Duration: 90 minutesModule: General Training WritingFocus: Letter (20 min) + essay (40 min) · one shared clock · self-assess before you look
Objectives
Sit a complete General Training Writing paper under exam conditions.
Hold the 20/40 split under a single shared clock, and move on at the twenty-minute mark.
Self-assess both tasks against the criteria before seeing any feedback.
Compare your own judgement with the marked bands and identify where your judgement is off.
Leave with one named priority for the remaining preparation time.
Every writing box on this page marks itself
Write your answer, then press Get AI Evaluation. You get indicative bands on all four criteria within about twenty seconds, tuned for letters rather than charts. It is practice guidance, not an official score — always submit by email as well so your teacher sees the script.
0:00 – 0:10
Briefing
Sixty minutes, two tasks, one sitting. The mock opens in a runner that keeps a single shared clock across both tasks, exactly as the real test does — which is precisely why candidates overrun on Task 1.
The clock is shared and it will not stop you
Nothing in the test tells you that twenty minutes are up. If you spend thirty minutes on the letter, you have thirty left for an essay worth twice as many marks. Decide now what you will do at the twenty-minute mark: finish the sentence you are on, and move.
Task 1 first, twenty minutes, then Task 2.
Your work saves as you type — a dropped connection will not lose it.
Never leave a task blank. A short attempt scores; nothing scores nothing.
Word counts are shown live. Check them at the end of each task, not throughout.
Task 1 is a letter. Task 2 is an essay. When you submit, both are marked: the letter against the General Training letter rubric, the essay against the standard Task 2 rubric.
What the AI can and cannot tell you
It gives you indicative bands on all four criteria within about twenty seconds, and it is well calibrated on register, bullet coverage and development. It is not an official IELTS result, and your teacher's mark is the one that counts. Treat it as a fast first read, not a verdict.
1:10 – 1:30
Self-Assess First, Then Look
Before you open your feedback, mark yourself. Guessing your own band and then comparing is worth far more than reading a number cold — it calibrates your judgement, which is the thing you will have to rely on in the exam when nobody is marking you.
Task 1 — self-assessment
Question
Yes / Partly / No
Is the purpose clear from the first sentence?
Are all three bullets covered — and developed, not just mentioned?
Is the register right for the recipient, and consistent throughout?
Does the sign-off match the salutation?
Over 150 words, paragraphed, one bullet per paragraph?
Task 2 — self-assessment
Question
Yes / Partly / No
Did I answer every part of the question?
Is my position clear in the introduction and unchanged at the end?
Does each body paragraph have a claim, an explanation and an example?
Over 250 words?
Did I use my own experience rather than invented statistics?
Self-assessment and comparison
Target: 120+ words
Words: 0Not saved yet
Wrap-up
Wrap-Up & Homework
The gap between your predicted band and your marked band is the most useful number you will get today. Candidates who consistently over-estimate themselves usually have a Task Achievement blind spot — they can feel the fluency of their own English and cannot see the uncovered bullet. Candidates who under-estimate themselves usually write better than they think and lose marks to nerves and time.
Tonight: rewrite the weaker of the two tasks and resubmit it.