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About The Writing Test: The Task 2 (Essay) Is Actually Worth More Marks Than The Task 1 (Graph or Letter) So

The IELTS writing test consists of two tasks that vary depending on whether a candidate takes the Academic or General test. For Academic, Task 1 requires describing a graph or diagram and Task 2 an essay, while General's Task 1 is a letter and Task 2 also an essay. The essay carries more weight, so candidates should spend 40 minutes on it and 20 minutes on the other task. The minimum word counts reflect this, being 150 words for Task 1 and 250 for the more important Task 2.

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About The Writing Test: The Task 2 (Essay) Is Actually Worth More Marks Than The Task 1 (Graph or Letter) So

The IELTS writing test consists of two tasks that vary depending on whether a candidate takes the Academic or General test. For Academic, Task 1 requires describing a graph or diagram and Task 2 an essay, while General's Task 1 is a letter and Task 2 also an essay. The essay carries more weight, so candidates should spend 40 minutes on it and 20 minutes on the other task. The minimum word counts reflect this, being 150 words for Task 1 and 250 for the more important Task 2.

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About the Writing Test

The IELTS writing test module varies depending on whether you are doing
the Academic Test (for university applications) or the General Test (usually for work /
general migration). 

 In IELTS Academic you have to describe a graph or diagram (Task 1) and write


an essay (Task 2). 

 In IELTS General Training you have to write a letter (Task 1) and write an essay
(Task 2). 
The Task 2 (essay) is actually worth more marks than the Task 1 (graph or letter) so
you should spend 40 minutes of the time on the essay and 20 minutes on the graph /
letter. 

This difference in marking is represented in the number of words you have to write,
which is a minimum of 150 for the Task 1 and 250 for the Task 2.

Academic General

Task 1 Describe a Write a Letter


(150 Graph or
Words) Diagram

Task 2 Write an Essay Write an Essay


(250
Words)

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