Level B2 (approx. band 5.5-6.5) · Academic and General Training Some Task 2 questions ask about problems, causes, effects and solutions. Candidates often write a paragraph of causes and a paragraph of solutions that have nothing to do with each other. The causes say "rents are too high", and the solutions say "people should exercise more". In this episode: • Which pair is the question asking for? • Link every solution to a problem • Cause and effect language • Two structures that work • Model • Language bridge • Practice • Self-check questions with answers Key points: • identify the pair, and check whether you need causes or effects. • every solution needs a partner problem or cause, and a named actor. • "because" plus clause, "because of" plus noun, and choose forward or backward verbs carefully. • keep the same order for problems and solutions, so the reader can follow the links. IELTS Complete Course: a self-study podcast from A1 to C2 for Academic and General Training. Listen, pause and answer, then take the 52-question quiz. Audio voiced with AI from an original script by Dr. Rashmi R Nair. Independent course, not affiliated with the IELTS test owners.