Simon’s ielts writing task 2

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What's the topic of the paragraph above? What do you think the question was? 
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Wednesday, May 25, 2011 
IELTS Writing Task 2: band 9 paragraph 
Below is a 'band 9' paragraph about the benefits of zoos. I took the vocabulary ideas from 
this lesson 
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and organised them in the following way: 
1. Simple topic sentence. 
2. The main benefit is that... 
3. Another advantage of zoos is that... 
4. From a personal point of view,... 
I've underlined the band 9 vocabulary. 
Zoos have several benefits. The main benefit is that zoos play an important role in wildlife 
conservation. They help to protect endangered species, such as pandas or rhinos, and allow 
scientists to study animal behaviour. Another advantage of zoos is that they employ large numbers of 
people, therefore providing job opportunities and income for the local area. Also, the money that zoos 
make can be used for conservation projects. From a personal point of view, zoos areinteresting, 

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educational and fun. They are entertaining for families, and teach children to appreciate wildlife and 
nature. 
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Wednesday, June 01, 2011 
IELTS Writing Task 2: 'sports salaries' topic 
As I've said before, you can't get a high score for IELTS writing task 2 if you don't have good ideas 
about the question topic. Here are some ideas from my 
ebook
about the following question: