ADVANTAGE AND DISADVANTAGE ESSAY

 

Common Mistakes   These errors are common in IELTS the essay. 1.       Confusing the questions. 2.       Having too many ideas. 3.       Not developing your ideas. 4.       Not developing both advantages and disadvantages 5.       Not being specific enough.   ESSAY OUTLINE   Introduction Paraphrase the question State 1 advantage and 1 disadvantage State your opnion if asked   Main body 1 – advantage Topic sentence – state the advantage Explanation – give detail explaining the advantage Example – give an example   Main body 2 – disadvantage Topic sentence – state the disadvantage Explanation – give detail explaining the disadvantage Example – give an example   Conclusion - Summarise the key points

QUESTION SAMPLES   1. Small businesses are disappearing and being replaced by large multinational companies.   Do the advantages of this outweigh the disadvantages? 2. Most career choices demand vocational skills or specialist knowledge. However, despite this, most schools still teach academic subjects such as history or social studies.   Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of this?   Different ways in which questions can be phrased. What are the advantages and disadvantages of….? Do you think the advantages outweigh the disadvantages? Discuss the advantages and disadvantages and give your opinion.

Sample:

Some people claim that there are more disadvantages of the car than its advantages.

Do you agree or disagree?

Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of having a car.

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