IELTS Writing sample answers: Task 1 and Task 2 model answers

Model answers for every Writing task, with notes on why each one works.

Written by Stride as study models against the public IELTS band descriptors. They have not been marked by an IELTS examiner.

• Task 2 model answer: Has technology made us less sociable?A 275-word IELTS Task 2 model answer (opinion (agree / disagree)) with notes on how it meets each marking criterion.
• Task 2 model answer: Are public libraries still necessary?A 273-word IELTS Task 2 model answer (discussion (both views + opinion)) with notes on how it meets each marking criterion.
• Task 2 model answer: Working from homeA 267-word IELTS Task 2 model answer (advantages & disadvantages) with notes on how it meets each marking criterion.
• Task 2 model answer: Rising childhood obesityA 275-word IELTS Task 2 model answer (problem & solution) with notes on how it meets each marking criterion.
• Task 2 model answer: Why do people travel abroad?A 277-word IELTS Task 2 model answer (two-part (direct questions)) with notes on how it meets each marking criterion.
• Academic Task 1 model answer: Electricity generation by sourceA 184-word IELTS Academic Task 1 model answer (line graph / table (academic)) with notes on how it meets each marking criterion.
• IELTS letter model answer: Complaint about a delayed deliveryA 187-word IELTS General Training Task 1 model answer (formal letter (general training)) with notes on how it meets each marking criterion.