Last time I gave you a task to brainstorm a topic ‘motivation vs ability’. Here is the vocab I suggested to use:
good at/ skilled at, to excel at, be born with, innate ability, desire to, path to success, assist a person in, achieve dream come true, best of your ability, sense of accomplishment.
and here is the IELTS task 2 topic question:
Some people say that talent is the most important factor for being an expert in a field while others say that motivation is the key to that. If you want to become an expert in a certain field, do you need to have more talent or more motivation?
So what’s your answer: 🙂
Here are the first two topic sentences for the main body of an answer to this question. You can see I have highlighted the vital vocab, Can you complete the two paragraphs?
On the one hand, it is believed that some people are born with a natural talent and they naturally excel at things such as sports as if they had been taught for years. This can lead to a sense of accomplishment and therefore success.
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On the other hand, it can be argued that some people do not have an innate ability but have a desire to succeed in something and a will to work hard which allow them achieve.
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Now, think about this general topic: ‘computers are better than humans’.
Can you make a list of what makes a human better than a computer and vice versa? Use this article from TIME magazine for inspiration.
Here is some great vocab from the article:
adept at, unique skillset, hold the edge on, process certain kinds of information, fallible, enjoy other advantages over, Â tap into, cloud the judgement, superior to, experience life, possess creativity and intuition, experiencing an emotion, replicate.
Just a reminder, you are making a list of skills and abilities for humans and computers:
‘computers’ abilities’ ‘humans’ abilities’
ALISTAIR BROWN: As a writing and speaking examiner for more than 10 years, I bring a lot of experience. I have seen the frustrations that students have with IELTS from a career where I have actively guided and corrected students’ studies. I am looking for the most effective ways to teach IELTS as I understand students’ needs.