What to ask while reading the prompt
First decide whether the prompt asks about government responsibility, personal freedom, health cost, or fairness.
Task 2 question guide
Unhealthy-food tax prompts need how price changes consumption.
This IELTS Task 2 question should not start with memorising a model essay. First decide who the prompt concerns, what it compares, and whether it asks for cause, evaluation, or trade-off.
Diagnose the prompt before writing the full essay.
Common trap
Only saying tax makes people healthier without explaining low-income groups or alternatives.
Diagnostic evidence
Without affordability or substitution, the policy argument is incomplete.
What to revise after checking
Write one policy chain: tax -> price signal -> purchase habit -> health result.
- Whether price mechanism is specific
- Whether fairness is handled
- Whether health result can be explained
Guides
Keep going with these guides.
These pages explain the Banfen Writing diagnostic and blocker-repair method, Task 1 overview, Task 2 development, and common score blockers.
Home
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Writing checker
使用 IELTS Writing checker 时，分数之外还要看主卡分点。更有用的是找出 Task Response、Coherence、Lexical Resource 或 Grammar 中最影响训练的主卡分点。
Food topic
IELTS Task 2 food topic 常在 fast food、local food、health 和 culture 之间跳。先诊断题目角度。
Task 2 outline critique
IELTS Task 2 开写前先做 outline critique，用 10 分钟检查题目回应、立场平衡、主体段证据和展开链，避免写完整篇后才发现方向偏薄。
Health topic
IELTS Task 2 health topic 常见问题是把 lifestyle、tax、public health 混在一起。先诊断责任和证据。
Fast food health
快餐健康题要诊断个人责任、政府政策和消费习惯，不要只写 unhealthy。检查重点：责任主体是否明确、健康后果是否具体、措施是否有机制。
Libraries and internet
Public libraries and internet 题要诊断 access、digital divide、community space 和 public spending。
Public transport investment
公共交通投资题不要只写 more buses。先诊断预算、服务质量和 commuter choice。先问：钱花在速度、覆盖、票价还是安全？不同目标对应不同结果。
Public transport vs cars
Public transport vs private cars 题目容易写成两边优缺点清单。先诊断比较标准和最终立场。一段写公交好，一段写私家车好，却缺少判断哪个更好的标准。
Start practising
Check the outline risk for this question first.
Submit your Task 2 essay or outline and get one main blocker plus one revision target.
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