MATERI IELTS WRITING TASK 2

MARKING CHRITERIA
1. TASK ACHIEVEMENT/ TASK RESPONSE
2. COHERENCE & COHESSION
3. GRAMMATICAL RANGE AND ACCURACY
4. LEXICAL RESOURCES 

A1
A2
B1
B2
C1
C2

Right  ( bener (adj), kanan, hak (n)) 

Date  (tanggal, kencan, kurma) 
Husband ( suami, menghemat) 
During pandemic, we have to husband a lot. 
produce (memproduksi(v)  hasil panen(n) 
mother (v, n) 
water(v, n) 
eye(n, v) 
position (n, v)

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*UNDERSTAND THE QUESTION*

1. Determine the kind of issue

2. Determine key words
3. Understand Task Instruction

A.  Opinion
(It is believed)Moving the capital city will boost economic development. 

B.  Suggestion
The government should introduce laws of hiring equal number of male and female
workers.

C. Phenomenon 
Today, more and more people are living unhealthy lifestyle. 
*perfect tense
*pr.continuous

D.  Prediction 
It is predicted that robots are going to become increasingly important in our lives. 

Objective: to base our paraphrase issue. 

It is predicted that robots are going to become increasingly important in our lives. 
(ISSUE) WHAT TO WRITE

How could robots be used in the future? 

(BODY 1)
Will this development be a positive or a negative development? 
(BODY 2)

(TASK INSTRUCTION) HOW TO WRITE

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Parafrase Issue :

1. Some people believe that all children should have a pet or an animal to look after.
Other people disagree, however, saying that this depends on a child’s
circumstances.

Consider these opposing views,and give your own opinion. (Suggestion) 

Parafrase Issue:
Some people suggest/recommend that children have a pet or animal to care for.
Meanwhile, some others disapprove of this idea, considering different children's
conditions. 

2. Many people today find that the cost of attaining a university-level education is
extremely high for the students and their families. 
What are the causes of this  situation, and how can governments, Universities and
the students themselves  overcome the problem?  (Phenomenon)

Parafrase Issue:
These days/at the present/in this day and age/currently/recently/ many universities
worldwide impose costly tuition fee which burdens students and their families. 

3. It is often said that retirement is the happiest time of a person’s life. How far do you
agree with this view?  (Opinion) 

Parafrase Issue:
(Background) Many people are always seeking ways to achieve/attain happiness in
their life.  It is believed that the most enjoyable/joyous/joyful moments of a person's
life happen when they already retire.

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*UNDERSTAND THE QUESTION*

1. Determine the kind of issue

2. Determine key words
3. Understand Task Instruction

DETERMINING KEY WORD

1. Education is important. 
          S.              P.               (MT) 

2.  Education is important (MT) 

       S.                  P
  in building students' character.(LW) 

3. Indonesia should move the capital city.(MT) 

       S.                  P. 

4.Indonesia should move the capital city

  to equalize economic development.(LW) 

Main Theme : Subject Predicate

Limiting words : Modifiers 

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*UNDERSTAND THE QUESTION*

1. Determine the kind of issue

2. Determine key words
3. Understand Task Instruction

Writing task 3
3. UNDERSTAND TASK INSTRUCTIONS 

1. Opinion Task 
    *requires opinion
    * yes/no question usually

    a.  Writer's opinion

 agree-disagree (do you agree or disagree? ) 
 advantage-disadvantage(outweigh) (Do the advantages outweigh the
disadvantages?) 
 positive-negative development  (Is this positive or negative development? )

Bisa menggunakan "first person point of view" *etc

   b.  Third people's opinion

       discuss both views
A: pro(+)
B: con(-)
Conclusion : summary +,-

  c. Mix
    Discuss both views and give your opinion
A: pro(+)
B: con(-)
Conclusion : Writer's opinion( take a side, neutral,  another option) 

 2. Proposal Task 

    *requires ideas
    * what-are question
    *plural  always

    a. Cause-effect
        What are the causes and what are the effects? 
    b. Problem-solution 

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          c. Advantage-disadvantage
     What are the advantages and the disadvantages? 

 3. Combination
    a. Opinion-proposal
      How effective do you think this method is? (Opinion) 
     What (other ways )c an you suggest?   (Proposal)
    b. Proposal-opinion What (other ways )can you suggest? 
       (Proposal)
How effective do you think this method is? (Opinion) 

Causes (problems) Issue (problem) Effects(problems) 

solution

#Note: 
*Dalam soal problem-solution, problem yang ditanyakan hanya salah satu yaitu cause
atau effect. 
*Issue selalu dihitung tunggal
*cause atau effect selalu diminta plural

1.What problems cause this problem( issue flood)?  Causes

2.What problems does this problem cause? Effects

Solution questions 
A : How do we solve these problems? Causes/effects
B : How do we solve this problem? Issue
C: What are the solutions?  Issue

Kinds of problem-solution question

1. Cause - solution to issue
2. Cause - solution to cause
3. Effect - solution to issue
4. Effect - solution to effect

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Problem Solution
Soal problem solution ada 2 pertanyaan :
1. Pertanyaan problem
2. Pertanyaan solution
Ini bisa :
- Penyebab/causes + solution
- Effect + solution
Note : Issue selalu diminta dalam bentuk tunggal, cause/effect selalu dalam bentuk
Contoh:
1. What problem cause this problem/flood? (causes)
2. What problem does this problem/flood? (effect)
Solution question:
A. How do we solve the problems? (cause/effect)
B. How do we solve this problem? (issue)
C. What are the solutions? (issue) -> Ketika pertanyaan tidak ada kata “problem”,
maka solusinya diarahkan ke “issue”.
Kind of problem-solution question:
1. Causes – solution to issue
2. Causes – solution to issue
3. Effects – solution to issue
4. Effects – solution to effect

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