IELTS Academic Writing · Practice test
The town library: IELTS Academic Writing practice test
Two floor plans of a library twenty years apart, then an essay on whether zoos should close.
- Academic
- Task 1 · Task 2
- 60 minutes
- Challenging
Writing Task 1 · 20 minutes · 150 words
Floor plans: Buildings
You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.
The plans below show the ground floor of a town library in 2005 and the same floor today.
Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
Write at least 150 words.
Both plans show the same floor, drawn to the same scale. The entrance is on the south side of the building.
Floor plans: Ground floor of Weston Town Library, 2005 and today. Coordinates run 0–100 left to right (west to east) and 0–100 top to bottom (north to south). 2005: - Fiction (shelves) at about 22,30 - Non-fiction (shelves) at about 50,30 - Reference (shelves) at about 78,30 - Reading tables (study) at about 22,57 - Card catalogue (indoor) at about 50,57 - Newspapers (study) at about 78,57 - Children's books (shelves) at about 22,77 - Entrance (indoor) at about 50,77 - Staff room (staff) at about 78,77 Today: - Fiction (shelves) at about 22,30 - Non-fiction (shelves) at about 50,30 - Computers (study) at about 78,30 - Reading tables (study) at about 22,57 - Self-service (indoor) at about 50,51 - Study rooms (indoor) at about 50,63 - Café (cafe) at about 78,57 - Children's area (shelves) at about 27,77 - Entrance (indoor) at about 55,77 - Meeting room (indoor) at about 78,77 Note: Both plans show the same floor, drawn to the same scale. The entrance is on the south side of the building.
Writing Task 2 · 40 minutes · 250 words
Opinion essay: Animals
You should spend about 40 minutes on this task.
Write about the following topic:
Some people believe that keeping animals in zoos is cruel and that all zoos should therefore be closed.
To what extent do you agree or disagree?
Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.
Write at least 250 words.