Achieve ielts academic Writing Success

Task Two Question 3
 
You should spend 40 minutes on this task.
Write about the following topic:
 
Many people believe that strong tradition helps to civilise a nation
and that governments should therefore subsidise musicians, theatre
companies, actors and artists.
 
Explain whether you agree or disagree with this statement and what
you think governments should do to promote the traditional cultural
heritage of a country.
Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or
experience.
Write at least 250 words.

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The Introduction
As we noted above, the 
introduction
is the first paragraph of your essay. An
introduction introduces the topic of your essay. It usually consists of between 1 and 3
sentences. 
NOTE:
The essay introductions in this book might be longer than introductions you’ve
seen before. Long introductions increase an essay’s word count. Introductions usually
contain 1, 2 or 3 sentences. 
Many teachers encourage their students to keep the introduction short, at one sentence. 
In 
ACHIEVE IELTS Academic Writing Success
,
you’ll learn how to increase your
word count, since one of the most difficult aspects of writing a Task 2 essay is hitting that
250-word mark. Remember, there are many successful ways to write a Task 2 essay. This
book introduces 
one 
proven method of obtaining increasingly and consistently high band
scores on IELTS academic Writing tests. 
Writing a 2 or 3-sentence 
introduction
has two advantages:
·
You will accumulate more words.
·
By following the method outlined in this book, the last sentence of your