Road To IELTS: Four Tips For Your Writing Test

The Basics

The Writing test lasts an hour and is in two parts:

Task 2 is the same for both IELTS Academic and IELTS General Training: you will be asked to write a short essay (min. 250 words) in response to a point of view, a problem or an argument.

Task 1 (min. 150 words) is different:

• Academic: you will interpret and describe information in a chart, diagram,

table or graph.

• General Training: you will write a letter in response to an everyday situation or

problem, e.g. looking after someone's house while they are away on holiday.

"In the writing test, effective time management is the key to achieving your best possible band score."

Here are Four tips for your Writing Test!!!!!

• Do write in paragraphs. Focus on one idea in each paragraph and introduce it with a topic sentence. The rest of the paragraph should explain, expand on,support or illustrate the idea.

• Similarly, in Task 2, make sure that you structure your essay with an introduction, a body and a conclusion. The introduction should not be too long, and the conclusion should be a summary of the key points and your nal viewpoint.

• Don’t simply copy words from the question paper. Use your own words to paraphrase the question, and make sure you demonstrate the breadth of your vocabulary.

• Don’t use bullet points or note form: you need to write in complete sentences.

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