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IELTS Writing · Task 1 & Task 2

IELTS Writing Practice

Each part of the IELTS Writing test, practised one step at a time up to a full answer.

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  • Task 1 + Task 2
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W9–W15 Β· Advanced writers

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About IELTS writing practice

IELTS Academic Writing has two tasks. In Task 1 you describe a chart, table, map or process in at least 150 words, reporting the main features without giving an opinion. In Task 2 you write an essay of at least 250 words that answers a question about society, education or technology.

The lessons follow the parts of the test: one Academic Task 1 lesson for each kind of visual (line graph, bar chart, pie charts, table, process, maps), General Training letters in formal, semi-formal and informal tones, and one Task 2 lesson for each question type: opinion, discussion, advantages and disadvantages, problem and solution, and the two-part question.

Every lesson builds the answer in parts. You read the task, write the opening, add the overview or the first body paragraph, then the next part, and finish with a full answer of exam length: 150–190 words for Task 1 and 250–300 words for Task 2. Each lesson then offers three more ways to write it.

Most candidates can improve Task 1 quickly, because the language of trends and comparisons is limited and learnable. Task 2 carries twice the marks, so give it regular practice too. A good weekly rhythm is two Task 1 lessons and two Task 2 lessons, plus one free-write paragraph on a Task 2 question to pull the skills together.

Examiners mark four criteria: Task Achievement or Task Response, Coherence and Cohesion, Lexical Resource, and Grammatical Range and Accuracy. The skill lessons are grouped by criterion, from the Task 1 overview and paraphrasing to linking words and complex sentences.

What you practise

  • W11 · B2Essay structure Β· thesis Β· evidence Β· style
  • W12 · B2+Concision Β· academic tone Β· IELTS / Cambridge tasks

Lessons include β€œWhere Students Get the News”, β€œFour Towns and Their Rubbish”, β€œSwim, Cycle or Run?” and 210 more.

