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Wednesday, March 30, 2016 
IELTS Writing Task 2: choose the easy opinion 
Look at the following exam question that a student sent me: 
As well as making money, businesses also have social responsibilities. To what extent do you 
agree or disagree?
When deciding whether to agree, disagree or partly agree, I suggest that you think about your two 
main body paragraphs. What would you like to include in your two main paragraphs, and which 
opinion allows you to do this? 
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Wednesday, April 06, 2016 
IELTS Writing Task 2: the easiest way 
In last week's lesson I asked you to think about the easiest way to answer this question: 
As well as making money, businesses also have social responsibilities. To what extent do you 
agree or disagree?
For me, the easiest way would be to completely agree. Here's a quick plan for a 4-paragraph answer: 
1. Introduction: introduce the topic and completely agree 

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2. Main paragraph: explain why you agree that businesses need to make money, and what would 
happen if they didn't (perhaps mention that many social responsibilities depend on money) 
3. Main paragraph: explain why you agree that businesses also have social responsibilities (give 
examples) 
4. Conclusion: repeat / summarise your answer 
A few people shared more detailed plans in the comments below last week's 
lesson
. Have a look at 
their ideas regarding the 'social responsibilities' of businesses.