To what extent do you agree or disagree with this view?


Hey! Today Nick and I are trying a new style of lesson. Instead of giving you lots of information about one topic, we are going to break down one element of essay writing – how to write an introduction to an IELTS agree disagree essay.
Join us to learn the three ingredients that you need to write an introduction well (they may not be what you expect) and how you can tackle questions that include “some people” or a background statement.


By the end of the short lesson, you should be able to write an introduction to any agree / disagree essay with ease, which should give you more time to tackle the body of the essay, which is where all of the points are to be gained.

What if a statement is given, then it is asked to what extent do you agree or disagree with it?

And what are the advantages and disadvantages of this development?

In case I totally disagree with the statement, then should I go for both advantages and disadvantages of the development?

To what extent do you agree or disagree?

Some people think women should be allowed to join the army, the navy and the air-force just like men. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

In IELTS writing, there are no real points to be gained in the introduction. If you take a look at the band descriptors, you will see that most points for Task Response come from your paragraphs in the body of the essay, where you need relevant arguments that are well developed (and if you don’t know how to write those, you can take at ).

What you write here will be the first thing that the examiner reads and you really do want to make a good first impression. Plus, the introduction will be the place where you first clearly express your opinion, and this really is an important element of , so you want to make sure that you get it right.

The good news is that there are just three ingredients in a good introduction for an IELTS agree disagree essay, and if you spend as little as 30 minutes practicing them, you will be able to write one in your exam without even thinking! That will give you more time and brain space to focus on the body. So, what are the three ingredients?


To what extent do you agree or disagree?

Hello there,

I had my test today, and it was an agree/disagree essay.

The question was:

People argue that team sports should be a part of the school timetable for children rather than individual sports such as swimming or running.

Do you agree or disagree?


I wrote that I don’t think any of them should be disregarded as they both have many benefits for students.

Would that make me lose band scores because I didn't fully agree or disagree with a certain aspect?

To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement?

This should be the easiest sentence that you write in the introduction. If you agree in an IELTS agree disagree essay, you will simply start the sentence by saying “I agree” and then paraphrase the task. If you disagree, you will do the same, but you will start the sentence with “I disagree”.

To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement?

The only way to reduce the amount of traffic in cities today is by reducing the need for people to travel from home for work, education or shopping. To what extent do you agree or disagree? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant example from your own knowledge …

To what extent do you agree or disagree?

“Everybody should be allowed admission to university study programs regardless of their academic ability” To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.

To what extent do you agree or disagree?

I appeared in my IELTS exam 2 days ago. There i got an agree disagree essay:

Some people believe that shops should sell local food products whenever possible rather than selling imported products from other countries.

Do you agree or disagree.


In response to this essay i wrote that i disagree because importing food products from different countries produces new job positions, provides a variety of food options to customers and strengthens the bond between countries.

I want to ask if it is okay that i completely disagreed with this essay topic? And are my reasons fine?

To what extent do you agree or disagree?

The final ingredient in our introduction to an IELTS agree disagree essay will be adding a few words to make sure that you have good coherence and cohesion. Firstly, you will need to add a transition signal between the first and second sentence in your introduction. This will either be “However” or “In fact” depending on the relationship between the first sentence and your opinion.