Cambridge IELTS 16 Academic Writing Test 3

• Task 1: describe the chart/graph/table in your own words.
• Task 2: write an argumentative essay responding to the prompt.
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Cambridge IELTS 16 Academic Writing Test 3 pairs a Task 1 process diagram with a Task 2 opinion (agree/disagree) essay, and the contrast between the two is what makes this paper a useful diagnostic. Task 1 asks you to summarise the site of an airport now and how it will look after redevelopment next year. Task 2 then turns to a discursive prompt: Many manufactured food and drink products contain high levels of sugar, which causes many health problems.

For a process, group the stages into two clear phases — typically input/preparation versus transformation/output — and lead the body with the phase that contains the most steps. Use the passive voice consistently and chain stages with sequencers like 'subsequently', 'once' and 'at this point' rather than counting 'firstly, secondly, thirdly'. State a clear thesis in the introduction — partial agreement is acceptable, but the position must be unambiguous.

Twenty minutes on Task 1 means committing to your groupings within the first five — do not change your structure halfway through. Task 2 needs forty disciplined minutes: ten to plan and outline, twenty-six to write, four to edit. On an opinion (agree/disagree) essay, the conclusion is the only place the examiner reads your final position with full attention, so write it last and write it deliberately.

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