Ielts academic Writing Task 2

IELTS Writing Task 2: collocations
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Collocations are groups of words that are often found together. Native speakers have a 
large repertoire of these word groups, and can use them without thinking. Language 
learners need to build their own repertoire of collocations through reading and 
listening, and by noticing word groups that commonly occur. 
Here are some collocations from the 
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essay
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 I wrote last week: 
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a rich variety 
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a vital part, a necessary part 
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a range of reasons 
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musical preferences 
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life stories 
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express emotions, arouse emotions 
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a commercial product 
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cultural identity 
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human existence 
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give importance 

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These are just some of the most obvious collocations in the essay. We could also add 
grammatical collocations like 'a means of' and 'valued over'. To read more about 
collocations, click 
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Document Outline

• IELTS Academic Writing Task 2
• © Simon Corcoran (ielts-simon.com)
• UIELTS Academic Writing Task 2U
• UIELTS Writing Task 2: topic vocabulary + linkingU
• UIELTS Writing Task 2: health topic (obesity)U
• UIELTS Writing Task 2: higher educationU
• UIELTS Writing Task 2: sample essay (higher education)U
• UIELTS Writing Task 2: 'gun control' topicU
• UIELTS Writing Task 2: 'happiness' topicU
• UIELTS Writing Task 2: conclusionsU
• UIELTS Writing Task 2: how to answer any type of questionU
• UIELTS Writing Task 2: 'global warming' topicU
• Have a look at Uthe first paragraph in this lessonU for some solutions to the global warming problem
  • UIELTS Writing Task 2: 'sports salaries' topicU
  • UIELTS Advice: the "Firstly, Secondly, Finally" structureU
  • UIELTS Writing: organisational phrasesU
  • UIELTS Writing Task 2: advertisingU
  • UIELTS Writing Task 2: 'vegetarianism' topicU
  • UIELTS Writing Task 2: problem and solutionU
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  • UIELTS Writing: problem / solution (life expectancy)U
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  • UIELTS Writing Task 2: 'children' topicU
  • UIELTS Writing Task 2: 'immigration' topicU
  • UIELTS Writing Task 2: using examplesU
  • UIELTS Writing Task 2: 'genetic engineering' topicU
  • UIELTS Writing Task 2: 'parents and children' topicU
  • UIELTS Writing Task 2: how to write an introductionU
  • UIELTS Writing Task 2: main body paragraphsU
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  • UIELTS Writing Task 2: studying abroadU
  • U"Band 7 Vocabulary"U
  • UIELTS Writing Task 2: crime topicU
  • UIELTS Writing Task 2: 'zoo' topicU
  • UIELTS Writing Task 2: education / practical skillsU
  • UIELTS Writing Task 2: globalisationU
  • UIELTS Advice: using "I"U
  • UIELTS Writing Task 2: advertising topicU
  • UIELTS Writing Task 2: tourismU
  • UIELTS Writing Task 2: what is happiness?U
  • UIELTS Writing Task 2: global language argumentU
  • UIELTS Writing Task 2: technologyU
  • UStudents' Questions: 'climate' topicU
  • UIELTS Writing Task 2: city problemsU
  • UIELTS Writing Task 2: governmentsU
  • UIELTS writing Task 2: health topicU
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  • UIELTS Writing Task 2: money and consumerismU
  • UIELTS Grammar: cause and effectU
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  • UIELTS Writing Task 2: 'online shopping' topicU
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  • UIELTS Writing Task 2: introductionsU
