Advantages / Disadvantages essay questions are very common in the IELTS Writing Task 2 test. We are here to get you prepared!
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Let's get started. Exercise 1
Read the following writing task 2 question.
You should spend about 40 minutes on this task.
Write about the following topic. International tourism has brought enormous benefits to many places. At the same time, there is concern about its impact on local inhabitants and the environment. Do the disadvantages of international tourism outweigh the advantages? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience. Write at least 250 words
There are three possible positions you can argue in your essay. What are they? Select them below.
Can you argue these positions?
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Introduction | |
1. | How many sentences are there in the introduction? |
2. | Does the writer give his position (opinion) in the introduction? |
Body Paragraph 1 | |
3. | Does this paragraph focus on advantages or disadvantages? |
4. | What countries does the writer give as examples? |
5. | What advantages are reported by the writer? |
Body Paragraph 2 | |
6. | What discourse marker does the writer use to show a contrast with the last paragraph? |
7. | Does this paragraph focus on advantages or disadvantages? |
8. | What are the two types of disadvantage which are presented? |
Conclusion | |
9. | How many sentences are there in the conclusion? |
10. | What does the last sentences provide? |
You can use this essay as a good model when you are trying to write an advantages/disadvantages essay.
Exercise 5
The writer uses lots of interesting vocabulary to express his ideas. Find the following phrases in the text and guess the meaning from the context.
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Major boom
Travel sector Economic boost Hospitality sector Heavily dependent Increased incidences |
Match the phrase and the meaning.
Exercise 6
Write about the following topic.
More and more people are travelling internationally for their holidays but it is expensive and bad for the environment.
Do the advantages of international travel for the individual outweigh the disadvantages?
Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.
Write at least 250 words
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