IELTS Academic
Articles about IELTS Academic
IELTS Academic format and band scores, Listening, Reading, Writing and Speaking, preparation plans, booking and taking the test: articles with tables and examples.

Writing
IELTS Essay: Band 6, 7 and 8 Examples with Analysis
The same IELTS Writing Task 2 paragraph in three versions — band 6, 7 and 8 — plus a full band 8 essay with criterion-by-criterion analysis.

Writing
IELTS Writing Task 1: Sample Answers with Analysis (line graph, pie chart, process)
Three model answers for IELTS Writing Task 1 Academic for a line graph, pie charts and a process, with analysis: overview, data grouping and vocabulary.

Writing
IELTS Writing Task 1 Academic: How to Describe Graphs, Tables and Processes
How to write IELTS Writing Task 1 Academic: four-paragraph structure, what an overview is, how to group data, language for trends and comparisons, processes and maps.

Writing
IELTS Writing Task 2: How to Write a Band 8–9 Essay
How to write an IELTS Writing Task 2 essay: five question types, 5-minute plan, four-paragraph structure, how to develop ideas and what to avoid. With a sample paragraph.

Writing
IELTS Writing: The Complete Guide to Task 1 and Task 2
Everything about IELTS Writing Academic: how Task 1 and Task 2 work, word counts, how to manage the 60 minutes, how you are assessed and how to raise your band score.

Writing
IELTS Writing Marking Criteria Explained Simply: How Band 6 Differs from 7 and 8
The four IELTS Writing marking criteria explained simply: Task Achievement/Response, Coherence and Cohesion, Lexical Resource, Grammatical Range and Accuracy. How band 6, 7 and 8 differ.