IELTS Academic Writing Task 1

In the IELTS Academic writing task 1, you will be provided with a

graph/chart/diagram for which you would have to write a 150-
word description.
IELTS General Writing Task 1
In the IELTS General writing task 1, you will have to write a letter for 150
words. Do not go beyond 20 minutes on it as you would need around 40
minutes to complete Writing Task 2. IELTS Writing Task 1 marks are
evaluated based on task achievement, coherence, cohesion, vocabulary, and
grammar. Before you begin your IELTS writing task 1, you should be
conscious of the following:

 Read the question and instructions carefully before you begin the task.
 Look at the chart/diagram/graph carefully and process the information.
 Start planning on the structure and details for the task.
 Recall what you know about the structure of writing task 1 (which is given further down
this page) and be mindful of the information that has to go into each paragraph.
 Pay attention to spellings, grammar, sentence types, lexical resources, coherence
and cohesion, fillers, etc.

PRO TIP: If you cover your diagram/graph/chart, you should be able to

replicate the key points or major changes of the diagram/graph/chart with the
description that you've written. IELTS Writing Task 1 Preparation Tips The
IELTS writing task 1 can be written by considering the following points

 Firstly, you need to analyze the visual that is given and understand the question
properly before you start writing the answer.
 Secondly, there will be a particular structure that should be followed by the test taker
while taking up the IELTS test. This can help you get a good band score.

How to calculate the total score of the IELTS Writing

test
Each Task of the Writing test will be graded independently based on
different assessment criteria predefined for each Task.

In the Writing test, the score of Writing task 1 makes up 1/3 of the total
score, the remaining 2/3 will be for task 2. So your Writing score is
calculated as follows:

Total score =[Task 1 + (Task 2 x 2)]/ 3