How to write effective introduction for IELTS writing Task 2(Academic and General ) – IELTS tips #2

 Writing  introduction is a vital part in Task 2  of your IELTS exam(For Task 1 you are given with some key points to write but in Task 2 you have to come up with your own ideas and need to be more creative )

Important things you have to keep in mind :

1.   A good introduction is important ,but spending a lot of time for introduction is not a good idea . If you happen to spend  more than 3-5 minutes in generating  an  introduction give it  up and start writing the first paragraph and continue .
2.  So what happens  for the introduction ? –leave a space for it (to have 3 to 4 sentences )and write the rest of the essay. Once you finish it go back and write down the introduction . As you write the essay you get many ideas and you can do a better introduction now .
3. But  writing a constructive introduction firstly,  is the very common practice and possible for many students .I have given above tips as I have been seeing many students in my class  struggle a lot to write introduction and waste a lot of time in it .But most of them are able to identify the key points of the task and write the paragraphs comfortably .

So how to construct your introduction ? :

1)      Paraphrase the question (Re write the question as you understand  using different words )

2)      Write your stand on the topic If your opinion is asked in the question ( There are many types of IELTS task 2 questions)

Eg 1) : Model Question IELTS Task 2 - "Some people believe the best way to protect the environment is to reduce the amount of air travel. Do you agree or disagree with this statement?"

My Introduction :   Environmental pollution is noticeably a big threat  today. Some people identify air travel as the main cause for this problem and want to minimize the flow of flights  to over come the issue.[Paraphrased question].Even flights could contribute a lot for the pollution ,there are many other activities like wrong waste management , factory operations which make the situation worse .[my opinion ]

I guess you understood now. Let’s see some more examples .

Eg 2) : Model Question IELTS Task 2 - "Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Classmates are a more important influence than parents on a child’s success in school. Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer."

My Introduction :  It is told  that peers have more impact in achieving educational goals of a kid  in the school level than parents do .  [Paraphrased question]. I strongly believe that the part played by co students is vital of a student’s development  always . [my opinion ]

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S.Manimaran MBA(UK),B.A(Hon)
Lecturer ,IELTS and IESOL Programmes,
KU Education.
http://edu.kugroup.info/ielts