{"id":53066,"date":"2015-01-19T05:18:44","date_gmt":"2015-01-19T05:18:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/127.0.0.1\/aee\/aee-ielts-attack-writing-task-2\/"},"modified":"2015-01-19T05:18:44","modified_gmt":"2015-01-19T05:18:44","slug":"aee-ielts-attack-writing-task-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.allearsenglish.com\/aee-ielts-attack-writing-task-2\/","title":{"rendered":"AEE IELTS: How to Attack Writing Task 2"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Are you prepared for the IELTS Writing Task 2?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Today,&nbsp;Lindsay and Jessica&nbsp;give you&nbsp;3 strategies to help you take charge!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Writing Task 2 of the IELTS requires you to be creative.&nbsp; But don&#8217;t let that scare you.&nbsp; If you practice ahead of time and approach it with a plan, you can stay focused and do well.<\/p>\n<p>You might be asked a question like,&nbsp;&#8220;Why is living in the city better than living in the country?&#8221;&nbsp; Jessica has three tips to help you be able to answer that:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Practice brainstorming:<\/strong>&nbsp;You need to be able to think&nbsp;creatively to gather a list of ideas about the topic.&nbsp; This is a skill you can improve.&nbsp; Don&#8217;t worry about bad ideas, just&nbsp;practice coming up with a lot of ideas, so you have many to choose from.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Learn a four-paragraph essay format:<\/strong> After you get your ideas, you need to be able to organize them.&nbsp; This format is simple and easy to follow.&nbsp; It includes an introduction, a thesis statement, a paragraph body, and a conclusion.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Make stuff up!<\/strong>&nbsp; IELTS doesn&#8217;t really care about your whether your ideas are true or not.&nbsp; It&#8217;s only interested in your English abilities.&nbsp; You can make things up, or use personal experience.&nbsp;&nbsp;Focus on having&nbsp;good sentence structures.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Are you preparing for the IELTS Writing Task 2?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>What are you doing to get ready?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Share your thoughts in the comments section below!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Are you prepared for the IELTS Writing Task 2? 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