IELTS Essay Question Type - 7 Double Questions / Tasks

IELTS Essay Question Type - 7

Double Questions / Tasks

 

 

Previous years’ Questions used in IELTS Tests or published in Cambridge IELTS preparation materials.

 

1.      Increasing the price of petrol is the best way to solve growing traffic and pollution problems. To what extent do you agree or disagree? What other measures do you think might be effective? (C8-Academic-T3)

2.      Today more and more people are travelling than ever before. Why is this the case? What are the benefits of travelling for the traveler? (C8-General-TA)

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General Instructions Task 2:	1.      You should spend about 40 minutes on this task.
	2.      Give reasons for your answer.
	3.      Include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience (if necessary).
	4.      Write at least 250 words.

 

 

 

 

Experts IELTS Trainers’ suggestions:
	1.      Spend about 5 minutes reading and re-reading the question until you understand all parts of the task.
	2.      You should only spend about 20 minutes in writing the essay. As you have already planned and prepared your layout in the first five minutes, you will now need only 20 minutes to write.
	3.      Spend about 5 minutes to check your response. Use the criteria check list below to check the essay.
	4.      Check the punctuations.
	5.      Check the articles and its appropriateness.
	6.      Check spellings.
	7.      Check paragraphing.
	8.      Check and change usual vocabulary into unusual vocabulary.
	9.      Check the subject and verb agreement.
	10.   Check all the first letters in each sentence. It should only begin with a capital (uppercase) letter.
	11.   Check all the first letters in each paragraph. It should only begin with a capital (uppercase) letter.
	12.   Check appropriateness of the meaning or words you have used in the essay.
	13.   Check the logical connections among sentences in paragraph and paragraphs on the whole.
	14.   Read the introduction and conclusion you have written and ensure they don’t contradict each other or differ in opinion.
	15.   Make sure you have written about 250 to 300 words on the whole.
	16.   Make sure your handwriting is clear and legible.
	17.   Make sure your argument is logically universal and appealing to the reader.
	18.   Make sure you have written at least 2 – 4 complex sentences in the essay which ranges from 30 – 60 words in one sentence.
	19.   Make sure you have used a few passive voices sentences to indicate your knowledge in various types of sentences.
	20.   As you have taken only 30 minutes on the whole for writing this task, you have saved about 10 minutes. This saved time should be used for writing task 1, if needed, as some tasks 1 in writing test in IELTS – such as graph or process diagram – takes more time for you to comprehend.

 

 

 

 

Criteria check list:
1.      Task response	Fully address all parts of the task question.
	Present a fully developed position in answer to the question with relevant, fully extended and well supported ideas and reasons.
2.      Lexical resource	Use a wide range of vocabulary with very natural and sophisticated control of lexical features; rare minor errors should occur only as slips
	Use appropriate Verbs and its forms
	Use uncommon or rare words
	Use effective connectors (phrases)
3.      Grammatical Range & Accuracy	Use a wide range of grammatical structures with full flexibility.
	Write accurate sentences; rare minor errors should occur only as slips.
4.      Coherence & Cohesion	Coherence means that the reader can easily understand the connection among Paragraphs. Coherence is about making everything flow smoothly. The reader can see that everything is logically arranged and connected, and relevance to the central focus of the essay is maintained throughout.
	Cohesion refers to the way we use vocabulary and grammatical structures to make connections between the ideas within a text. It provides flow and sequence to your work and helps make your paragraphs clear for the reader.

 

 

 

 

Glossary:	Kinds of sentences used in essay to write Introduction paragraph
GS General Statement	·        General Statements are usually the topic sentence or the main idea of the paragraph. ·        A general statement is any declarative sentence providing supporting information or transitioning to a new topic.
OS Opinion Statement	·        An opinion is a judgment, viewpoint, or statement that is not conclusive, rather than facts, which are true statements. ·        An opinion essay is a formal piece of writing which requires your opinion on a topic. Your opinion should be stated clearly. ·        Throughout the essay you will give various arguments/reasons/viewpoints on the topic and these will be supported by evidence and/or examples.
TS Thesis Statement	·        A thesis statement is a succinct statement of the arguments you'll be making in a paper and is a critical component of any well-written work.

 

 

 

 

Possible Response Types	Possible Paragraph Structures (choose any one of these types)
	Para – 1	Para - 2	Para - 3	Para - 4	Para - 5
Task 1 highlight	GS + OS + TS	Address Task 1	Address Task 1	Address Task 1	Address Task 2
Task 2 highlight	GS + OS + TS	Address Task 2	Address Task 2	Address Task 2	Address Task 1
Both Tasks highlight	GS + OS + TS	Address Task 1	Address Task 1	Address Task 2	Address Task 2

 

 

 

 

What to write in each paragraph
Introduction	·        General Statement ·        Thesis Statement ·        Opinion Statement (Only if the question asks for your opinion)
Body Paragraph - 1	·        Topic sentence – outline 1st task and write supporting views ·        Explanation – explain/expand this idea ·        Example – include any relevant example from your own knowledge or experience
Body Paragraph - 2	·        Topic sentence – outline 1st task and write supporting views ·        Explanation – explain/expand this idea ·        Example – include any relevant example from your own knowledge or experience
Body Paragraph – 3 (Optional)	·        Topic sentence – outline 1st task and write supporting views ·        Explanation – explain/expand this idea ·        Example – include any relevant example from your own knowledge or experience
Conclusion	·        Paraphrase the thesis statement and address task 2