Another type of advantages and disadvantages IELTS Task 2

Advantages and Disadvantages and give your opinion.

Structure of the essay.

#Introduction

#Paraphrase the question

#Thesis statement

# Outline statement

Body paragraph 1(Advantages) 

#Topic sentences

#Explanation of topic sentences.

#Example

Body paragraphs 2(Disadvantages)

#Topic sentence

#Explanation

#Example

Body paragraphs (opinion) 

#Explain your opinion

# Example

Conclusion

Summary of the main points

Sample question

Computers are becoming an essential part of education. Discuss advantages and disadvantages and give your own opinion.

ANSWER

Information Technology is becoming a ubiquitous part of learning. This essay will show that this is a welcome development and can enhance educational practice. This essay will first suggest that the instant availability of huge amount of information is the primary advantage followed by a discussion of how it can sometimes lead to plagiarism followed by a reasoned conclusion.

The main benefit computers bring to the learners is easy access to the vast amounts of resources. Learners were once limited to the books they had and other knowledge of their teacher, Now they can learn about anything they choose at the touch of a button. Google is a prime example, because it allows people to easily search for whatever they are looking for quickly and accurately.

One possible drawback is that using the internet to complete the academic work can sometimes lead to pupils copying articles from the internet. As a result, students do not have to think much and they learn very little. For instance THE DAILY MAIL recently reported that 72% of college graduates in the U.K admitted to copying and pasting Wikipedia articles at least once.

Overall, it is a very positive development because most students will take advantage of the power of the information to enhance their studies, rather than using it to cheat. For instance, in 2005 Cambridge University found that students who regularly use a computer were 26% more likely to get a first class degree than those who did not.

In conclusion, computers has provided a gateway to knowledge unlike anything seen before and although it can sometimes lead to a few taking the easy routes and plagiarism, but still it is very positive step in the evolution of education.

Advantages outweigh disadvantages type questions of IELTS task 2

Advantages outweigh disadvantages

INTRODUCTION 

# Paraphrase the question

# Thesis statement ( state advantages outweigh disadvantages)

Body paragraph 1: Stronger side (that is advantage)

# Topic sentences ( Advantage number 1)

# Explain why it is strong

# Example

# Advantage number 2

# Explain why it is strong

# Example

Body paragraph 2: Weaker side ( That is disadvantage)

# Topic sentence ( disadvantage)

# Example why it is not strong( supporting details)

# Example

Conclusion:

Summary of the main points and restate the opinion

 

 Sample question

Today, people can work and live anywhere they want because of the improvement of communication technology and transport. Do advantages of this development outweigh the disadvantages.

ANSWER

 

Nowadays, with the advancement of telecommunication technology and travel today’s person can reside and get employment in any part of the globe. The advantages of this definitely outweigh the disadvantages. This essay delves into the number of arguments with a reasoned conclusion.

First of all, the main advantages of being able to live and work from anywhere are that people can have more choices of jobs because of technological advances. Not only can you work in any part of your home country, you can work for any company in any part of the world by telecommuting because modern wireless technology has made work easier and created more time for self and family. Wireless internet and 4g services reduce the paper work also help to create online work jobs like web designing and blogging. Furthermore, the modern transportation modes like the metro and light rail have lessened the travel time and also made it more convenient for commuters. This has also decreased the need for people to live in cities and come back to peaceful country side in the evenings because modern transport systems.  Delhi metro and Mumbai local rails are the prime example, people commute daily to cities from countryside for work.

On the downside, some people thinks that  this is leading to a sedentary lifestyle as people do not need to travel. People become  so dependent on technology that any network failure may lead life to come to standstill .However, these  minor advantages are of no importance if we look at the plethora of advantages this situation has to offer.  IT  graduates made very easier to normalize the down server and network  in the few minutes.

Summing up, people can live and work anywhere today and this situation is more boon than a bane. So the number of benefits outnumbered its drawbacks.

 

Type 3> Disadvantages outweigh advantages.

This type of format has the same format like the above type. So, write disadvantages in the first body paragraph and advantages in the second paragraph.

Advantages and disadvantages based questions of IELTS TASK 2

This category is divided into four sub types

Type 1: Discuss both advantages and disadvantages.

Type 2: Advantages outweigh disadvantages

Type 3: Disadvantages outweigh advantages

Type 4: Discuss both advantages and disadvantages and give your own opinion.

Type 1: Discuss both advantages and disadvantages.

Structure of the essay:

INTRODUCTION

#Paraphrase the question

#Outline statement

 BODY PARAGRAPH  1( Advantages)

     #Topic sentence

     # Explain how this is an advantage( supporting details)

     # Relevant example

BODY PARAGRAPH 2 ( Disadvantages)

     # Topic sentence

     # Explain how this is a disadvantage

     # Example

Conclusion : Summary of the main points

 

Sample question:

Pressure on the school and university students is increasing and students are pushed to hard work when they are young. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of this phenomenon for the students.

 

ANSWER

It is irrefutable that the burden on school and university pupils is burgeoning and they have to put more efforts towards their study at a young age. This essay will suggest that students can make their career bright with hard work as biggest advantage and students can be the victim of stress because of more pressure as a primary disadvantage, followed by a reasoned conclusion.

Today we belong to highly competitive era in which students need to get good scores to grab job opportunities or enrolling into universities. So for that purposes students are encouraged to do more hard work which inculcates the habit of hard working from earlier years into the young generation and they are better placed in life later on. If they work hard in early years they will build up a sound career and will have a happy and contended life. The TIMES recently published a survey report,70%  students who works hard in their academics at a young age are more successful in their fields of working.

