What is Essay Writing Task 2?

Essay writing task 2 is something that calls for the display of the best of your writing and organizing abilities.  Under this, you are required to write a 250-word essay on the topic presented to you. The base of the topics can vary from agree/disagree, advantages/disadvantages, and opinion. 

Once you get through with the topic, you should begin building up the pillar of thoughts i.e. decide the structure of your essay (introduction, body paragraph (1), body paragraph (2), and conclusion).

One thing that you need to remember is the word limit that is 250 words.   Therefore, read the essay topic twice and plan your views accordingly. Writing beyond 250 words is acceptable but make sure not to write less than that because essay writing is subjected to negative marking.

What is the Objective behind Essay Writing Task 2?

Essay writing task 2 judges an aspirant on his ability to present his opinion on a topic or subject. Instead of going overboard with the length of the essay, you should focus on getting your point across within the word limit.

With just 40 minutes in hand, you need to strategize, organize, and present your opinions citing relevant facts and examples.  The examiner here looks for the structure of the essay and how well you have put your point.   You can begin with the introduction, provide examples to support your argument, and propose a solution in the conclusion of your essay.

A powerful essay demands a good grasp of the writing skills and how well you present the topic in your words without going overboard.

Why do you need to plan your Essay Writing

Any writing demands complete dedication and when we are about to write the essay, we need to be a bit more aware of planning the topic.  If you will ask me whether it is necessary to plan things in advance, then yes it is.

Before beginning with the essay, you need to decide the tone of the writing. What does the essay demand?

Is it an advantage/ disadvantage or a
an argumentative essay?

Thus, essay writing requires proper planning and channelization of the thoughts.  The individual who plans the whole thing is always a step ahead of the one who skips on it.  On top of that, planning help improve the coherence and cohesion, discussed in the previous essay.

 One thing the aspirants should be clear about is reducing the scope of mistakes. Essay writing is one of the most challenging things when it comes to scoring. It assesses the student based on thought processing, organizing, and presenting traits. Therefore, planning things beforehand eliminates the scope of unnecessary stress and help in identifying errors.  If you are seeking to nail the things by wrapping it up in an attractive and captivating style within 40 minutes, then you can achieve this through proper planning.  Make sure not to miss out on revising and proofreading the whole thing before the submission.

 Tips to Plan your Essay

• Identify the Essay Type

Before preparing your writing thing, identify the type of essay you are asked to write. Read the topic more than once to understand whether it is an argumentative essay, opinion essay, or the advantages/ disadvantages.  It will help you get hold of the vocab, writing tone, and formatting of the essay.

• Highlight the keywords

It is one of the most important things in essay writing that the aspirants should follow. Highlighting the keywords in the essay provides you an advantage over others. If you highlight the major points in your essay, it will cast a good impression on the examiner.  Highlighting the keywords is the part of task achievement, as discussed in the previous essay –“A Quick Guide to IELTS Writing Section Assessment Criteria”.

• Essay Writing Structure

For ensuring good marks in essay writing, make sure to walk by the specific essay writing structure that is-

• Introduction
• Body Paragraph 1
• Body Paragraph 2
• Conclusion

As discussed above, planning is crucial to score well in the writing section. Planning grant you hold over the complete scenario and help you portray the things in an organized way.  You should go through the question and decide how your introduction should start, what should be the starting lines of the paragraphs (1 and 2), what should be the tone and the conclusion.

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