All IELTS lessons

Academic Task 1: charts, tables, maps and processes 31 lessons

  1. Where Students Get the NewsBar chartW12Bar chart of the main source of news named by 200 students at one college, one source each: social media 70 students, news websites 50, television 40, radio 25, printed newspapers 15.
  2. Four Towns and Their RubbishGrouped bar chartW12Grouped bar chart of the percentage of household waste recycled in four towns in 2010 and 2025. Town A: 20% in 2010, 45% in 2025. Town B: 35% and 40%. Town C: 15% and 50%. Town D: 40% and 42%.
  3. Swim, Cycle or Run?Line graphW12Line graph of the percentage of residents in one city who took part in three sports at least once a month. Swimming: 30% in 2004, 28% in 2009, 25% in 2014, 22% in 2019, 20% in 2024. Cycling: 15%, 18%, 24%, 30%, 34%. Running: 12%, 12%, 14%, 13%, 14%.
  4. A Village Grows UpMapsW12Two maps of one village in 2005 and 2025, north at the top, with a main road running west to east across the middle. In 2005, north of the road: farmland in the west and woodland in the east; south of the road: cottages in the west, a village shop in the centre and a field in the east. In 2025, the farmland has become a housing estate, the woodland and cottages are unchanged, the shop has become a health centre, and the field has been replaced by a supermarket with a car park to its east.
  5. Learning Online, Region by RegionChart and tableW12Bar chart and table on online courses in three regions. Percentage of adults who took an online course: Region A 12% in 2015 and 30% in 2025; Region B 20% and 28%; Region C 8% and 35%. Average hours per week these learners studied online: Region A 4 and 5; Region B 6 and 4; Region C 3 and 6.
  6. Where the Household Money GoesPie chartsW12Two pie charts of how the average household in one country divided its spending. 2000: housing 30%, food 35%, transport 15%, leisure 20%. 2020: housing 38%, food 25%, transport 15%, leisure 22%. The total amount is not given.
  7. From Olive to BottleProcess diagramW12Process diagram of how olive oil is produced, in eight stages: 1 pick the olives, 2 wash them and remove the leaves, 3 crush them into a paste, 4 mix the paste slowly, 5 press the paste to squeeze out the liquid, 6 separate the oil from the water, 7 filter the oil, 8 fill and seal the bottles. No times or amounts are given.
  8. A City of Four AttractionsTableW12Table of visitors to four attractions in one city, in thousands per year, for 2005, 2015 and 2025. Science museum: 120, 150, 210. Art gallery: 90, 85, 80. Zoo: 200, 180, 190. Castle: 60, 110, 160.
  9. IELTS Writing Task 1 Comparisons and ApproximationsBar chartW12Bar chart of the percentage of 1,000 teenagers aged 13 to 17 in one region who did each activity at least once a week in 2025: cooking 74%, team sport 61%, reading for pleasure 49%, drawing or painting 33%, playing an instrument 26%, volunteering 9%.
  10. IELTS Writing Task 1 Bar Chart: Comparing Two YearsGrouped bar chartW12Grouped bar chart of tickets sold at one arts centre in 2015 and 2025, in thousands. Films: 56 in 2015, 28 in 2025. Concerts: 42 and 38. Theatre: 30 and 34. Dance: 12 and 20. Workshops: 8 and 24.
  11. IELTS Writing Task 1 Line Graph: Future Trends PracticeLine graphW12Line graph of loans per year, in thousands, from one town's library service by format, 2010 to 2025 with projections for 2030 and 2035. Printed books: 120 in 2010, 110 in 2015, 95 in 2020, 85 in 2025, projected 80 in 2030 and 75 in 2035. E-books: 15, 30, 55, 70, projected 85 and 95. Audiobooks: 5, 10, 20, 30, projected 45 and 60.
  12. IELTS Writing Task 1 Map: Park Layout PlanMapsW12Two maps of a town park: map 1 shows it now and map 2 the planned changes, north at the top and a road along the south side. Now, 5 areas: a large grass field in the north-west, a pond in the north-east, a cafΓ© in the south-west, tennis courts in the south-centre and a car park in the south-east. Planned, 8 areas: the eastern part of the grass field becomes a playground, so the field is smaller; the pond and the cafΓ© stay; the southern half of the tennis courts becomes an outdoor gym; the car park is replaced by bike parking in its northern part and a picnic area in its southern part.
  13. IELTS Writing Task 1 Map: Town Centre ChangesMapsW12Two maps of one town centre in 2000 and 2025, north at the top, with a road running west to east across the middle. 2000: the road is a main road; north of it, a car park in the west, a post office in the centre and a cinema in the east; south of it, shops in the west, a bus station in the centre and a warehouse in the east. 2025: the road is a pedestrian street; a town square has replaced the car park and a library has replaced the cinema; the post office, shops and bus station are unchanged; the warehouse has been replaced by flats in the north and a play park in the south of that site.
