Master Academic and General Writing tasks with guided practice on recent essay topics, report questions, and letter prompts.
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2 tasks · 60 min · expert feedback
2 tasks · 60 min · expert feedback
2 tasks · 60 min · expert feedback
2 tasks · 60 min · expert feedback
2 tasks · 60 min · expert feedback
2 tasks · 60 min · expert feedback
2 tasks · 60 min · expert feedback
2 tasks · 60 min · expert feedback
2 tasks · 60 min · expert feedback
2 tasks · 60 min · expert feedback
2 tasks · 60 min · expert feedback
2 tasks · 60 min · expert feedback
2 tasks · 60 min · expert feedback
2 tasks · 60 min · expert feedback
2 tasks · 60 min · expert feedback
The IELTS Writing test is 60 minutes for two tasks. Task 1 takes ~20 minutes and is weighted at one third of your Writing band; Task 2 takes ~40 minutes and counts for two thirds. Academic candidates describe a graph, chart, table, or process in Task 1 (≥150 words). General Training candidates write a letter (≥150 words). Both modules write a discursive essay for Task 2 (≥250 words). Our expert examiner scores each task against the four official IELTS Writing criteria and emails you detailed feedback within 15–25 minutes.
Task Achievement (Task Response for Task 2) — does the response cover all required points and present a clear position? Coherence and Cohesion — is the response well-paragraphed with logical sequencing and appropriate cohesive devices? Lexical Resource — range, accuracy, and appropriacy of vocabulary. Grammatical Range and Accuracy — variety of structures and frequency of errors. Each is scored 0–9; your task band is the rounded average.
Academic Task 1 demands an overview sentence summarising the main trend in the visual. Skip the overview and you cap at band 5 for Task Achievement. The 'four feature' structure works: introduction → overview → two body paragraphs grouping similar features. General Training Task 1 is a letter — formal, semi-formal, or informal depending on the prompt. Tone-mismatch (e.g. 'Dear Sir' on an informal letter to a friend) is the band killer here.
Four paragraphs work: introduction → body 1 (your view + reason 1 + example) → body 2 (counter or reason 2 + example) → conclusion. Stay under 5 sentences per body paragraph. Examples should be concrete (named country, named law, year) — vague examples like 'studies show' tank Task Response. Pre-writing 5 minutes of brainstorming is mandatory; jumping into the intro cold guarantees an unstructured response.
If you write under 150 (Task 1) or 250 (Task 2) words, you lose Task Achievement points. There's no upper limit but going over ~280 words on Task 2 typically introduces grammar errors that drag you down. The candidate's instinct is to over-write; the band-7 instinct is to write tighter and edit. Our editor counts your words live so you'll always know where you are.
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