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IELTS · English · Writing Task 1 vs Task 2

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Items
  1. Item
    Describe a chart / graph / table
    Answer
    left
  2. Item
    Write an essay arguing your opinion
    Answer
    right
  3. Item
    Minimum 150 words
    Answer
    left
  4. Item
    Minimum 250 words
    Answer
    right
  5. Item
    Worth 2/3 of writing score
    Answer
    right
  6. Item
    Use formal, neutral tone for data
    Answer
    left
Categories
Left
Task 1 (Academic)
Right
Task 2 (Essay)
Instructions
Sort each property: IELTS Writing Task 1 or Task 2?

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IELTS · English · Writing Cohesion — Spot the Weak Link

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Questions
  1. Statement parts
    1. Firstly,
    2. the
    3. graph
    4. shows
    5. growth.
    6. On
    7. the
    8. contrary,
    9. I
    10. love
    11. ice
    12. cream
    13. .
    Correction
    (off-topic shift — keep writing about the graph)
    Incorrect part
    love
  2. Statement parts
    1. The
    2. data
    3. clearly
    4. shows
    5. an
    6. increase.
    7. However,
    8. clearly
    9. it
    10. increased
    11. .
    Correction
    (redundant — 'however' contradicts 'clearly')
    Incorrect part
    clearly
  3. Statement parts
    1. In
    2. conclusion,
    3. I
    4. disagree
    5. with
    6. the
    7. statement.
    8. In
    9. conclusion,
    10. also,
    11. I
    12. support
    13. it
    14. .
    Correction
    (contradictory conclusions — pick one)
    Incorrect part
    In
  4. Statement parts
    1. Firstly,
    2. tourism
    3. helps
    4. the
    5. economy.
    6. Firstly,
    7. it
    8. also
    9. creates
    10. jobs
    11. .
    Correction
    Secondly (not 'Firstly' again)
    Incorrect part
    Firstly,
Instructions
Tap the word that breaks essay cohesion.

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