The IELTS Writing Task 2 structure that actually gets you to Band 7

Every week, students walk in with strong vocabulary and grammar, and still score a 6 on Task 2. The reason is almost always structure, not language.

The four-paragraph shape

Examiners are scoring you against Task Response, Coherence and Cohesion, Lexical Resource, and Grammar. A predictable structure protects your score on the first two, no matter what the topic is.

• Paragraph 1 — Introduction: paraphrase the question, state your position clearly
• Paragraph 2 — First main idea, with one clear example
• Paragraph 3 — Second main idea, with one clear example
• Paragraph 4 — Conclusion: restate your position, summarise briefly

Where students actually lose marks

It's rarely grammar. It's usually a vague thesis in paragraph one, or two ideas crammed into one paragraph in the middle. Fix the shape first — the language score tends to follow.

We drill this structure until it's automatic, starting from week one of every IELTS batch, so that by the time mock tests begin, structure is no longer something you have to think about.