Finish with a clear conclusion
Restate your position and sum up your reasons in one or two sentences, matched to your introduction and with nothing new, for every Task 2 question type.
60 min
Modulo 2 · Lezione 6 di 11
In questa lezione
- Write a Task 2 conclusion in one or two sentences that restates your position and sums up your main reasons
- Restate your position in new words without changing how far you agree or dropping any limits
- Check that your conclusion matches your introduction and adds no new ideas
- Adapt your conclusion to each of the five question types
- Decide when an optional final thought helps, and write one that follows from your argument
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Dentro questa lezione
- The two moves of a conclusion
- Move 1: restate your position in new words
- Move 2: sum up your reasons, briefly
- Add nothing new
- Match your conclusion to your introduction
- Conclusions for each question type
- The optional final thought: done well and done badly
- Signal phrases: what to use and what to avoid
- Worked example: a conclusion in two minutes
- Diagnose the conclusion
- Your turn: write three conclusions
- Your conclusion checklist