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Wednesday, November 27, 2013 
IELTS Writing Task 2: strong answer for agree/disagree 
In 
this lesson
I wrote an introduction for a 'balanced opinion' answer. Today we're going to look at a 
question which I think requires a 'strong opinion' answer: 

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Foreign visitors should pay more than local visitors for cultural and historical attractions. To 
what extent do you agree or disagree with this opinion?
I think it would become confusing if you tried to explain a balanced view for this question. The choice 
of opinion is simple: either foreign visitors should pay more, or they shouldn't. 
I'll show you how I would write an essay for this question next week. For the moment, just compare 
the question above with the question 
here
. Make sure you understand why I'm suggesting a strong 
answer for one and a balanced answer for the other. 
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Wednesday, December 04, 2013 
IELTS Writing Task 2: strong opinion answer 
Foreign visitors should pay more than local visitors for cultural and historical attractions. To 
what extent do you agree or disagree with this opinion?
Last week I said that we needed a 'strong opinion' answer to the question above. Here's my 
suggested outline for a 4-paragraph essay: 
1. Introduction: make your opinion clear (e.g. I completely disagree) 
2. First reason why you disagree 
3. Second reason why you disagree 
4. Conclusion: repeat / summarise your opinion 
Note:
It is possible to mention the opposite view in one of the main paragraphs, but you should make 
it very clear that you disagree with it. Here's an example: