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Start hereAll About Task 2Format, 40-minute timing, the 250-word rule and essay structure 8–9Band 8 & 9 sample essays105 questions→

Essay types

Opinion essays
Discussion essays
Problem and solution
Advantages and disadvantages
Two-part questions
Positive or negative

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Work
Higher education
Personal choices
Education
Sport
Parenting

Start hereAll About Academic Task 1Charts, maps and processes: the overview, key features and the 150-word minimum 8–9Band 8 & 9 sample answers65 questions→

Question types

Bar charts
Line graphs
Tables
Pie charts
Maps
Processes
Mixed charts

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Land use
Food
Age groups
Books and reading
Facilities
Gender

Start hereAll About General Task 1Formal, semi-formal and informal letters: tone, purpose and structure 8–9Band 8 & 9 sample letters26 questions→

Letter types

Formal letters
Semi-formal letters
Informal letters

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Customer service
Events
Education
Housing
Recruitment
Work

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Task 2

126 topics

Advertising7 questions→Age groups2 questions→Ageing4 questions→Air travel3 questions→Alternative medicine1 question→Animal testing1 question→Arts7 questions→Books and reading4 questions→Business7 questions→Capital punishment1 question→Cars2 questions→Celebrities3 questions→Charity and volunteering1 question→Childcare1 question→Children8 questions→Cities2 questions→Clothing and fashion5 questions→Communication2 questions→Community3 questions→Competition and cooperation4 questions→Conservation5 questions→Consumerism3 questions→Crime5 questions→Cultural identity2 questions→Culture7 questions→Cycling2 questions→Delayed parenthood3 questions→Diet and nutrition4 questions→Driverless vehicles1 question→Early childhood education2 questions→Economy4 questions→Education10 questions→Education funding3 questions→Energy1 question→Environment7 questions→Equality3 questions→Events1 question→Exercise5 questions→Facilities1 question→Family7 questions→Films3 questions→Food5 questions→Fossil fuels2 questions→Gap year1 question→Gender3 questions→Globalisation3 questions→Government5 questions→Handwriting1 question→Happiness3 questions→Health4 questions→Healthcare1 question→Heritage conservation1 question→Higher education14 questions→History5 questions→Homeschooling1 question→Housing6 questions→Income and salaries3 questions→International cooperation2 questions→International trade5 questions→Internet7 questions→Job satisfaction3 questions→Land use2 questions→Language1 question→Language learning4 questions→Leisure4 questions→Living alone1 question→Media4 questions→Mental health1 question→Mobile phones3 questions→Money5 questions→Museums2 questions→Music3 questions→News5 questions→Nuclear energy1 question→Obesity1 question→Online learning1 question→Parenting9 questions→Personal choices10 questions→Photography1 question→Plastic pollution1 question→Pollution2 questions→Population2 questions→Poverty2 questions→Prices2 questions→Privacy2 questions→Public spending7 questions→Public transport1 question→Punishment4 questions→Recruitment1 question→Recycling1 question→Relationships5 questions→Renewable energy1 question→Road safety2 questions→School curriculum6 questions→Schools8 questions→Science6 questions→Self-employment1 question→Shopping5 questions→Sleep1 question→Society3 questions→Space exploration2 questions→Sport14 questions→Studying abroad2 questions→Success4 questions→Taxation1 question→Teachers3 questions→Technology8 questions→Television7 questions→Tourism6 questions→Traditions1 question→Traffic congestion1 question→Transport2 questions→Travel3 questions→Unemployment2 questions→Urbanisation1 question→Vaccination1 question→Vegetarianism2 questions→Video games2 questions→Vocational training1 question→Water2 questions→Wildlife2 questions→Work17 questions→Work-life balance2 questions→Working abroad2 questions→Working hours3 questions→Youth crime2 questions→

Academic Task 1

67 topics

Age groups10 questions→Ageing1 question→Agriculture4 questions→Air pollution1 question→Air travel2 questions→Architecture1 question→Arts1 question→Books and reading5 questions→Cars5 questions→Charity and volunteering1 question→Cities1 question→Clothing and fashion2 questions→Communication2 questions→Construction2 questions→Customer service1 question→Diet and nutrition5 questions→Energy6 questions→Facilities6 questions→Family1 question→Films4 questions→Food10 questions→Fossil fuels2 questions→Gender9 questions→Healthcare1 question→Higher education7 questions→History1 question→Household chores2 questions→Housing2 questions→Income and salaries1 question→International trade4 questions→Internet1 question→Land use10 questions→Leisure3 questions→Life expectancy1 question→Living alone1 question→Manufacturing6 questions→Migration1 question→Mobile phones2 questions→Museums4 questions→Natural disasters1 question→Natural processes1 question→Population5 questions→Prices3 questions→Public spending1 question→Public transport2 questions→Recycling3 questions→Renewable energy4 questions→Restaurants1 question→Retirement1 question→Sales5 questions→Schools3 questions→Self-employment1 question→Shopping3 questions→Spending1 question→Sport2 questions→Technology1 question→Time use3 questions→Tourism8 questions→Transport9 questions→Travel1 question→Unemployment2 questions→Urbanisation4 questions→Waste2 questions→Water4 questions→Weather2 questions→Work9 questions→Zoos1 question→

General Training Task 1

30 topics

Books and reading1 question→Charity and volunteering1 question→Childcare1 question→Cities1 question→Clothing and fashion1 question→Customer service5 questions→Education3 questions→Events4 questions→Facilities1 question→Food2 questions→Higher education1 question→Hotels and hostels1 question→Housing3 questions→Language learning1 question→Media1 question→Mobile phones1 question→Museums1 question→Music1 question→Noise pollution1 question→Professional training2 questions→Public transport1 question→Recruitment3 questions→Restaurants1 question→Sport1 question→Studying abroad1 question→Tourism1 question→Traditions1 question→Travel2 questions→Work3 questions→Working hours1 question→

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