What can I do to improve my writing?

Listen to Rob talking about things you can do to improve your writing.

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As Rob mentioned, there are many excellent online resources you can use to develop your general writing skills. Here are some to help you practise and develop your skills in writing emails, letters and essays.

• An informal email – a look at the conventions and language in informal correspondence.
• A more formal email – a look at the structure and language of more formal correspondence.
• Writing a formal letter – an introduction to writing formal letters.
• Try this complete IELTS writing Practice Test to help you prepare.
• A for and against essay
• Sample Task 1 and Task 2 writing questions with sample answers and examiner comments to help you prepare.