I nte r nati o nal e n g LI s h lan g uag e testi n g syste m

Firstly, a teacher powered by artificial intelligence would have difficulty interpreting 

the educational needs of a classroom of students.

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IELTS Academic and General Task 2: How to write at a band 9 level

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This topic sentence must very clearly state the point initially brought up in the in-

troduction paragraph’s outline sentence.  Doing this establishes a clear connection 

between the introduction and supporting paragraphs.

The second sentence ties in the example of Honda Asimov:

For example, Honda Asimov, one of the world’s most advanced robots, has trouble 

distinguishing simple human emotions.

Please note how the example directly supports the topic by presenting some factual, 

real-life info.  Because of this, the claim that is being made is that much harder to 

counter.  Thus, the essay as a whole is stronger.

Now a link must be made between the example sentence and the topic sentence.  

This sentence needs to show why this example proves this paragraph’s topic.  This is 

done in the discussion sentence:

If today’s most advanced artificial intelligence cannot categorize these basic physi-

cal cues, it is difficult to believe that a robot could be capable of altering study