IELTS Writing / Practice Test 2
IELTS Writing Practice Test 2: Task 1 and Task 2 (Free)
This free IELTS Writing Practice Test 2 has two tasks: two maps and a discussion essay. Read the tasks and the tips. Then start the test and write your answers.
IELTS Writing Practice Test 2 · Task 1
Writing Task 1
Spend about 20 minutes on this task.
The maps below show the village of Ashford in 2000 and today.
Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
Write at least 150 words.
How to answer
- First, say what the maps show and the years.
- Then write an overview: the biggest changes.
- Use place words (north of, next to) and the past tense.
IELTS Writing Practice Test 2 · Task 2
Writing Task 2
Spend about 40 minutes on this task.
Write about the following topic:
Some people think that children should start learning a foreign language at primary school, while others believe it is better to wait until they are teenagers.
Discuss both these views and give your own opinion.
Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.
Write at least 250 words.
How to answer
- Explain the first view in one paragraph and the second view in another.
- Give your own view. Say it in the introduction and again at the end.
- Use examples to support each view.
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