Read the notes and write a paragraph on how to make yellow sticky rice.

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Five
-coloured sticky rice is an important traditional dish of many ethnic minorities in the northern mountainous regions. People call the dish
five
-coloured sticky rice because it has
five
colours: red, yellow, green, purple and white. The things that create the colours are not chemicals but natural roots and leaves. The
five
colours of the dish represent
five
elements of life according to Vietnamese beliefs: yellow is earth, red is fire, green is
plants
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planted
, white is metal, and purple or black is water. People believe that these
five
elements create harmony between heaven and earth.
Five
-coloured sticky rice is usually made and enjoyed at Tet,
in
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at
festivals and ceremonies, on special occasions, and whenever the family has guests.

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Include an introduction and conclusion

A conclusion is essential for IELTS writing task 2. It is more important than most people realise. You will be penalised for missing a conclusion in your IELTS essay.

The easiest paragraph to write in an essay is the conclusion paragraph. This is because the paragraph mostly contains information that has already been presented in the essay – it is just the repetition of some information written in the introduction paragraph and supporting paragraphs.

The conclusion paragraph only has 3 sentences:

  • Summary
  • Restatement of thesis
  • Prediction or recommendation

Example:

To summarize, a robotic teacher does not have the necessary disciple to properly give instructions to students and actually works to retard the ability of a student to comprehend new lessons. Therefore, it is clear that the idea of running a classroom completely by a machine cannot be supported. After thorough analysis on this subject, it is predicted that the adverse effects of the debate over technology-driven teaching will always be greater than the positive effects, and because of this, classroom teachers will never be substituted for technology.

Start your conclusion with a linking phrase. Here are some examples:

  • In conclusion
  • To conclude
  • To summarize
  • Finally
  • In a nutshell
  • In general

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