Sample Essay David Recine IELTS Writing Task 2: Advantage/Disadvantage Sample Essay BY DAVID RECINE ON APRIL 21, 2021 IN IELTS WRITING TASK 2: ACADEMIC & GENERAL TRAINING Thumbs pointing up and down to show advantages disadvantages essay In this post, we’re going to look at an IELTS Writing Task 2 advantages and disadvantages sample essay. In this type of Task 2 question, you will read a description of a common situation or practice. From there, you’ll describe the advantages and disadvantages of the idea you were presented with. For more background info and advice on this particular question type, you can go to my post on the Task 2 question types in IELTS Writing. In this article, I’ll show you a sample advantage/disadvantage prompt and a model essay that responds to the prompt. The model essay is an example of band 9 level writing—this is the highest score you can get on the Writing section. I’ve patterned the essay after this IELTS Writing Task 2 template, which was create...