IELTS Writing task.pdf

SATURDAY, MAY 31, 2008 ? TAI PE I TI ME S P14 紅藍黃黑 Bilingual P14 Bilingual 紅藍黃黑 14 雙語新聞 BI LI NGUAL TI MES 14 雙語新聞 BI LI NGUAL TI MES the I nternational E nglish L anguage T esting S ystem In both the Academic and the General Training versions of the exam, the second part of the written paper is a discussion essay. You are given an opinion, a point of view or a problem, and you have to present and justify your opinion in an or - ganised essay. You have to write at least 250 words and should spend no longer than 40 minutes on the task. The topic could relate to anything that a normal adult could be expected to discuss, for example: the environment education crime poverty healthcare the WRITING THIS WEEK: WRITING TASK e to IELTS, your ticket to study and work overseas! In response to the growing popularity of IELTS the Taipei Times, in conjunction with the British Council, brings our readers an IELTS preparation page which will run every Satur - day on p14 of the Taipei Times. Each week will focus on a different area of the test. IELTS, the International English Language Testing System, is an upper-intermediate test of munication. It can be used for university entry and emigration around the English-speaking world and beyond. It measures your ability municate across the four language skills — reading, writing, listening and speak