Simon’s ielts writing task 2

IELTS Writing Task 2: five-sentence paragraph 
Here are the 5 ideas from last week, about the negatives of credit cards: 
1. encourage spending money that people don't have 
2. leads to excess shopping, consumer culture 
3. more credit cards, debt becomes out of control 
4. bankrupt, in court, lose home 
5. sometimes fines or even prison 

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Now here's a 5-sentence paragraph using these ideas: 
The main drawback of credit cards is that they encourage people to spend money that they do not 
have. This has led to the consumer culture and addiction to shopping that we now see in society. 
When credit card users are unable to pay off their debts, they often resort to signing up for multiple 
cards, and the debt becomes increasingly overwhelming. Many people in this situation find 
themselves in court, bankrupt, and without a home as a final consequence of credit card dependence. 
In the worst cases, they may even face prison sentences. 
Note:
Notice that I made one or two changes (e.g. 'overwhelming' instead of 'out of control'), but that I 
mostly followed the plan, writing one sentence for each idea. Practise doing this yourself. 
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Wednesday, October 08, 2014 
IELTS Writing Task 2: video lesson 1 
My first video lesson for writing task 2 is now available 
here
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In this lesson, I give a basic overview of the requirements of the task, the scoring system, and how I 
break essay writing into smaller parts to make it easier. There are some useful tips in there, and you 
could also use the lesson as listening practice!