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A strong conclusion for a Task 2 essay should aim to:
- briefly restate the main ideas/arguments covered in the essay
- avoid adding any extra ideas
- make completely clear your position on the topic given in the question.
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11. Look at these notes from a candidate's answer (this is an example of an Essay Type 1 approach). Then decide which of the sentences (1-4) below correspond to the gaps (a-c) to create a logical conclusion. There is one sentence that you do not need.
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DISAGREE
— Worth the money - create entertainment, role models
— High-profile people lose privacy / family suffers
AGREE
— Often excessive earning, even though talented
— More people want to be celebrities, not interested in becoming teachers. doctors. etc.
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In conclusion, sentence
Granted, sentence
sentence
1. these high-earners create happiness and act as role models for younger people, often while their own privacy and well-being suffers
2. I can see no reason why people in high profile positions should not be paid as well as they usually are
3. it is important to consider that a lot of doctors and surgeons also get paid a huge amount of money
4. others in society often earn too little for the important work they do, but it shouldn't mean that these talented individuals are paid less
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12. Which of the discourse markers in the box are appropriate for beginning the conclusion to a Task 2 Agree/Disagree essay?
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| To conclude To sum up On the whole Summarising The point is In summary Basically CONCLUSION |
Appropriate:
Inappropriate:
(Headings cannot be included in IELTS essays)
(lexically/grammatically incorrect)
(acceptable in the Speaking test, but too informal for a written essay)
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13. Following on from the main body of the essay you worked with in exercise 6, and using the conclusion template from exercise 11, write a suitable conclusion for the full essay.
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