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IELTS Writing practice
Make every paragraph answer the task. Choose the right Task 1 format, plan a clear response to Task 2 and use a focused revision pass to improve your reasoning and language.
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What to practise in Writing
IELTS Writing contains two tasks in 60 minutes. Task 1 requires at least 150 words and Task 2 at least 250. Task 2 contributes twice as much as Task 1 to the Writing score, so practise allocating time to both.
Academic or General Training?
Academic Task 1 asks you to describe visual information, such as a chart, table, diagram or process. General Training Task 1 is a letter. Both versions include a Task 2 essay; confirm the test type before choosing a Task 1 exercise.
Compare the two test typesA practical writing study sequence
Step 1
Plan before drafting
Identify every part of the question, decide your response and choose an example for each main idea. Use the plan to avoid repeating the same point in two paragraphs.
IELTS Writing Task 2: Plan an Essay in Five MinutesStep 2
Keep your position consistent
For an opinion task, compare the introduction and conclusion. Then check whether each body paragraph explains a reason that supports that position.
IELTS Opinion Essays: Keep Your Position ClearStep 3
Handle both views when requested
For a discussion task, give each view a real explanation. Use the prompt to decide what else you must include, rather than forcing every essay into one template.
IELTS Discussion Essays: Explain Both Views
An original exercise
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Original practice prompt: Some people think public libraries should spend more on digital resources than printed books. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
Before writing, choose a position and two distinct reasons. What would make a usable plan?
Show the explanation
One possible plan: support increased digital spending for remote access and accessible formats, while retaining print for readers without devices. Explain access in one paragraph and inclusion in another. This is a planning example, not a scored answer or a required viewpoint.
All IELTS Writing guides
IELTS Writing Task 2: Plan an Essay in Five Minutes
Turn an IELTS Task 2 prompt into a focused essay plan, with a worked example, paragraph checklist and a practical 40-minute writing routine.
Read guideIELTS Opinion Essays: Keep Your Position Clear
Practise agree-or-disagree IELTS essays with a qualified position, an original paragraph example and checks for consistent reasoning.
Read guideIELTS Discussion Essays: Explain Both Views
Learn how to organise a discuss-both-views IELTS essay, explain opposing arguments fairly and make your own opinion easy to follow.
Read guideIELTS Academic Task 1: Write a Useful Overview
Choose the main features in IELTS charts and tables, write a clear overview and support comparisons with an original data example.
Read guideIELTS General Training Task 1: Letter Writing
Plan an IELTS General Training letter, choose the right tone and cover every bullet point with a practical repair-request example.
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Writing sample & feedback
Read an original IELTS Writing Task 2 essay with feedback on task response, coherence, vocabulary and grammar, plus a practical revision example.
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Study plan generator
Build a free IELTS study schedule around your exam date, daily study time and priority skill. Get dated tasks for Academic or General Training.
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Which Writing Task 1 guide should I use?
Use the overview guide for Academic visual-information tasks and the letter-writing guide for General Training. The complete guide list below includes both; choose according to the test you booked.
Does the free Writing sample grade my essay?
No. It shows an original essay, editorial feedback and an explained revision. You can use it to practise reviewing your own work. AI feedback in the student application is separate and produces practice estimates, not official IELTS scores.
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