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How To Write A Cause And
Effect Essay
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In writing task 2 you will be asked to write a
discursive essay (
250 words minimum
250 words minimum
). You
will be given a question asking you to give your
opinion, discuss a problem or issue. You could
also be asked to provide solutions, evaluate a
problem, compare and contrast different ideas or
challenge an idea. In this post, we will be
focussing on how to
write a cause/effect
write a cause/effect
essay
essay
.
One of the Irst things you should do is 
read the
marking criteria
to see what the examiners
expect. This is really important, as you need to
know what they are looking for in the band 7+
boxes. 
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You should be able to give the examiners exactly
what they want, in order to get a 7+ band score. 
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WRITING TASK 2 Cause/Effect
STRUCTURE
The structure that I advise my students to use,
will be sure to get you a band score 7+. You need
to practice using this structure, with as many
questions as you can, before sitting your IELTS
test. This writing task 2 structure has been
proven to be successful for my students and
when perfected, can easily help you to achieve a
high band score. 
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Before you start writing, plan your
ideas so that you can organise the information
clearly. You must decide what you think is the
main cause and what the speciIc effects are.
Take 5 minutes and plan out your ideas and
examples.
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It is very important that spend a full 40
minutes on this task as the score you get for
writing task 2 is two-thirds of your total writing
score. You also need to write a minimum of 250
words and use your own ideas. 
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Remember to write in a formal tone, this
is an academic essay, therefore your writing
should be formal. 
This is one possible way to structure your essay;
IT IS A 4-PARAGRAPH
STRUCTURE >>
Paragraph 1 – The Introduction
Paragraph 1 – The Introduction
This is the introduction to the essay and where
you should start off by paraphrasing the
question. 
Do you understand what I mean, when I say
‘paraphrase’ the question?
This means that you rewrite the question in your
own words using synonyms. You can’t just copy
the question again or use the same words in the
question. Paraphrase and show off your
vocabulary knowledge by using synonyms. When
practising your essay writing, use an 
online
online
thesaurus
thesaurus
to help you. This is a great tool and
can help you to learn many new words.
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ESSAY EXAMPLES
ESSAY EXAMPLES
Then your next sentence should introduce the
essay, this will tell
the examiner exactly what you
will discuss in the main body paragraphs. For
example, Firstly this essay will discuss………
Secondly this essay will discuss…….
There are two sentences you need in the
introduction >>
Paraphrase the question
Introduce the speciIc topics that will be
discussed in the main body paragraphs.
Paragraph 2 – Main Body Paragraph 1
Paragraph 2 – Main Body Paragraph 1
In this paragraph, you should describe a speciIc
cause.
Start the paragraph by introducing the cause.
This is where you need to have a topic sentence.
The next sentence(s) should explain the cause,
going into detail. The third sentence should give
an example that supports.
The example you give could be something from
your own experience or made up – it is ok to
make up something as the examiners will not
fact check your information. They want to see
your ability to use English at a certain level. You
could make up an example from a report, journal,
newspaper or University study. 
This is how the paragraph should look >>
Introduce the cause (topic sentence)
Explain/give detail
Example
Paragraph 3 – 
Paragraph 3 – Main Body Paragraph 2
Main Body Paragraph 2
In this paragraph, you should write about the
effect.
Start the paragraph by introducing the effect.
This is where you need to have a topic sentence.
The next sentence(s) should explain the effect,
going into detail. The third sentence should give
an example.
The example you give could be something from
your own experience or made up – it is ok to
make up something as the examiners will not
fact check your information. They want to see
your ability to use English at a certain level. You
could make up an example from a report, journal,
newspaper or University study. 
This is how the paragraph should look >>
Introduce the effect (topic sentence)
Explain/give detail
Example
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Sample 2 - Health
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Paragraph 4 – The Conclusion
Paragraph 4 – The Conclusion
In the fourth paragraph, you write the conclusion
giving a summary of your main points and say
what you think is most important about this topic
and give a recommendation. You should not
enter any new information or ideas in this
paragraph. 
Summary of the main points
What you think is most important about
this topic / give a recommendation
Another possible way to structure your
Another possible way to structure your
cause/effect essay is this;
cause/effect essay is this;
Introduction
Cause 1 – Describe a speciIc cause
Cause 2 – Describe another speciIc
cause
Effects – Describe the effects from both
causes
Conclusion
SAMPLE Cause/Effect ESSAY >>
**All questions have been reported by students
who have taken the IELTS exam.**
In many countries all over the world today, there
are many people who are extremely overweight.
This essay will Irstly discuss the main reasons
that this is happening and secondly look at the
effects this is having on individuals and society.
Firstly, obesity is caused by many factors in
modern society, including the easy availability of
unhealthy food. When a bad diet is matched with
a sedentary lifestyle, weight gain is inevitable,
since eating large portions of food that is mainly
processed, high in salt, sugar and Illed with
chemicals, the body gains weight fast. For
example, a documentary by Channel 4 in 2016
showed that the most obese populations were
situated in underdeveloped nations, like
Venezuela, where people admitted to Inding it
didcult to eat a balanced and healthy diet and
had no nutritional education.
Secondly, the effect that immense weight gain
can have on a person, is that they will likely
develop health issues, like diabetes or heart
disease. As the body becomes larger, the
metabolism slows down, so that the body is
more likely to get a chronic illness. This is
impacting on health services around the world,
as hospitals are seeing an increased demand to
care for obese patients. For instance, The NHS in
the UK has admitted to spending around 16
billion per year on obese related diseases like
diabetes. UK newspaper The Telegraph reported
in 2016 that more money is spent on treating
obesity in the UK than on stadng the police force
and Ire service.
In conclusion, obesity is being caused by easily
available calorie-rich processed food and little
exercise. The effects of this are impacting
individuals health as well as the cost of national
healthcare services. In order for obesity to be
lessened, individuals should be educated about
nutrition, furthermore, the governments should
implement higher taxes on all junk food and
sugar.
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Sample 1 - Crime
Sample 1 - Crime
(Word Count – 310 / Band Score 9)
Task Achievement
Task Achievement
–
The answer provides a
paraphrased question,
to begin with, followed
by a relevant cause and
effects. Both the cause
and effects are fully supported (relevant
examples are given) in the main body
paragraphs in the essay, with fully
extended and well-supported ideas. the
style of the writing is appropriate for an
academic essay.
Coherence and Cohesion
Coherence and Cohesion
– The
answer has been divided into clear logical
paragraphs and each main body
paragraph only has one main idea. There
are cohesive links between the main body
paragraphs and between most sentences.
Examples are highlighted with discourse
markers like – 
for example, and for
instance. The conclusion gives a clear
recommendation, which is linked to the
information in the main body paragraphs.
Lexical Resource
Lexical Resource
– There is evidence of
a wide range of vocabulary, with no errors
in the text.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy
Grammatical Range and Accuracy
–
The answer has no grammatical errors.
The sentences have a wide range of
structures. 
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Remember to give both a cause and
effect. Use each of the main body paragraphs to
support your ideas, giving examples that are
relevant. In the conclusion, summarise your main
points and say what is important about the
topic/give a recommendation. 
WRITING TASK 2 BAND SCORE 9
CRITERIA >>
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