Simon’s ielts writing task 2

3. Paragraph - give your opinions about how to achieve happiness
Some ideas: Try to organise your ideas logically - you could begin with humans' basic needs (in order 
to be happy we need to be healthy and have somewhere to live, food to eat etc.) then talk about the 
importance of family and friends. You could then write about career, money, success, status etc. - 
maybe you could explain that these things mean nothing if we do not have family and friends to share 
our experiences with. Give an example from your own life - what will make you happier than you are 
now? 
4. Conclusion - repeat/summarise the main ideas
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Wednesday, July 20, 2011 
IELTS Writing Task 2: recent question 
This was the IELTS writing task 2 question two weeks ago in the UK: 
It is right that university graduates should earn more money than less well educated people, 
but they should pay the full cost of their education.
To what extent do you agree or disagree?
My students and I planned a 4-paragraph essay: 
1) Introduction: introduce the topic and respond to both parts of the question. We decided to agree 
that graduates deserve good salaries, but we disagree with the idea that they should pay the full cost 
of their degree courses. 
2) Paragraph explaining why graduates should earn good salaries: they have invested time and effort 
into gaining their qualifications; they have knowledge, skills and training required for important jobs; 
they are an asset to society. 
3) Paragraph explaining why graduates should not have to pay the full cost of education: this will be 
too expensive and will deter many young people from going to university; students will have huge 
debts; graduates contribute by paying taxes when they work. 

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4) Conclusion: repeat the two main ideas.