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Wednesday, January 31, 2018 
IELTS Writing Task 2: main paragraph methods 
I always tell my students to choose a method and stick to it. For main paragraphs, I teach them two 
easy ways to organise their ideas: 
1. 
Idea, explain, example:
If you have one main idea, this easy format will help you to build a good 
paragraph. To see an example, look at paragraph 3 in 
this essay
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2. 
Firstly, secondly, finally:
If you have two or three ideas, just use this format. Miss the "finally" if you 
only have two ideas, and remember that you can use alternative words for the same structure (e.g. 
The main reason, another reason, also, furthermore). Click 
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and 
here
to see examples. 
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Wednesday, February 07, 2018 
IELTS Writing Task 2: two-part question about 'hard work' 
The task below is what I call a two-part question. The good thing about this type of question is that 
you know exactly what to write about in each main body paragraph. 
In education and employment, some people work harder than others. Why do some people 
work harder? Is it always a good thing to work hard?
How would you structure a 4-paragraph answer to this question? Please share your essay 
plans
(not 
full essays yet) in the 'comments' area below. 
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