IELTS | Test Takers - Academic Writing sample
The Academic Writing test is 60 minutes long.
It has two writing tasks of 150 words and 250 words.
In Task 1 candidates are asked to describe some visual information (graph/table/chart/diagram), and to present the description in their own words. They need to write 150 words in about 20 minutes. In Task 2 candidates are presented with a point of view or argument or problem. They need to write 250 words in about 40 minutes.
Below are samples of Task 1 and Task 2. (Note that candidates
for the Academic module do a different Writing test to the General
Training module).
| Downloadable Academic Writing samples |
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| Academic Writing Sample Task 1 (PDF, 257KB) |
| Academic Writing Sample Task 1 (PDF, 411 KB) |
| Academic Writing Sample Task 2 (PDF, 249KB) |
| Academic Writing Sample Task 2 (PDF, 249KB) |
| Academic Writing Answer sheet |
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| IELTS Writing Answer sheet (PDF, 700KB) |
| Academic Writing Sample script |
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| IELTS Academic Writing Sample Script (PDF, 1.4MB) |
