Master IELTS Writing with Expert Video Lessons
Video Lessons Featuring Liz & Others – Complete preparation for Academic & General Training Writing Tasks 1 and 2. Learn strategies, structure, and achieve your target band score.
What to Expect in IELTS Writing
This section evaluates how well and how accurately you organise your ideas and write a response, along with your ability to use wide-ranging vocabulary and grammar.
Academic Writing & General Training Writing
Academic Writing
For undergraduate, postgraduate, or professional registration
Describe, summarise, or explain visual information
You are presented with a graph, table, chart, or diagram. You must describe, summarise, or explain the information in your own words. You may be asked to:
- Describe and explain data
- Describe stages of a process
- Explain how something works or describe an object/event
Style: Academic, semi-formal/neutral
Essay writing – point of view, argument, or problem
Write an essay in response to a point of view, argument, or problem. Topics are of general interest, suitable for university entry or professional registration.
Style: Academic, semi-formal/neutral
Skills assessed
- Organising, presenting, and comparing data (Task 1)
- Describing processes or procedures (Task 1)
- Presenting solutions, justifying opinions, comparing evidence (Task 2)
- Evaluating and challenging ideas/arguments (Task 2)
General Training Writing
For migration, work, or secondary education
Letter writing – request or explanation
You are presented with a situation and asked to write a letter requesting information or explaining the situation. The letter may be:
- Personal (informal)
- Semi-formal / neutral
Style: Personal to semi-formal
Essay – point of view, argument, or problem
Write an essay in response to a point of view, argument, or problem. The essay can be slightly more personal in style than Academic Writing Task 2.
Style: Slightly personal, still structured
Skills assessed
- Personal correspondence: providing factual information, expressing needs, likes/dislikes, opinions (Task 1)
- Outlining problems and presenting solutions (Task 2)
- Evaluating and challenging ideas (Task 2)
IELTS Writing Task 1 Training Videos
Click on the videos below to watch expert tutorials (Liz & others) – learn how to describe charts, graphs, maps, and processes.
IELTS Writing Task 2 Training Videos
Master essay structure, argument development, and high-level vocabulary.
How Your Writing is Marked
Task Achievement / Response
How well you address the task requirements
Coherence & Cohesion
Logical organisation, paragraphing, linking
Lexical Resource
Range and accuracy of vocabulary
Grammatical Range & Accuracy
Sentence structures and error control
Important: Task 2 contributes twice as much as Task 1 to your Writing score. Scores are reported in whole and half bands. Official criteria →
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