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IELTS Writing Task 2 · Essay Outline

Wealth as an Opportunity to Help Others — 20.03.2026

Essay type: Opinion (agree / disagree — to what extent)Band 5.5-6.5Stance: Mostly agreeTarget ≈ 280 wordsModel essay: Band 6.5
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Ngô Đức Thảo
Ngô Đức Thảo
MTESOL · Academic Director
Task 2 Topic

Some people say that the most important thing about being rich is that it gives a person the opportunity to help others.
To what extent do you agree or disagree?

1Task analysis

ItemDetail
Essay typeOpinion (agree / disagree — to what extent)
Main topicWhether helping other people is the most important benefit of being wealthy
Keywordsthe most important thing · being rich · opportunity · help others
Task focusDecide whether helping others is the most important advantage of wealth, compared with other benefits
Required positionSay clearly how far you agree or disagree and keep the same position in every paragraph
Plain-English meaningIs the best thing about having a lot of money the chance to help other people?
Hidden trapThe most important thing — you must compare helping others with other benefits of wealth (security, freedom, comfort) and decide which matters most
Chosen stanceMostly agree. Security and comfort matter, but the chance to make a large positive difference and the sense of meaning it brings are the greatest value of wealth
Main-idea planBP1 → wealth allows people to make a large-scale difference to others · BP2 → helping others gives a lasting sense of purpose that material comfort cannot

2Idea generation

Body 1 — The scale of good that wealth makes possible

  • Wealth allows large-scale help: education, healthcare ✓ strongest
  • Rich people can respond quickly in emergencies
  • They can fund research dự phòng

Body 2 — Meaning beyond material comfort

  • Helping others gives purpose and lasting satisfaction ✓ strongest
  • Material comfort brings only short-term pleasure
  • Generosity improves reputation dự phòng

✓ strongest = ý dùng trong bài mẫu · dự phòng = ý thay thế, không có trong bài mẫu.

3Skeleton

Introduction
  • General statement: Wealth brings many benefits
  • Paraphrased task: Rewrite: chance to help = most significant
  • Thesis: Mostly agree, security matters too
Body 1: Wealth → large-scale help: schools, healthcare, emergencies
Body 2: Helping → purpose, lasting satisfaction > material pleasure
Conclusion: Restate the opinion → summarise both reasons → final thought

4Plan & write your paragraphs

How to use: Read the main idea, tap the cue words to add them to the box, then write your own sentence. Your essay is built automatically at the bottom and saved in this browser.

Introduction(45–60 words)

0 words
Goal: Topic → rewrite the statement → give your opinion.
General statement
Main idea: Wealth brings many benefits
Starter: Wealth brings many obvious … ·
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Paraphrased task
Main idea: Rewrite: chance to help = most significant
Starter: Some people argue that … ·
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Thesis
Main idea: Mostly agree, security matters too
Starter: I mostly agree with … ·
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Body Paragraph 1 — The scale of good that wealth makes possible(90–110 words)

0 words
Goal: Reason 1: explain it and give an example.
Topic sentence
Main idea: Difference on a large scale
Starter: The main reason I … ·
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Explanation 1
Main idea: Fund entire projects
Starter: While an ordinary person … ·
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Example
Main idea: Schools and clinics in villages
Starter: For example, some rich … ·
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Explanation 2
Main idea: Respond quickly to disasters
Starter: Wealthy people can also … ·
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Link
Main idea: Most powerful opportunity
Starter: Therefore, the ability to … ·
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Body Paragraph 2 — Meaning beyond material comfort(90–110 words)

0 words
Goal: Reason 2: explain it and give an example.
Topic sentence
Main idea: Meaning beyond comfort
Starter: In addition, using wealth … ·
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Explanation 1
Main idea: Luxury pleasure fades
Starter: Luxury goods and expensive … ·
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Example
Main idea: Entrepreneurs find satisfaction
Starter: For instance, a number … ·
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Explanation 2
Main idea: Lasting purpose
Starter: Seeing the positive results … ·
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Link
Main idea: Good for society and the rich
Starter: As a result, helping … ·
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Conclusion(35–50 words)

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Goal: Repeat your opinion, sum up both reasons, final thought. No new ideas!
Restated thesis
Main idea: Mostly agree
Starter: In conclusion, I mostly … ·
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Summary
Main idea: Large-scale difference + meaning
Starter: Wealth allows people to … ·
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Final thought
Main idea: Use fortunes generously
Starter: Wealthy people should therefore … ·
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📝 My essay

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5Language bank (Band 5.5-6.5)

Mỗi đoạn có bảng collocation riêng. ✓ = có trong bài mẫu · + = cụm mở rộng để học viên tự dùng. 5.5 = nền tảng · 6.5 = nâng band.

Introduction

CollocationFormVietnameseBandBài mẫu
obvious benefitsadj + nounlợi ích rõ ràng5.5✓
comfortable housingadj + nounnhà ở tiện nghi5.5✓
financial securityadj + nounan toàn tài chính6.5✓
the freedom to travelnoun phrasetự do đi lại5.5✓
the most significantadv + adjquan trọng nhất6.5✓

Body Paragraph 1 — The scale of good that wealth makes possible

CollocationFormVietnameseBandBài mẫu
make a differenceverb + nountạo ra sự khác biệt5.5✓
on a scaleprep phraseở quy mô6.5✓
donate a small amountverb phrasequyên góp một khoản nhỏ5.5✓
a wealthy individualadj + nounmột cá nhân giàu có6.5✓
fund entire projectsverb + nountài trợ toàn bộ dự án6.5✓
remote villagesadj + nounlàng hẻo lánh5.5✓
access to education and healthcarenoun phrasetiếp cận giáo dục và y tế6.5✓
natural disasters strikeclausethiên tai xảy ra6.5✓
government aidnoun + nounviện trợ của chính phủ5.5✓

Body Paragraph 2 — Meaning beyond material comfort

CollocationFormVietnameseBandBài mẫu
a sense of meaningnoun phrasecảm giác ý nghĩa6.5✓
material comfortadj + nountiện nghi vật chất5.5✓
luxury goodsnoun + nounhàng xa xỉ5.5✓
expensive holidaysadj + nounkỳ nghỉ đắt tiền5.5✓
fades quicklyverb + advphai nhạt nhanh6.5✓
feel empty or boredverb phrasecảm thấy trống rỗng hoặc chán5.5✓
successful entrepreneursadj + noundoanh nhân thành đạt5.5✓
real satisfactionadj + nounsự mãn nguyện thực sự5.5✓
a lasting sense of purposenoun phrasecảm giác có mục đích lâu dài6.5✓

Conclusion

CollocationFormVietnameseBandBài mẫu
In conclusionlinkertóm lại5.5✓
being richverb phrasegiàu có5.5✓
on a large scaleprep phrasetrên quy mô lớn5.5✓
their fortunesnoun phrasekhối tài sản của họ6.5✓
use their fortunes generouslyverb phrasedùng tài sản một cách hào phóng6.5✓

Useful structures

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7🔒 Model Essay (Band 6.5)

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