It has two writing tasks of 150 words and 250 words.
In Task 1 candidates are asked to describe some visual information (graph/table/chart/diagram), and to present the description in their own words. They need to write 150 words in about 20 minutes. In Task 2 candidates are presented with a point of view or argument or problem. They need to write 250 words in about 40 minutes.
Below are samples of Task 1 and Task 2. (Note that candidates for IELTS Academic do a different Reading test to IELTS General Training) ).
Computer-delivered General Training IELTS Writing test
There is no difference in the content, format or level of difficulty and scoring of the computer-delivered IELTS test. The type of Writing questions asked, thus, remain the same as in the paper-based test: Please ensure you are using Chrome or Firefox to launch the sample texts.
Computer Based ACADEMIC WRITing Sample tasks |
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Sample Academic Writing – Part 1 Launch sample test Download sample candidate writing scripts & examiner comments |
Sample Academic Writing – Part 2 Launch sample test Download sample candidate writing scripts & examiner comments |
Paper Based Academic Writing Sample tasks
Downloadable Academic Writing samples |
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Academic Writing Sample Task 1 (PDF, 257KB) |
Academic Writing Sample Task 1 (PDF, 411 KB) |
Academic Writing Sample Task 2 (PDF, 249KB) |
Academic Writing Sample Task 2 (PDF, 249KB) |
Academic Writing Answer sheet |
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IELTS Writing Answer sheet Task 1 (PDF, 700KB) |
IELTS Writing Answer sheet Task 2 (PDF, 400KB) |
Academic Writing Sample script |
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IELTS Academic Writing Sample Script (PDF, 1.4MB) |