  14. IELTS Writing Task 1 Mixed Charts: Bar Chart and TableChart and tableW12Bar chart and table on three attractions at one nature reserve. Visitors per year, in thousands: visitor centre 80 in 2015 and 95 in 2025; lake boat trips 60 and 40; cable car 30 and 75. Average length of a visit, in minutes: visitor centre 45 and 30; lake boat trips 60 and 60; cable car 50 and 70.
  15. IELTS Writing Task 1 Pie Charts: Then and NowPie chartsW12Two pie charts of the main way people in one town listened to music. 2005: CDs 45%, radio 30%, downloads 15%, streaming 5%, live music 5%. 2025: CDs 5%, radio 20%, downloads 10%, streaming 55%, live music 10%.
  16. IELTS Writing Task 1 Process: Recycling GlassProcess diagramW12Process diagram of how glass bottles are recycled, in eight stages: 1 used bottles are put in a bottle bank, 2 they are taken by lorry to a recycling plant, 3 they are sorted by colour, 4 they are washed and the labels are removed, 5 they are crushed into small pieces, 6 the pieces are melted in a furnace, 7 the glass is shaped into new bottles, 8 the bottles are filled and sold in shops; an arrow leads from stage 8 back to stage 1. No times, temperatures or amounts are given.
  17. IELTS Writing Task 1 Process: How a Plant GrowsProcess diagramW12Diagram of the life cycle of a flowering plant, in eight stages: 1 a seed falls onto the soil, 2 the seed takes in water and swells, 3 a root grows down, 4 a shoot grows up towards the light, 5 the first leaves open, 6 the plant grows taller with more leaves, 7 flowers open and insects carry pollen, 8 new seeds form and fall; an arrow leads from stage 8 back to stage 1. No times are given.
  18. IELTS Writing Task 1 Table: Several Variables PracticeTableW12Table of four walking trails in one nature park. Lake trail: 5 km long, 50 m climbed, 420 walkers per day in summer, 1.5 hours. Valley trail: 7 km, 150 m, 310 walkers, 2.5 hours. Forest trail: 9 km, 300 m, 260 walkers, 3 hours. Ridge trail: 14 km, 900 m, 80 walkers, 6 hours.
  19. How a Town TravelsCharts & dataW10A line graph of the main way residents of a town travel, 2010, 2015, 2020 and 2025. Car: 60%, 55%, 48%, 40%. Bus: 25%, 28%, 32%, 35%. Bicycle: 15%, 17%, 20%, 25%.
  20. Library Visits and LoansCharts & dataW11A table of activity at three library branches, in thousands per year. Branch A: visits 40 in 2015 and 55 in 2025, loans 90 and 85. Branch B: visits 30 and 45, loans 70 and 95. Branch C: visits 25 and 35, loans 50 and 60.
  21. Two Regions, Cleaner PowerCharts & dataW11A bar chart of the share of electricity from renewable sources in two regions. North region: 30% in 2010 and 45% in 2025. South region: 20% in 2010 and 50% in 2025.
  22. Changing DietsCharts & dataW12A table of what one country ate, in kilograms a person a year, in 2000, 2010 and 2020. Meat: 88, 79 and 71. Fish: 14, 16 and 19. Vegetables: 96, 108 and 121.
  23. The Chart SaysCharts & dataW12A line graph of the share of people using the internet, in percent, in three age groups in 2000, 2010 and 2020. Aged 16 to 24: 34, 78 and 96 percent. Aged 25 to 54: 21, 60 and 89 percent. Aged 55 and over: 4, 19 and 62 percent.
  24. The Energy ReportCharts & dataW12A table of where one country got its electricity, in percent. Coal: 58 in 2010 and 21 in 2024. Gas: 24 and 30. Wind: 6 and 34. Water: 12 and 15.
  25. The Graduate Job MarketCharts & dataW12A bar chart of how many graduates began work in four sectors, in thousands, in 2015 and 2024. Health: 42 and 55. Building: 31 and 17. Teaching: 28 and 26. Banking: 19 and 22.
  26. From Old Paper to Gift BoxesCharts & dataW12A flow chart of seven steps in a paper gift-box workshop: 1 Collect used paper, 2 Sort the paper, 3 Mix with water to make pulp, 4 Press into sheets, 5 Dry the sheets, 6 Cut and fold into boxes, 7 Pack the boxes. No times or amounts are given.
  27. Where the Water GoesCharts & dataW12Two pie charts of water use in a district, in percent of the total. 2010: households 50%, agriculture 35%, industry 15%. 2025: households 40%, agriculture 25%, industry 35%. The total amount of water is not given.
  28. Who Takes the Bus?Charts & dataW12A table of bus journeys made each week in one town, in thousands. Students: 12 in 2015, 9 in 2020 and 15 in 2025. Workers: 20, 14 and 18. Retired people: 8, 10 and 13. Total: 40, 33 and 46.
  29. CELBAN Writing: Incident Report on a Patient FallReports, reviews & articlesW12
  30. The Town Centre Then and NowCharts & dataW13Two maps of a town centre in 2000 and 2025, with Main Road running across the middle from west to east. In 2000: School north-west, Park north-east, Housing south-west, Field south-east. In 2025: School and Housing are unchanged, a Library has replaced the Park and a Sports centre has replaced the Field.
  31. Cycling to Work in Three CitiesCharts & dataW14A bar chart and a table about cycling to work in three cities. Share of commuters who cycle, 2010 to 2025: City A 10% to 25%, City B 20% to 30%, City C 5% to 15%. Average cycling commute in minutes, cyclists only, 2010 to 2025: City A 18 to 22, City B 15 to 16, City C 25 to 20.

