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How should I split 40 minutes in Task 2?

Nov 5, 2026
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Five minutes planning, about thirty writing and five checking. Inside the writing, roughly seven minutes for the introduction, eleven for the first body paragraph, nine for the second and three for the conclusion.

Five minutes planning, about thirty writing and five checking. Inside the writing, roughly seven minutes for the introduction, eleven for the first body paragraph, nine for the second and three for the conclusion. Write the conclusion early if you fall behind, because a finished short essay scores better than an unfinished strong one.

Five minutes planning, thirty writing, five checking, with the writing split roughly seven, eleven, nine and three across introduction, body one, body two and conclusion. The order matters more than the exact minutes.

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