Discuss Both Views Essay Lesson

Writing Task 2
1.The five most common IELTS
Writing Task 2 questions are:
 Opinion (Agree or Disagree)
 Advantages and Disadvantages
 Problem and Solution
 Discussion (Discuss both views)
 Two-part Question
 Identifying the Example
question Questions

Structure Sample Answer

Table of
Content Task Coherence and
Achievement Cohesion

Lexical
Resource
Identifying the Computers are being used more and more in education
Question and so there will soon be no role for the teacher in
education.
To what extent do you agree or disagree?
Computers are being used more and more in education.
Discuss the advantages and disadvantages and give your
own opinion.
Computers are being used more and more in education.
Some people say that this is a positive trend, while others
argue that it is leading to negative consequences.
Discuss both sides of this argument and then give your
own opinion.
Example A growing number of people feel that animals should not be
exploited by people and that they should have the same

Questions rights as humans, while others argue that humans must

employ animals to satisfy their various needs, including uses
for food and research.
Discuss both views and give your opinion.
Blood sports have become a hot topic for debate in recent
years. As society develops it is increasingly seen as an
uncivilized activity and cruel to the helpless animals that are
killed. All blood sports should be banned.
Discuss the main arguments for this statement and give your
own opinion.
Some people think that the best way to reduce crime is to
give longer prison sentences. Others, however, believe there
are better alternative ways of reducing crime.
Discuss both views and give your opinion.
 Introduction 
1- Paraphrase Question

Structure 2- State Both Points of View

2- Thesis Statement
3- Outline Sentence
Main Body Paragraph 1
1- State first viewpoint
2- Discuss first viewpoint
3- Reason why you agree or disagree with viewpoint
4- Example to support your view
Main Body Paragraph 2
1- State second viewpoint
2- Discuss second viewpoint
3- Reason why you agree or disagree with viewpoint
4- Example to support your view
Conclusion 
Sentence 1- Summary
 Task
Coherence and
Achievement
Cohesion (CC)
(TA) = how
= how well is
well you
your text
answer the
structured. ...
question. ...

Grammatical
Lexical
Range and
Resource (LR)
Accuracy
= how good is
(GRA) = how
your
good is your
vocabulary. ...
grammar.