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IELTS Writing part is different for Academic and General Training module.
- In General Training module, in task 1 test takers might be required to write a letter to friend.
- In Academic module, in task 1 test takers might be required to describe a graph.
- Children spend more and more time with electronic devices. Task 2 requires you to present you own opinion if this is good or bad. This is most likely IELTS General Training.
- Dolphins are washed ashore more and more often. There are two major explanations what causes this. Task 2 requires you to compare the evidence behind the explanations. This is most likely IELTS Academic.
In task 1 of IELTS Academic, it's describing a diagram, table, chart or graph.
Task 2 is always an essay for both General Training and Academic, but the subject of the task and it's focus are somewhat different.
In task 2 of General Training module, the topic is of general interest and test takers are usually asked to disscuss or speculate about it.
When the subject is rather scientific and test takers are asked to compare one piece of evidence against another, it usually indicates the Academic module.
IELTS
If a university or visa application has ever asked you for an IELTS band score, you know the stakes are real: the same English you've been speaking comfortably for years suddenly has to fit a specific format and produce a specific number. Failing isn't usually about your English — it's about not knowing the test.
IELTS (International English Language Testing System) is the most widely accepted English-language proficiency test worldwide. Four sections — Listening, Reading, Writing, Speaking — scored 0–9 per section and overall.
IELTS Writing
If you've ever stared at a blank page in an exam and watched your minutes evaporate, you know IELTS Writing's main trap: time. 60 minutes feels like plenty until you're three paragraphs into Task 2 and realise you haven't planned the conclusion. Practising both tasks under timed conditions, week after week, is what separates a 5.5 from a 7.
The Writing section of IELTS is 60 minutes, two tasks. Task 1 (150+ words): chart description (Academic) or letter (General Training). Task 2 (250+ words): an argumentative essay. Scored on task response, coherence and cohesion, lexical resource, and grammatical range and accuracy.