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IELTS Writing Course Note 01 Disadvantage and Advantage Essay

How to write the Expanded Paragraph in IELTS Disadvantage and Advantage Essay

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Write the first word

  • Yes, we can write “First, Second, Third…”, it is simple but not affective the score.
    • For a paragraph
      • First / Firstly / First of all
      • Second / Secondly / Moreover / Furthermore
      • Third / Thirdly / Lastly / At last
    • For a subargument
      • To begin with / One concern / Specifically / Primarily
      • Additionally / In addition / Moreover / Furthermore / What’s more / Another concern / Also / For another

Write first sentence of paragraph

Respond to agree or disagree / positive or negative

For 1+2+1 lopsided views

  • First, one positive aspect of X is...
  • Moreover, another positive aspect of X is... / Moreover, X can also bring another benefit to...

For 1+2+2 neutral views

  • First, one positive aspect of X is...
  • However, one negative aspect of X is... or However, it is important to note / acknowledge the negative aspect of X.

For 1+3+1 neutral views

  • First, one positive aspect of X is...
  • Moreover, X can also bring a benefit to...
  • However, it is important to acknowledge the negative aspect of X.

For 1+3+1 lopsided views(cause problem)

  • First, one positive aspect of X is...
  • Moreover, another positive aspect of X is... or Moreover, X can bring a further benefit to...
  • Lastly, yet another positive aspect of X is...

More examples

benefit usages: X can bring benefits to / X has the benefit for / X is beneficial for / X can benefit

disadvantages usages:

  • X has disadvantages / drawbacks / shortcomings related to
  • X can have negative / adverse effects / impacts on
  • X can negatively impact
  • X can be harmful / detrimental / damaging to

Write our own views

  • Do not give direct result

    First, one positive aspect of promoting public transportation is the improved convenience and effectiveness of the residents’ living.

  • Using the Argumentative Corpus and Advanced Vocabulary. Download file: IELTS-Essay-Corpus.zip
  • Using necessary documents (Chinese)
  • Watching Videos (Chinese)
  • More generalized sentences

    First, one positive aspect of promoting public transportation is related to / associated with / concerns people’s daily lives. By doing this, the convenience and effectiveness of the residents’ mobility can be greatly enhanced.

Logic chain writing: Causality

because

inA, because B, A is more important

since

in A, since B, B is more important

lead: in A lead to B

  • SVO. This can lead to A, leading to B., same importance
    • Government increased the capacity of the road network. This can lead to more room for cars to travel, leading to an increased efficiency of traffic flow as a result.
    • Because SVO, SVO, leading to...
    • By doing sth., SVO, leading to...
  • SVO, leading to / which can lead to + Result, SVO is more important
  • Synonyms
    • SVO, resulting in sth.
    • SVO, allowing / enabling sb. to do sth.
    • SVO, contributing to…
    • SVO, encouraging / driving / motivating sb. to do sth.
    • SVO, which plays an important role in doing sth.
    • SVO, promoting / reducing…
    • SVO, strengthening / weakening…
    • SVO, making it easier / more difficult to do…
    • factor, A lead to B. = A is a contributing factor to B. = A is a factor that contributes to B.

therefore / as a result / consequently

  • Usage: Lead a complete sentence, SVO. Therefore, SVO.
  • Conclusion: Highly summative.

thus / in turn / thereby

  • Usage: Append to sentences that already have a cause-and-effect relationship to further enhance the tone. SVO. This, in turn, can lead to... or SVO, thus leading to...
  • which means
    • Usage: Lead a cause-and-effect relationship. SVO, which means (that) + Result(complete sentence)
    • By increasing the capacity of the road network, there are more room for cars to travel, which means this approach can increase the efficiency of traffic flow as a result.

Write overview

100% / 70% / 50%

  • I believe that this is a completely positive / negative trend.
  • I believe that this is generally a positive / negative trend.
  • I believe that this trend has
    • both positive and negative sides.
    • advantages and disadvantages.
    • benefits and drawbacks.

Specific

Personal

  • on a personal level
  • on a societal level
  • on an environmental level
  • on an educational level

Life

  • on the level of daily life

Write ending paragraph

In conclusion, X can bring benefits in terms of A and B. However, it is also crucial to acknowledge the potential negative impacts. This can include C and D.

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