  • UIELTS Advice: essay introductionsU
  • UIELTS Writing Task 2: 'robots' topicU
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  • UIELTS Writing Advice: correcting yourselfU
  • UIELTS Writing Task 2: the 'two-part' questionU
  • UIELTS Writing Task 2: 'dependence' questionU
  • UIELTS Writing Task 2: strong or balanced opinionU
  • UIELTS Writing Task 2: how to write introductionsU
  • UIELTS Writing Task 2: 'job satisfaction' topicU
  • UIELTS Writing Task 2: 'gender and university' essayU
  • UIELTS Writing Task 2: 'helping poor countries' topicU
  • UIELTS Writing Task 2: use related wordsU
  • UIELTS Writing Task 2: 'gender and university' topicU
  • UIELTS Writing Task 2: 'gender and university' essayU
  • UIELTS Writing Task 2: how to answer any questionU
  • UIELTS Writing Task 2: the '2 part' questionU
  • UIELTS Writing Task 2: 'technology' topicU
  • UIELTS Writing Task 2: recent questionU
  • UIELTS Writing Task 2: globalisation of cultureU
  • UIELTS Writing Task 2: advertisingU
  • UIELTS Writing Task 2: methodU
  • UIELTS Writing Task 2: different introductionsU
  • UIELTS Writing Task 2: one view or both views?U
  • UIELTS Writing Task 2: problem and solutionU
  • UIELTS Writing Task 2: have a strong opinionU
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  • UIELTS Writing Task 2: do the advantages outweigh...?U
  • UIELTS Writing Task 2: when to give your opinionU
  • UIELTS Writing: 5 sentence paragraphsU
  • UIELTS Writing Task 2: example paragraphU
  • UIELTS Writing Task 2: higher educationU
  • UIELTS Writing Task 2: difficult questionsU
  • UIELTS Writing Task 2: 'equality' topicU
  • UIELTS Writing Task 2: plan your main paragraphsU
  • UIELTS Advice: argument or discussion?U
  • UIELTS Writing Task 2: discussion without opinionU
  • UIELTS Writing Task 2: conclusionsU
  • UIELTS Writing Task 2: who should we help?U
  • UIELTS Writing Task 2: 'help' essayU
  • UIELTS Writing Task 2: 'global warming' topicU
  • UIELTS Writing Task 2: short introductionsU
  • UIELTS Writing Task 2: 'nuclear power' topicU
  • UIELTS Writing Task 2: using the word "I"U
  • UIELTS Writing Task 2: rules for introductionsU
  • UIELTS Writing Task 2: main body paragraphsU
  • UIELTS Writing Task 2: full essayU
  • UIELTS Writing Task 2: 'media' topicU
  • UIELTS Writing Task 2: books, radio, TVU
  • UIELTS Writing Task 2: introductions and conclusionsU
  • UIELTS Writing Task 2: 'art and science' topicU
  • UIELTS Writing Task 2: 'technology' essayU
  • UIELTS Writing Task 2: firstly, secondly, finallyU
  • UIELTS Writing Task 2: agree, disagree, or both?U
  • UIELTS Writing Task 2: topic sentencesU
  • UIELTS Writing Task 2: four question typesU
  • UIELTS Writing Task 2: question typesU
  • UIELTS Writing Task 2: examples give you ideasU
  • UIELTS Writing Task 2: 'hobbies' essay planU
  • UIELTS Writing Task 2: 'hobbies' essayU
  • UIELTS Writing Task 2: 'university' topicU
  • UIELTS Writing Task 2: 'prisons' topicU
  • UIELTS Writing Task 2: both sides or one side?U
  • UIELTS Writing Task 2: the importance of planningU
  • UIELTS Writing Task 2: 'food technology' topicU
  • UIELTS Writing Task 2: introduction without opinionU
  • UIELTS Writing Task 2: fully respond to the questionU
  • UIELTS Writing Task 2: completely disagreeU
  • UIELTS Writing Task 2: 'unpaid work' essayU
  • UIELTS Writing Task 2: before you start writingU
  • UIELTS Writing Task 2: from ideas to paragraphU
  • UIELTS Writing Task 2: idea and paragraphU
  • UIELTS Writing Task 2: problem & solution introductionU
  • UIELTS Writing Task 2: 'discussion' introductionU
  • UIELTS Writing Task 2: advantages and disadvantagesU
  • UIELTS Writing Task 2: how to use your 40 minutesU
  • UIELTS Writing Task 2: the 10-minute planU
  • UIELTS Writing Task 2: answer all parts of the questionU
  • UIELTS Writing Task 2: no surprises!U
  • UIELTS Writing Task 2: introduction and conclusionU
  • UIELTS Writing Task 2: 'music' topicU
  • UIELTS Writing Task 2: correct the mistakesU
  • UIELTS Writing Task 2: 'music' essayU
  • UIELTS Writing Task 2: collocationsU