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2.
Advantages - e.g. costs are lower in regional areas; there is more space; provide jobs
to boost deprived areas; avoid further overcrowding in cities.
3.
Disadvantages - e.g. greater availability of skilled workers in big cities; better
transport and infrastructure; companies based in regional areas are further from
their clients, providers and other contacts.
4.
Conclude by summarising your opinion in a different way.
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IELTS Writing Task 2: when to give your opinion
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Do the following questions ask for
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your
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opinion or not?
1.
To what extent do you agree or disagree?
2.
Discuss the advantages and disadvantages.
3.
Discuss both views and give your opinion.
4.
Do the advantages outweigh the disadvantages?
5.
Is this a positive or negative development?
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.
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