Simon’s ielts writing task 2

IELTS Writing Task 2: problem and solution (obesity) 
Hopefully yesterday's video gave you some good vocabulary ideas for the following question. 
Childhood obesity is becoming a serious problem in many countries. Explain the main causes 
and effects of this problem, and suggest some possible solutions.
Here are some more ideas for this topic: 

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Saturday, October 08, 2011 
IELTS Writing: 5 sentence paragraphs 
When writing main body paragraphs for IELTS writing task 2, try to aim for five sentences. For 
example: 
1. Topic sentence (e.g. There are several reasons why I believe...) 
2. First reason 
3. Example 
4. Second reason 
5. Third reason 
Another example: 
1. Topic sentence (e.g. Many people believe that...) 
2. Explain why 
3. Explain in more detail 
4. Example 
5. Explain why they disagree with the opposite view 
Before you start writing it's a good idea to make some notes. Try to organise your notes according to 
this 5-sentence paragraph structure. 
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Wednesday, October 12, 2011 
IELTS Writing Task 2: example paragraph 
Here's a 5-sentence paragraph using the second plan from 
last week's lesson
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Many people believe that sports professionals earn too much money. They argue that sport is a form 
of entertainment rather than a vital public service. We could easily live without sportspeople, yet other 
professionals who contribute much more to society are undervalued and underpaid. For example, 
football players can earn enormous salaries by simply kicking a ball, while doctors, nurses and 
teachers earn a fraction of the money despite being essential for our health and prosperity. From this 
perspective, sports stars do not deserve the salaries they currently earn. 
As you can see, the paragraph explains the view that sportspeople earn too much money. This came 
from a 
discuss both views
question.