IELTS may be an English language exam, but it is designed to test your ability to respond to and process academic material in

English. This includes:

● Answering appropriately
● Giving a full response
● Expressing your ideas clearly & logically
● Properly structuring your written responses

Given the amount you have to think about, even starting your essay can seem daunting. Check out these great tips to create a solid
introduction to your essay every time!

Stating Your Intention

If a question were to ask…

Companies that emit smoke must be shut down by the government. Do you agree or disagree? Explain your answer.

You could begin with…

(1) In this essay, I will explain​ why these companies should not be necessarily shut down.
(2) This essay will focus on the ways companies can change their processes so that they can become compliant with
environmental policies

Or maybe…
Some teachers believe that technology has improved the quality of education of the youth of today, while others believe
that it has actually been a hindrance or even great distraction. Which side would you take and why?

Could be…

(1) ​With this essay, I will enumerate the reasons behind the validity of the belief that technology is actually
causing more damage than good to the education of the youth of today.
(2) This essay will review both the benefits and the disadvantages of technology on today’s education and arrive at
a conclusion based on presented facts or data.

Adding Emphasis

You could add emphasis to a specific point in your essay…

(1) Based on the progress rate of global warming, ​these companies must be shut down the soonest possible
time.
(2) ​Government environmental regulations seem to be one-sided when it comes to establishing guidelines for
compliance for companies that emit smoke.

One more for emphasis…

(1) ​Conservative groups have ​consistently attacked the use of technology in various sectors, and education has
not escaped their attention.
(2) The influx of gadgets has drowned today’s educators into enveloping themselves with almost everything
that technology presents ​and loses the opportunity to gain from the great good that can only be derived from the use
of old techniques.

Breaking Down and Listing

You could even break down your topic…

(1) ​The first part of this essay will ​discuss the effects of these emitted smoke to global warming,​ the next part will
discuss the effects of the smoke on health,​ ​and the third…

(2) ​This essay will begin by ​showing the industries that usually emit smoke​, then it will ​discuss the benefits these
industries bring to communities,​ then it will… and it will end with…

(3) This argument can best be discussed based on the following considerations: 1) the amount of knowledge
children can get, ​2) the ease with which they can get the knowledge, ​3) the quality of knowledge that they get ​4) the
behavioral effects caused by technology ​5)​ their growth in practical areas of life.
(4) The first section of this essay will s​ how the level of knowledge growth achieved with students under a
maximum exposure to technology, and ​the second section will ​show the ​level of knowledge growth achieved with
students under a minimum exposure to technology, and ​the third section will…