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Writing is a process that includes several stages and if you want to ace your Writing Task 2 Essay, you should definitely consider these stages.
Let’s get started on the stages of writing:

One of the most crucial steps of the writing process is spending some time to identify your
topic and task.
Identifying the topic will ensure that you will not go off topic or you will not write about the
wrong topic. You are usually presented with an issue or problem at present and reading
your question carefully will easily help you understand what the issue is. The topic will
usually want you to talk about a particular area, group of people or place and it’s very
important to check if the topic has been narrowed down to particular area that you need to
focus on.
Identifying your task is important as 25% of your writing score depends on ‘Task Response’
which basically means how well you have responded to the task. The ‘Task’ is the part of the
question that tells you what you have to write to answer it.
It is very important that you spend some time at the beginning to analyze your question in
order to make sure you have identified the topic and the task of the essay. A lot of the
candidates are reluctant to spend time at the beginning and tend to rush. They often end up
either writing about the wrong topic or not addressing all parts of the question which
directly affects their score.

Candidates do not realize how important brainstorming and planning can be in the writing
process. Brainstorming and planning refers to generating ideas about the topic and
prewriting these ideas to organize it in a logical way.
But, how can you actually generate ideas? The answer to this is ‘developing focus questions’
that will help you focus on what you need to write and will ensure you have fully answered
the questions in your task.
Additionally, you will also be required to think about how you can extend and explain the
ideas you have brainstormed and will require additional focus questions to come up with
supporting ideas.

Brainstorming and planning will help you organize your ideas into an outline or essay plan
which you can refer to while you write your essay.

If you have a good plan, you will be saving a lot of time as you do not have to worry about
what you will write in your essay. Your essay should include an introduction, body
paragraphs and a conclusion. The number of body paragraphs will vary depending on the
essay type that you should have figured out while you analyze your essay question.
Your introduction should introduce the topic of the essay and have a thesis statement that
will give your reader an idea about what will be in the essay.
The body paragraphs should have topic sentences that should be developed with the help
of supporting ideas. You could use various transition words, examples and reasons to
properly extend and explain your ideas.
The conclusion is a restatement of the thesis where you will simply summarize the main
ideas in your essay and also include your opinion if required.

It simply refers to reading your essay and making the necessary changes to avoid significant
errors.
You only have 40 minutes for the Task 2 and with all the other stages of the writing process,
it’s already a lot to do and can be challenging even for the native speakers of the language.
However, sparing some time at the end can help save you from making some major errors
that could directly affect your scores.
You could at least check your essay to see if you have covered all the parts of the question.
Additionally, you could read to check if your ideas stick to the topic and of course, some
quick changes can be made to ensure you avoid grammatical and spelling errors.
Proofreading helps you fix small errors but, you will not be able to make major changes in
the content or structure as you will not have enough time to do so.
Sometimes, these last minute editing can help you achieve your desired scores!
Remember, PRACTICE IS THE KEY! You should practice these stages of writing and you will
eventually learn to manage your time.