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Writing Practice Test 12

IELTS Writing • Academic • Medium • 2 Questions
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You should spend about 20 minutes on this task. Write at least 150 words.

The process below shows how used glass bottles are recycled into new bottles.

  1. Used glass bottles are collected from homes and recycling points.
  2. The bottles are taken to a plant and sorted by colour.
  3. Metal caps and labels are removed.
  4. The glass is crushed into small pieces called cullet.
  5. The cullet is mixed with sand, soda ash and limestone.
  6. The mixture is heated in a furnace until it melts.
  7. The molten glass is poured into moulds to make new bottles, which are cooled and checked.
Task 1 Questions Task 1
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The process shows how used glass bottles are recycled into new bottles in seven stages: collection; sorting by colour; removal of caps and labels; crushing into cullet; mixing the cullet with sand, soda ash and limestone; melting in a furnace; and moulding, cooling and checking. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features.

at least 150 words

You should spend about 40 minutes on this task. Write at least 250 words.

Task 2 Questions Task 2
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In many cities, young people spend most of their free time on screens such as phones and computers. What problems does this cause, and what can be done to solve them?

at least 250 words

How this test is marked

IELTS Writing is marked by an examiner on four equally weighted criteria. This practice test has no automatic score, so write your answer under timed conditions and then check it against the notes below.

Notes for each question

Question 1: The process shows how used glass bottles are recycled into new bottles in seven stages: collection; sorting by…

For a process, give an overview of the whole cycle (seven stages, from collection to new bottles) and then describe each stage in order with sequencing words and the passive voice (for example, 'the bottles are sorted by colour'). Do not add opinions. Group closely related steps, such as removing caps and crushing, so the answer reads as a flow rather than a list.

Question 2: In many cities, young people spend most of their free time on screens such as phones and computers. What probl…

Answer both parts. A good structure is one paragraph on problems (for example less physical activity, poorer sleep, weaker face to face skills) and one on solutions (for example school and family limits, community sports, designing apps with time limits). Give a specific example or explanation for each idea and connect each solution to a problem you named.

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