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The rise of the one person household 
WRITING TASK 2 
You should spend about 40 minutes on this task. 
Present a written argument or case to an educated non-specialist audience on the 
following topic: 
Education is recognised as vital to the future of any society in today's world. 
Governments throughout the world should make education compulsory for all 
children between the ages of 5 and 15. 
To what extent do you agree with this statement? 
You should use your own ideas, knowledge and experience and support your 
arguments with examples and relevant evidence. 
You should write at least 250 words.

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WRITING TEST 8 
WRITING TASK 1 
You bhould spend about 20 minutes on this, task 
Tlie 5 figures beloiv give information about ivomen worldivide. Using 
information 
from the figures, write a report which describes the status of women in the world 
today. 
Write at least 150 
words 
Women 
facts & figures 
WRITING TASK 2 
You should spend about 40 minutes on this task 
Present a written argument or case to an educated non-specialist audience on the 
following topic 
Tourism is becoming increasingly important as a source of revenue to many 
countries but its disadvantages should not be overlooked. 
You should use your own ideas, knowledge and experience and support your 
arguments with examples and relevant evidence 
You should write at least 250 words 

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WRITING TEST 9 
WRITING TASK 1 
You should spend about 20 minutes on this task. 
Tlie table and the illustration below give some information on sports injuries 
which lead to emergency hospital treatment. Write a report about the information 
given. 
Write at least 150 words 
WRITING TASK 2 
You should spend about 40 minutes on this task 
Wi ite a balanced essay for an educated non-specialist audience on the topic 
below 
Technology is making communication easier in today's world, but at the expense 
of personal contact as main/ people choose to work at home in front of a 
computer screen. What danger:, are therefor a society which depends on 
computer screens rather than face-to-face contact for its main means of 
communication ? 
You should use your own ideas, knowledge and experience and support your 
arguments with examples and relevant evidence 
You should write at least 250 words 

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Reflections on the Writing Test 
1 
Were you pleased with your answer to Writing Task 1? 
Q Yes Q No 
2 
Were you pleased with your answer to Writing Task 2? 
Q Yes Q No 
3. If you answered 'No' to either questions 1 or 1, were the following some 
of your problems? 
I didn't have enough time. 
Q Yes Q No 
I had limited knowledge about the topic. 
Q Yes Q No 
I couldn't interpret the diagram in Task 1. 
Q Yes Q No 
I didn't check one (or both) of the writing tasks. 
Yes Q No 
I wasn't sure how to answer the question. 
Q Yes Q No 
Are there any other problems not listed here? Note them down. 
4. If you answered yes to any of the questions in 3, write down a few reasons 
why you think you had problems and discuss these with a teacher, if you 
can. 
Think about how you could do better when you take the real test. 
5. If possible, ask a teacher for help with some additional IELTS writing 
practice. 
Try to do some writing practice every day. 

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Model Answers for Writing Tasks 
WRITING TASK 1 
Test 6