More Task 2 practice: opinion and argument essays 114 lessons

  1. Should Schools Ban Phones?Opinions & essaysW11In a classroom two students use a phone for a class task, while one student at the back looks at a phone under the desk.
  2. Should Homework Be Limited?Opinions & essaysW11A teenager does homework at the kitchen table in the evening while a parent cooks.
  3. Junk Food AdvertisingOpinions & essaysW11A young child sits on the rug and watches a bright advertisement for sugary cereal and snacks on television.
  4. Online Learning: Gain or Loss?Opinions & essaysW11A teenager with headphones takes part in an online class on a laptop at home.
  5. Part-Time Jobs for TeenagersOpinions & essaysW11A teenager works a Saturday shift at a bakery counter; a school bag waits on a shelf behind.
  6. Reading in the Digital AgeOpinions & essaysW11In a school library one teenager reads a printed book while two others read on a phone and a tablet.
  7. School Uniforms: For and AgainstOpinions & essaysW11Students in matching school uniforms walk through the school gate in the morning while a parent waves goodbye.
  8. Learning a Second Language EarlyOpinions & essaysW11Two classrooms side by side: young children play a language game with picture cards, and teenagers study grammar in notebooks.
  9. Social Media and FriendshipOpinions & essaysW11Four friends in a park: two talk face to face, one video-calls a friend far away, and one scrolls a phone.
  10. The Value of SportOpinions & essaysW11Teenage students train on the school field in the afternoon while a school bag and books wait on a bench.
  11. Why Fewer Students Walk to SchoolOpinions & essaysW11A table from a school travel survey of all 400 students. Students who walk or cycle: 220 ten years ago and 140 this year. Cars at the school gate each morning: 40 then and 110 now. Of the students now driven, 96 said their parents worry about traffic on the main road and 58 said they live more than 3 kilometres away. A student who walks or cycles gets about 30 minutes of exercise on the journey; a driven student gets about 5.
  12. A Skate Park for Our TownEmails & lettersW11Four teenagers with skateboards and scooters look at an empty piece of land next to the sports field.
  13. CELPIP Writing Task 2: Survey on a Town EventOpinions & essaysW11A picture in two halves: on the left a small band plays to people in the town square, and on the right residents plant a tree and pick up litter in a park.
  14. CELPIP Writing Task 2: Survey on Library HoursOpinions & essaysW11A town library during the day: a woman reads a book, a teenager studies on a laptop, and an older man chooses a book from a shelf.
  15. CELPIP Writing Task 2: Survey on a New ParkOpinions & essaysW11Residents stand at a low fence looking at an empty grassy lot in the middle of a town, where nothing has been built yet.
  16. CELPIP Writing Task 2: Survey on Buses or Bike LanesOpinions & essaysW11A picture in two halves: on the left passengers get on a bus at a stop, and on the right people ride bikes along a separate bike lane.
  17. CET-4 Writing: Letter of Suggestions for New StudentsEmails & lettersW11At a university gate on the first day of term, three new students with suitcases look at a campus map board while an older student in a red T-shirt points the way.
  18. Duolingo Writing Sample: Why You Want to Study AbroadOpinions & essaysW11In a university hall, a student with a backpack and a suitcase looks up at a notice board covered in picture posters about different courses.
  19. Duolingo Writing Sample: A Change in Your TownOpinions & essaysW11A car-free main street with young trees, wooden benches and small market stalls, where people walk and one person rides a bicycle.
  20. Duolingo Writing Sample: A Challenge You FacedStoriesW11A teenager holds a volleyball in a school sports hall while teammates practise near the net behind her.
  21. ECCE Writing: A Letter About Closing the Town PoolEmails & lettersW11An empty outdoor public swimming pool on a grey morning, with a few cracked blue tiles at the edge, an empty lifeguard chair and a closed gate with a blank sign.
  22. B2 First Writing Part 2: How to Write an ArticleReports, reviews & articlesW11In a bright kitchen, a teenager holding a slice of toast looks curiously at an open cookbook showing pictures of dishes.
  23. B2 First Essay Practice: Are Summer Holidays Too Long?Opinions & essaysW11On a summer morning, a family loads bags into the car for a holiday, while a school bag sits forgotten on the front doorstep.
  24. B2 First Writing Part 1: How to Write an EssayOpinions & essaysW11A young person with a backpack sits by a train window looking at the countryside, while an open book lies on the seat opposite.
  25. B2 First Writing Part 2: How to Write a ReviewReports, reviews & articlesW11Students chat over sandwiches and smoothies at a long wooden table in a small, bright cafΓ© with big windows and green sofas, a sports centre outside.
  26. Florida B.E.S.T. Writing: A Required Speaking Course?Opinions & essaysW11A high-school student stands at the front of a classroom giving a short talk with a small note card, while classmates listen, one raises a hand and a teacher takes notes at the side.