Despite this advantage it has also a disadvantage, because it leads to stress and strain and anxiety. Sometimes students cannot strike a balance between work and leisure which may results in boredom. Moreover, if students face failures or can’t cope with the pressures they can have suicidal tendencies. Always hitting the books keeps the students away from practical and social life. THE HINDU NEWSPAPER reported that in INDIA 10% of the young students and university students are suffering from depression because of their study curriculum burden.

In conclusion, focusing on study more is beneficial for making the future for the students and they can support their families, however giving more pressure of study  than capability and age can lead to dire consequences on health and become the cause of mental illness. So, there is need to make the balance between study and leisure activities for the students.

PERFECT CONTINUOUS TENSES

Present perfect continuous tenses:

Subject+ has/have been +verb(first form) +ing+object + time.

 This tense expresses an action that began some time ago and is continuing up to the present, e.g

1) It has been raining since morning

2) we have been working for two hours.

You have been waiting here for two hours.

Have you been waiting here for two hours?

You have not been waiting here for two hours.

We use the Present Perfect continuous to show that something started in the past and has continued up until now. For five minutes , For  two weeks and since Tuesday are all durations which can be used with the present perfect continuous.

Like:

They have been talking for last two hour.

James has been teaching at the university since june.

USE  RECENT , LATELY

We can also use the present perfect continuous without a duration such as for wo weeks . without  the duration , the tense has a more general meaning of” lately “.  We often use the words “lately”. Or recently to  emphasize the meaning.

Example :

Recently, I have been feeling really tired.

She has been watching too much television lately.

Mary has been feeling a little depressed.

Past perfect continuous tense:

Subject + had + been +verb(first form) + ing +object +time

 To show an action that had been going on at some point of time in the past, e.g

1) She had been living in this city for two years.

2) I had been visiting America for three years

3) She had been teaching in Ludhiana before coming to this place.

You had been waiting there for more than two hours when she finally arrived.

Had you been waiting there for more than two hours when she finally arrived?

You had not been waiting there for more than two hours when she finally arrived.

We also use the Past perfect continuous to show that something started in the past and continued up until another time in the past.” For five minutes” and” for two weeks” are both durations which can be used with Past perfect continuous.

Like:

They had been talking for over an hour before tony arrived.

She had been working at that company for three years when it went out of business.

How long had you been waiting to get on the bus?

We can also use Past perfect continuous before another action in the past is a good way to show cause and effect.

Examples:

Jason was tired because he had been jogging

Sam gained weight because he had been overeating .

 

Future perfect continuous tense

Subject + will/shall+ have been + verb( first form) +ing + object + time.

An action is shown that will have been taking place in the future,e.g

1) She will have been dancing for two hours

2) They will have been writing letters  since morning.

We also use the Future perfect continuous to show that something will continue up until a particular event or time in the future. “ For five minutes”,” For two weeks” and” since Friday” are all durations which can be used with the Future perfect continuous .

They will have been talking for over an hour by the time Thomas arrives.

She is going to have been working at that company for three years when it finally closes.

James will have been teaching at that university for more than a year by the time he leaves for  Asia.

Future perfect continuous tense can also be used before another action in the future is good way to show cause and effect.

Jason will be tired when he gets home because he will have been jogging for over an hour.

Claudia’s English will be perfect when she returns to Germany because she is going to have been studying English in the united states for over two years.

PERFECT TENSES

Present perfect Tense

This tense is used to express an action which has been over or just completed e.g

Subject + has / have + verb ( third form) + object

I have eaten my food.

She has made tea.

The workers have dug a canal.

Mohan has opened a shop.

You have seen that movie many times.

Have you seen that movie many times ?

You have not seen that movie many times.

This tense also represents a past action as continuing in the present e.g 

I have worked here for five years.

( This means that i started working here for five years ago and I am still working here)

 In adverbial clauses, beginning with when, if ,before, after, as soon as where the Principal verb is in future tense. 

I shall see you after I have written the essay.

We often use the present perfect to talk about change that has happened over a period of time.

Examples:

You have grown since the last time I saw you.

The government has become more interested in arts education.

My English has really improved since I moved to Australia.

Past perfect tense 

Subect + had + verb( third form) +object

This tense is used to show an action which had been completed at some stage in the past before another action was began.

1) The doctor  had examined the patient

2) She had won the match

3) I had completed the work before you came.

You had studied English before you moved to New York.

Had you studied English before you moved to New York?

You had not studied English before you moved to New York.

Past perfect also express the idea that something occurred before another in the past. It can also show that something happened before a specific time in the past.

I had never seen such a beautiful beach before I went to Kaua.i

I did not have any money because I had lost my wallet.

Tony knew Istanbul so well because he had visited the city several times.

She only understood the movie because she had read the book.

Future perfect Tense

It is used to express an action that will have been completed at some time in future e.g

1) we shall have played the match by evening.

2) The farmer y will have ploughed the field by sun-set.

You will have perfected your English by the time you came back from the U.S.

Will you have perfected your English by the time you came back from the U.S?

You will not have perfected your English by the time you came back from the U.S?

Future Perfect with “Be Going  to “ ( am/is/are+going to have +past participle)

Examples: 

You are going to have perfected your English by the time you come back from the U.S?

Are you going to have perfected your English by the time you come back from the U.S?

You are not going to have perfected your English by the time you come back from the U.S.

The Future Perfect express the idea that something will occur before another action in the future. It can also show that something will happen before a specific time in the future.

Examples:

By next November, I will have received my promotion.

By the time he gets home , she is going to have cleaned the entire house.

Will she have learned enough Chinese to communicate before she moves to Beijing?