complete ielts (2) unit 1 - writing - task 1
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Unit 1 – Starting somewhere Starting somewhere newnew
Writing task 1
COMPLETE IELTS (5-6.5)
Work in pairs. Look at the different ways of showing
information (A–E) and match them with their names (1–5).
1 pie chart B 2 diagram 3 bar chart
4 line graph 5 table
1
Line graph
Bar chart
diagram
table
1. The graph1. The graph
2. Shows the changes in the 2. Shows the changes in the number of people from abroad number of people from abroad who visited Townsville, who visited Townsville, QueenslandQueensland
3. Over a four-year period.3. Over a four-year period.
Introduction:
Title (paraphrased from the question) + Overall
Body:
Compare and contrast main factors
(The ideas are presented from general to specific details)
Conclusion: (optional)
The overall of the chart/graph
INTRODUCTION
Three steps to keep up
1. Identify the main idea behind the graph or table. This will be
the focus of your first sentence.
2. Consider the details of what is being shown - the units of
measurement, the time frame, and the location.
3. Consider the language to use - the introductory expressions,
the tenses of the verbs, the correct expressions of time etc.
The line graph illustrates the amount of fast food consumed by teenagers (1) in Australia between 1975 and 2000, a period of 25 years (2).
Example
The graph/table shows/indicates/illustrates/reveals/represents..
(that).
It is clear from the graph/table... ..(that).
It can be seen from the graph/table... ..(that).
As the graph/table shows,...(clause)
As can be seen from the graph/table,...(clause)
As is shown by the graph/table,.. (clause)
As is illustrated by the graph/table,...(clause)
From the graph/table it is clear.....(that).
Introductory Expression
WARNING !
3. Avoid using the word presents. It requires a sophisticated summarising
noun to follow. (For example: The graph presents an overview of the
population growth of Canada between 1867 and 2007.)
1. Avoid using the phrase: according to the graph. This is because the
phrase according to generally means that the information comes
from another person or source, and not from our own knowledge.
2. The expressions as can be seen from the graph or as is
shown/illustrated by the table do NOT contain the dummy subject it.
The chart shows the number of households in Winchester, California,
and the languages which people speak there.
The chart shows the difficulties people have when they integrate into a
new country and how the problems vary according to age.
The diagram shows a machine
for producing electricity from
waves.
The table shows the number of students at
Broadlands Language School and the
average number of weeks the students spent
there over a three-month period..
18-34: making friends (46%) higher than for the middle age group (36%) and the oldest age group (23%)
Learning the local language – 54% compared with 29%
for the youngest
The oldest age group has the least difficulty with finding
somewhere to live (22%), compared with 39% for the middle
age group and 40% for the youngest.
1. Question 1: paragraph 2
Question 2: paragraph 3
Question 3: paragraph 4
2. To give a general overview of all
the information.
Compare and Contrast
Comparative formsOne syllable: adj + -er + than cheap – cheaper
large - larger
Long adjectives: More/ less + adj + than
common - more common
profitable - more profitable More/ less/ fewer + N + than
more students
less people
Superlative forms
One syllable: adj + -est
cheap – the cheapest
large – the largest
high – the highest
Long adjectives: the most/least + adj
common - the most common
profitable – the most profitable Similarity: As + adj + as
(not) as many + …as
As popular as as many females as males
Note
Use adverbs to make your comparisons more exact
To emphasize a difference, you can use: many,
much, far, and significantly
Many more students sat examinations in science-
related subjects.
For small differences, you can use: slightly or
nearly as…as.
Nearly as many students sat Art and Design exam
as did the Chemistry exam.
move to
a new country
How the problems vary according to people’s ages.
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