Simon’s ielts writing task 2

would
or 
wouldn't
happen in a certain situation. In other words, you are imagining 
something, and you'll need to write a conditional sentence. 
Use the 2nd conditional for imagining: If + past + would 
Example: If I had enough money, I would go on holiday. 
Here's an example from the 
essay
that I wrote last week: 
It may be that employers begin to value creative thinking skills above practical or technical 
skills. If this were the case, perhaps we would need more students of art, history and philosophy than 
of science or technology. 
Quick exercise -
write sentences to imagine the following situations: 
1. Imagine a ban on advertising. 
2. Imagine a tax on unhealthy junk food. 
3. Imagine schools with no teachers (computers doing the teaching). 
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FROM SIMON:
Here are my suggestions. Remember: If + past + would 
1. If advertising were banned, we wouldn't find out about new products. 
2. If the government introduced a tax on junk food, people would be forced to eat more healthily. 
3. If computers replaced teachers in schools, children would have a lot of information, but they would 
miss the human interaction and feedback that teachers provide. 

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I'll highlight some of the mistakes that people made (above) in a lesson this weekend. 
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Thursday, October 29, 2015 at 10:32
 
 
Wednesday, November 04, 2015 
IELTS Writing Task 2: the problem with 'difficult' language 
One of the main messages that I try to communicate in my lessons is that 'difficult' words and 
grammar are not the secret to a high score. You don't need to be Shakespeare to get band 7, 8 or 9! 
In fact, 'difficult' language often has a negative effect on people's scores. Instead of impressing the 
examiner, the 'difficult' language may be unnatural, inappropriate, or just incorrect. 
Look at these examples from Sunday's 
lesson
. I've underlined the words that I think the students 
hoped would impress the examiner. 
1. If schools administered with any teachers, disorder and lawlessness would arise. 
2. If uncensored commercials had been banned, the crime rate would beseized from rising. 
All of the underlined 'difficult' words are either 
used wrongly
or they seem strange in these contexts. 
It would be better to write the following versions: 
1. If schools were run without teachers, the behaviour of pupils would be much worse. 
2. If violent commercials were banned, the crime rate would fall.