An Example of An Essay Map
An Example of An Essay Map
To show you what I mean, take a look at this outline of an essay. It contains 125 words: that is half of all
the words you need for an IELTS essay.
One of the most controversial issues today relates to . ……………. In this essay, I am going to examine this
question from both points of view
On one side of the argument there are people who argue that the benefits of considerably outweigh its
disadvantages. The main reason for believing this is that …………………. It is also possible to say that
…….One good illustration of this is ………….
On the other hand, it is also possible to make the opposing case. It is often argued that in fact ………..
People often have this opinion because …………… A second point is that ………..A particularly good
example here is…………..
As we have seen, there are no easy answers to this question. On balance, however, I tend to believe that
……………..
Headwords Other words in the family. Definition*
adjacent adjacent
albeit albeit
allocateallocated, allocates, allocating, allocation, allocations allocate
alter alterable, alteration, alterations, altered, altering, alternate, alternating, alters, unalterable,
unaltered alter
analyse analysed, analyser, analysers, analyses, analysing, analysis, analyst, analysts, analytic,
analytical, analytically analyse
attitudeattitudes attitude
behalf behalf
civil civil
create created, creates, creating, creation, creations, creative, creatively, creativity, creator,
creators, recreate, recreated, recreates, recreating create
data data
define definable, defined, defines, defining, definition, definitions, redefine, redefined, redefines,
redefining, undefined define
despite despite
duration duration
edit edited, editing, edition, editions, editor, editorial, editorials, editors, edits edit
element elements element
forthcoming forthcoming
furthermore furthermore
gender gendersgender
hence hence
initiate initiated, initiates, initiating, initiation, initiations, initiative, initiatives, initiator, initiators
initiate
integral integral
integrity integrity
intermediate intermediate
intrinsicintrinsically intrinsic
journal journalsjournal
likewise likewise
media media
medicalmedically medical
medium medium
military military
minimum minimum
nevertheless nevertheless
nonetheless nonetheless
notwithstanding notwithstanding
nuclear nuclear
obviousobviously obvious
ongoing ongoing
overall overall
overseas overseas
physicalphysically physical
primaryprimarily primary
prime primacyprime
prior prior
react reacted, reacts, reacting, reaction, reactionaries, reactionary, reactions, reactive, reactivate,
reactivation, reactor, reactors react
regime regimesregime
rely reliability, reliable, reliably, reliance, reliant, relied, relies, relying, unreliable rely
secure insecure, insecurities, insecurity, secured, securely, secures, securing, securities, security
secure
select selected, selecting, selection, selections, selective, selectively, selector, selectors, selects
select
series series
so-called so-called
somewhat somewhat
status status
straightforward straightforward
strategy strategic, strategies, strategically, strategist, strategists strategy
style styled, styles, styling, stylish, stylise, stylised, stylises, stylising style
thereby thereby
valid invalidate, invalidity, validate, validated, validating, validation, validity, validly valid
vary invariable, invariably, variability, variable, variables, variably, variance, variant, variants,
variation, variations, varied, varies, varying vary
vehicle vehiclesvehicle
via via
welfare welfare
whereas whereas
whereby whereby
widespread widespread