Writing Test: Mastering the Art of Crafting Effective Body Paragraphs for IELTS
Free IELTS Writing resources
Free IELTS Writing resources
From this page, you will find links to all of our IELTS writing tips, with lessons, exercises, tips and hints.
It is important to understand exactly what the examiners are looking for and being able to express yourself clearly, so we hope the lessons, tips and hints below will help.
Getting the result you need in the IELTS writing test requires a lot of practice, as well as understanding the common pitfalls and mistakes many candidates make. By working through the material on this site, you’ll be fully prepared with no surprises on test day!
Academic Task 1 Band 5.0
IELTS Academic Task 1 writing sample Band 5 Report 2 Band score: approximately 5.0 The answer below would be worth a Band score of 5.0 (based on over 15 years as IELTS examiner). Click the word or words in red to see the correction, and scroll to the bottom of the...
Ending a Task 1 Academic report
There are lots of different advice about how to end a Task 1 report, so on this page we have presented some good and bad ideas for the last lines of your Task 1. Keep these facts in mind when considering your report: Somewhere in the report you need to include an...
Facts about the IELTS writing test
Here’s a collection of some of the most common questions we are asked about the IELTS writing test. Note that this page only realtes to the PBT (Paper Based Test), not the CBT (Computer Based Test). Q: Do I write in pen or pencil during the test? Most exam centres now...
Common errors in IELTS writing 1 – ‘Government’
Common errors in IELTS writing 1 - using the word 'government’ Using the correct words in your IELTS test can make the difference between succeeding and having to resit the test, so make sure you’ve got the right word or phrase! In this post, we will look at the use...
Topic sentences in IELTS writing – how to write them
Topic sentences in IELTS writing are very important as they help you write in a clear and logical way. The 'topic sentence' is generally the first sentence of your paragraph, and is used to define what the rest of the paragraph will be discussing. For example: Tighter...
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