One word for advantages and disadvantages

Любое явление, тренд, идея, проект имеет свои «за» и «против», свои преимущества и недостатки, плюсы и минусы. Умение находить и то, и другое, и аргументировать — признак хорошо развитого критического мышления. Но чтобы изложить свои мысли на английском потребуется специальная лексика. И сегодня мы подробнее остановимся на том, как рассказать о плюсах и минусах чего угодно на английском.

Содержание

• Ключевые слова advantage и disadvantage
• Примеры заданий на описание плюсов и минусов
• Чем заменить сочетание “advantages and disadvantages”
• Как писать эссе или говорить о плюсах и минусах
• Заключение

Первое ключевое слово этого урока — advantage — преимущество. Это исчисляемое существительное, используется с неопределённым или определённым артиклем и предлогами:

• An advantage over somebody or something — преимущество чего-либо над чем-либо
• An advantage to something — преимущество чего-либо

We have a considerable advantage over our competitors.
I believe there are many advantages to travelling alone.

Если вы откроете словарь, то найдёте множество синонимов слова advantage (benefit, help, blessing, profit, support, convenience, upper hand, superiority, dominance), но не каждое из них подойдет для замены. Нужно всегда смотреть на контекст.

Производное от advantage прилагательное — advantageous. Его можно заменить словами helpful, useful, beneficial, profitable.

Disadvantage — недостаток, это существительное тоже имеет массу синонимов (drawback, downside, weak spot/point, weakness, flaw) и некоторые из них мы сегодня рассмотрим.

Те из вас, кто сдавал или готовятся к сдаче международных экзаменов, знают, что многие задания устной и письменной части проверяют умение анализировать и оценивать плюсы и минусы. Например, в письменной части IELTS есть отдельный тип эссе Advantages and Disadvantages, который имеет свою структуру и лексику. Хочу привести несколько примеров этого типа заданий:

В Speaking Part 2, 3, 4 Cambridge Exams (FCE, CAE, CPE), в IELTS и TOEFL Speaking вам могут задать вопрос о плюсах или минусах, попросить оценить и описать преимущества и недостатки чего-либо. Поэтому вы должны уметь не только быстро реагировать и находить идеи, но и знать необходимую лексику, чтобы эти идеи выразить без бесконечных повторений слов advantages и disadvantages.

Даже если вы не сдаете экзамены, а просто изучаете английский язык и повышаете разговорный уровень, вам не спастись от бесед о плюсах и минусах — мы ведем их и в повседневной жизни. Поэтому ниже мы разберем полезные фразы и рассмотрим схему с примерами, которая поможет планировать высказывание и обсуждать преимущества и недостатки чего угодно.

Когда вы пишете эссе или рассуждаете на тему преимуществ и недостатков, вам, конечно же, потребуется несколько раз повторить сами ключевые слова. Чтобы избежать повторений, и разнообразить вокабуляр, запоминайте, какими словами и сочетаниями можно заменить “advantages and disadvantages”:

• pros and cons
• strengths and weaknesses
• merits and flaws
• positive and negative consequences
• positives and negatives
• positive effects and negative effects
• positive and negative points
• highlights and challenges
• pluses and minuses
• ups and downs
• benefits and ill effects
• assets and liabilities
• strengths and shortcomings
• opportunities and obstacles
• gains and losses
• benefits and burdens
• benefits and implications
• benefits and hindrances
• virtues and shortcomings
• advantages and limitations

Если говорите об аргументах за и против, используйте:

• supporting arguments and opposing arguments
• reasons for and against

Учитывайте ваш контекст и предмет обсуждения. Несмотря на то, что все сочетания переводятся примерно одинаково, в зависимости от того, что именно вы рассматриваете (бизнес-проект, социальное явление, идею, тенденцию, существующую или потенциальную ситуацию), вам могут подойти разные выражения.

К тому же, не каждое выражение можно «разобрать» на части. Например, говоря про opportunities and obstacles, вы можете сказать the first opportunity или a real obstacle. А вот в случае с pros and cons так не получится. Это выражение происходит от латинского pro — «за» и con — «против», поэтому, если вы начали говорить про many pros and cons, то перечисляя сами «за» и «против», эти слова можно заменять другими подходящими из списка выше, которые употребляются в единственном числе.

