IELTS Writing Task 2: A template for an opinion essay

IELTS Writing Task 2: A template for an opinion essay

One of the three types of questions in IELTS Writing Task 2 is the opinion essay. In this opinion essay, you should show your agreement or disagreement to the argument. Here is the template provided by Mike Wattie in his IELTS book (related post).

Introduction

There is currently a contentious argument over whether XYZ [XYZ is the topic]

I totally agree/disagree with this opinion because [reason 1 + reason 2]

Paragrph 2

The main reason why I believe/don't believe XYZ is because [reason 1]

Paragraph 3

Another reason why I support/don't support the notion that XYZ is due to the fact that [reason 2]

Conclusion

In conclusion, I completely agree/disagree that XYZ because [rephrase reason 1] and [rephrase reason 2]

Given the situation, it seems that [give a final recommendation or opinion]

In fact, I had a question about the first sentence in the introduction because it does not clarify what is the opinion. So I sent an email to Mike Wattie and he agreed with me on this point and suggest another sentence instead of the one in the template.

Introduction

Many people believe that XYZ [XYZ is the topic]

I totally agree/disagree with this opinion because [reason 1 + reason 2]

The sentence became simple but it shows better what is the opinion.

23 Aug 2016

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