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Writing Task Tips
IELTS writing tasks can be very difficult to master, especially because they are varied and each one has different criteria. It’s for this reason that one of our amazing Tutors has created a series of webinars to help IELTS candidates really understand, practice and master each task. You can view these webinars below our descriptions of the different IELTS academic writing sections. Here in this article you read all about some IELTS academic writing task tips.
IELTS Academic Writing
To remember:
General IELTS is for those who want to attend secondary school or participate in work experience or training programs in an English environment. Also, it can be used for immigration intention to countries like the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada and New Zealand.
Academic IELTS Requirement
Academic IELTS is required for those wishing to pursue post-secondary education or professional enrollment in an English environment.
- General writing
- The general writing test consists of 2 tasks.
- The 1st IELTS writing task will be a 150-word letter (semi-formal, formal or informal)
- The second writing task will be a 250-word essay (this task is the same for General and Academic IELTS).
During the writing test, you will be assessed on:
- Your written fluency and your answers to questions
- Your consistency and cohesion
- Also, Your vocabulary
- Your grammar
- Academic writing
IELTS Academic Writing
The IELTS academic writing task consists of two writing tasks.
The first writing task will be a 150-word text describing data in a graph or table, or describing a process in a table.
The second writing task will be a 250-word essay (this task is the same for General and Academic IELTS).
During the writing test, you will be assessed on:
- Your written fluency and your answers to questions
- Also, Your consistency and cohesion
- Your vocabulary
- Your grammar
- Some tips for IELTS Academic Writing
1. Read the Question
Understanding what the question asks you to do is crucial to getting a good score. Therefore, always read your question carefully and cover all the points you are asked to write about.
For example:
The government should pay the parents of very young children, so that one of them can stay at home and take care of their children.
What do you think are the disadvantages or advantages of this policy? Justify your answer and include any relevant examples from your knowledge or experience.
- This question put you to do 2 things:
- + Write down the pros and cons
- + Give examples
2. Failure to Complete Any of the Task Requirements Results in a Lower Score!
Read what you wrote
Go back and read the paragraph you just wrote before starting the next one. You may suppose this is a waste of time. If so, you are wrong. It’s important to tie your paragraphs together – what easier way to do that than to just read what you’ve written?
3. Be Clear
The practical advice here is to select your best idea and write about it. This means not writing down everything you know – leave some ideas aside. Don’t worry if this isn’t your best explanation, ask yourself if this is your clearest explanation.
4. Write about What You Know
You are tested on the quality of your English, not on the quality of your ideas. So, if you shouldn’t worry about judgment the “right answer”. You require an uncomplicated idea that you can obviously express and give explanation for.
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