Advantages и disadvantages могут проявляться по-разному, и важно уметь охарактеризовать степень их проявления. Вот список прилагательных, которые помогут описать плюсы и минусы:

• Major, key, primary, principal — основной, главный, ключевой
• Significant, considerable, crucial — важный. Узнайте другие синонимы прилагательного important
• Potential — потенциальный
• Obvious, evident, distinct — очевидный, явный
• Huge, enormous, immense, tremendous — очень большой. Больше синонимов прилагательного big здесь
• Real — реальный
• Minor — небольшой (о недостатках)
• Severe — серьёзный (о недостатках)

Выполняя экзаменационное задание, устное либо письменное, или просто общаясь на английском на тему «плюсов и минусов», рекомендую вам всегда следовать определенной схеме. Даже если от вас не требуется давать развернутый ответ, если вы научитесь мыслить по такому принципу, ваше мышление станет более структурированным, и вы сможете находить arguments for and against, планировать ваши высказывания с легкостью. Я проверила это на себе, когда самостоятельно готовилась к сдаче международных экзаменов FCE, CAE, CPE и TOEFL, и на десятках моих студентов, которых подготовила к Cambridge exams, IELTS и TOEFL.

Схема очень простая и состоит из четырех частей:

1. Introduction

Здесь вы говорите/пишете общие факты о явлении или вопросе, который разбираете (назовем его Х). Можно упомянуть, что Х является противоречивым (controversial), обсуждаемым, спорным (disputed, arguable, debatable, disputable). Скажите, что мнения по поводу вопроса расходятся, что существует много точек зрения и причин поддерживать или опровергать Х (numerous reasons to support Х/ to oppose Х), что выделяют и преимущества, и недостатки — можно использовать любую подходящую фразу из списка выше.

2 and 3. Advantages and disadvantages

Порядок презентации будет зависеть от вашей позиции, можете начать с преимуществ, а завершить недостатками и наоборот. Главное — помните, что если задание предусматривает и то и другое, вам необходимо аргументировано представить и плюсы и минусы Х, даже если вы считаете, что их нет.
Задания составляются таким образом, чтобы заставить вас думать и рассуждать на непривычные для вас темы, смотреть на вещи с другой, нетипичной стороны, поэтому многие, кто готовится к экзаменам, сталкиваются с дефицитом идей. Я уже рассказывала вам, где брать идеи для эссе.
И если вам предстоит устно или письменно общаться на английском, то заготовлена схема ответа. Она может выглядеть примерно так:

Topic: Х
Advantage 1: What? Why?	Disadvantage 1: What? Why?
Advantage 2: What? Why?	Disadvantage 2: What? Why?
Advantage 3: What? Why?	Disadvantage 3: What? Why?
The first advantage of Х is… There are many advantages/ benefits to Х and one of them is… The positive aspects/ points of Х are/ include… Another positive aspect /benefit is… One more advantage is…	The first disadvantage/ negative aspect… Drawbacks of Х is… The negative points include … Another disadvantage/ downside/ negative consequence/ argument against is…

Важно то, что видя тему, вы сразу представляете себе эту табличку и выделяете как минимум три плюса и три минуса, три «за» и три «против», сразу аргументируя, почему вы считаете их преимуществами или недостатками.

Когда у вас припасен словарь и вы знаете, как заменять ключевые слова, описать ваши идеи будет гораздо проще.

Чтобы перейти с рассказа о плюсах к рассказу о минусах, используйте слова и фразы для выражения контраста (but и however, although, though, even though, despite, in spite of) и другие:

4.Conclusion

В завершение ваших рассуждений важно сделать вывод. В заданиях письменной части IELTS, например, спрашивают, что преобладает, перевешивает: преимущества или недостатки. И в выводе важно четко это обозначить. Завершить сообщение можно так:

Even though there are some disadvantages to Х, the advantages far outweigh them.
Taking everything into account, the strengths outweigh the weak points.
Obviously, there are far more benefits than drawbacks to X, so …
Weighing up all the pluses and minuses analyzed above, I conclude that positive aspects outweigh the shortcomings.

Все эти фразы работают как конструктор, вы можете подставлять в них нужные вам слова, в зависимости от вашей темы и контекста.

