IMPROVE YOUR WRITING Academic Writing In the IELTS Academic exam you are required to write two pieces of writing. The first is to describe a graph and the second is to write an essay. You have twenty minutes for task 1 and 40 minutes for task 2. General Writing In the General IELTS exam you are also required to complete two writing tasks. The first is to respond to a problem or situation using a letter. The second is to write a discussion style essay. You have twenty minutes

IMPROVE YOUR READING The reading exam is 60 minutes with 40 questions to answer. There are usually three or four readings and they get harder as you go on. There are different question types in the exam. These include, multiple choice questions, true/false not given and matching information such as headings to paragraphs. TOP TIPS Concentration is the key with the reading exam. The readings are often quite long and require you to be quick in pick out the answers. It is import