What is IELTS Academic Writing test
The IELTS academic writing test assesses your academic writing skills. The Test takes 60 minutes, and you need to complete two tasks in this time
Tasks in the test
There are 2 tasks in the test.
Task 1:
Task 1 is 150 words long and it is recommended that you finish in 20 minutes. You will receive some information in visual form. This information could be a graph, a table, a diagram, or a map. There will be a statement explaining what the visual represents, or what it shows, your task is to summarise the information and write this summary in your own words.
Tak 1 will be marked on task achievement, or how appropriately, accurately, and relevantly you complete the task in the given range of words
Task2:
Task 2 is 250 words long and recommended time for this task is 40 minutes. In this task, you are given a point of view, an issue, or a problem and it will be written in the form of a question or statement. You are required to write an academic essay. Read the question carefully and decide what the question is asking you to do. Whether it is asking you to present and support an opinion or present the solution to a problem. The question might ask you to compare evidence and opinions.
In Task 2, you will be marked on your task response how well you can make and develop your position or argument and how you support it with evidence and examples, to complete the task using the given range of words.
Assessment Criteria
For both Task 1 and Task 2 you will be assessed in four main areas.
- Cohesion and coherence (your ability to write a clear and organised answer)
- Lexical resource/vocabulary.
- Grammatical range and accuracy.
- Your ability to answer the question