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Writing paragraphs that have ONE main idea!

February 15, 2022 • Shelly Cornick and Nick Lone

Today, Nick and I continue our series on writing both paragraphs by looking at how to write IELTS paragraphs that contain just one idea. We will look at the different language blocks that you can use to build your paragraphs, the different sentence structures that are often used in each block, and the importance of progression. In other words, we will show you everything you need to write these paragraphs well!

You can read more about today's episode at:
https://blog.myieltsclassroom.com/ielts-paragraph-writing/

In this episode, we will

look at the building blocks that you can use to build your paragraphs
explain the importance of progression in essay writing
give you specific examples of how to plan paragraphs that progress
show you the sentence structures that you can use to naturally build your paragraphs

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