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Wednesday, September 14, 2016 
IELTS Writing Task 2: 'perfect' essays 
In 
this lesson
I wrote that you should try to write 'perfect' essays when you are practising at home. 
What I meant was that you should take as much time as you need, check everything carefully, use a 
dictionary or the Internet to find better vocabulary, and generally do your best to write an essay that 
you probably wouldn't be able to write in an exam. You should be able to score at least one band 
higher when you're practising like this, compared to the score you get in exam conditions. 
Ask yourself:
 
Am I pushing myself to write essays to the best of my ability when I'm practising at 
home? Or am I simply testing myself or staying in my comfort zone? 
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Wednesday, September 21, 2016 
IELTS Writing Task 2: discussion + opinion 
Students are often confused about questions that ask you to "discuss both views and give your own 
opinion". 
Do we need to write 3 main paragraphs: one view, the other view, my own view?
The answer is no. I usually use the following essay structure: 
1. 
Introduction:
mention both views and my own view 
2. 
Main paragraph:
one view 
3. 
Main paragraph:
the opposite view (which is also my view) 
4. 
Conclusion:
repeat / summarise 
We'll look at a new "discussion + opinion" question next Wednesday.