IELTS Writing Course: Lesson 1 - Structure

Hi everyone! The first lesson of this IELTS writing course will focus on writing task 2 and it involves a similar type of task on both the general and academic exams. The main focal point of the lesson is on structure. A good essay needs a good plan and just like in all types of IELTS writing tasks, it's about quality, not just quantity. Writing just over 250 words in 40 minutes might sound daunting, but it's not that much for an opinion-based essay. This is why it is very important to organise your arguments carefully within a logical structure so that your essay can be easily understood.

Practise

To start with, let's see what you already know about the typical structure of a good IELTS writing task 2 essay. Download the exercise sheet below and answer the questions:

Download the file below for the answers:

Present

So how did you do? In the video below, we will go over a couple of the answers and more information will be given on the overall structure of IELTS writing task 2: