Ielts Sample Writing: Task Two
The Ielts sample writing below has 244 words. In Ielts
Task Two you must
write approximately 250 words. If you allow about 15-20 minutes for Task One, you should aim to write
Task Two in about 40
minutes.
This is very doable!
You will need to write a short essay that expresses your opinion, solves a problem,
or one that speculates about future trends.
As in the Reading Module, the topics are typically 'General Interest.' That means you
do not need specific knowledge of a subject to write about it.
Task Two is 'weighted'
more than Task One. This means that it is worth more in the scoring. If your perform poorly in Task One, you can
still receive a good writing score by writing a strong Task Two essay.
Assessment
As in the Ielts sample writing test below, you are graded on fulfilling the task
using a range of vocabulary and grammar to produce a well organized and well developed essay. There should be a
logical and organized presentation of your material.
Your writing is marked by a native English speaker who receives training for the
assessment of the IELTS writing tasks.
The Ielts sample writing below was written by a 19 year old university student. To
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Ielts Sample Writing: Task Two
The following essay was written by one of our students. Her grade and our comments
follow.
Given that most university lecturers now post their notes on the internet for
students to access, the importance of actually attending classes have been reduced.
Do you believe the use of the internet for university level education is a good
idea? What effects will the internet have on future study at universities?
In the past few years the only way to acquire a
lecturer's notes was to attend the classes in university. Nowadays, with the
development of technology, student's are able to download the provided from the
professor notes from the internet. This fact may have both positive and negative
effects on university education.
On the one hand, many students may have financial
difficulties, something that does not allow them to live near the university where they are
entitled to and not even the town where their university is. In this way they can take the
notes from the internet and study from distance. Furthermore, students can have the
opportunity to work and study at the same time without impending the one from the
other.
On the contrary, however, students studying only at home lose
the opportunity to meet and communicate with other fellow-students, something that may
shown really helpful for their future career. Also, they may not feel they are part of a
university community. Finally, the communication between the lecturer and the student is
been really impersonal, and sometimes a lecturer can not be replaced by the digital notes
as the lecturer's examples and way of teaching can help students to assimilate the
lesson.
Consequently, despite of some drawbacks I do not believe that
the downloaded notes from the internet can downgrade the university education level but at
least something can be done to limit this fact, for instance, by making some lessons
compelling.
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Over all, the Ielts sample writing above is quite good. It is at the
level where a few changes would make it very good - a band seven or higher score
for the IELTS. There are a few wrong words and a couple of syntax errors but not enough, really, to detract
from the overall effectiveness of the composition.
Time: 35 minutes
Score: 6.0 Ielts
Below is the same ielts sample essay with our corrections, giving
it a score of 8.0 or higher.
Ielts Sample Writing: Task Two (corrected)
In the past the only way to acquire a
lecturer's notes was to attend classes at a university. Nowadays, with the
development of technology, student's are able to download the lecturer's notes from
the internet. This fact (trend) may have both positive and negative effects on
university education.
On the one hand, many students may have financial
difficulties, something that does not allow them to live near the university where they
desire to attend. In this way they can take the notes from the internet and study from a
distance. Furthermore, students can have the opportunity to work and study at the same time
without the one impeding the other.
On the contrary, however, students studying at home lose the
opportunity to meet and communicate with other fellow-students, something that has been
shown to be really helpful for their future career. Also, they may not feel they are part
of a university community. Finally, the communication between the lecturer and the student
is really impersonal, and sometimes a lecturer can not be replaced by the digital notes
provided. The lecturer's examples and way of teaching can help students to assimilate the
lesson.
Consequently, despite some of the drawbacks I do not believe
that downloaded notes from the internet can downgrade the university education level but at
least something can be done to limit this from happening; for instance, by making some
lessons physically compulsory.
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