How to Plan & Write ielts opinion Essays

How to Plan & Write
IELTS Opinion Essays
IELTS opinion essays, also known as ‘agree or disagree’ essays, come up frequently in the writing exam. In this lesson, I’m going to show you how to plan and write them step-by-step.
Here’s what we’ll be covering:

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  3 Common mistakes
  

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  Essay structure
  

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  How to plan
  

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  How to write an introduction
  

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  How to write main body paragraphs
  

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  How to write a conclusion
  

Click the links to see lessons on each of these Task 2 essay writing topics. 

Once you understand the process, practice on past questions. Take your time at first and gradually speed up until you can plan and write an essay of at least 250 words in the 40 minutes allowed in the exam.

The Question
The first part of the question for an IELTS opinion essay will be a statement. You will then be asked to give your own opinion about the statement. Here is some typical wording that might be used:

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  What is your opinion?
  

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  Do you agree or disagree?
  

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  To what extent do you agree or disagree?
  

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Here's a question from a past test paper.
A big salary is much more important than job satisfaction. 
Do you agree or disagree? 
Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.
Write at least 250 words.
I’ll be using this question to guide you through the process of planning and writing an IELTS opinion essay.
3 Common Mistakes
These three errors are common in IELTS opinion essays.

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