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

questions?

•  Keywords

•  Qualifying words

•  Action words

How many paragraphs should your IELTS Task 2 response be?

•  Four

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

tence do?

•  The thesis is the most important sentence in an argument essay.  It acts as 

a direct answer to the essay question and presents the writer’s opinion or 

argument.

Name at least one way argument essays and discussions essay are different.

•  Argument essays present the writer’s opinion in the introduction para-

graph (via the thesis).  Discussion essays present the writer’s opinion 

in the conclusion paragraph (via the statement of position).  Argument