Description:
In this section, you are gauged for your writing skills. In assessing your performance in the writing test, the examiner considers your performance in following skill areas:

• Legible Handwriting
• Presentation and Organisation
• Formation of grammatically correct sentences
• Using vocabulary effectively

• Academic (Essay & Graph)
• General (Essay & Letter)

• Read: Read the task carefully

• Plan: After you understand what is required in the task, then plan what you are going to write. Reading and planning should take about five minutes in task 1 & task 2

• Write: After you have planned your writing, begin to write. Do not copy the question. Make sure you answer the question asked only. Writing will take about ten minutes in Task 1 and 25 minutes in Task 2.

• Check: After you have finished writing, it is important to go back & check your writing. Checking should take about 5 minutes in Task 1 & Task 2. Even if you have not finished Task 1 in recommended time, go on to Task 2.Remember that Task 2 is worth more marks than Task1.

Format
Task 1: Different for Academic & General.

Academic : You are usually asked to describe and interpret in your own words a graph or a chart.

General : You are asked to write a letter describing a situation.

Task 2 : Same for Academic & General. (Topics are different)
You are asked to give an opinion or suggest a solution to a problem.