IELTS
Essay from Darsana Academy
In some countries teenagers are allowed
to do part time jobs. Some people say it is a good thing,
but others disagree.
Discuss both views and give your own opinion.
(You need to underline the key-words of the question,
so that you will not leave out any important part of the question in your essay
and lose focus. Reading the question and
underlining the keywords should not take more than 30 seconds)
Synonyms or similar words for keywords
Teenager – adolescent, high
school children
Good thing –
advantageous, beneficial, positive impacts
Part-time jobs –work
done outside school hours
Disagree – oppose, are
against, disadvantageous, negative impacts, drawbacks
(Writing down synonyms and similar words of the
key-words helps you to rephrase the question in your own words and use lexical
resource effectively. You have two
minutes to complete this activity)
Rephrasing the question
Engaging in paid jobs outside school hours
is a usual practice for senior high-school children in certain countries,
especially in the west. While most
people appreciate the benefits of such work experience for adolescent
children, there are also opposing views.
(Rephrasing is a very useful exercise to help you to
write the introduction effectively without losing any key points in the
question. This is also very important in
achieving task response. You can focus on
any keywords to start your sentence. In
this case, I have focused on ‘part-time jobs’ to start the sentence.)
Viewpoint
Despite certain concerns about allowing teenagers
to do part-time jobs, this practice has greatly helped them, in terms of earning
their pocket money and appreciating the value of work at an early age.
(Viewpoint is your position in the essay, which
should be effectively presented throughout the essay. It also helps you to write the conclusion by
summarising the main points of the essay.)
IELTS
with George Andrews (http://darsanaielts.blogspot.in/)
