Common mistake
One agree paragraph and one disagree paragraph without a clear thesis can make the position look unstable.
- Whether position is clear
- Whether concession returns to position
- Whether body paragraphs align
Task 2 question-type decision
Agree-disagree essays start with a stable position.
Identify Task 2 command words first, then turn samples or templates into your own outline, body paragraph, and revision step. Question-type labels are useful when they clarify the answer requirement.
Question-type keywords are useful when they clarify the answer requirement, not when they trigger template copying.
Prompt-analysis signal
If each body paragraph cannot return to the same answer, Task Response weakens.
What to confirm before writing
Choose fully agree, partly agree, or disagree first, and write it as one thesis.
How to revise the next version
Use the sample to imitate only the thesis and one concession sentence, not the whole paragraph.
The position spectrum and its structural consequences
The position in an agree/disagree prompt is not binary but a spectrum: fully agree, largely agree with boundaries, largely disagree with admitted cases, fully disagree. The point you choose dictates structure: a full position = two support paragraphs plus one rebuttal; a partial position = support plus a boundary paragraph, no forced rebuttal needed. The real danger is not choosing wrongly but not choosing: a vague opening, two body paragraphs each helping a different side, and a conclusion that suddenly picks a team — that is position drift, and it pulls TR below 6.
Worked example: a weak concession vs an effective one
Prompt direction: technology makes life simpler — agree? Weak concession: "Of course, technology also has some disadvantages. However, I still think it makes life easier." It admits "disadvantages" in the abstract, then hops straight back — the paragraph carries almost zero information. Effective concession: "Technology does complicate life in one real sense: constant connectivity blurs the line between work and rest, and many employees now answer messages at midnight. Yet this is a cost of poor boundaries rather than of the tools themselves — the same phone that delivers late-night email also automates the banking, navigation and paperwork that once consumed whole afternoons." Give the other side one concrete, credible point, then bound its scope — the position ends up stronger.
The most common diagnostic evidence in this question type
Three pieces of evidence dominate diagnostics on agree/disagree essays: no quotable position sentence anywhere in the introduction; two body paragraphs whose topic sentences point opposite ways with no concession marker; and a conclusion whose position strength differs from the opening (partly agree at the start, completely agree at the end). If any one holds, the revision target is the same: pin the position in a single sentence first, then make every topic sentence visibly serve it.
- Is there one quotable position sentence up front
- Does each topic sentence declare its relation to the position
- Does the conclusion match the opening's strength
Three questions before writing this type
One: where on the spectrum is my position, and can I say it in one sentence? Two: of my two supporting arguments, which is stronger? It goes in paragraph two. Three: what is the other side's single best point? That decides the concession paragraph — and if one is hard to find, your position is too safe and the essay will lack tension.
Guides
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These pages explain the Banfen Writing diagnostic and blocker-repair method, Task 1 overview, Task 2 development, and common score blockers.
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Writing guides
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Task 2 question analysis
雅思大作文审题要先拆题型、命令词、讨论对象和限制条件，避免偏题和立场漂移。先把范文、模板句、审题、逻辑、词汇或语法问题连接到一个可重写验证的步骤。重点不是背一个答案。
Task 2 sample essay
雅思大作文范文要重点分析立场稳定、主体段展开和例子如何支撑观点。先把范文、模板句、审题、逻辑、词汇或语法问题连接到一个可重写验证的步骤。重点不是背一个答案。
Chinese Task 2 template
雅思大作文模板不能一套到底。先区分观点题、讨论题、问题解决题和优缺点题。先把雅思写作问题落到一个可诊断、可重写验证的写作步骤上。重点不是收集更多模板，而是知道下一版先修哪里。
Chinese band descriptors
雅思写作评分标准包括 Task Response、Coherence、Lexical Resource 和 Grammar。重写时要先找主卡分点。
Agree/disagree
IELTS Task 2 agree or disagree 题最常见的问题是立场范围模糊，写到中途开始摇摆；表达同意的句式反而是小事。立场越早清楚，展开越容易稳定。
Task 2 template sentences
雅思大作文模板句只能帮助完成开头改写、立场表达、转折或总结等具体任务，不能替代审题和观点展开。先写出自己的 thesis、topic sentence 与因果链，再判断一句模板是否准确承接上下文。若删掉后意思反而更清楚，就应去除；最后围绕当前题目定制重写，检查是否回应命令词、保留清楚立场且展开充分。
Task 2 body paragraph
雅思大作文主体段要有清楚 topic sentence、reason、example 和回扣，不要堆多个半展开观点。一段塞三个观点，每个都只写一句，会让展开很薄。
Cause effect sample
雅思大作文原因影响范文应区分 cause、effect 和 example，避免主体段方向混乱。先把题目问题写成 cause list 和 effect list。
Chinese Task 2 conclusion
雅思大作文结尾应回到题目、立场和比较标准，避免只重复开头句。先把雅思写作问题落到一个可诊断、可重写验证的写作步骤上。重点不是收集更多模板，而是知道下一版先修哪里。
Start practising
Turn the question type into a scoreable answer requirement first.
Submit the prompt and essay, inspect command words, position, body development, and scoring criteria first, then decide whether to learn from a sample, adjust a template, or rewrite a paragraph.
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