В том, чтобы иметь большой словарный запас, бесспорно, одни преимущества. Недостаток лишь в том, что нужно постоянно его пополнять, поддерживать и практиковаться, чтобы не забыть всё, что вы учили.

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Do yourself a favour and add these expressions to your English vocabulary. Here are some useful expressions and phrases to help you do the talking about the advantages and disadvantages of different things and features.

(One of) the huge/great/big advantages of

• One of the biggest advantages of mobile phones is that you can make video calls to anyone anywhere in the world for free.

A distinct/great/huge advantage over someone/something

Her knowledge of the Spanish language gives her a distinct advantage over other candidates.

Advantages outweigh disadvantages

Despite being unreliable at times, the advantages of our healthcare system outweigh its disadvantages.

The good/bad thing about something

The best thing about living in Barcelona is that we can go swimming in the sea at any time.

Good/bad point

One of the best points of this bicycle is that it is foldable.

Advantages and disadvantages

An advantage of having a car is that you can travel large distances and a disadvantage would be the fuel cost and pollution.

The merits and demerits of (advantages and disadvantages)

The merits and demerits of studying abroad were discussed in the article.

Pros and cons (Lat. pro et contra)

We should consider the pros and cons before we change jobs.

Weigh up the pros and cons

The Taylors should weigh up the pros and cons carefully before moving abroad.

Disadvantage

The main disadvantage of this car is that it is too small.

Major/main/only drawback

The major drawback to life on planet earth is climate change.

Downside

Living in the country is pleasurable. However, it has its downsides.

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Pros and cons are part of life. Anything—from the most abstract concept to the tiniest little action—has its upsides, downsides, advantages, and disadvantages.

Over time, words have evolved to take on two forms, known as the positive and negative connotations of words. The dictionary is what makes this possible.

The words “pros” and “cons” are commonly used to describe the positive and negative features or aspects.

For example, the pros of reading may be the enjoyment one gets from it and the opportunity to gain knowledge. The cons may include finding a quiet place to read.

“The pros of living in Japan include the beautiful scenery, great food, and friendly people,” while the cons are the negative (e.g., “the cons of living in Tokyo are the high prices, loud traffic, and endless rain”).

But there is more to them. It is common to over-emphasize the positive aspects of something or someone while under-emphasizing the negative side. This leads us to believe that a product has no flaws or fewer than it does.

Many people assume that positive and negative things are opposites. If you consider something like electricity, it makes sense that the positive represents one half of the source, while the negative is the other half.

However, these concepts are not so cut-and-dry when applied to many situations in life. Some may assume that poverty and wealth have an inverse relationship, but that isn’t true in numerous instances.

You may also consider ethics to be a sort of dichotomy: black or white; right or wrong; good or bad, but this too isn’t always the case.

When it comes to pros and cons, there is no “better” or “worse” side here—only different advantages and disadvantages to consider and weigh.

“Pros” and “Cons” Meaning

Many people use the words “pros” and “cons” interchangeably. And while they are closely associated with one another, they have different meanings.

If you’re reading this phrase for the first time, you can read more about it here. The word was derived from the Latin expression “pro et contra,” as “pro” means for or on the side, and “con” means against.

• Usage Example: “I wanted to buy an electric car, but after weighing up the pros and cons, I decided to stick with petrol.”

By considering the advantages and disadvantages of a particular thing, we can predict its impact on the future. So, its usage is more practical than theoretical.

This phrase presents both sides of an argument or discussion in one short phrase.

What are “advantages” and “disadvantages”?

The advantages and disadvantages of something are its positive and negative aspects of the good and bad things.

For example:

What is the meaning of “good” or “bad”?

If someone asks you whether something is good or bad, that is an open question because we all have our own opinions and can consider something good for us and bad for others.

For example:

However, one thing that, I think, would apply in most cases is understanding who decides whether something is good or bad.

For example:

“Good” or “bad” synonyms

“Good” has two meanings, depending on the context. The first is “perfect” or “on-point”, usually said after a performance. The second is “very well” or “thoroughly.”

The most important thing to remember when trying to understand how to use “good” and “well” is that “good” is an adjective, and “well” is an adverb.

“Good” Example:

The students did a good job on their tests.

The synonym for the word “bad” is “terrible”.

When it is not a good thing, it can be:

Is there a difference between “good” and “bad”?

