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eview

 

what

 

you

 

have

 

Learned

 

in

 

this

 

book

What are the three areas you should look for when interpreting IELTS Task 2 writing 

questions?

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How many paragraphs should your IELTS Task 2 response be?

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What is the most important sentence in an argument essay?  What does this sen-

tence do?

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Name one way argument essays and discussions essay are different.

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What is cohesion?

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

64

Fill in the missing information in this argument essay outline:

Paragraph 1 – Introduction

•  Sentence 1 - _______________________________

•  Sentence 2 – Detailed background statement

•  Sentence 3 - _______________________________

•  Sentence 4 – Outline sentence

Paragraph 2 – First supporting paragraph

•  Sentence 1 – Topic sentence

•  Sentence 2 - _______________________________

•  Sentence 3 - _______________________________

•  Sentence 4 – Conclusion

Paragraph 3 – Second supporting paragraph

•  Sentence 1 – Topic sentence

•  Sentence 2 - _______________________________

•  Sentence 3 - _______________________________

•  Sentence 4 - Conclusion

Paragraph 4 – Conclusion

•  Sentence 1 - _______________________________

•  Sentence 2 – Restatement of thesis

•  Sentence 3 - _______________________________

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

65

Write an essay in response to this essay question: