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Wednesday, July 19, 2017 
IELTS Writing Task 2: two-part question 
Here's an example of a two-part question that a student shared recently: 
Some parents buy their children whatever they ask for, and allow their children to do whatever 
they want. Is this a good way to raise children? What consequences could this style of 
parenting have for children as they get older?
Notice the two separate questions: 
Is this...?
and 
What consequences...?
It's very easy to plan your 4-paragraph essay structure for this kind of question: introduction, answer 
the first question, answer the second question, conclusion. Now you just need to plan some ideas. 
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Wednesday, August 02, 2017 
IELTS Writing Task 2: paraphrase + basic answer 
Let's look at a simple 2-sentence introduction for the question below. Notice how I paraphrase the 
main ideas in my first sentence, and I manage to answer both parts of the question in my second 
sentence. 
Question
Some parents buy their children whatever they ask for, and allow their children to do whatever they 
want. Is this a good way to raise children? What consequences could this style of parenting have for 
children as they get older? 
My introduction
It is true that some parents are overly permissive and tend to spoil their children. In my opinion, this is 
not a good parenting style, and it can have a range of negative long-term consequences.