IELTS Writing task 2 tip: Plan from the specific to the general: Write from the general to the specific
Consider this example question:
Some people believe that nowadays we have too many choices. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement?
Planning
My real life situation: “I go to the supermarket and I see a lot of types of pasta. It takes me a long time to compare them all.”
Planning from specific to general:
pasta …is a type of
packaged food…. found in
supermarkets… which is relevant to
retail sector / selling food
Sample body paragraph
“One area of life in which many people have too much choice is shopping for food. For example, many supermarkets in developed countries have a huge variety of packaged food, such as pasta. Consumers can find that they spend a long time checking different products, which often look very similar, and consequently waste time. In this case, the wide choice is not helpful to consumers.”
I have now written most of one paragraph if I have a 4-para structure or a whole paragraph if I use a 5-para structure.
Extra tip: We could make the para above into one with 90 to 100 words by extending it at the end.
“In contrast, shoppers can feel more than satisfied with, say two or three varieties of pasta, which they can consider in more detail and much faster than they can with a huge range of the same type of product.”
