Writing UNIT 8
THE C O N C L U S I O N
Like the introduction, an answer that does not include a conclusion is also
incomplete. Your conclusion is important because it summarises your views for
the reader.
11 Roughly how long should the conclusion to an IELTS answer be?
12 How should you indicate the start of the conclusion to your reader?
Your conclusion should summarise the key ideas that you wrote about and your
views on these, resulting in a final verdict/decision/statement, if appropriate.
You can also be impartial (i.e. take no side) or state that you have no conclusion
to draw.
Structures like
these can be useful in a
conclusion:
To sum up In conclusion
Overall To conclude
In the final analysis Ultimately
Look at the fallowing model answer to the task at the top of page 86. Highlight the
key ideas in it and then write an appropriate conclusion in approximately 40 words.
Write up your answer to the first topic in this unit on immunisation. Compare your
answer with the models on page 185 in the Answer Key.
Writing
UNIT 9
In Writing Task 2, you are being tested on your ability to produce a clear, logical argument. The
General Training task may require more description than argument but this should still be clearly
presented.
E X P R E S S I N G V I E W S
Your key ideas will form the basis of your argument. Often they can simply be
stated as facts, but if you want to personalise your argument, the following
structures can help you reinforce what is
your
opinion or show that you are
giving a
general
opinion.
/
would argue that
I (firmly) believe that
It seems to me that
I tend to think that
People argue that
Some people think/say that
It is understood that
It is generally accepted that
Write a sentence expressing one of your main ideas/opinions on the following:
a teenage drivers are unsafe с school uniforms should be compulsory
b air travel should cost less d books will soon be old-fashioned
Read some sentences aloud in class. Did the writer use an appropriate structure?
If not, why not?
MAKING
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