ROAD TO IELTS 9.0 - THE 30-DAY IELTS MARATHON
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ROAD TO IELTS 9.0 - THE 30-DAY IELTS LISTENING MARATHON
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HOW TO WRITE CAUSE/EFFECT ESSAYS IN IELTS?
Cause and effect essay questions in
IELTS Writing task 2 give you a
problem and ask you to state
the main causes of this problem and
discuss its possible effects.
In this lesson you will see:
how to generate ideas for causes and effects
band 9 answer structure for causes/effects essay
cause/effect model essay
This is an example of cause/effect IELTS writing task 2 question:
Today more people are overweight than ever before.
What in your opinion are the primary causes of this?
What are the main effects of this epidemic?
Generating ideas
After you’ve read the question, you can clearly determine the problem:
growing number of
overweight people.
But before you start to write your essay, it’s a good idea to think of
2-3 causes and
2-3 possible
effects of the problem.
Causes of obesity:
1. inactive lifestyle (relying on
cars instead of walking, fewer physical demands at work,
inactive
leisure activities)
2. unhealthy eating habits (eating fast-food, drinking high-calorie beverages, consuming large
portions of food, eating irregularly)
Effects of obesity:
1.
physical health problems
2. loss of productivity
3. depressions and mental disorders
