Documentos de Académico
Documentos de Profesional
Documentos de Cultura
Writing:
In Writing Task 2 of the academic module, IELTS candidates are asked to write an
academic essay. You are tested on your ability to:
• put forward a point of view on a given topic and justify opinions
• argue in support of or against a given statement
• compare and contrast evidence or opinions
• discuss a problem and present a solution
• speculate on implications of a given issue
IELTS candidates are given a discussion topic and presented with an opinion, an
argument or a problem. You need to discuss the question with two or three main
points and supporting detail for each point.
Your performance in Task 2 will be assessed on the criteria below:
• Arguments, Ideas and Evidence - being able to present a clear, logical, well-
supported argument without including irrelevancies.
• Communicative Quality - being able to write fluently enough to make your
message clear to the reader, being able to write cohesive sentences and
paragraphs
• Vocabulary and Sentence Structure - using a range of appropriate vocabulary,
using a variety of sentence structures
• Spelling and punctuation.
Task 2 is the more heavily weighted of the writing tasks. In the IELTS test, you
should spend more time on this writing task. You have to write at least 250 words.
You are advised to spend 40 minutes on this task.
In IELTS task 1 you are asked to choose and clearly describe the most important
and relevant visual information which may be presented in the form of one or more
related diagrams, charts, graphs or tables or diagram of a machine, a device or a
process and asked to explain how it works.
You must be organised as well as accurate in your use of language. The tone of your
report should be academic. You need to write at least 150 words. If your answer is
too short, you will lose marks but will not be penalised for writing more than 150
words. However, remember that a longer Task 1 answer may mean you have less
time for your Task 2 writing. Task 2 is worth more marks than Task 1 so make sure
you leave yourself enough time.