WritingGlossary
Task Achievement
The criterion used to mark Writing Task 1: whether you have done what the task asked of you. Task 2 is marked on Task Response instead. The other three criteria are shared by both tasks.
Guides that use this term
IELTS Writing Task 1: What It Asks and How to Answer It
Task 1 asks for at least 150 words in about 20 minutes. On Academic you describe a graph, chart, table, map or diagram. On General Training you write a letter.
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How to Improve Your IELTS Writing Score
Find the criterion that holds your Writing band down. Then read what the next band adds for it. Start with Task 2, because it counts twice as much as Task 1.
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How to Describe a Map in IELTS Writing Task 1
Compare the two maps before you write. Your overview names the biggest changes, and the body groups the changes by area or by type, with the position of each place.
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How to Describe a Process Diagram in IELTS Writing Task 1
Describe a process stage by stage, in the order the diagram shows. Your overview gives the number of stages and where the process starts and ends. Sequencing words then carry the reader from each stage to the next.
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How to Write the IELTS General Training Letter
Decide who the letter is to, then match your style to that reader. Cover all three bullet points and state your purpose at the start. Keep one tone from the greeting to the sign-off.
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Task Response: What Examiners Are Actually Looking For
Task response checks whether you answered the question you were given. Your position must be clear and your ideas developed. This guide shows the bands, and what changes from band 6 to band 7.
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Checked against ielts.org's Writing key assessment criteria on 8 September 2026.