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Complex Sentences in IELTS Task 2 Intros: No Guarantee for your Success


Complex Sentences in IELTS  Task 2 Intros: 
No Guarantee for your Success

 Most of the test candidates and some of the trainers think that the best way to impress the examiner is to write like a professor.

Such people use 'template phrases'.  

 Template phrases for the Introduction are  ready made. 
Often, they are complex too. 
Trainers, self-help books and online sites have a ready stock of these phrases and you will be tempted to use them in your Task 2 intro.

 Many believe that it is the best way to impress the examiner.
The truth is that examiners hate them. 
Moreover, they have been asked to look for memorised sentences in essays.

 The axe does not fall on all the candidates.
Candidates who are struggling to make a 7 or 7+ band in writing are the main victims.

 My Suggestion:

 Ask yourself the question: What is the aim of my introduction?

 Now, read a sample question from IELTS Task 2 question bank, below. 
What do you say about its language?

"Because computers can translate all languages very quickly and accurately, learning a foreign language is a waste of time." 
To what extent do you agree or disagree? 

 Don't you think it is an open, direct question?
Your Task 2 Intro should follow the same style, but in other words.

 Here's a simple but good introduction:

 Sample 1: It is true that computer programmes can perform language translation tasks far more quickly than any human can. However, I completely disagree with the idea that computers will make learning foreign languages unnecessary.  (band 7+)
                                    
Another Sample: It is true that computer programmes can translate far more quickly than any human can. However, I completely disagree with the idea that  learning foreign languages is unnecessary because computers do the job better. (( band 6.5)
Note: Complex sentences will boost your scores. There is no doubt about it. The above suggestion was to help you write a natural and effective  Task 2 Intro. 

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