Many people consider the Academic Writing module to be one of the most challenging parts of the test. In addition to the general writing skills covered in Week 4, the following resources are useful for both learners who are new to academic writing and to more experienced writers looking to introduce more advanced language and techniques.
Writing Skills Practice contains a number of excellent introductory activities for both Academic tasks at B2 level.
British Council Writing for a Purpose academic writing resources and vocabulary exercises have a large number of activities for advanced learners.
If you’re looking for ideas to practice for Task 2, 301 Prompts for Argumentative Writing is a useful resource from the New York Times.
This British Council worksheet has a range of practice exercises and vocabulary to help you prepare for Task 1.
The Academic Phrasebank from Manchester University is full of useful expressions for describing trends, cause and effect, comparing and contrasting and more.
An Academic Writing Module: Paragraphs is a useful resource from Victoria University of Wellington to develop skills in paragraphing, topic sentences, coherence and cohesion.
