Over the course of Improve your IELTS Writing Skills, you will encounter a wide range of ideas to ensure that you are not lost for words when you get to the real test. These include concepts such as organizing words, trigger words, and linking phrases, which all contribute to an appropriate academic writing style. | 3 Read the following two essay questions. For each question choose one of the paragraph structures in 2 on page 81 and write a paragraph which could form part of an answer following the structure you have chosen. Money does not make happiness. To what extent do you agree or disagree It is better to reform criminals instead of just punishing them. What measures could be taken to attempt to integrate law-breakers back into society Relevant and irrelevant information 4 The three paragraphs below relate to the Task 1 questions in 1 on page 81. In each paragraph there are several options. Choose the options which are most relevant to the question. Text 1 1 Another reason why ambition is not always good is that ambitious people may use unfair or dishonest means of reaching their goal. For example they may a work so hard that they neglect their families b take the credit for work that they have not done. 2 In some cases they may damage the careers of people who they see as rivals perhaps by a making false accusations about them to their employers. b stealing their money and possessions. 3 In the most extreme cases they may turn to serious crime. provides a clear example of this. a Shakespeare s story of Macbeth b The story of Sinbad the sailor Text 4 One way to ensure that people value their traditional culture is to focus on language. With the global dominance of English some minority languages such feel under threat. a Welsh or Estonian b Chinese or Arabic 5 If people are made familiar with the history and literature of their own language then a they will be more able to talk to older people about it. b they will appreciate their own culture more. 6 This could be done by arranging arts festivals or writing competitions. For example in the UK a there are many prizes which novelists and poets can win. b there is an annual festival to celebrate the best of Welsh writing and culture. unit 10 Individual and society a Text 3 7 However the effects of the Internet on .
