Writing Task 2

Central International Education

 Marking Criteria

Coherence Grammatical
Task Lexical
& Range and
Response Resource
Cohesion Accuracy
Types of Question

In writing task 2, there are several types of question that can be given to you in IELTS test. They are:

1. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

2. Do you agree or disagree?
3. Discuss both views and give your opinion?
4. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages? / Are the advantages outweigh the advantages?
5. What can cause this? Give your solution?
6. What is your opinion?
3 Things to Remember

Words
(250 - 300)

Point Time
(66%) (30-40 minutes)
All Pronouns can be used Avoid Repetition (Use
(I, You, We, They, She, synonym)
He, It) (Increase → rise, climb)

Do not use Abbreviation Use Passive and

(Can’t → Cannot) Rules Complex sentence.

Use Formal Sentence No “Thing”

(Wanna → Want to (Be specific)

Writing Task 2
 Outline of Writing Task 2

Introduction (40-60) Introduction

___________ 1. Write a fact
2. Develop question statement
__________________
3. Write thesis statement
Body 1 (60-80)
___________
__________________
Body __________________
1. Topic Sentence
2. Supporting Details (More than Body 2 (60-80)
1)
___________
(Use Common Connective
Words) __________________
__________________

Conclusion(40-60) Conclusion
___________ 1. Your Personal Opinion
__________________ 2. Your Solution/Suggestion*
To what extent do you agree
or disagree?
 Sample Question

The government’s investment in arts, music, and theatre is

a waste of money. Governments should invest these funds Statement
in public services instead.

To what extent do you agree or disagree with this

Question
statement?

Analyze: 1. Question (To determine the mindmap)

2. Statement (To find the bottomline and clues)
 Agree Disagree

● Investment in ● Arts, music and

them is theatre are an
secondary. integral part of the
society’s cultural
● Most people and intellectual.
The government’s investment in arts, categorize them
music, and theatre is a waste of as hobbies. ● Most tourism
revenue comes
money. Governments should invest ● Many countries from these
these funds in public services can live without sectors.
art performances.
instead. ● These are
common ways of
relaxation and
To what extent do you agree or entertainment
disagree with this statement?
Whether investment in arts, music, and theatre
is a waste of money?
Making an Introduction
1. Sentence 1 - Write a fact (Give a general fact about the topic; in this case about arts)

“The world of entertainment has, arguably, improved over the years.”

2. Sentence 2 - Develop/paraphrase the statement (You can use ‘it is

argued/considered/thought that’ to start the sentence)

“However, it is often argued that the government should finance public services instead of
spending its budget on arts, music, and theatre.”

3. Sentence 3 - Thesis statement (You can use ‘This essay will discuss about/in this essay, I
will discuss about… )

“In this essay, I will discuss about whether funding on arts, music, and theatre are worth
it or not.”
 Making Body 1

1. Sentence 1 - State the first reason why you agree/disagree.

(This sentence should contain the main idea of the whole 1st paragraph. In our case we’ll use the reason
Agree: why it is a waste of money to finance arts. As we’ll be considering opposite opinions, it is a
good idea to use a collocation “on the one hand” to introduce the first reason.)

“On the one hand, a majority of people argue that government should definitely allocate a large
part of its budget on public services instead of entertainment.”

2. Sentence 2- 3 - Explain the reason

(To explain the reason effectively, you can imagine that your examiner didn’t understand what you were
talking about and you have to explain very detail.)

“This economic sector determines the overall quality of life, ensuring that some basic services, like
schools, hospitals, and roads, are available to all citizens irrespective of their income or social
status. Public services satisfy the primary needs of the society and thus need a proper funding,
while artist and musicians are not curing diseases or building houses, so their role is secondary.”
Continuation of body 1

3. Sentence 4 - Example
(It is always good to give examples in your body paragraphs, even if
you’re not asked to do it (like in our case.)

“For example, any country can live without music concerts, but absence
of medicine will create significant problems.”

4. Sentence 5 - a short summary of your ideas in this paragraph.

“For this reason, the government should adequately finance public

services in the first place.”
 Making Body 2
1. Sentence 1 - State the second reason you agree/disagree.
(This statement should contain the main idea of the whole 2nd paragraph. This time we’ll
use the reason Disagree: why it is a waste of money to finance arts.)

“On the other hand, arts, music, and theatre, for some people, are not a waste of money,
since they are an integral part of the society’s cultural and intellectual development and
amusement.”

2. Sentence 2- 2 - Explain the reason.

(Assume that your examiner doesn’t understand the topic at all)

“Firstly, art and music draw people’s attention and represent the inward significance of
objects. Quite often a single drawing, piece, or song can exhort myriads of people to
reconsider their attitude towards some situation. This way, art serves as a major source of
nation’s personal and intellectual development. Moreover, visiting museums, watching
Continuation of Body 2

3. Sentence 4 - Support your idea with an example.

(The questions doesn’t ask us to give examples, plus we’ve already written a
lot in this paragraph, so we’ll skip this point.

4. Sentence 5 - a short summary of your thoughts in the 2nd paragraph.

“Thus, art sector is also important for the society and should not be
neglected.”
Making a Conclusion

1. Sentence 1 - Your personal opinion regarding the matter.

(You can make a conclusion up to three different ways: Choose one side, both side or
neither side [neutral])

“To conclude, I agree that the government should allocate a large part of its budget on
such urgent needs of society like public services.”

2. Sentence 2 - Your suggestion/solution.*

(This part is optional. It is absolutely okay if you don’t use it but better if you do.)

“However, I also believe that a part of the fund should be invested on arts, music and
theatre since they play an important role in people’s development and entertainment.”
 Full Sample Essay – page 1
The world of entertainment has, arguably, improved over the years. However, it is often argued
that the government should finance public services instead of spending its budget on arts,
music, and theatre. In this essay, I will discuss whether funding on arts, music, and theatre are
worth it or not. In this essay,

On one hand, a majority of people argue that government should definitely allocate a large part
of its budget on public services instead of entertainment. This economic sector determines the
overall quality of life, ensuring that some basic services, like schools, hospitals, and roads, are
available to all citizens irrespective of their income or social status. Public services satisfy the
primary needs of the society and thus need proper funding, while artists and musicians are not
curing diseases or building houses, so their role is secondary. For example, any country can live
without music concerts, but absence of medicine will create significant problems. For this
reason, the government should adequately finance public services in the first place.
 Full Sample Essay – page 2

On the other hand, arts, music, and theatre, for some people, are not a waste of money,
since they are an integral part of the society’s cultural and intellectual development and
amusement. Firstly, art and music draw people’s attention and represent the inward
significance of objects. Quite often a single drawing, piece, or song can exhort myriads of
people to reconsider their attitude towards some situation. This way, art serves as a major
source of the nation's personal and intellectual development. Moreover, visiting museums,
watching movies, and listening to music are common ways of relaxation and
entertainment. Thus, the art sector is also important for society and should not be
neglected.

To conclude, I agree that the government should allocate a large part of its budget on such
urgent needs of society like public services. However, I also believe that a part of the fund
should be invested on arts, music and theatre since they play an important role in people’s
development and entertainment.