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Two weeks is enough to raise IELTS Writing meaningfully – if the time goes into deliberate, exam-format practice instead of passive video-watching. This plan is the structure of our internal Writing crash course (B1-C1), reorganized for self-study: ~1.5–2 hours a day, every essay checked against the four official criteria.
Before Day 1: a 40-minute diagnostic
Write one timed Task 2 essay (40 minutes, no help), check it with an AI writing checker or a teacher, and record your four criterion scores. Your weakest criterion is your priority thread through the whole plan.
Week 1. Task 2, because it counts double
Week 2. Task 1 + integration
The three rules that make the plan work
- Every essay is timed. Untimed practice builds skills you cannot access in the exam.
- Every essay is checked per criterion — a number without a criterion breakdown teaches nothing.
- The weakest criterion gets double reps. Averages rise fastest from the floor, not the ceiling.
Two weeks of this is roughly 12–15 checked, timed essays and reports. That volume — not any single tip — is what moves bands.
Practice what you just read: write a real exam task and get an instant band score with per-criterion feedback in the SmallTalk2Me AI Writing checker — your first check is free.
