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IELTS General Training Writing Practice Test 2: Asking Your Manager for Time Off, Skin-Lightening Products
This is IELTS General Training Writing Practice Test 2 on the computer-delivered screen, with 2 tasks: Asking Your Manager for Time Off, Skin-Lightening Products. You can start it free in your browser — no download.
- 60 minutes
- 2 tasks
What is in this test
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Task 1
Asking Your Manager for Time Off
A letter to your manager: why you need the time, the exact dates, and how you will prepare for your absence.
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Task 2
Skin-Lightening Products
An essay on why these products sell and what effect they have on health and on society.
What each task asks for
Writing has no question types to list — it has two tasks and four marking criteria. Each one links to what it wants and where the marks go:
Timing and marking
You get 60 minutes for both tasks together, and you decide how to split it. Task 2 is worth more than Task 1.
Writing is marked by an examiner-style assessment against the four criteria, not by counting right answers. Nobody can honestly promise you a band — what practice buys you is a screen that feels normal on test day.
What is different on a computer
You type into a box with a live word counter, so you can see your length as you go. There is no handwriting, and editing a paragraph costs you nothing but the keystrokes.
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