Ielts writing Task & Advanced megapack: ielts academic & General Training

The question of
whether or not ……………………………. has been the subject of
recent/heated public discussion.
This structure is very useful so that we can comfortably paraphrase
the issue. 
2
nd
 - Answer the Question
Original Question:
Do you agree with this view?
Answer:
Higher education, in my opinion, should be free regardless of
income, based on the grounds that it would benefit both individuals and
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society.
 
What synonyms have we used?
In this part of our introduction, we’ve used another synonym for
“university education,” “higher education.” Then, to add extra variety to
our language, we’ve used “on the grounds that” instead of “because.”
We’ve then moved on to specifying 
why 
we think higher education should
be free without being too specific (
it would benefit both individuals and
society
).
So there you have it, that’s all you need to do to write your
introduction for the IELTS essay. Here is the full version of the paragraph
we’ve just written together.
The question of whether or not the government should consider
making tertiary education freely available to all learners has been the
subject of recent/heated public discussion/debate. Higher education, in
my opinion, should be free regardless of income, based on the grounds
that it would benefit both individuals and society.
 
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Body Paragraph 1
In this paragraph, we are going to fully explain the first reason why
we believe that university should be free for all learners.
Structure:
1- State One Reason or Argument
2- Expand/Explain
3- Example
This 1
st
sentence connects to the question and gives a reason why
you agree.
Firstly, one argument in favor of eliminating university fees is that
there are many learners who are unable to pay for their education, despite
their strong desire to obtain degrees.