Get a random IELTS Writing question laid out like the exam paper and write your answer on the timer, with a live word count.
You should spend about 40 minutes on this task.
Write about the following topic:
In many countries the proportion of elderly people is growing, which puts great pressure on healthcare systems.
What problems does this cause? What measures could be taken to solve it?
Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.
Write at least 250 words.
Every question has its own page with ideas or overview points, vocabulary and a band-8 model answer.
Education, technology, the environment, work, health, cities and transport, crime and government come up again and again, along with family, media, culture and globalisation. The questions change, but the themes repeat, so practicing across these themes prepares you for most papers.
Opinion (agree or disagree), discussion (discuss both views), advantages and disadvantages, problem and solution (or causes and solutions), and two-part questions. Some lists add positive or negative development as a sixth. The last line of the question tells you which one you have.
At least 250 words, and you should spend about 40 minutes on it. Most strong answers are 270 to 320 words. Going far over leaves less time for checking and does not earn extra marks.
At least 150 words in about 20 minutes, for both the Academic report and the General Training letter. Task 2 carries twice the marks of Task 1, so do not let Task 1 run over.
No. They are practice questions written by GoPrep in the style of the exam, on the themes and question types the test uses. Official past papers are not published as a free bank, and sites that claim to have this month's real questions are guessing.
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