雅思写作《写作技巧的整理》.docx

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IELTSAcademicWritingTask2

InthesecondpartoftheIELTSAcademicWritingTest,youhavetowrite250words.Youshouldspend40minutesonthistask.WritingTask2isworthmorethanTask1,soyouneedtodoitwell.

ForIELTSWritingTask2,youhavetowriteanessaydiscussingatopic.Youwillbegivenanopinion/argument,differentpointsofvieworaproblemtodiscuss.

Moststudentspreparephrasesforintroducingandlinkingideas.However,notmanystudentspreparegoodideasandopinionsforIELTStopics.

Wellworkontheseareas:

·HowtostructureagoodTask2essay.

·Preparationofideas,opinionsandgoodvocabularyforeachIELTStopic.·Howtobuildandlinksentencestocreatecoherentparagraphs.

·Commonmistakesingrammarandwordusage.

Somehardworkontheseareascanmakeabigdifferencetoyourwritingscore.

IELTSWritingTask2:anotherexample

Heresanotherexampleofafirstly,secondly,finallyparagraphthatIwrotewithmystudents:1.Firstly,Secondly,Finally

2.Oneproblemisthat,Urbanareasalsotendto,Otherdrawbacksarethat3.Themaindisadvantageisthat,Anotherissueisthat,Also,

Threemainfactorsareaffectinghealthinmodernsocieties.Oneproblemisthelackofawarenessamongmanypeopleofthenegativeconsequencesofanunhealthydiet.Thisismadeworsebytheprevalenceoffastfoodandprocessedfood,whicharefulloffat,saltandsugar.Anotherkeyfactoristhechangingtrendinlifestyles.Forexample,childrenshobbiesnowinvolvemuchlessoutdooractivity,andadultsarelessactiveasjobshaveshiftedtowardssedentaryofficeworkinsteadofmanuallabour.Inadditiontothis,time-savingtechnologies,suchascars,elevators,dishwashersandwashingmachines,havemadepeoplelazier.

Analysetheparagraphbyansweringthefollowingquestions.1.Whatisthemaintopicoftheparagraph?

2.Whichphrasesareusedinsteadoffirstly,secondly,finally?3.Whatex