HOW TO WRITE AN ESSAY?

 

How to write an ideal essay for IELTS

 A lot of students are apprehensive about the task of essay writing.  An ideal essay must comprise of 250 words approximately and the expected time for this is about 40 minutes. The First 20 minutes can be used to complete writing task.

IELTS Essay type questions for Task 2 usually asks about topics of general domain. There can be topics ranging from education, sport, health, age, gender, roles, politics, environment and what not? Anything and everything under the sun. Therefore, it is not a wise idea to by-heart sentences. However these are some techniques that needs to be mastered in order to be able write an essay effectively. Many students of IELTS have a misconception that they should use sophisticated words and complicated phrases but the requirement of the task is to answer the question.

 

Step 1: Introduction

The foremost thing to do is to analyze the question and understand exactly what is asked. For this you should reframe the question in your own words using synonyms. If the topic or the question is something like “Capital punishment must be banned” write your views for or against the statement. Some people believe it could be used for severe crimes. Discuss both views and state you opinion.

Here it is possible to use synonyms in your opening sentence to put the question in your own words. The opening sentence of your essay can be something like “ it is a commonly held belief that the death penalty is a draconian method ,and is barbaric in the modern society” . However, there is an opposite   argument that the more despicable crimes are, the more severe the punishments should be. The next thing to do is to give your opinion on the subject in order to give the examiner an overview of what is to be expected in your essay. There is no right or wrong answer in the IELTS essay. The examiner is only interested in your English.

 

Step 2: Support your opinion

Once you state your opinion you should add points to support your opinion. You can use several phrases like

·        I am of the view that,

·        I hold the opinion that,

·        To me, it seems that,

·        In my opinion,

·        In my View,

·        I would argue that,

So, if your opinion was that you oppose capital punishment, then you might want to site an example of a person who has been jailed for life for murder and then years later he has been released as he is proven to be innocent. You can use the phrase like “Exploitation of Justice” to express the idea.

Step 3: Give the other side of the argument.

The next paragraph must highlight the opposite view point. This will give the examiner an impression that your writing is balanced and it is a good sign of an IELTS essay. You can start your paragraph with phrases such as :

·        It can also be argued that,

·        Someone with an opposite view would argue that,

·        However, there is also another side to this,

·        In contrast, some people hold the view that,

Step 4: Conclusion

Summarize your opinion

To finish off your IELTS task 2 Essay, the whole argument must be summarized as a conclusion. This is also a chance to validate the aforementioned opinion. To prove to the IELTS examiner that you have a smooth flair for the English language. You should try to use synonyms rather than just copying the previous sentences.