Simon’s ielts writing task 2

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Thursday, April 02, 2015 at 11:09
 
 
Wednesday, April 08, 2015 
IELTS Writing Task 2: longer introductions? 
People sometimes ask me whether writing a longer introduction could be the way to improve their 
task 2 scores. My answer is no! A longer introduction is more likely to harm your score, not help it. 
The more time you spend on your introduction, the less time you have to write good main body 
paragraphs. The main body is the key to a high score! 
So, how can we improve our main body paragraphs? I think there are 3 easy steps you can take: 
1. Spend more time 
planning
the main paragraphs. 
2. Spend less time on the introduction and conclusion. 
3. Prepare ideas for 
common topics
before you take the exam. 
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Wednesday, April 15, 2015 
IELTS Writing Task 2: firstly, secondly, finally 
Here's another 'firstly, secondly, finally' paragraph that I wrote with my students. As usual, it contains 
three main ideas, and five sentences in total. 
Ways to improve road safety (apart from using punishments):
I believe that safe driving can be promoted in several different ways that do not punish 
drivers. Firstly, it is vitally important to educate people properly before they start to drive, and this 
could be done in schools or even as part of an extended or more difficult driving test. Secondly, more 
attention could be paid to safe road design. For example, signs can be used to warn people, speed 
bumps and road bends can be added to calm traffic, and speed cameras can help to deter people 
from driving too quickly. Finally, governments or local councils could reduce road accidents by 
investing in better public transport, which would mean that fewer people needed to travel by car.