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Opinion in IELTS Task 2 Introductions
Some people argue that taking a year break causes hesitation to continue study permanently. However, many people claim that taking a gap year between finishing high school and starting university studies is beneficial.
Two chill pills for writers
Students experience stress when they enter university because college life is tough and tiring.
Worthy (of) worth?
Taking a break between school and university is worthy of their time.
OK so here it would be better to write: (more…)
I love you because I love you
Yes, I like my job because it matches my education.
In IELTS you will often be required to express opinions about topics that you may not have thought about very deeply or discussed in daily conversation with friends. Not only do you have to give opinions, you also have to give reasoned support for these opinions. (more…)
Opinion in topic sentences
A student recently asked what is the difference between..
- the topic sentence of a body paragraph
- the main claim of the paragraph
Many students have read about topic sentences and believe that it’s essential to make a separate sentence to introduce the topic before making any kind of argumentative claim: (more…)