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What templates can I use in IELTS writing?

Is there any template for the IELTS academic task 1 that can literally work for any given question? IELTS templates.........do they exist? An IELTS examiners answers your question No. The tasks are too varied. How could you use a template to describe a bar chart and a process? There are certain phrases that I suppose you could use for your introduction if you were faced with bar chart to describe like “The given bar charts show + add your description here” “From an overall...
October 11, 2021By Academic IELTS, IELTS Task 1, IELTS writing Task 1 Academic, , 0 CommentsRead more...
Task 1

How many words should you write in Task 1?

This is a good question and we get this one a lot. IELTS deems 150 the minimum number of words that you need to write to be able to fulfil the Task i.e. get Band 9.0.  Aim for 150 to 180 words.  If you write more than that then you may run out of time for Task 2.  Remember, and this is key for IELTS writing, the more you write, the more time you will have to spend checking your writing. ...
May 20, 2021By Academic IELTS, How to prepare for IELTS, IELTS examiners tips, IELTS Task 1, IELTS Task 1 General, , , 0 CommentsRead more...
10 reasons why IELTS writing is so hard

10 reasons why IELTS writing is so hard

There are a number of reasons why IELTS writing is where most people struggle.  The IELTS examiners that work with us came up with these 10 reasons. People don’t write very much anymore so it is skill we are losing. Teachers avoid teaching writing and set it for homework. They think they should focus on speaking in class and so writing gets neglected. This happens pretty much from school age. Students don’t think they need to practice it. They are...
April 11, 2021By How to prepare for IELTS, IELTS examiners tips, IELTS Task 1, IELTS Task 1 General, IELTS writing, IELTS writing Task 1 Academic, IELTS writing Task 2, , , , , 2 CommentsRead more...