I’ve heard people say “good” and “bad” with the same tone of voice, but it doesn’t mean the same thing. The words are associated with two entirely different meanings.

So, why is this? Is there really a difference between “good” and “bad” meanings? I think so. The difference has to do with how we associate those words with our lives.

Slang words can take on different meanings depending on the situation and the people using them. Slang words like “lit” and “bad” are examples of slang. They change their meaning based on who is listening and how they are used.

You shouldn’t assume you know what someone means when they say something like “bad” or “nice,” because they could be using them in a wholly different way than you expect.

There are two types of words:

• Dictionary words, i.e., words that have a meaning in a dictionary or lexicon of the target language, and
• Non-dictionary words, i.e., words that do not have a meaning in a dictionary or lexicon of the target language.

(Note that the distinction is between “words” and “meanings”, not “words” and “uses”).

The expression “pros and cons” is a short-handed way of saying “the positive and negative aspects [of something].”

In other words, pros (short for “prosperities”) refer to the positive aspects of what you’re talking about, while cons (short for “considerations”) refer to the negative aspects.

Examples:

Other samples:

Conclusion

Pro and con are two sides of the same coin.

Learn to identify the pros and cons of a situation or a proposal, and you will have taken the first step towards a balanced, logical view. ​

Look up pros and cons in any dictionary, and the result will be essentially the same. To summarize, we can say that a pro is a positive feature of something, and a con is a negative. They are essential “pro” arguments for and “con” arguments against something or some situation.

The study of pros and cons will help you develop a profound understanding of the issue, whether it’s about your career, society, or the world around you.

How
to Plan & Write
IELTS Advantages and Disadvantages Essays

Questions for IELTS advantages and
disadvantages essays can be worded in several different ways. Here is some typical wording that might
be used:

It is also common for synonyms of ‘advantages’ and
‘disadvantages’ to be used, such as ‘benefits’ and ‘drawbacks’, as can be seen
in this sample question.

I’ll be using this
question to guide you through the process of planning and writing an IELTS advantage
and disadvantages essay later on in this lesson.

Here’s what the lesson covers:

Click the links to see lessons on each of these Task 2 essay writing topics. 

Once you understand the process, practice on past questions. Take your time at first and gradually speed up until you can plan and write an essay of at least 250 words in the 40 minutes allowed in the exam.

The Question

IELTS advantages and
disadvantages essay questions fall into two main categories:

The first part of the
question will always be a statement. You will then be asked to write
about both the advantages and disadvantages
of the idea stated. You may
also be required to state your opinion.

Here are two more sample
questions for illustration. For the first one, you must give your opinion but
in the second, you should not.

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Essay Structures

Now let’s look at two simple structures you can use to write
IELTS advantages and disadvantages essays. They’re not the only possible structures
but are ones I recommend because they are easy to learn and will enable you to
quickly plan and write a high-level essay.

I’ll explain later why I’m giving you two slightly different
structures.

These structures will give you a well-balanced essay with 4 paragraphs.

One Advantage and Disadvantage or Two?

The question
will state ‘advantages’ and ‘disadvantages’ in the plural, that is, more than one.
However, it is acceptable to write about just one.

This should
give you an essay of just over the minimum 250 words. To write about two advantages
and disadvantages will require you to write nearer 400 words which are a lot to
plan and write in the 40 minutes allowed.

It is better
to fully develop one advantage and one disadvantage than ending up with your
second idea missing an explanation or an example because you run out of time, but
you can write about two if you feel able to or more comfortable doing so.

Having said
that, using essay structure 2, where you start with the examples, will enable
you to easily add more than one advantage and disadvantage without having to
write many more words.

It will be
more suitable for some questions than others so bear this in mind when you’re
writing practice essays and try out both structures.

I’m going to
use essay structure 2 to show you step-by-step how to write an IELTS advantage and
disadvantages essay. I’ll also give you a model answer using essay structure 1
so that you can compare the two.

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The planning process only takes around 5 minutes but it is essential as it will save you time overall and will
result in a far better essay and thus, higher marks. There are the 3 things you need to do:

# 1  Analyse the question

Analysing the question will ensure that you answer it fully. It’s quick and easy to do. You just need to identify 3 different types of words:

Topics words are the
ones that identify the general subject of the question and will be found in the
statement part of the question.

