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,Overview
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Writing is the 3 part of the IELTS test and lasts for 60 minut
The writing test has two parts – Task 1 and Task 2. You must
a minimum of 150 words for Task 1 and a minimum of 250 wo
for Task 2. Additionally, task 2 contributes twice as many m
to your overall score as Task 1.
You should aim to spend 20 minutes in task 1 and 40 minute
task 2.
There are two versions of the IELTS writing test – Academic
General Training.
, How it’s scored
IELTS Writing test is marked according to four criteria.
These are:
Task Achievement – appropriate response to the task
Coherence & Cohesion – the ability to present a well-
structured essay
Lexical Resource – the ability to use a range of appropr
vocabulary and to use it correctly
Grammatical Range & Accuracy – the ability to use gra