WRITING TASK 2

(To what extent do you agree or

disagree?)
You should spend about 40 minutes on this task
The most important consideration when choosing any
career or job is having a high income.
To what extent do you agree or disagree?
Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant
examples from your own knowledge or experience.
Three main parts:
a) Introduction
b) Body
c) Conclusion
 Type 1: Type 2: Agrees Type 3:
Balanced essay > Disagrees Strongly
disagree
- Body para I: - Body para I: 3 - Body para I: 2
arguments that main points that main points that
agree express this support the
agreement disagreement

- Body para II: - Body para II: 2 - Body para II: 2

arguments that opposing possible arguments
disagree arguments that do agree with
the statement
a) Introduction: 2 – 3 sentences
- Hook (the topic)
- Lead – in
- Thesis statement (Topic +
View)
It is widely accepted that, for most Hook +
people, their daily working lives will Lead in
not be spent in their dream jobs. (1 sent)
Despite this, I do not feel that people
Thesis
should instead priorities becoming a statement
high earner above all other (1 sent)
b) Body: Essay Type 2
- Body para 1: On the one hand,…
+ Topic sentence
+ Main idea 1 supporting ideas 1,2,…
+ Main idea 2 supporting ideas 1,2,…
To begin with, I strongly believe that people need
stimulation in their daily working lives in order Topic sent
to feel a sense of reward. Very few of us can go 1
through an entire career staying in a position or Supporting
an industry that we find boring purely for the idea 1
financial incentive. Secondly, there are so many
people who see their working life as a search for Topic sent
fulfillment and contentment in helping others, 2
rather than a search for wealth. It seems unlikely
that the priority for, say, every nurse or teacher in Supporting
the world is to become well-of, and jobs such as
idea 2
these are rarely extremely well-paid.
b) Body: Essay Type 2
- Body para 2: On the other hand,…
+ Topic sentence
+ Main idea 1 supporting ideas 1,2,…
+ Main idea 2 supporting ideas 1,2,…
Despite this, some would argue that those people who Topic
have families to support should always prioritise
sent 1
earning a high income; after all, it means securing their
children’s future. Others point out that, as the job
market becomes increasingly unstable across the globe, Supporting
idea 1
it is vital to earn more and therefore save more.
However, I do not agree that a good salary should Topic
necessarily be the number one concern for everyone. sent 2
Too many people become preoccupied with the next
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pay rise or career move, and eventually become pp
i or
unhappy or even depressed, neither of which helps ea tin d
2 g
them to save or provide for their family
 CONCLUSION Rethesis statement
(2 - 3 sent)
Suggestion + Prediction
In summary, earning as much money as is Rethesis
humanly possible should not be anyone’s statement
main concern. Granted, it arguably brings
financial stability, for individuals and for

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their families, but it is simply not worth

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tolerating a lifetime of unhappiness at work
purely for the money

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