Ielts Acad Writing 2023

IELTS Academic
Writing
Anabel Panganiban
Writing Task Overview
● The test consists of two tasks.
● It is suggested that candidates spend 20 mins for task 1 which requires
them to write at least 150 words and 40 mins for task 2 which requires to
write at least 250 words.
Writing Task 1
Sample Question
What to do
In task 1, you must change images into words
● You must only use the information given, for example, in the above text, we don’t
know why people are traveling (this is irrelevant).
● You must not add imaginary details, for example, don’t try to imagine why the
number of departing is higher than the visitors arriving
● You must not add your own knowledge
● You must use the information accurately.
Criteria
An examiner reads your answers and gives points from 1 to 9 for each of the following
features
● Task Achievement- how well you answer the question?

● Coherence and Cohesion- how clearly do ideas relate to each other?
● Lexical Resources- have you used wide range of vocabulary? Have you spelled it
correctly?
● Grammatical Range and Accuracy-have you used wide range of verb forms and
sentence structures? Are most of them correct? Have you used proper punctuations?
Approaching the Task
1. Analyse the Data
● You have 20 mins for Task 1. You need to use some of this time to look at
the data and analyse it.
● Take note of important points such as trends, differences and unexpected
results
● Decide what’s the most important pattern is and think how you can
describe it.
Approaching the Task
2. Plan your report
● Decide on the main point for each paragraph

● Put your overview or summary in the first paragraph so the examiner can easily see it.
3. Write your report
● Your overview should say what the main patterns are.

● Then the following paragraphs should prove that it is true by giving evidence and
details.
Sample Task
TASK 1
Step 1: What is the main message you
get from the data in graph?
Step 2: Write one or two sentences

about the main message-this is your
overview
Step 3: Write details to prove you

main ideas are correct.
Step 4: Check your answer

Sample Ideas
Main Features:
● Both populations increase slowly at first.

● The increase in developing countries is much faster than industrialised countries,
especially after 1950
● After 2000, the population of industrialised countries stop growing.
OVERVIEW
The populations of developing countries and industrialised countries increased about

the same, steady rate until around 1950, when the population in developing countries
skyrocketed. In 2000, while the rapid growth was still happening, the population in
industrialised countries began to plateau. These contrasting trends are predicted to
continue until 2050.
Main Features:
● Both populations increase slowly at first.

● The increase in developing countries is
much faster than industrialised countries,
especially after 1950
● After 2000, the population of industrialised
countries stop growing.
OVERVIEW
The populations of developing countries and

industrialised countries increased about the
same, steady rate until around 1950, when the
population in developing countries skyrocketed.
In 2000, while the rapid growth was still
happening, the population in industrialised
countries began to plateau. These contrasting
trends are predicted to continue until 2050.
Sample Task 2
TASK 1
Sample Answer
Overall, the two graphs show that people study for different reasons at
different ages, and that employers are most likely to support younger workers
for their study.
The first graph shows that there is a gradual decrease in study for career
reasons with age. Nearly 80% of students under 26 years old study for their
careers. This percentage gradually declines by 10-20 % every decade. Only
40% of 40 to 40 years old and 18% of over 49 years old study for career
reasons in late adulthood. Conversely, the first paragraph also shows that
study stemming from interest increases with age. There are only 10% of 26
years olds study out of interest. The percentage increases slowly til the
beginning of fourth decade and increases dramatically in late adulthood.
Nearly same number of 40 to 49 years old study for career and interest.
However, 70% of over 49-year-olds study for interest in comparison to 18%
who study for career reason in that age group.
The second graph shows that employers support is approximately 60% for the
under 26-year-old students. It drops rapidly to 32% to the third decade of life,
and then increases in late adulthood up to about 38% for 40 to 49 year-old
students
Sample Task 3
TASK 1
Sample Answer
The four pie charts compare the electricity generated between Germany
and France during 2009, and it is measured in billions kWh. Overall, it can
be seen that conventional thermal was the main source of electricity in
Germany, whereas nuclear was the main source in France.
The bulk of electricity in Germany, whose total output was 560 billion
kWh, came from conventional thermal, at 59.6%. In France, the total
output was lower, at 510 billion kWh, and in contrast to Germany,
conventional thermal accounted for just 10.3%, with most electricity
coming from nuclear power (76%). In Germany, the proportion of nuclear
power generated electricity was only one fifth of the total
Moving on to renewables, this accounted for quite similar proportions for

both countries, ranging from around 14% to 17% of the total electricity
generated. In detail, in Germany, most of the renewables consisted of
wind and biomass, totaling around 75%, which was far higher than for
hydroelectric (17.7%) and solar (6.1%). The situation was very different in
France, where hydroelectric made up 80.5% of renewable electricity, with
biomass, wind and solar making up the remaining 20%. Neither country
used geothermal energy.
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● Task Achievement- how well you answer the question?

● Decide on the main point for each paragraph

3. Write your report

● Your overview should say what the main patterns are.

Step 2: Write one or two sentences

Step 3: Write details to prove you

Step 4: Check your answer

● Both populations increase slowly at first.

The populations of developing countries and industrialised countries increased about

● Both populations increase slowly at first.

The populations of developing countries and

Moving on to renewables, this accounted for quite similar proportions for

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