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These are all types of diagrams that you need to be familiar with so you can describe
them in task 1 writing.

All right, when it comes to task 1 writing, there are a few rules you need to pay your
attention to. First of all, task 1 requires 150 words minimum. If you write fewer than

150 words, you’re going to face a penalty. Therefore, you should try to write at least
150 words. I will tell you that it will be difficult for you to get a high score if you’re
only writing 150 words. You probably will need to write 200 or 210 words to get a
high score (7.5 - 8.0).

For task 2 writing, it’s larger. It needs 250 words minimum, and the essay is worth 2/3
of your score. It’s worth twice of task 1. Therefore, I would like to tell you that you
should write task 2 first and spend 40 minutes on it.

Now, we will focus on task 1 writing, we will be describing different kinds of
diagrams.

How are they marking you? How are they assessing you? How are they giving you a
score in task 1 writing?

Let’s look at the IELTS writing task 1 band score descriptors below: