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

place of a human teacher in the classroom?

What would this mean?

…students would learn entirely from computers

Is this likely?

…probably not

Why not?

…because a robotic teacher would not be able to discipline misbehaving students

…because a robotic teacher would be unable to cater to a student’s learning needs

…because a robotic teacher would not be capable of encouraging students as well as a 

human

…because a robotic teacher’s classroom would be boring and difficult to learn from

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

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Is it easier to agree or disagree with this statement?

…disagree!

With the easier position selected, the candidate can confidently write a fitting thesis:

I disagree that technology will completely replace human teachers in the foresee-

able future.

Following this declaration of position, the candidate needs to state what points they 

will use for support. This is done in the fourth and final sentence in the introduction 

paragraph: the outline sentence.

The outline sentence declares two points that will be used to uphold the thesis. 

These points are expanded upon in the supporting paragraphs of the essay.

Supporting points should be selected based on how easily real-life examples can be 

brainstormed. Here are two supporting ideas from the above brainstorm session and 

a real-life example of each: