General Training Writing
Duration: 60 minutes
The General Writing test consists of two writing tasks of 150 words and 250 words.
In Task 1, test takers are asked to respond to a situation by writing a letter, for example, requesting information or explaining a situation.
In Task 2, test takers write an essay in response to a point of view, argument or problem.
Below are samples of Task 1 and Task 2.
Please note that test takers for IELTS General Training take a different Writing test in IELTS Academic.
| Downloadable General Training Writing samples |
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| General Training Writing sample task 1A (PDF, 40KB) |
| General Training Writing sample task 1B (PDF, 470KB) |
| General Training Writing sample task 2A (PDF, 11KB) |
| General Training Writing sample task 2B (PDF, 11KB) |
| General Training Writing sample scripts and examiner comments (PDF, 3MB) |
| General Writing Answer sheets |
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| IELTS Writing Answer sheet task 1 (PDF, 700KB) |
| IELTS Writing Answer sheet task 2 (PDF, 400KB) |
| General Training Writing sample script |
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| General Training Writing sample script (PDF, 869KB) |