SHORT PRACTICE

Extra Writing: IELTS Writing Task 2

Ex1 You will read some information about the IELTS Writing Task 2. Mark the
following sentences True (T) or False (F).
1. IELTS Writing Task 2 is the second part in the IELTS Writing test. T/ F
2. You are required to write less than 250 words. T/F
3. You should use an informal style of writing. T/F
4. You have around 40 minutes to plan and write your essay. T/F
5. Task 2 contributes twice as many marks to your overall score as Task 1. T/F
6. The topics of IELTS Writing task 2 are not various. T/F
7. You will be given a statement on a topic of general interest. T/F
8. You have to present other people’s opinion about an issue. T/F

Ex2 Choose the correct letter, A, B or C in the following sentences.

1. There are __________ criteria to assess an IELTS Writing task 2.
A. 3 B. 4 C. 5
2. Task response is the ability to address all task and fully ________________ ideas.
A. strengthen B. improve C. develop
3. Coherence and Cohesion is the ability to _____________ ideas structurally and logically.
A. modify B. link C. gather
4. Lexical Resource is the ability to use a flexible and precise range of ________________.
A. structures B. vocabulary C. idioms
5. Grammatical Range and Accuracy is the ability to use a wide range of
____________________ and write error-free sentences.
A. complex sentences B. compounding words C. sentence structures
6. We can use synonyms to prevent repeating words or phrases. This belongs to the
criterion ______________________.
A. Coherence and Cohesion
B. Grammatical Range and Accuracy
 C. Lexical Resource
7. Some words like “and”, “for”, “but” belong to the criterion ______________________.
A. Coherence and Cohesion
B. Grammatical Range and Accuracy
C. Lexical Resource