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Free Writing Samples

Writing samples for the General Training test

This sample package includes letters and essays, all with examiner’s comments, as follows

1) A letter of Band 5
2) A letter of Band 7
3) An essay of Band 5
4) An essay of Band 8

Click here to download the samples (ZIP file, 7 MB)

Also in the sample package there are one Letter topic and one Essay topic you can use to practice.

Writing samples for Academic Module

This sample includes 4 reports and 4 essays, all with examiner’s comments, as follows

1) A report of Band 5
2) Two reports of Band 6
3) A report of Band 7
4) Two essays of Band 5
5) An essay of Band 6
6) An essay of Band 7

Click here to download the samples (ZIP file, 7 MB)

There are also task statements for Writing Task 1 (bar graph) and Writing Task 2 (essay) in the same package.

Click here download a real Answer Sheet for the Writing section.