I can’t think of ideas for IELTS Task 2.
In Task 2, you need to support your ideas with examples. So, let’s take an example question like “The government should ban smoking in all public places, even though this would restrict some other people's freedoms. Do you agree or disagree?” First, you need to know that the question is asking for your opinion, nothing else. You don’t have to balance this type of question and argue both sides. Imagine if you were in a café and were asked this question, would you...
How to ….. write an introduction for IELTS Task 2.
As part of our new “How to….” series, we ask IELTS examiners questions that have come to us through Facebook and Instagram. So, the first one is about how to write an IELTS Task 2 introduction. “The first thing to keep in mind is the introduction isn’t anywhere in the marking criteria. This doesn’t mean you don’t need to write one, but it does mean that it has very little impact on your result. In Band 8.0 for Coherence and Cohesion,...