In part 2 of the IELTS writing exam, one of the most important things to do is directly answer the question. Today's exercise is simple enough; below there are some example part two questions, and five ideas for each one. Simply decide which ones are relevant to the question, and could be included in the essay.
Check at the bottom to see what ideas are good and why.
1) Some people think that parents should teach their children how to be healthy and have a balanced diet. Others, however, believe that school is the best place to learn this.
Discuss both these views and give your own opinion.
a) Parents can encourage children to be active in their free time
b) Regular exercise is more important than a balanced diet
c) Teachers have better knowledge about health and nutrition
d) Parents can involve their children in selecting healthy food choices
e) Fast food and lack of exercise can lead to heart disease
2) Encouraging people to use public transport is the best way to solve traffic problems in cities.
To what extent do you agree or disagree
What other measures do you think might be effective?
a) Increasing the price of petrol might encourage people to walk
b) Traffic jams cause stress, which can lead to ‘road rage’
c) If people used buses and trams there would be fewer cars on the roads
d) Companies could reward employees who car share
e) Buses and trams can slow down movement of vehicles on the road
3) An increasing number of people work from home these days and stay in touch with their office using computer technology.
What are the effects on employees of working from home?
a) May feel isolated from the company and colleagues
b) Employees should go to the office at least one day a week
c) A company may lose money because the employee doesn’t work as hard
d) Employees can save money on transport to and from the office
e) More temptation to work outside office hours > difficult to maintain work-life balance
Answers
1 –
a) Parents can encourage children to be active in their free time.
Supports the view that parents should teach their kids how to be healthy.
b) Regular exercise is more important than a balanced diet.
You are not asked to decide which is more important.
c) Teachers have better knowledge about health and nutrition.
Supports the view that school is the best place to learn about health and nutrition.
d) Parents can involve their children inselecting healthy food choices.
Supports the view that parents should teach their kids how to have a balanced diet.
e) Fast food and lack of exercise can lead to heart disease.
You are not asked to talk about the results of an unhealthy lifestyle.
2 –
a) Increasing the price of petrol might encourage people to walk.
An alternative measure.
b) Traffic jams cause stress, which can lead to ‘road rage’.
You are not asked to talk about the results of traffic problems.
c) If people used buses and trams there would be fewer cars on the roads.
Why it’s the results of traffic problems effective way of solving traffic problems.
d) Companies could reward employees who car share.
An alternative measure.
e) Buses and trams can slow down movement of vehicles on the road.
Why it is not the best way to solve traffic problems.
3 –
a) May feel isolated from the company and colleagues.
A negative effect for employee of working from home.
b) Employees should go to the office at least one day a week.
You are not asked to recommend ways to make working from home successful.
c) A company may lose money because the employeedoesn’t work as hard.
This is an effect on the employer not the employee.
d) An employee can save money on transport to and from the office.
A positive effect for employee of working from home.
e) More temptation to work outside office hours > difficult to maintain work-life balance.
A negative effect for employee of working from home.
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