  27. NAPLAN Narrative Writing Year 9: The Blank SignpostStoriesW11Late afternoon sunlight slants through tall forest trees onto a path that splits at an old wooden signpost with two blank arrows; a red backpack leans on the post, one path leads to a stone bridge and the other climbs into mist.
  28. NAPLAN Persuasive Writing Year 9: Banning HomeworkOpinions & essaysW11Split picture: on the left, a teenager does homework at a desk under a lamp in the evening; on the right, a teenager plays a trumpet at a school band rehearsal.
  29. OSSLT Opinion Essay: Music While You Work in Class?Opinions & essaysW11A quiet classroom during independent work: about half the students wear headphones connected to phones lying face down, the rest work without them, and a teacher walks between the desks.
  30. OSSLT Opinion Essay: Should Schools Require Uniforms?Opinions & essaysW11Split picture of a school corridor with lockers: on the left, students chat in navy blazers and grey uniforms; on the right, students chat in hoodies, jeans and sweaters.
  31. PTE Core Write an Email: Lost Property at a WorkshopEmails & lettersW11In an empty photography studio, a dark green waterproof jacket with a hood and a small badge on the sleeve hangs over a chair.
  32. Paraphrasing Practice: Rewrite a Source in Your Own WordsSummariesW11In a university library, one student explains his notes to a classmate, pointing at the page, while two students at the next table quietly reread their notes.
  33. Email to a Professor: Asking for a Recommendation LetterEmails & lettersW11A student writes an email on a laptop in a campus study room, with a printed rΓ©sumΓ© and a notebook beside her and university buildings and trees outside the window.
  34. How to Write a Summary of an Article: Main Idea FirstSummariesW11A repair cafΓ© in a community hall: volunteers help visitors fix a lamp, a toaster and an upside-down bike, and an older volunteer shows a teenager how to use a screwdriver.
  35. TOEIC Writing Opinion Essay: Stay in One Job or Move On?Opinions & essaysW11In an office, a long-serving employee works happily at her familiar desk, while a new employee carrying a box of his things is welcomed by a colleague.
  36. TOEIC Writing Opinion Essay: Working Alone or in a Team?Opinions & essaysW11An open-plan office: on the left one person works alone with headphones, and on the right a team of three discusses ideas with sticky notes.
  37. TOEIC Writing Opinion Essay: Should Firms Pay for Training?Opinions & essaysW11A company training session: a trainer stands beside a flip chart of boxes and arrows while staff take notes, and one person raises a hand to ask a question.
  38. How to Write an Email Newsletter: Short and ClearEmails & lettersW11A sunny community garden with raised wooden beds, a new green shed with its door open, watering cans lined up by a tap and a chalkboard with a drawing of a seedling at the gate.
  39. WritePlacer ESL Essay: Living On or Off Campus?Opinions & essaysW11Split picture: on the left, two first-year students study on their beds in a dormitory room; on the right, a student studies at a kitchen table at home while a parent cooks.
  40. WritePlacer ESL Essay: A Person Who Helped You LearnOpinions & essaysW11In a warm kitchen, a grandmother patiently shows a smiling teenager how to knead dough on a floured table, with the teenager's first lopsided attempt on a plate beside them.
  41. WritePlacer ESL Essay: A Skill Every Student NeedsOpinions & essaysW11At a college library table, a student in a green sweater plans the week in a paper planner with coloured blocks and tick marks, next to a laptop and a stack of textbooks.
  42. Home Working in a First JobOpinions & essaysW12A young woman with headphones works on a laptop at a small desk in the corner of her bedroom; city office towers are seen through the window.
  43. Traffic at the School GatesOpinions & essaysW12Outside a school gate, a line of cars drops off children; a mother waves from her car while pupils walk along a narrow pavement beside the cars.
  44. Summing Up SleepOpinions & essaysW12Late at night a teenager lies awake in bed, his face lit by his phone; moonlight shows at the window and a school bag waits by the door.
  45. CAEL Writing: Should Every Lecture Be Recorded?Opinions & essaysW12A university lecture hall seen from the back: a lecturer stands beside a screen, a small camera on a stand is recording, students take notes and some seats are empty.
  46. CET-6 Writing: Young People and Traditional CraftsOpinions & essaysW12Three students sit at a long table in a craft club room: one cuts red paper patterns, one shapes a small clay bowl and one ties a decorative knot, with finished pieces pinned on a board behind.
  47. EIKEN Pre-1 Writing: Opinion Essay Using Two POINTSOpinions & essaysW12An office wall calendar shows one week of seven boxes, the first four shaded green and the fifth left white; below it a desk holds a closed laptop and a small plant.
  48. B2 First Writing Part 2: How to Write an Email or LetterEmails & lettersW12In the evening a teenager sits at a desk with a laptop showing a blank screen, a choir music score on one side and a camera on the other.
  49. B2 First Writing Part 2: How to Write a ReportReports, reviews & articlesW12A small, crowded school gym: all six machines are in use and three students wait; an open door shows old changing rooms, and a football pitch is outside.
