IELTS Academic Writing practice

Full 60-minute IELTS Academic Writing simulation: 20 minutes on Task 1 (describing a chart, graph, or diagram in at least 150 words) and 40 minutes on Task 2 (a 250-word opinion or discussion essay).

60 minutes total

20 min Task 1 + 40 min Task 2

Real chart data

Interactive bar, line and pie charts

Live word count

Tracks 150 / 250 minimums

Writing Practice Test 1
Task 1: bar chart on household energy use. Task 2: opinion essay on remote work.
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Writing Practice Test 2
Task 1: bar chart on leisure hours by age group. Task 2: opinion essay on shorter working weeks.
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Writing Practice Test 3
Task 1: line graph on urbanisation in four Middle Eastern countries. Task 2: discussion essay on the purpose of education.
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About the IELTS Academic Writing test

The Academic Writing test lasts 60 minutes and contains two tasks. In Task 1 you describe visual information — a bar chart, line graph, pie chart, table, map or process diagram — in at least 150 words. In Task 2 you write a 250-word essay arguing a position, comparing views, or proposing solutions to a problem. Task 2 is worth twice as many marks as Task 1.

Both tasks are scored on four criteria: Task Achievement, Coherence & Cohesion, Lexical Resource, and Grammatical Range & Accuracy. Strong candidates plan for 3–5 minutes before writing, leave time to check, and write in formal academic English.