WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS AND DRAWBACKS

6. What are the benefits and drawbacks?

Tip:

Only two of the above questions

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don't

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ask for your opinion. If the question doesn't ask

for your opinion, don't give it. For the other four questions, you should make your

opinion clear in the introduction and conclusion.

Answers:

- Numbers 2 and 6 are

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discussion

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questions. Discuss both sides of the issue, but don't

give your opinion about which side you agree with.

- Numbers 1 and 5 are

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opinion

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questions. Give your opinion and support it. You don't

need to mention the other side of the argument.

- Numbers 3 and 4 can be called

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discussion + opinion

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questions. Discuss both sides

and make your opinion clear too.

When writing main body paragraphs for IELTS writing task 2, try to aim for five

sentences. For example: