Joy English · Nivel C1 · Estilo IELTSjoy-english.com

Escritura estilo IELTS: un ensayo de Task 2 sobre educación

Nombre:Fecha:

Práctica independiente al estilo del Task 2 de IELTS Academic, no es un examen oficial: estudia un ensayo modelo, practica la cohesión y la atenuación (hedging) y luego escribe el tuyo.

Cohesión, registro y atenuación

Elige la mejor opción para completar o mejorar cada frase de un ensayo.

___ these qualities will become more valuable, technical knowledge cannot safely be ignored.
- a) While
- b) Because
- c) Unless
- d) So
Choose the most carefully hedged sentence.
- a) Technical skills will definitely become less important.
- b) Technical skills are certainly going to disappear.
- c) Technical skills might well become less important in the long run.
- d) Technical skills must become less important.
Rule-based tasks are easy to automate. ___, creative work is far harder for machines to imitate.
- a) As a result
- b) Similarly
- c) By contrast
- d) For this reason
Which sentence is most suitable for a formal essay?
- a) Kids today are glued to their phones, which is rubbish.
- b) Everybody knows screens ruin children's brains.
- c) Screens are bad, full stop.
- d) It is widely believed that young people spend too much time on screens.
___ the cost, many schools have introduced coding lessons.
- a) Although
- b) However
- c) Despite
- d) Unless
___, I believe the benefits of the proposal outweigh the drawbacks.
- a) For example
- b) On balance
- c) Firstly
- d) Meanwhile
Choose the most carefully worded statement.
- a) Technology always improves results.
- b) Technology never fails.
- c) Technology is the only solution.
- d) Technology tends to improve results when it is used well.
Pupils could learn teamwork through group projects. ___ approach would also keep the technical content in the curriculum.
- a) These
- b) This
- c) Those
- d) Such

Completa la expresión

Escribe una palabra para completar cada expresión de un ensayo.

To a certain ___, I agree with this view.
It could be ___ that schools place too much emphasis on examinations.
On the one hand, digital tools save time; on the ___ hand, they may weaken some skills.
Some people claim that technology makes us lazy; ___, the evidence for this is limited.
The argument has some ___, but I am not fully convinced by it.
All things ___, the advantages outweigh the disadvantages.

Tarea de escritura

Algunas personas creen que la educación universitaria debería estar al alcance de todo el que la desee, mientras que otras piensan que las plazas deberían limitarse a los estudiantes más capaces. Discute ambas opiniones y da tu propia opinión. Escribe al menos 250 palabras.

250–320 palabras

Revisa tu texto

He respondido a todas las partes de la pregunta: ambas opiniones y la mía.
Mi postura queda clara en la introducción y es coherente en la conclusión.
Cada párrafo del desarrollo tiene una idea principal, una oración temática clara y argumentos desarrollados.
He usado una variedad de conectores y palabras de referencia sin abusar de ellos.
He atenuado las afirmaciones cuando era necesario en lugar de hacer afirmaciones absolutas.
He usado vocabulario preciso y una mezcla de oraciones simples y complejas, y he revisado la ortografía y la puntuación.

Respuestas

Cohesión, registro y atenuación

a) WhileWhile introduce una concesión: el autor acepta un punto y luego presenta otro que contrasta.
c) Technical skills might well become less important in the long run.Might well e in the long run expresan una posibilidad razonada y no una certeza.
c) By contrastLa segunda frase contrasta con la primera, así que se necesita By contrast.
d) It is widely believed that young people spend too much time on screens.It is widely believed that es impersonal y mesurado; las demás son informales o generalizan demasiado.
c) DespiteDespite va seguido de un sintagma nominal (the cost). Although necesita una oración completa.
b) On balanceOn balance indica un juicio general ponderado, lo que encaja en una conclusión.
d) Technology tends to improve results when it is used well.Tends to y la condición, cuando se usa bien, evitan una afirmación absoluta.
b) ThisThis approach se refiere a toda la idea de la frase anterior. These y Those necesitan un sustantivo plural, y Such necesitaría un artículo: Such an approach.

Completa la expresión

extent / degreeTo a certain extent (o degree) es una expresión habitual de atenuación.
argued / said / claimed / suggested / contendedIt could be argued that introduce una idea con cautela, sin que el autor se comprometa del todo con ella.
otherEl par fijo es on the one hand ... on the other hand.
however / nevertheless / nonethelessLa segunda oración contrasta con la primera, así que se necesita un conector de contraste después del punto y coma.
merit / merits / validity / substance / force / weight / appealHas some merit (o weight, validity, force) es una forma típica de conceder un punto antes de discrepar.
consideredAll things considered es una expresión fija para concluir.

Respuesta modelo

The question of who should be admitted to university is far from straightforward. Some argue that every willing applicant deserves a place, while others believe that places should be reserved for the most able. In my view, both positions contain part of the truth, but a system based on ability alone is more likely to waste potential than to protect standards.

Those who favour open access make a principled argument. Education improves earning power and personal confidence, so restricting it can deepen existing inequalities. Moreover, ability at eighteen is not a fixed quantity: many people who perform modestly at school flourish once they find a subject that interests them. Open access also allows adults who change career later in life to retrain.

On the other hand, there are practical limits. Teaching resources are finite, and large classes may reduce the quality of teaching for everyone. Employers, too, rely on degrees as an indicator of competence, and that signal could lose its value if qualifications were awarded without any selection. It is therefore understandable that some institutions wish to limit entry.

Nevertheless, selection need not be based on a single examination. Universities could consider a wider range of evidence, such as projects, interviews and previous work experience, and could offer foundation courses to students who need extra support. Such measures would protect standards without closing doors prematurely.

In conclusion, I believe that places should be widely available, but that access should be accompanied by support, so that opportunity does not become a promise that cannot be kept.