Advantages / Disadvantages Outweigh # Tips

Advantages and disadvantages are the most common questions that are asked in IELTS. And often instead of simply asking to state the benefits and drawbacks you are asked whether the Advantages / Disadvantages Outweigh the other.
But then how must you answer such questions? Well, given below are some tips that could be helpful in writing essays of this kind.

    1. Find out ideas supporting both the sides. The question is asking for your opinion.
    2. Find out which one do you support more? Advantages or disadvantage? The answer to this question must form the thesis statement.
Advantages / Disadvantages Outweigh

Advantages / Disadvantages Outweigh

  1. While writing thesis statement you can do in either of the following ways-:
    1. Use the word outweigh
    2. Explain that there are more advantages than disadvantages
    3. Avoid using some phrases for your thesis statement
  2. In the first body paragraph, state the details of the side that you are against off. Explain using examples.
  3. In the second body paragraph, state the details of the side you support. Support the point with reasons.
  4. Restate your opinion in the conclusion in a different language. Make sure that your point of view is clearly explained

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Blast From The Past # Idioms For IELTS

Have you ever had any blast from the past?? Go on and read more to find out the blast I am talking about.

TAKE YOUR LUMPS
SENTENCE-: If you do something wrong, you need to take your lumps.
MEANING-: to suffer punishment
SMELL BLOOD
SENTENCE-: In a fight if you can smell the blood, you can win it as well.
MEANING-: to recognize your opponent’s weakness
A STRAIGHT FIGHT
SENTENCE-: Let’s see who is going to win the straight fight of 24/4/2033.
MEANING-: a contest between two opponents, especially in elections
ALL WET
SENTENCE-: You cannot save him from death, he has been found all wet.
MEANING-: something that is completely wrong
GROW ON TREES
SENTENCE-: Money doesn’t grow on trees.
MEANING-: be in large amounts and can be easily obtained
NIP SOMETHING IN THE BUD
SENTENCE-: We must strive to nip terrorism in the bud.
MEANING-: destroy something in the early stages
QUICK ON THE DRAW
SENTENCE-: He is quick on the draw, so think before you speak to him.
MEANING-: very fast in reacting
SECOND CHILDHOOD
SENTENCE-: Don’t behave badly towards older generation, they are often in their second childhood.
MEANING-: a childish behavior that is often seen in the old people.
BE TWICE THE MAN (WOMAN) THAN SOMEONE IS
SENTENCE-: If you really want to win the battle, be twice the man than your opponent is.
MEANING-: be stronger than someone else
A BLAST FROM THE PAST
SENTENCE-: Meeting him after 5 years was like a blast from the past.
MEANING-: something very strongly nostalgic

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Model Of School # Essay For IELTS

Some people think that it is better to educate boys and girls in separate schools. However , others believe that boys and girls benefit more by attending mixed schools.
Discuss both sides and give your opinion.
Write at least 250 words.

In most countries, single sex and mixed schools exist and it is up to the parents or the children to decide which model is better for them. There are opinions that it is effective to teach boys and girls in separate schools while some others believe that teaching the pupils together is a better way. However, I believe that both the models have their own benefits and drawbacks and it is up to the individual whether they are able to change the drawbacks into benefits.

Single sex schools offer great benefits. Firstly, there are no gender biases in the schools. For instance, a boy need not to feel awkward while choosing a cookery class and a girl might not feel weird to be part of the boxing club. This helps the individuals to grow and learn things that they love irrespective of other people’s opinion. Secondly, during the growing years a child experiences hormonal changes. Studying in a single sex school allows them to concentrate more on their studies.

On the other hand, many educationalist believe that mixed schools prepare children for their future lives. They help in growing a child emotionally and saves them from the awkwardness they might face in later years when have to work with the other gender. Even more, children learn a lot from each other in mixed schools and develop skills that could be beneficial for them in later years.
Personally, I have been to a mixed school and it has helped me in interacting in a better way with the opposite sex. However when I hear the stories of my friends who had been to single sex school, I even realize they had fun in a completely different way.

Overall, in my opinion, both the schools offer great learning and in the end it completely depends on the individual on how well they are able to grasp from the environment.

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Interrogative Sentence

Interrogative sentences are the ones which ask a question. These are sentences that often are used while making conversation. Although it seems that they merely ask a question, an interrogative sentence is of four types-:

YES/NO INTERROGATIVES
These are the questions that can be answered with either a yes or a no.
For example-:
Have you done your homework?
Are you ready?
ALTERNATIVE INTERROGATIVES
These are the questions that provide you with two alternative answers.
For example-:
Should I call you or email you?
Do you want tea or coffee?
WH- INTERROGATIVES
These are the questions that begin with a “wh” word. Answers to these questions cannot be given with a yes or a no. Neither can you give an alternative answer. The answer may be either a simple sentence or a complex explanation.
For Example-:
Where do you live?
What are your hobbies?
TAG QUESTIONS
Tag questions are the ones that change a declarative sentence to an interrogative. They are called tag sentences because they are tagged at the end. For Example-:
You like basketball, don’t you?
You are coming to the party, aren’t you?
    1. Often it so happens that a question mark is put at the end of declarative sentence. This actually makes the sentence an interrogative sentence. For example-:
      India won the world cup?
      It’s raining?
      In such cases the last word of the sentence is said with a rising intonation.
    2. Often finding the subject of interrogative sentences is quite difficult. The best way to do it is write the answer of the question and you will find out its subject?
      For example-:
      Where is he going?
      He is going to the market.
      The answer talks about him (he) and hence he is the subject.

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