  50. B2 First Review Practice: A Learning AppReports, reviews & articlesW12A teenager copies a drawing of a cat from a tablet into his sketchbook, with a pot of pencils on the desk.
  51. B2 First for Schools Writing: How to Write a StoryStoriesW12As the train leaves the station, a worried teenager touches the empty seat beside her and sees her bag left on a platform bench outside.
  52. GED Extended Response: A City Bike-Share ProgramOpinions & essaysW12On a downtown pavement, a commuter in a helmet takes a teal bike from a long row of identical bikes at a docking station, while cars and a city bus wait at the junction and a pedestrian crosses.
  53. GED Extended Response: Ending Library Late FinesOpinions & essaysW12In the early evening outside a town library, an adult in a red scarf slides two books into an outdoor book-return box while a teenager with a backpack walks in through the glass doors.
  54. GED Extended Response: A Longer School RecessOpinions & essaysW12Split picture: on the left, children work at desks in a classroom while a teacher helps one of them; on the right, children run and climb on a playground while a teacher on duty watches.
  55. GED Extended Response: Required Service HoursOpinions & essaysW12At an animal shelter, one teenage volunteer brushes a brown dog and another fills water bowls, while a staff member in a green polo shirt watches and cats rest in open pens.
  56. GED Extended Response: Artificial Turf or Grass?Opinions & essaysW12Split picture on a sunny day: on the left, a groundskeeper mows a natural grass field in a park; on the right, teenagers kick a ball on a bright artificial turf field.
  57. PTE Write Essay: Car-Free City CentresOpinions & essaysW12On a car-free city street, people walk, cycle and sit at a cafe, while at the end a delivery van unloads outside the bollards and a shop owner looks on, thinking.
  58. PTE Write Essay: Individuals or Governments? EnvironmentOpinions & essaysW12On a residential street, a man drops a glass jar into a recycling bin beside his bicycle. Behind him are an electric bus, solar panels on a public building and distant wind turbines.
  59. PTE Write Essay: Why Young People Read LessOpinions & essaysW12In a school library, one student is lost in a book, three friends talk about their books at a table, and another student scrolls on a phone.
  60. PTE Write Essay Template: Structure That ScoresOpinions & essaysW12In a community garden, teenage volunteers plant vegetables, water seedlings and push a wheelbarrow while an adult guides them.
  61. PTE Write Essay: Technology and LearningOpinions & essaysW12In a classroom, some students use laptops and tablets while others write in paper notebooks, and a teacher walks between the desks to help.
  62. PTE Write Essay: Working Hours and WellbeingOpinions & essaysW12An ordinary office in the afternoon: one employee works on a laptop, two colleagues discuss a document, and another stretches at her desk looking a little tired.
  63. PTE Summarize Spoken Text: Pollinating InsectsSummariesW12A strip of wild flowers full of bees, bumblebees and butterflies grows beside a farm field, with an orchard behind and a village in the distance.
  64. PTE Summarize Spoken Text: Spaced PracticeSummariesW12A student sits at a desk by a window and tests himself with picture flashcards, closing his eyes to remember.
  65. PTE Summarize Written Text: Green Roofs in CitiesSummariesW12A green roof covered with grass, wild flowers and small plants stands among ordinary grey city rooftops, visited by bees, butterflies and small birds.
  66. PTE Summarize Written Text: Citizen ScienceSummariesW12In a park by a stream, volunteers help science: an older man watches birds through binoculars, a girl photographs a butterfly and a woman tests the water.
  67. PTE Summarize Written Text: Learning a Second LanguageSummariesW12In a community language class, learners of different ages practise speaking in pairs with picture cards while the teacher listens.
  68. PTE Summarize Written Text: Light PollutionSummariesW12At night by the sea, bright bare lamps on the left draw moths and hide the stars, while shaded lamps on the right shine down under a starry sky as baby turtles head for the water.
  69. PTE Summarize Written Text: Teenagers and SleepSummariesW12At night, a teenager sleeps deeply in bed, with a phone lying dark on the bedside table.
  70. Smarter Balanced Writing Grade 11: Service HoursOpinions & essaysW12In a park on an autumn morning, high-school students plant a young tree: one digs with a spade, one holds the sapling, one carries a watering can, and an adult shows them how deep to plant.
  71. Quoting vs Paraphrasing: How to Cite Sources in APA StyleSummariesW12A student in a library highlights one line on one of two printed articles, next to a laptop and a notebook with a short handwritten list.
  72. Avoiding Plagiarism: Patchwriting vs Real ParaphraseSummariesW12Green fields seen from a low hill, each edged with a strip of tall grass and wildflowers, while small birds fly low over the strips.
  73. The Price of the DoorOpinions & essaysW15The entrance hall of a city museum on a rainy afternoon, full of visitors walking in, including families, students and a woman in a wheelchair. An old ticket desk stands empty.
