Rhetorical questions are often used to create a dramatic effect – so should you use them in Task 2?
Is it ok to ask rhetorical questions in Task 2?
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Task 2 Essays takeaways
Which is the best online IELTS writing checker?
There are more and more AI writing checkers becoming available. Do any of them work well?
Writing Task 2: models, intros and peel paragraphs (charity topic)
How should charity be distributed? Review a Band 9 essay and PEEL paragraphs.
How to use model Task 2 essays
What can you do with all those Band 9 essays? Here are a few ideas.
Reference words: ‘that of’
‘That of’ and ‘Those of’ are great ways of avoiding repetition, especially in Task 1. Here are a few common mistakes.
As long as (qualifying your statements)
In this lesson you’ll learn how to use less common linkers (as long as/provided that) to qualify your statements.
The key to addressing, an approach to solving
What’s the difference between ‘a key to solving’ and ‘a key to solve’?
Collocation
Learn how to decrease your thinking time speed up your writing/speaking fluency by learning words that commonly go together.
Not only but also and inversion
‘Not only ..but also’ adds emphasis but it’s dangerous because it usually needs inversion – find out how to do this here.