hi my name is Pete and I'm an eye
tutor and the company director of
English teacher comm when you start your
IELTS writing test the first step you
should take is to forget about the
reading test that you've just done under
normal circumstances the IELTS writing
test comes after the IELTS reading test
I'm telling you this because many IELTS
candidates I know have said that they
couldn't concentrate in the IELTS
writing test because they were still
thinking about some of the questions
from the reading test or they were
feeling disappointed with how they had
done in the reading test just before I
know of at least two candidates who have
recently taken the test and not done as
well as they can with their writing
because they thought they hadn't done
well enough in the reading test only to
find out later when they got their
results that they had done better than
they thought in the reading test and got
the score they needed but hadn't got the
IELTS band score they needed in their
writing so when you take your IELTS
writing test the first step is to focus
on the writing test itself and forget
about the reading test that you've just
done
when you take your IELTS writing test
step 2 is to decide which of the tasks
you're going to start with as you
probably know in IELTS academic writing
task 1 you have to summarize the
information in a graph chart table or
diagram in IELTS general training task 1
you have to write a letter and in both
IELTS academic and general training task
2 you have to write an essay the
question is which one task 1 or task 2
are you going to start with my general
advice is to start with the writing task
you feel most confident with you may for
example feel that it is easier for you
to write a task 2 essay and so it's
probably a good idea for you to start
with that one you don't have to start
with task 1 if you do start with the one
you are more confident with you're more
likely to finish it in the recommended
time which will then hopefully leave you
with enough time to write the other task
if you're not sure which task to start
with you could take a quick look at both
tasks and write down your initial ideas
for each and then start with the one you
feel will be easier for you to do if you
do look at both tasks first don't spend
too long deciding on which to start with
you should probably make a decision in
the first few minutes and remember IELTS
writing task 2 is worth twice as many
marks as IELTS writing task 1
when you take your eyes writing test
once you've decided which task to start
with the third step is to read the task
carefully and make a quick plan of what
you're going to write by reading the
task carefully and making a plan you're
more likely to write a relevant and
organized answer and this will give you
a better chance of getting the IELTS
writing band score you need if you don't
read the task carefully and just start
writing because you're worried about the
time you may finish your writing but
lose marks because you didn't include
all of the required information in task
1 or you didn't answer all parts of the
essay writing tasks in IELTS writing
task 2 for example if you don't answer
all parts of the essay question or as
IELTS examiner's say if you don't
address all parts of the task you may
only get a band score 5 for the content
of your writing if you go off-topic
or as I also examiner's say if your
answer is tangential you may only be
given a band 4 for the content of your
writing so making it up reading the task
carefully and making a plan is a step
towards getting the IELTS band score you
need to show you just how important it
is here's what it says in the public
version of the official IELTS band score
descriptors for IELTS writing task 2