  74. A Fee at the KerbOpinions & essaysW15A city-centre street on a weekday morning jammed with cars, most with only a driver inside. A bus is stuck in the traffic while shoppers walk on the pavement.
  75. Code for Every PupilOpinions & essaysW15A school computer lesson: pupils work at screens showing colourful shapes while a teacher helps one of them. Some look keen, one looks unsure; an art room is seen through the door.
  76. Home or OfficeOpinions & essaysW15A split picture of the same worker: on the left working quietly at home at a desk by a window; on the right in a busy office, talking with two colleagues.
  77. The Homework QuestionOpinions & essaysW15In the evening a young boy sits at the kitchen table with a homework worksheet while his mother helps. A football and a box of toy bricks lie on the floor.
  78. Screen or ClassroomOpinions & essaysW15A table comparing one college course taught in a classroom and online. Average final test score of students who finished, out of 100: classroom 71, online 68. Finished the course: classroom 88 percent, online 64 percent. Hours a week on the course: classroom 9 including travel, online 6. Often felt alone: classroom 12 percent, online 45 percent.
  79. More Than the GameOpinions & essaysW15At a professional football match, young fans in scarves watch from the front row. A player waves towards them and one boy waves back; a referee stands nearby.
  80. Friends on a ScreenOpinions & essaysW15Teenagers in a park after school. Two friends laugh together on a bench, two others look at their own phones on the grass, and a girl smiles at her phone on a wall.
  81. A Fee at the GateOpinions & essaysW15Crowds of summer visitors with hats and cameras fill a narrow street behind an old stone gate. The cafes are busy, and a local woman carries her shopping through the crowd.
  82. A Place for ZoosOpinions & essaysW15Visitors at a modern zoo watch two giraffes in a large, natural enclosure behind a fence and ditch. A keeper talks to a school group.
  83. Four Days or FiveOpinions & essaysW15
  84. The One-Minute HabitOpinions & essaysW15In the evening a girl lies on her bed watching videos on her phone. Her homework notebook lies open and untouched on the desk, and a book sits closed by the bed.
  85. The Book and the VideoOpinions & essaysW15A bar chart of average quiz scores out of 100 for two groups of 30 students who learnt how a bicycle gear works from a 12-page booklet or a 9-minute video. Straight after the lesson: booklet group 71, video group 78. One week later: booklet group 66, video group 58. 15 of the 30 booklet learners and 24 of the 30 video learners said they enjoyed the lesson.
  86. Exams or ProjectsOpinions & essaysW15Left: students sit the same exam at separate desks in a quiet hall while a teacher walks between them. Right: three students work together on a project with books, a poster and a model.
  87. Dear EditorEmails & lettersW15A small brick branch library on a quiet street. A mother and her child go in while an older man with a stick holds the door. Beside it stands an empty bus stop.
  88. ACT Writing Essay: Machines and the Future of WorkOpinions & essaysW15A picture split in two: on the left, shoppers use self-checkout machines; on the right, a cashier scans groceries for a customer at a staffed counter.
  89. ACT Writing Essay: Required Community ServiceOpinions & essaysW15At a food bank in a hall, student volunteers pack food into plain cardboard boxes and hand one to a family, while a coordinator with a clipboard looks on.
  90. ACT Writing Essay: Libraries in a Digital AgeOpinions & essaysW15A picture split in two: on the left, a young woman studies at home on a laptop and phone; on the right, people of all ages read and work in a library reading room.
  91. ACT Writing Essay: Advertising in Public SpacesOpinions & essaysW15A picture split in two: on the left, people wait at a bus shelter beside large colorful advertising panels; on the right, people wait at a plain shelter in front of a brick wall covered in climbing plants.
  92. ACT Writing Essay: Year-Round SchoolOpinions & essaysW15A picture split in two: on the left, a school gate is closed for summer and students relax at a lake; on the right, in the same summer weather, the school is open and students walk in happily.
  93. AP Lang Argument Essay: Does Competition Help Us?Opinions & essaysW15At a school chess club, two students play a tense game while friends stand around the table and watch.
  94. AP Lang Argument Essay: Is Failure a Good Teacher?Opinions & essaysW15In a school workshop, a student looks thoughtfully at a wooden-stick model bridge that has collapsed in the middle. A sketchbook with a new bridge drawing lies beside it.
  95. AP Lang Argument Essay: Specialize or Explore?Opinions & essaysW15A picture split in two: on the left, a teenager practises the violin with focus; on the right, another teenager tries many things, shaping clay on a pottery wheel with a keyboard, a ball and a sketchbook nearby.
  96. AP Lang Synthesis Essay: Should Museums Be Free?Opinions & essaysW15On a rainy weekend, visitors of all ages look at a dinosaur skeleton and ancient pottery in a museum hall. A staff member sits at a plain front desk by the entrance.
