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Most people do not know the importance of IELTS writing task 2 introduction and conclusion. It affects a lot on your overall performance in IELTS bands. Basically, a strong introduction and conclusion can make a huge difference between a Band 6 and a Band 8 in IELTS Writing Task 2. In this article, you will get to know how to write a Band 8 introduction and conclusion by avoiding the biggest mistakes most people make when they introduce and conclude their essays. As you know, the introduction is the first part of the Ielts writing task 2 the examiner reads and it gives them a first impression of what to expect in the rest of the essay. On the other hand, the conclusion is the last part the examiner ends its reading and leaves the impression on him.
Lets’ Start with the Introduction. Many aspirants produce introductions with a few common problems in them.
Many aspirants start the essays with ‘Nowadays……’ or ‘In modern life….’ followed by general information about the topic. According to expert’s knowledge, this is not the right way to start an essay. Let me clear the fact that you need to answer the question not write generally about the topic.
2.Not including a thesis statement
The thesis is the most important sentence in the IELTS writing essay. If you don’t include it, your marks will be deducted.
3.Not outlining what you are going to do
Sentence outlining defines what your essay says so that examiner comes to know what you are going to write in the rest of your essay. If you don’t write it, you will lose your marks.
4.Using an informal style
Never use an informal style of essay writing. You are expected to write in an academic style.
There is a good deal of evidence that increasing car use is contributing to global warming and having other undesirable effects on people’s health and well-being. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement?
Rising global temperatures and human health and fitness issues are often viewed as being caused by the expanding use of automobiles. This essay agrees that the increasing use of motor vehicles is contributing to rising global temperatures and certain health issues. Firstly, this essay will discuss the production of greenhouse gases by vehicles, and secondly, it will discuss other toxic chemicals released by internal combustion engines.
Bad Example Explanation:
it discusses the essay topic very generally, copies words or phrases from the question. Moreover, it doesn’t include a thesis statement or outline statement. Don’t worry! Many students write the introduction like this but let me give you an example of a good introduction that will help you to write very effective introductions.
An IELTS writing task 2 essays should have three sentences:
Paraphrasing is writing the question again by using different vocabulary words like synonyms so that it has the same meaning.
Example Question:
There is a good deal of evidence that increasing car use is contributing to global warming and having other undesirable effects on people’s health and well-being.
Paraphrase Question Example:
Rising global temperatures and human health and fitness issues are often viewed as being caused by the expanding use of automobiles. The synonyms used in the above example: Increasing- expanding Car use- use of automobiles Global warming- rising global temperatures People’s health and well-being- human health and fitness.
The thesis is your main idea you need to write what the essay is about in one sentence. Basically from this, the examiner comes to that you have understood the question and will lead to a clear and coherent essay.
Example Question:
There is a good deal of evidence that increasing car use is contributing to global warming and having other undesirable effects on people’s health and well-being.
This essay agrees that the increasing use of motor vehicles is contributing to rising global temperatures and certain health issues. Basically, the thesis is just one sentence long that you have to practice summing up your opinion in one sentence.
Once you paraphrased the question and gave your thesis statement, then you will tell the examiner what you will discuss in the main body paragraphs. In other words, outline what the examiner will read in the rest of the essay. it should be one sentence only.
Example Question: There is a good deal of evidence that increasing car use is contributing to global warming and having other undesirable effects on people’s health and well-being.
Outline statement Example: Firstly, this essay will discuss the production of greenhouse gases by vehicles, and secondly, it will discuss other toxic chemicals released by internal combustion engines.
You need to write one main idea for each paragraph. In this essay, I have only two main body paragraphs, so I only need to discuss two points in the outline statement.
Main body paragraph 1- Production of greenhouse gases by cars.
Main body paragraph 2- Toxic chemicals produced by car engines.
In this way, you can specify the main ideas so it should be easy to spot these and then write a sentence about them.
In IELTS writing task 2 conclusion, the conclusion is one of the easiest parts to write because here you just need to conclude the essay. Rest of the things you have already mentioned in your introduction and main body paragraphs.
However, these are the paragraphs that examiners read and it leaves an impression on him about your essay. Therefore, it's important to finish strongly. In the end, while writing the conclusion, you have limited time so in order to write an effective conclusion in less time, you to practices a lot for writing it quickly.
1. Never include ideas in your conclusion: A conclusion is simply just restating the ideas you have in the rest of the IELTS writing task 2. You can’t write new ideas in the main body and not in the conclusion.
2. Answer the question in the conclusion: You should answer the question in a way what you think about it and make it clear how you feel about the issue.
3. Don’t try to include everything: In the end, you are not supposed to go into detail; because you have already mentioned everything in the main body paragraphs. just summarise your main points in an effective way.
4. Always write one: If you don’t end the essay with a good conclusion, then you won't expect a good score in the IELTS writing task.
First of all, start with a linking phrase, but some are better than others.
Have a look at some of the examples:
Finally is not that suitable because it represents that you are making a final point and therefore a new idea. Thus you can use it in the main body of your essay, but not the conclusion.
In a nutshell, is an informal phrase that we should never use in IELTS conclusions.
In the general, show the reader you are going to discuss something generally. So we are not going to do the same in our conclusion. Therefore we should avoid using it in conclusion.
There are two elements in a good conclusion:
1. Summarizing the main points of the essay
2. Varying your vocabulary by paraphrasing
Example Introduction:
It is argued that students should be taught real-life skills, like how to look after money. This essay agrees that they should be part of the curriculum because everyday competencies benefit people later in life and not being taught how to manage money at an early age can lead to dangerous consequences in adulthood.
The Above Effective Introduction Example includes the following:
Example Conclusion
In conclusion, this essay supports the idea that teenagers ought to be taught functional subjects like financial planning because it helps them in adulthood and a lack of education related to these topics can have serious consequences.
Conclusion Explanation
Let me explain what I did in the conclusion. I restate my opinion and main supporting points. However, I did not copy all the words; I just simply used synonyms and paraphrase them. Make sure paraphrasing does not mean changing every single word. Basically, you should try to vary your vocabulary as much as you can, but it’s not possible to change each and every word. Therefore you can better repeat a word properly.
- This essay support- This essay agrees
- Should- ought
- To students- teenagers
- Functional subjects- real-life skills
- Look after money- financial planning
- Later in life- adulthood
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