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 IELTS
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Example #2: 
Some people think the main purpose of schools is to turn children into 
good citizens and workers, rather than to benefit them as individuals. 
To what extent do you agree or disagree?
Here are 3 different introductions. Notice that the opinion is clear in each one. 
Example introduction (Strong view/Agree): 
People have different views about what the main purpose of schools 
should be. Personally, I agree that a school's role is to prepare children 
to be productive members of society. 
Example introduction (Strong view/Disagree): 
Many people argue that the main role of schools is to prepare children 
for their future jobs. However, I believe that the purpose of education 
should be to help children to grow as individuals. 
Example introduction (Balanced view): 
To a certain extent I agree that the role of schools is to prepare children 
to be productive members of society. However, I also believe that the 
education process has a positive impact on us as individuals. 
Note:
 
A good way to write a balanced view introduction is: 
To a certain extent I agree that … . However, I also think that...
 
By saying that you agree to a certain extent (not completely), you can now talk 
about both sides of the argument. 
Exercise: To practice writing short and quick introductions, go back to 
previous exercises that you have done so far and write different 
introductions. 

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 IELTS
 JOURNAL 
 
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Organizing body paragraphs 
By prioritizing your ideas, putting them in the right and the logical order and linking 
them together by adding a few details like linking devices such as besides, 
furthermore, moreover, etc., now you can write well-organized body paragraphs. 
When you are writing main body paragraphs for IELTS writing task 2, try to aim for 
five or six sentences. Look at the example below. The structure of a well-organized 
body paragraph looks like this. 
1.
Topic sentence (e.g. There are several reasons why I believe...)
2.
First reason/Explain why
3.
Example (in more detail)
4.
Second reason/Explain why 
5.
Example (in more detail)
6.
Third reason/Explain why 
Here is an example of how we can 'build' a paragraph using the above method.