Thursday 26 February 2015

Structure of Discussion essays

Look at a typical structure of a Discussion essay. It includes:

Introduction
You should introduce the topic. You may also state your viewpoint on this topic.

Body
You should discuss both sides of the issue. Often the first one or two paragraphs will discuss one side of an issue and the next one or two paragraphs will discuss the other side of the issue. The positive aspects of the issue are called the pros and the negative aspects the cons.

Conclusion
You should provide a summary of the discussion and state your viewpoint on the issue.

You can plan the overall structure of this essay type in the following way:

Introduction
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Body paragraph 1
pros
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Body paragraph 2
cons
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conclusion




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Task 1, Letters: 

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Task 1, Graph descriptions:

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Task 2, Essays:

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IELTS writing tips:

Chris Green's IELTS essay writing advices 
Essay: 3 WAYS TO WRITE THE INTRODUCTION 
Essays IELTS Topics 2014 
IELTS Essays writing tips 
Task Essays: tips 
IELTS writing tips 
IELTS Letter Writing – Useful Words & Expressions 
IELTS Writing: Articles  

Stage, Suggested time (Total 40 minutes) 
Identifying question types for Writing Task 2 
Argument essay - general information and examples  
Discussion essay - general information and example 
Planning your Writing Task 2 essay 
Discussion essay question - point by point, how to write it 

IELTS Speaking:

IELTS Speaking - topics, part 2 

IELTS General tips:

IELTS useful words 
Preparation to IELTS 

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