Here is the question we’re going to be working on.
I’ve highlighted the topic words in blue.

So, this
question is about ‘tourism’.

Many people do
this first step of the process and then write about the topic in general. This
is a serious mistake and leads to low marks for task achievement.

What we need
to do now that we know the general topic, is to understand exactly what aspect
of tourism we’re being asked to write about.

The other
keywords in the question tell you the specific topic your essay must be about. 

By
highlighting these words, it’s easy to see that you are being asked to write
about the conflicting issues of tourism being ‘a main source of income’ in many
places, yet also being ‘a source of problems’.

Your essay
must only include ideas relevant to this aspect of tourism.

The instruction
words are the question itself. They tell you exactly what to include
in your essay.

Here, we are required to write about:

Note the use of the synonyms ‘benefits’ and ‘drawback’ in the second sentence of the question.

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# 2  Generate ideas

The next task is to generate some ideas to write about.

There are several different ways to think up ideas. I cover them fully on the IELTS Essay Planning page.

I’m going to demonstrate two
of them for you here – the ‘friends technique’, which is suitable for most IELTS
essays, and the ‘example method’, which perfectly fits essay structure 2.

The ‘friends technique’ is
the method I generally prefer as it allows you to take a step back from the
stress of the exam situation and think more calmly.

Here’s how it works. Imagine
that you are chatting with a friend over a cup of coffee and they ask you this question. What are the first thoughts to come into your head? Plan your essay
around these ideas.

Doing this will help you to
come up with simple answers in everyday language rather than straining your
brain to think of amazing ideas using high-level language, which isn’t
necessary.

Here are my ideas using the
friends technique:

There are far
too many ideas here to include in an essay of just over 250 words. Think up a
few then pick one advantage and one disadvantage that you think you can develop
well.

With the ‘example method‘, on the other hand, you start by thinking of specific examples
related to the question. They can come from your own experience or be
something you’ve read or heard about. These examples will generate ideas that
will become the main points of your essay.

It works particularly well
for the model question I’ve selected for this lesson which is why I’ve included
the second essay structure.

Here are my
ideas using the examples technique:

Now that we have some ideas, we’re almost
ready to start writing our IELTS advantages and disadvantages essay, but first,
we have one more task to do.

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# 3  Vocabulary

During the planning stage,
quickly jot down some vocabulary that comes to mind as you decide what you’re
going to write about, especially synonyms of key words. This will save you
having to stop and think of the right language while you’re writing.

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Writing
an IELTS Advantages and Disadvantages Essay

We’re ready to begin writing
our essay. For the first model answer, I’m going to take you step-by-step
through essay structure 2. I’ll then give you a model answer for essay
structure 1.

Here’s a reminder of the question and the essay
structure. 

We’ll now start work on the introduction.

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How To Write an Introduction

The introduction to an
IELTS advantages and disadvantages essay should have a simple 2 or 3 part
structure:

Our tourism question asks
for our opinion so our introduction will have 3 parts.

1)  Paraphrase the question

Start your introduction by paraphrasing the question statement.

Note my use of synonyms for some of the key words. It’s fine to repeat one or two words if you can’t think of suitable synonyms. Above all, your language must sound natural.

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2)  Outline statement

Now we need to
add a statement where
we outline the main points that we’ll be covering in the rest of the essay,
that is, an advantage of tourism and a disadvantage of tourism.

Here are the
two main ideas I’ve chosen to write about:

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3)  Opinion statement

The question also asks for our opinion and
it’s essential that we include it in the introduction.

So, let’s bring the three elements of our introduction together.

     Introduction

This introduction achieves three important functions:

The two ideas in your introduction will become your two main body paragraphs.

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How To Write Main Body Paragraphs

Main body
paragraphs in IELTS advantages and disadvantages essays written using structure 2, should
contain 3 things:

Main Body Paragraph 1

The topic
sentence summarises the main idea of the paragraph. It plays an
important role in ensuring that your ideas flow logically from one to another.
It does this by acting as a signpost for what is to come next, that is, what
the paragraph will be about.

If you
maintain a clear development of ideas throughout your essay, you will get high
marks for task achievement and cohesion and coherence.

In this
instance, the topic sentence will introduce our first example, for which I’ve
chosen Thailand.

