IELTS WRITING

Student name: Engr. Arjay Louie S. Romero

 IELTS WRITING AT A GLANCE

The IELTS Writing test consists of two parts.

★ For each part, you will receive a:

question paper and an answer sheet.
(if you are taking the computer based IELTS,
you will ‘write you’ your answer directly to the
computer)

★ You can make notes on the question paper,

but only the text you write on the answer
sheet will be marked by examiner.

★ The test lasts 60 minutes. Candidates should

spend 20 minutes on Part 1, and 40 minutes
on Part 2.

★ IELTS Academic and IELTS General Training

candidates do different tests for Part 1, but
do the same test for Part 2.
WHAT’S PART 1 LIKE in IELTS Academic?

★ Candidates are given a chart, diagram or

map, and asked to summarize and explain it
(150 words minimum).
WHAT’S PART 2 LIKE in IELTS Academic?

★ Candidates have to write an essay (250

words minimum) which explains their own
opinions and ideas about a situation or
problem describe on the question paper.

★ General Training and Academic candidates

do exactly the same Part 2 task.
 THE IELTS WRITING BANDS

IELTS Writing measures how well you

can:

A. understand and respond to a

question or task
B. organize and link your ideas
C. use vocabulary and grammar in
written form

Like the other parts of IELTS, it is

graded on a scale of 0 - 9. Candidates
who interpret the tasks well, but who
cannot use advanced vocabulary and
grammar without mistakes, will get
band 6. A native English speaker will
get band 8.5 or 9.
THE FOUR CRITERIA FOR IELTS WRITING

Task achievement

Lexical resource

Grammatical range and

accuracy

Coherence and
cohesion
 TASK ACHIEVEMENT

➢ Task achievement is all about

understanding the question and making
sure that you provide a complete answer.

Question paper: More and more people are

visiting foreign countries each year. What are
the advantages and disadvantages of
international travel in today’s world?

Felicia: People say that travel broadens the

mind, and I agree with that statement. When
you go to a foreign country you have new
experiences and meet people who are unlike
yourself. So travel is a good thing for the world.

How well did Felicia answer the question?

 LEXICAL RESOURCE

➢ This criteria focuses on range of vocabulary

an examiner uses.

Match these words and phrases with their

synonyms.

like (verb) enlarge

happy mediocre

bigger admire

as well in addition

shoddy content
GRAMMATICAL RANGE AND ACCURACY

➢ For a high band in IELTS Writing, you

need to be able to form simple and
complex sentences correctly.

What are the mistake in these sentences?

1. Please to send me your latest price list.

2. In my opinion, the large number if

immigrants are not a significant problem
for our country, despite of there is a
shortage of housing at the moment.

3. The percentage of people which is

travelling by train in Japan grew up 20%
the following year.

4. Many people feel strongly that the

government can urgently address this
problem.
 COHERENCE AND COHESION

➢ This assesses whether your writing makes

logical sense (coherence) and whether the
different parts of your writing are connected
to each other correctly (cohesion).

Do you feel that the ideas in this text are linked to

each other? How would you improve it?

“The air in our city has become dirtier in

recent years because there are more cars.
Last Tuesday you couldn’t see the nearby
mountain. Next year there will be a new
tax on cars. In the countryside, many
farmers are starting to reduce the amount
of chemicals they use on the land. There is
growing interest on organic food.”