IELTS Sample Charts (IELTS Writing Task 1)
The Writing Task 1 of the IELTS Academic test requires you to write a summary of at least 150 words in response to a particular graph (bar, line or pie graph), table, chart, or process (how something works, how something is done). This task tests your ability to select and report the main features, to describe and compare data, identify significance and trends in factual information, or describe a process.
Exam Preparation
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IELTS Preparation
IELTS Writing Task 1 - General
IELTS Sample Letters (IELTS Writing Task 1)
The purpose of this section is to help you with the Writing Task 1 of the IELTS General test. In Task 1, candidates are asked to respond to a given problem with a letter requesting information or explaining a situation. It is suggested that about 20 minutes is spent on Task 1, which requires candidates to write at least 150 words. Depending on the task suggested, candidates are assessed on their ability to:
- engage in personal correspondence
- elicit and provide general factual information
- express needs, wants, likes and dislikes
- express opinions (views, complaints etc.)
IELTS Writing Task 2
IELTS Writing Task 2 (IELTS Sample essays)
IELTS Writing Task 2 requires you to write at least 250 words. You will be presented
with a topic and will be tested on your ability to respond by giving and justifying
an opinion, discussing the topic, summarizing details, outlining problems, identifying
possible solutions and supporting what you write with reasons, arguments and relevant
examples from your own knowledge or experience.
The assessment of Task 2 carries more weight in marking than Task 1. Writing scripts
are marked by trained and certificated IELTS examiners, who all hold relevant teaching
qualifications and are recruited as examiners by the test centres and approved by
British Council or IDP: IELTS Australia.