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11 months agoContributor-Level 10
One can check the common mistakes to avoid in IELTS Writing Section.
- Task Response Issues:
Mistake: Not addressing all parts of the task or misunderstanding the prompt.
Avoidance: Carefully read the question and ensure that your response includes all required elements. Break down the task into smaller parts and check that you cover each one.
Lack of Structure:
Mistake: Writing without a clear introduction, body, and conclusion.
Avoidance: Use a coherent structure. For Task 1, summarize the main points; for Task 2, outline your essay before writing to ensure logical flow and organization.
Insufficient Development of Ideas:
Mistake: Presen
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11 months agoContributor-Level 10
To plan Writing Task 2 in the IELTS exam, one needs to follow these steps
- Please take a few minutes to organize this essay before starting to write. This is to make sure that thoughts are structured.
- Usually, an essay will consist of an introduction, a series of body paragraphs, and a conclusion.
- Practice giving arguments and illustrations that support your arguments. Try giving illustrations or argument.
- Try to be aware of several essay writing prompts, such as opinion, discussion so that no topic will be rough to you.
- Increase your word bank related to general topics of the IELTS exam and complex sentence structures.
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11 months agoContributor-Level 10
Study IELTS charts or graphs carefully. Spend five minutes finding key trends and grouping data. A good plan for IELTS 2026 helps you to make it much easier to write a clear and accurate report within the time limit. Then write your summary.
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11 months agoContributor-Level 10
For IELTS Academic, you describe chart, map or graph. For IELTS General, you write a letter to someone explaining something. These are the types of questions which will be asked in IELTS exam.
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11 months agoContributor-Level 10
No, it depends on the question type. For example, in Advantages/Disadvantages essays, you generally only present both sides without an opinion unless specifically asked. Make sure to follow the task requirements for each essay type.
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11 months agoContributor-Level 10
IELTS writing is assessed on four criteria, each contributing 25% of your score -
Task Achievement/Response
Coherence and Cohesion
Lexical Resource
Grammatical Range and Accuracy
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11 months agoContributor-Level 10
For IELTS Writing, you gotta write 150 words in Task 1 and 250 words in Task 2. If you write less, then they cut your marks. You don't need to count each word, just look at how many lines you wrote and guess.
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11 months agoContributor-Level 10
The Writing test is 60 minutes long. You can spend 20 minutes on Writing Task 1 and 40 minutes on Writing Task 2. The task 2 has more marks so your time management is necessary.
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11 months agoContributor-Level 10
Writing test has two parts: Task 1 and Task 2. The total time is 60 minutes. For academic IELTS you have to describe a graph. But in General Training, you have to write a letter.
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11 months agoContributor-Level 10
Spend time every day practicing writing under timed conditions. You can use practice exercises provided by official IELTS resources.
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