Introduction of IELTS Writting Task 2

In IELTS writing, task 2 is more important than task one. To some extent its structure is solid and we can sort it into three style: analyzed, comparative and critical.

In analyzed style, you are given a topic about a problem or phenomenon to analyze. Usually, you should give out some advices or discuss something it might cause after analyzing its reasons link to the problem. For example, 'Statistics show that the cities in the world are becoming more and more enormous. What do you think are the causes and the possible consequences?'

In comparative style, you should compare the positive and negative affections from one or more things. For example, 'We will have the intelligent machine-robot-in the future to do work instead of human beings. State the possible benefits and dangers of it.'

In critical style, it will give us a opinion or 2 opposite opinion then require candidates brainstorm their own opinions. For example, 'In many countries, children participate in some paid work in their spare time. Some people think this is wrong, but others believe that such work will extend the children's knowledge and increase their sense of responsibility. What is your opinion?'

To evaluate writing task 2, 3 elements are essential. The first one is arguments, ideas and evidence, the second one is communicative quality, and the third one is vocabulary and sentence structure. The number of words you should write in this part is at least 250.

Structure of Task 2
It can be divided into 3 parts, introduction, body and conclusion.

┏General Statement
introduction┃
┗ Thesis

┏ Topic Sentence + Supporting Sentences (+Concluding Sentence)
Body┣ Topic Sentence + Supporting Sentences (+Concluding Sentence)
┗ Topic Sentence + Supporting Sentences (+Concluding Sentence)

Conclusion━━ Restatement or summary of the main points; final comment