Next, we must write an explanation sentence that states the main point of our example.

Finally, we explain the consequence or result of the situation. This is where we give an example of one specific advantage. It is better to pick one and develop it than to just add a long list.

That’s the 3
parts of our first main body paragraph complete. Here’s the finished paragraph.

We’ll now
follow the same process for our second main body paragraph.

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Main Body Paragraph 2

First, we write the topic sentence to summarise the main idea.

Now for
the explanation sentence that states the main point
of our example.

Finally, a
specific example to explain
the consequence.

That’s the 3 parts of our second main body paragraph complete. Here’s the finished paragraph.

Now we need a conclusion and
our IELTS advantages and disadvantages essay is done.

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How To Write a Conclusion

The
conclusion is a summary of the main points in your essay and can generally be
done in a single sentence. It should never introduce new ideas.

If you’re below the minimum
250 words after you’ve written your conclusion, you can add a prediction or
recommendation statement.

Our essay is already near the minimum word limit so we
don’t need this extra sentence but you can learn more about how to
write a prediction or recommendation statement for IELTS advantages and
disadvantages essays on the Task 2 Conclusions page.

The conclusion is the easiest sentence in the essay to write but one of the most important.

A good conclusion will:

If you achieve this, you’ll improve your score for both task achievement and cohesion and coherence which together make up 50% of the overall marks. Without a conclusion, you’ll score below band 6 for task achievement.

You can start almost any final paragraph of an IELTS advantages and disadvantages essay with the words:

Now all you need to do is briefly summarise the main ideas into one sentence.

Here’s a top tip. Go back and read the introduction to the essay because this is also a summary of the essay. It outlines what you are going to write about.

To create a great conclusion, you simply have to paraphrase the introduction. 

Introduction:

Here’s the same information formed into a conclusion:

That’s it. We’ve completed our advantages and disadvantages essay. Here it is with the 4 paragraphs put together.

Finished IELTS advantages and disadvantages essay.

Go through this lesson as many times as you
need to in order to fully understand it and put in lots of practice writing IELTS advantages and disadvantages essays from past exam questions. Practice is the only way to improve
your skills.

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Example
IELTS Advantages and Disadvantages Essay
for Structure 1

Now, here’s a
model answer for essay structure 1. First, a reminder of the structure and the
ideas I generated using the friends technique.

Ideas generation — Friends technique

I’ve underline the ideas I’ve chosen to write about
in this second essay:

The essay

See if you can identify the different parts of the essay and how I have developed them.

That’s it. Now it’s time for you to get practicing.

More Help With IELTS Advantages and Disadvantages Essays
& Other Task 2 Essays

Task 2:

IELTS Writing Task 2 – The format, the 5 question types, the 5 step essay writing
strategy & sample questions. All the key information you need to know.

The 5 Types of Task 2 Essay – How to recognise the 5 different types of Task 2 essays. 15
sample questions to study and a simple planning structure for each essay type.

Understanding Task 2 Questions – How to quickly and easily analyse and understand
IELTS Writing Task 2 questions.

How To Plan a Task 2 Essay – Discover why essay planning
is essential & learn a simple 4 step strategy, the 4 part essay structure
& 4 methods of generating ideas.

How To
Write a Task 2 Introduction – Find out why a
good introduction is essential. Learn how to write one using a simple 3 part
strategy & discover 4 common mistakes to avoid.

How To
Write Task 2 Main Body Paragraphs – Learn the simple 3
part structure for writing great main body paragraphs and also, 3 common
mistakes to avoid. 

How To
Write Task 2 Conclusions – Learn the easy way
to write the perfect conclusion for a Task 2 essay. Also discover 4 common
mistakes to avoid.

Task 2
Marking Criteria – Find out how to meet the marking criteria in Task
2. See examples of good and poor answers & learn some common mistakes
to avoid.

The 5 Task 2 Essay Types:

Step-by-step instructions on how to plan & write high-level essays. Model answers & common mistakes to avoid.

  Opinion Essays

  Discussion Essays

  Problem Solution Essays

  Advantages & Disadvantages Essays

  Double Question Essays

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IELTS Writing Test – Understand the format & marking criteria, know what skills are assessed & learn the difference between the Academic & General writing tests.

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