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Understand your task, develop one idea, and practise applying it. Start with the short revision workshop below or choose an Academic or General Training test.
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Understand the Writing tasks and published criteria, then practise revising a paragraph with a reason for each change.
Both IELTS versions have two Writing tasks in 60 minutes. Complete both: Task 2 contributes twice as much as Task 1. IELTS suggests about 20 minutes for Task 1 and 40 minutes for Task 2.
Describe the key features of a graph, table, chart or diagram in at least 150 words. Select and compare the information provided; do not invent causes or data.
Read the Task 1 guideWrite a letter of at least 150 words. Address the requested points and choose a tone that fits the recipient and situation.
Open General Training practiceWrite an essay of at least 250 words responding to the question. Develop relevant reasons and examples in connected paragraphs.
Read the Task 2 guideFormat references: IELTS Academic and General Training. Minimum word counts and task weights are exam rules; the workshop below is our teaching exercise.
Task achievement applies to Task 1; task response applies to Task 2. Check that you address the actual question, cover its requirements and develop relevant information.
Check the order of your ideas, paragraph focus and links between sentences. A linking word is useful when it expresses the relationship you intend.
Check whether vocabulary expresses your meaning accurately and appropriately. Replacing a familiar word with an unusual synonym can introduce an error.
Check sentence structure, grammar and punctuation. Use a range of structures you can control, then review errors that obscure your meaning.
These are study questions based on the official Writing descriptors, not a substitute scoring rubric.
Original paragraph workshop · no account needed
Practice question: Some universities make recordings of every lecture available to students. Do the advantages of this practice outweigh the disadvantages?
First draft:
Recorded lectures are good for students. They can learn many things and it is very useful. For example, students can watch the lectures. Therefore, recordings are beneficial for education.
The paragraph repeats that recordings are useful, but does not explain what a student can do with them. Before opening the revision, write your own paragraph on paper or in your notes:
One advantage of recorded lectures is that students can revisit explanations they did not fully understand in class. A first-year student learning statistical methods, for example, could replay the demonstration of a calculation and pause to check each step. This would allow the student to prepare more specific questions for the next tutorial. Recordings are therefore useful as a supplement to attending class, especially when a subject introduces unfamiliar procedures.
What is still missing? This is one body paragraph. A complete answer must explain your overall judgement about whether the advantages outweigh the disadvantages, with enough relevant development across the essay.
Try the same skill again: Develop a paragraph explaining one possible disadvantage of relying on recorded lectures. Make its example different from the one above, then check whether it changes your overall judgement.
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Academic Task 1 describes visual information; General Training Task 1 is a letter responding to a situation. Both require at least 150 words. Both tests also include a Task 2 essay of at least 250 words, with 60 minutes for the two tasks together.
IELTS recommends about 20 minutes for Task 1 and about 40 minutes for Task 2. Both must be completed, and Task 2 contributes twice as much to the Writing score. Treat these as planning guides within the 60-minute test.
No. It is an original English AIdol teaching example prepared with AI assistance. It demonstrates revision choices in one paragraph, not a complete essay, an official question, or an examiner-assessed response.
Automated comments and any displayed bands are unofficial practice feedback. Check each suggestion against your task and response. Use the feedback to choose a revision target; it is not an official IELTS result or a guaranteed score prediction.