This is the first section of your IELTS writing test. You should spend about 20 minutes on it.
IELTS Writing Task 1 Academic
This is the first section of your IELTS writing test academic. The IELTS writing task 1 academic requires you to write a summary of at least 150 words in response to a particular graph, (line graph or pie graph), table, bar charts, diagram, or process (how something works, how something is done). This task tests your ability to select and report the main features, to describe and compare data, identify significance and trends in factual information, or describe a process.
IELTS Writing Task 1 General
This is the first section of your IELTS writing test general. In this IELTS writing task 1 general, you may be required to write a letter to an imaginary person such as a friend or a teacher, or it may be formal letter to a stranger or an official. You are required to use informal, semi-formal writing styles.