IELTS Writing How long is the Writing paper? The Writing paper lasts one hour. Within that time, you must complete two writing tasks. Writing Task 2 carries more marks than Writing Task 1. What will I need to write about? There are two separate writing...
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IELTS Writing How long is the Writing paper? The Writing paper lasts one hour. Within that time, you must complete two writing tasks. Writing Task 2 carries more marks than Writing Task 1. What will I need to write about? There are two separate writing tests, one for Academic candidates and one for General Training candidates. Before enrolling, you need to decide which test is best for you. See the website www.ielts.org for advice on this. You will be given two specific writing tasks as follows. Task Timing What do have 1 to do? Academic 1 20 minutes Describe visual information Writing (e.g. a diagram, chart, graph or table). 2 40 minutes Write an essay. You may be asked to: • provide a solution • evaluate a problem • compare and contrast different ideas or opinions • challenge an argument or idea. General 1 20 minutes Respond to a given situation Training (e.g. by writing a letter). Writing You may be asked to request information or explain a situation. 2 40 minutes Write an essay in
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