Coherence- How easy is your essay to understand?
In order to
improve your coherence, proper grammar is a must. You are not
there while the essay is being marked, so your ideas need to be clear
and easy to understand. Using the cohesive phrases mentioned
earlier, can improve the coherence of your essay.
Composition- The structure of your essay (introduction paragraph,
2-3 body paragraphs, and a conclusion paragraph). A good
introduction includes a little background on the topic, a thesis
statement, and a preview of the 2-3 main points of your essay. Each
body paragraph should include a topic sentence illustrating your
point, an example of your point and how it ties into your topic
sentence, as well as a concluding sentence that ties this point into
your thesis.
Conclusions should reiterate your two or three main ideas from your
body paragraphs an restate your thesis again using different words
than before. To end your conclusion, you should give a prediction or
recommendation on the essay topic.
Topics for IELTS writing task 2 are usually related to some issue or problem
that is currently affecting society and you need to discuss it. In recent IELTS
exams, topics have mostly dealt with:
[1] Environment
[2] Educational
[3] Crime
[4] Animal Rights
[5] Health
[6] The internet
[7] Tourism
[8] Jobs
How to write down introduction;
Opening lines:
It is an undeniable fact that…
It is certainly true that…
There is no doubt that…
After this opening line, write one topic line. Choose topic from statement and
write general statement on topic or rephrase the question by using synonyms
and changing the word order.
The second sentence should be written to support topic line. There are two ways
to support topic. 1) Give evidence- It is obvious from ……For example: if my
topic line is – crime is increasing very fast among people. It is obvious from
crime related news from newspaper which has full the paper almost. 2)
Compare past or present- gone is those days, when…... but now……….
The third sentence and fourth sentence should be task sentence, means what
you are going to write down in body paragraphs.
This is all about introduction. It needs 4-5 sentences. Remember that you should
write complex sentences mixed up with simple one.
Body paragraphs:
It includes point in simple sentence. Then, point should be elaborated by
using complex sentences like by giving examples.
Conclusion:
It restates your opinion and includes further suggestions.
EXAMPLE OF GOOD INTRODUCTION:
Question: There is a good deal of evidence that increasing car use
is contributing to global warming and having other undesirable
effects on people’s health and well-being.
To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement?
Good Introduction
Rising global temperatures and human health and fitness issues are
often viewed as being caused by the expanding use of automobiles.
This essay agrees that increasing use of motor vehicles is contributing
to rising gl obal temperatures and certain health issues. Firstly, this
essay will discuss the production of greenhouse gases by vehicles and
secondly, it will discuss other toxic chemicals released by internal
combustion engines.
Types of essays:
Causes and solutions/ problems and solutions/ reasons, effects and
solutions
Advantages and disadvantages
Do you agree/ disagree
At what extent do you agree or disagree
Discuss both views and give your opinion
Causes solutions type of essay
Example statement:
Influence of human beings on the world's ecosystem is leading to the
extinction of species and loss of bio-diversity.
What are the primary causes of loss of bio-diversity?
What solutions can you suggest?
Despite knowing about biodiversity’s importance for a long
time, human activity has been causing massive extinctions of
different species. This essay will examine the main causes of
loss of biodiversity and possible solutions of this problem.
The two main causes of species extinction are change of their
habitats and overexploitation of natural resources. When
humans artificially transform the environment, they destroy
