English Practice

Lesson 2 of 6 · Beginner · Writing · 20 min · +40 XP

Ace Task 2 foundations: turn an opinion into a reason

State an opinion and develop it with a reason and a relevant example.

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Your exam technique

Answer the prompt → choose a reason → explain how it works → illustrate it.

Answer the actual question

When a prompt asks whether you agree, make your position clear. Choose a reason you can explain. Ask how or why it supports your opinion, then give a plausible example. You can use your own experience; you do not need invented statistics or expert quotations.

Connect the ideas

Use because to give a reason and for example to introduce an illustration. Read your paragraph aloud to check that each sentence adds something. This eighty-word drill builds towards Task 2; a full task requires at least 250 words, with about forty minutes recommended.

Avoid this common mistake

Repeating that an idea is important does not explain it. Ask how or why your reason supports your position, and add a concrete example that answers that question.

See it in practice

Starting point

Libraries are good. Libraries are important. Libraries are very good.

Using this skill

Libraries should stay open in the evening because many people work during the day. For example, an evening study room lets a shop assistant learn after a shift.

The example explains how evening opening helps a particular person, instead of repeating the opinion.

01 / Check your understanding

Try the skill

Choose an answer for each question. You can try again after reading the feedback.

1. Which point supports evening library opening?
2. What should follow a main reason?

02 / Put it into words

Make it your own

Do you agree that local libraries should open in the evening? Write an opinion paragraph with a reason, an explanation, and an example. This is a shortened foundation drill.

Write at least 80 words. Use the checklist and example to review your work; this exercise does not give an automatic IELTS score.

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Before you finish

  • My opinion answers the question.
  • I explained my reason rather than repeating it.
  • My example is relevant and my sentences connect.
Read one possible response

Compare the choices this writer made with your own. Many different responses can work.

I agree that local libraries should open in the evening because many people cannot visit during the working day. An evening opening gives them a quiet place to read or study when their jobs are finished. For example, a shop assistant could use the library to prepare for an English test after work. This would be especially helpful if the assistant shares a small home with a large family. The library would make learning easier for people who have little time or space of their own.

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