantages and Disadvantages: It gives you a statement and asks you for
advantages and disadvantages.
4. Problems/Causes and Solutions: It gives you a statement and asks you for
the causes of what the statement is saying and asks you for a solution.
5. Double Question or Two Part Question: It gives you a statement and asks
you 2 different questions which are not.
Steps Approach
Questions Analysis
1. Topic
2. Keywords
3. Instruction words
Those 3 are very important to answer the questions.
Module 3: How to think like an examiner
Most important module!!
How to think like the examiner.
Task Response
Task Response DOS:
➢ Answer the specific question being asked, NOT the general topic.
➢ Make sure your ideas are relevant
➢ Fully address each part of the question
➢ State your opinion in the introduction and use the supporting paragraphs
to support this opinion.
➢ Reiterate your opinion in the conclusion
➢ Develop your main ideas with explanations and examples
➢ Be as specific as possible
Task Response DON'TS:
➢ Spend lots of time on just one part of the question
➢ Give very general examples
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