The teacher gives a full description of academic IELTS writing task 2 including the structure of the task which contains a statement and a question and the outline of an essay which includes introduction, body and conclusion paragraphs.

The student is provided with a sample IELTS writing task 2 with the topic of obesity and the question type of agree/disagree and proceeds to read the sample answer and discuss the different aspects of the writing including the structure of the essay, coherence of the paragraphs and cohesion of the sentences in each paragraph.

Cohesive devices used in the sample answer are highlighted by the teacher and discussed together with the students. Adverbs of sequence, conjunction of addition, contrast, result and reason are reviewed and clarified when necessary by the teacher.

Having covered the significant parts of the sample essay in discussion, the student then proceeds to write his own answer to the same task of writing but since this is his first time writing a full essay, the teacher asks him to write the essay paragraph by paragraph with no time limit. That way when each paragraph is completed, the teacher and the student review and discuss the paragraph in details with the teacher pointing out possible errors and opportunities to improve the essay.

Upon completing the essay, the teacher provides the student with a revised and improved version of his own writing and singles out points of difference between the two essays in order to clarify grammatical and lexical points for the student.