  97. AP Lang Synthesis Essay: Required Community ServiceOpinions & essaysW15In the lounge of a care home, two student volunteers spend time with older residents: one plays checkers and the other reads a book aloud, while a caregiver looks on.
  98. AP Lang Synthesis Essay: Later School Start TimesOpinions & essaysW15A picture split in two: on the left, early on a grey morning, a teenager yawns at a school bus stop; on the right, in the late afternoon, teenagers run at sports practice on a school field.
  99. AP Lit Literary Argument: Duty or Desire?Opinions & essaysW15A library table at dusk with three old cloth-bound novels, one of them open, a notebook with two columns of handwritten notes, a pencil and a glowing desk lamp.
  100. AP Lit Poetry Analysis: The Orchard PoemOpinions & essaysW15A bare apple orchard in late winter: an older man holds a wooden ladder steady while a young adult on the ladder cuts a branch with long-handled shears; cut branches lie on the grass.
  101. AP Lit Prose Analysis: The Reunion on the PlatformOpinions & essaysW15On a station platform, a teenager stands beside an empty metal luggage trolley while a tall young man with a beard and a new suitcase steps down from a train.
  102. Common App Essay: Writing About a ChallengeStoriesW15In a school gym, a small wheeled robot has stopped inside a taped square with its heavy arm stuck; three teenagers in matching team shirts, one with a laptop, look on in front of a blank scoreboard.
  103. Common App Essay: A Community That Shaped YouStoriesW15An evening laundromat: a teenager does homework at a folding table beside a basket of folded towels, while a woman in blue scrubs dozes on a bench by the window.
  104. C1 Advanced Writing Part 2: How to Write a Formal LetterEmails & lettersW15An empty room at an arts centre with easels holding blank canvases, a small stage, a piano with music stands and a stack of chairs.
  105. C2 Proficiency Article: An Overlooked PleasureReports, reviews & articlesW15A man strolls alone down a tree-lined path in autumn, his hands in his coat pockets and fallen leaves all around.
  106. C2 Proficiency Essay: Learning by HeartOpinions & essaysW15A student sits thinking between an open notebook of handwritten notes on one side and a tablet showing an empty search page on the other.
  107. C2 Proficiency Writing Part 1: How to Write the EssayOpinions & essaysW15A teenager lies on the grass on a free afternoon, watching the clouds, with a closed notebook and a pencil beside them.
  108. ECPE Writing Essay: Repair or Replace?Opinions & essaysW15A small repair shop counter with a toaster, a desk lamp and a pair of headphones, each waiting with a blank paper tag, and tools hanging on a pegboard behind.
  109. GCSE English Literature: A Christmas Carol on ResponsibilityOpinions & essaysW15A snowy old street on a bright winter morning: an old man in a white nightcap and nightshirt leans out of an upstairs window, smiling and calling down to a boy in a cap.
  110. GCSE English Literature: Macbeth's Inner ConflictOpinions & essaysW15A theatre stage set as a stone castle courtyard at night: one actor in a dark cloak stands alone under a pale spotlight, one hand at his chin, while a torch burns on the wall.
  111. GCSE English Language Paper 2 Question 5: Essay on FashionOpinions & essaysW15A picture split in two: on the left, a shopper looks at new seasonal clothes in a store; on the right, people swap second-hand clothes and mend a sweater at a table.
  112. GCSE English Language Paper 2 Question 5: Speech on MusicOpinions & essaysW15A picture split in two: on the left, a teenager practises an acoustic guitar; on the right, a teenager lies back listening to music on headphones from a phone. Both look equally happy.
  113. Regents ELA Argument Essay: Should Libraries End Fines?Opinions & essaysW15At a library desk, a father and his daughter return picture books, and a librarian takes them with a friendly smile. A teenager browses books on the shelves behind them.
  114. Regents ELA Argument Essay: Lawns or Wildflower Meadows?Opinions & essaysW15A picture split in two: on the left, a family picnics on a short-mown lawn while children kick a ball; on the right, a woman walks a dog along a mown path through a wildflower meadow with bees and butterflies.

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IELTS writing: questions

Are these lessons for IELTS Academic or General Training?

Both. Academic Task 1 lessons describe charts, tables, maps and processes; General Training Task 1 lessons are letters. The Task 2 essay lessons suit both tests, because the essay task is the same kind in both.

What band score are the lessons aimed at?

They are written at about B2 to C1, which is where band 6 to 7.5 writing sits. The C2 essays stretch stronger writers towards band 8.

How much should I write for each task?

At least 150 words for Task 1 and at least 250 words for Task 2. Examiners recommend spending about 20 minutes on Task 1 and 40 minutes on Task 2.

How can I improve my IELTS writing band score?

Find the criterion that pulls your score down and practise it on its own. Many candidates lose marks because they skip part of the question, list ideas without developing them, or repeat the same linking words. Start with the skill lessons for that criterion, then write a full answer again.

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