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WHAT'S YOUR WRITING BAND SCORE?

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Scott's English Success IELTS Writing Test

1. About The IELTS Writing Exam

The Writing test is different for the Academic and General Training versions of the test.

General Training Book

General Training Exam

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Academic Exam

Both exam types have 2 tasks.

General Training Book
Task 1

TASK 1

Task 2

TASK 2

Academic Exam Book
Task 1

TASK 1

Task 2

TASK 2

Task 1 Checklist TASK 1

For General Training Task 1, you must write a letter.

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Task 1 Checklist TASK 1

For Academic Task 1, you will write about a graph, table or diagram.

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For both Academic and General Training task 2, you will write an essay.

General Training Book
Task 2

TASK 2

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Academic Exam Book
Task 2

TASK 2

2. OUR EXAM

For this test you will read a mixture of both Academic and General Training questions, and also some student written responses.

Academic Exam Book
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General Training Book

You will read the Task 1 and Task 2 questions and evaluate the student answers given.

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3. What to Do

In our exam, there are 15 questions that cover both writing tasks.

You should:

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Read the questions and answers.

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Choose the correct answer.

You may need 15+ minutes to complete this test.

4. Get Ready

IMPORTANT: As you read the writing excerpts, evaluate them in terms of the four (4) IELTS criteria(this will be shown on exam):

1. Task Achievement

• the answer fully addresses all parts of the task

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2. Vocabulary

• the language is suitable

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3. Grammar

• the answer uses a variety of grammatical structures accurately and effectively

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4. Coherence and cohesion

• the answer is understandable and flows from one idea to the next

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We recommend you take the exam in one (1) sitting.

However, if you have a Gmail account, you can save your test and return to it later.

All the best!

TAKE THE WRITING EXAM

*While our test can provide reliable assessment of your IELTS writing proficiency, it is important to note that we do not offer any guarantee of achieving a specific result of outcome on test day.