Introdution
The
introduction consist of two parts: General statements and Thesis statements.
General
statements is the one you start you essay with, so from this point on you
should already be able to grab your reader’s attention. You can use statistic,
news report or personal experience regarding to the topic. The thing is, how
are you supposed to know statistic or news report about something you’ve never
heard before? Most of the topics for IELTS writing are very high profile. Some issues
are quite well known, so even if you haven’t specifically read it before, you
usually have heard it somewhere before and have a rough idea what is it about.
But if luck is not on your side, it’s possible you get a topic you’ve never
heard about. News flash: what being assessed here is your English ability, not
how much you know about the topic. Make stuff up, sprout off some statistic from nowhere,
quote some random newspaper article. There’s a good chance the examiner is just
as clueless about the topic as you. But to actually know the topic is even
better. So be smart. Read a lot. Be confident. DO NOT ADMIT THAT YOU DON'T KNOW SHIT ABOUT THE TOPIC. NEVER EVER.
The
introduction must end with a thesis statement (1 or 2 sentences long). Here you
have to tell what the overall paper with focus on and briefly outline the main
points of the paper.
Body
This
is the main part of the essay. You have to clearly present the main points of
the paper as listed in the thesis. Give strong examples, details and explanations
to support each main point. Because this is an argumentative text, mind the
counterarguments. Consider what people might say against your point of view and
refute those arguments. Be consistent with grammar ---> my major mistakes by the way.
My
tutor highlighted something about the question and how it effects your answer.
If it’s ‘To what extent do you agree or disagree blah blah?” then you can sit
on the fence and be partially agree or disagree. But if the question is ‘Do you
agree or disagree?” then you have to pick a side. Overall, it’s much easier to
write the article if you just pick a side. Approaching the article by being
partially agree or disagree is difficult. Unless you are really good, it can
lead you to a confused or even contradictory essay.
Conclusion
Restate
your thesis but use different words and briefly summarize each main point found
in the body of the paper. You can also give
a statement of the consequences of not embracing the position you take. Do not
give new information. End it with a strong clincher statement: an appropriate, meaningful
sentence that ties the whole point of the paper together (may refer back to the
attention grabber).
I’ve been writing journal, short movie review (kidding, just opinion actually) and stupid blog post
in English for years, but this kind of writing is on whole other level. You
have to learn how to be eloquent and scientific; something I’ve never cared
about before. I think IELTS doesn’t only asses your English ability, it’s also
meant to measure how ready you are to be a world citizen.
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