IELTS Writing Task 2: agree, disagree or partly agree?

IELTS Writing Task 2: agree, disagree or partly agree?

Here's some advice for people who are still confused about "agree or disagree" questions:

If you completely agree or completely disagree:

• Make your opinion clear in the introduction and conclusion.
• Explain one reason for your opinion in paragraph 2 and another in paragraph 3. Imagine that you are persuading the examiner that your opinion is right.
• Don't write a paragraph about what 'other people' think. If you do that, you are in danger of writing a "discuss both views" essay. If you mention the opposite argument, make sure that you refute it (explain why you think it's wrong), 

If you partly agree:

• Make it clear in the introduction and conclusion that you have a balanced view i.e. that you accept both sides of the argument to some extent
• Write one paragraph about each side of the argument. But do this fromyour point of view e.g. On the one hand, I accept that... / On the other hand, I also believe that...
• Don't write a discussion essay e.g. some people believe / other people argue...