Both tasks are compulsory. Spend about 20 minutes on Task 1 and 40 on Task 2. When you finish, your writing is marked by Otto against the four official IELTS band descriptors, and you receive an estimated band for each task.
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A complete IELTS Writing paper — Task 1 and Task 2. When the time ends, your work is sent to Otto for band-descriptor marking.