Why you get stuck
The usual causes:
- Turning the other view into a straw man.
- Forcing equal word counts.
- Forgetting your own view.
- Writing it like an opinion essay.
Task 2 · Both views
Discuss both views: write the side you disagree with in full
"I disagree with that side, so I run out after two lines." Half a sentence is not a discussion. Find the other side's best reason first.
The button opens the Fogport level map at "Let the other side finish". It is a member level; levels open in order and four levels are free after sign-in.
Let the other side finish at the Fogport hearing
"Let the other side finish" is a member level. Four levels are free after sign-in.
Fixes you can use now
Each comes with an example. Revise your draft against them.
- Ask: what is their most reasonable concern?
- Fill in: view one and reason ____; view two and reason ____; my judgement and why ____.
- Pattern: Those who favour new roads argue that they cut journey times because traffic spreads across more lanes.
- Give a reason for your judgement, not just I agree with the second view.
- The sides need not be equal, but both need reasons.
What this Fogport level makes you do
"Let the other side finish", 6–10 minutes. A transport hearing. Pick which side to hear first, write a short paragraph and predict whether that side would accept it. They restate what you wrote, and you keep or revise it.
Quick exercise
Complete the other side's reason
Topic: more roads vs more public transport. Supporters of building roads argue that ___ because ___. Compare: Some people think roads are good.
Show answer
Model: Supporters of building roads argue that wider roads cut journey times, because many suburban trips are not covered by buses. The straw man says roads are good but not why or for whom.
FAQ
What problem does Discuss both views: the other side solve?
"I disagree with that side, so I run out after two lines." Half a sentence is not a discussion. Find the other side's best reason first.
Is Discuss both views: the other side an AI essay checker?
Banfen Writing focuses on targeted score-gap repair. Use a real essay to pinpoint your conservative band range, core blockers, text evidence, and next revision steps.
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
进入雾港写作通关，选择 Task 1 来信或 Task 2 议事局，从自己的判断和短句写到完整作文。登录后免费玩 4 关，进度自动保存；也可先做一道短练习，获得点评并修改。
Writing guides
按正在写的题目查找雅思写作指南：小作文图型、overview 与数据取舍，大作文题型、立场与主体段展开，以及批改后的同题重写步骤。每篇指南都要求你回到自己的作文验证一个具体改动。
Stable Position
雅思写作 Task 2 评分的核心是 Task Response。想拿到 6.5 及以上，必须在炫技之前确保整篇文章立场绝对稳定。坚持了很久的错误习惯，是时候被纠正了。
Discuss both views sample
雅思大作文讨论双方范文应分析两个观点、个人立场和评价标准，避免只罗列双方理由。只写双方理由不写自己的评价，会让 personal opinion 很弱。
Education essay
雅思大作文教育类作文要先判断责任主体和教育目标，再选择课程、费用、家长或学生例子。只写 education is important，会让论证停在口号层面，无法回应具体题目。
Education sample
雅思大作文教育类范文应分析讨论对象、责任主体和例子范围，避免空泛谈教育重要性。只写 education is important，通常不能回应具体命令词。
Start practising
Go to the Council transport hearing.
See what "Let the other side finish" asks on the level map. It is a member level and levels open in order; four levels are free after sign-in.
References
- IELTS Writing band descriptorsOfficial