For IELTS. "The essay is a commonly assigned form of writing that every student will encounter while in academia. Therefore, it is wise for the student to become capable and comfortable with this type of writing early on in her training." Section 3 has one longer text (about 700 words) with more complex lan¬ guage and structure. The text will be about a general topic and will come from sources like general interest magazines. | Preparation and Practice Reading and Writing ACADEMIC MODULE ï iS Î F H A Îk Wendy Sahanaya Jeremy Lindeck n .I. 1 ex ruwiaru oiewari I Ht I Test Throughout Section 2 you will get most benefit by writing your own answers to the questions before you read the sample answers given. About the Writing Test The Academic Writing test takes 60 minutes. It consists of two tasks fhe suggested time for each task is 20 minutes for Task 1 and 40 minutes for Task 2. The first task requires you to describe a table graph chart or process or procedure. The second task requires a writ ten argument. It carries more marks than Task 1. To get a good score on the writing you must answer both tasks. It docs not matter which section you do first. Getting the Instructions Right _ _ Task 1 You should spend about 20 minutes on this task. Example The table graphlbar charts below show . Write a report for a university lecturer describing the information shown below. You should write at least 150 words. 100 1ELTS Preparation and Practice There are four key points to these instructions the time - 20 minutes the number of words - at least 150 the text - a report but not in business report format the reader - a university lecturer. Task 2 You should spend about 40 minutes on this task. Example Present a written argument or case to an educated reader with no specialist knowledge of the following topic. Essay topic You should write at least 250 words. You should use your own ideas knowledge and experience and support your arguments with examples and relevant evidence. There are four key points to these instructions the time - 40 minutes the number of words - at least 250 the text - a written argument with examples and evidence from your own knowledge the reader - an educated person with only general knowledge of the topic. The IELTS Writing Task 1 is an information transfer task which requires you to write a fairly precise account of some information presented in graphic form such as a graph .
