IELTS Writing

Mock 12 · Two tasks · word count, timing and model answers

Task 1 — Academic (min. 150 words, ~20 min)

The table below shows the percentage of people who used four modes of transport to travel to work in a city in 2010 and 2020. Car: 2010 – 55%, 2020 – 48%. Bus: 2010 – 20%, 2020 – 18%. Bicycle: 2010 – 8%, 2020 – 16%. Walking: 2010 – 17%, 2020 – 18%. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

0 words / 150 min~20 min

Examiner tips

Give an overview of which modes rose and which fell.
Group similar changes rather than listing every figure.
Use comparison language: fell, doubled, remained broadly stable.

Self-check against the four band criteria

Task Achievement — I answered every part of the prompt with a clear position and enough detail.
Coherence & Cohesion — my ideas are logically ordered into paragraphs with linking words.
Lexical Resource — I used a range of precise vocabulary, not the same words repeatedly.
Grammatical Range & Accuracy — I varied my sentence structures with few grammar errors.