Mindset for IELTS

Mindset for IELTS

Unit 3 Education and Employment p51

Things to Do

• Review

• Describing Graphs and Bar Charts

• Preposition

Review

Vocabulary Used in Describing Changes in Numbers

Use the words to complete the following sentences.

Be careful with the tenses. Write your answer.

Fill in the Blank

There was a slight __________ in the sales of Dubai gold from January to February 2002.

Fill in the Blank

From February to March, the sales of Dubai gold ________ sharply.

Fill in the Blank

A dramatic ___________ was observed in the sales of Dubai gold from March to July

Fill in the Blank

The sales of Dubai gold dramatically _________ from March to July.

Fill in the Blank

The sales of Dubai gold steeply_________ from August to September.

Graphs and Charts

Unit 3 p51

What is this diagram called?

A line graph

Describing a Line Graph

• Introduction

• Overview

• General/Specific Details (Description of Data)

• Summary (optional)

Let's Review

Choose the correct definition of the following parts of an essay.

Multiple Choice

What is an Introduction?

• description of the data shows

• a summary of the main points

• writing the most important points in different words

• writing supporting or specific information about the data

Multiple Choice

What is an Overview?

• description of the data shows

• a summary of the main points

• writing the most important points in different words

• writing supporting or specific information about the data

Multiple Choice

What is a summary?

• description of the data shows

• a conclusion of the main points

• writing the most important points in different words

• writing supporting or specific information about the data

Multiple Choice

What are the details?

• description of the data shows

• a conclusion of the main points

• writing the most important points in different words

• writing supporting or specific information about the data

Let's have an example

Click the best option for the question to follow.

Multiple Choice

Which is the better description of the line graph: A or B? Why?

• The graph shows the percentage of graduates in the UK population between 1990 and 2015. In 1990 17% of the population of the UK were graduates. This rose to 20% in 1995 and 24% in 2000. In 2005, it went up to 29%, in 2010 to 34% and up to 38% in 2015.

• The graph shows an upward trend in the % of graduates in the population between 1990 and 2015. The percentage rose gradually throughout the period. It increased by about 3 to 5% every five years, for example between 1990 and 1995 it increased from 17 to 20%.

1. Which two sentences should not be included? 2. Which of the other sentences include the most important information?

Prepositions

between, in , from , of , to , by

PREPOSITION EXERCISE

Read the following sentences and tick the correct preposition.

Multiple Select

17% ____________ the population are graduates.

• of

• between

• in

• by

• from;to

Multiple Select

The number ___________ graduates went up.

• in

• between

• of

• by

• from;to

Multiple Select

It rose ________ 21% _________ 29%.

• in

• between

• of

• by

• from;to

Multiple Select

It increased _______ about 4%.

• in

• between

• of

• by

• from;to

Multiple Select

_________ 1992 and 1996 there was an increase.

• in

• between

• of

• by

• from;to

Multiple Select

There was a rise _______ graduate numbers during the 1990s.

• in

• between

• of

• by

• from;to

Studying A Model Answer

Let's take a look at the writing task.

• What's the chart about?

• When did it happen?

• What information do you see on the y-axis / the left corner?

• What information do you see on the x-axis / at the bottom?

• What do the colors represent?

• What's the trend in the chart?

Studying A Model Answer

Read the following model answer.

• Where's the introductory sentence?

• Where's the overview?

• Where's the sample description of data?

• Where are the sample data to support the description?

• Where are the past simple verb forms?

• Where's the present perfect verb form?

Grammar

Why is the simple past used more than the present perfect?

Let's Review

Read the following sample descriptions of data and identify as to what part of the essay they are.

Multiple Choice

The graph shows the changes in the birth rates and death rates in New Zealand from 2015 to 2019.

• overview

• introduction

• details / description of data

• summary

Multiple Choice

Overall, these opposing trends mean that the death rate will probably overtake the birth rate in around 2019 and the large gap between the two levels will be reversed in the later part of this century.

• introduction

• summary

• overview

• details/ supporting information

Multiple Choice

As what we can see from the graph, there was an upward trend in the birth rates while the death rates remained steady.

• introduction

• summary

• overview

• details/ supporting information

Multiple Choice

Between 2015 and 2019, the birth rate has been consistently higher than the death rate.

• introduction

• summary

• overview

• details/ supporting information

Multiple Choice

It stood at 20,000 at the start of this period and increased to a peak of 66,000 in 2017.

• introduction

• summary

• overview

• details/ supporting information

What's this diagram called?

A pie chart

It is used to show percentage or proportion.

Describing a Pie Chart

Look at the pie chart and answer the questions that follow.

• What's the pie chart about?

• What do the colors represent?

• What unit of measurement is used to compare the countries?

Which countries matches these phrases?

• over a third

• a little under a third

• the lowest number of students

• about 1 in 10

• just under a sixth

Which countries matches these phrases?

• the most popular country

• the country in second place

• the least popular country

Let's Review

Read the questions and choose the correct answer.

Multiple Choice

a fourth of the distribution

• food

• clothes

• education

• power

Multiple Choice

a little under a fourth

• food

• clothes

• education

• power

Multiple Choice

just under a sixth

• food

• others

• education

• savings

Multiple Choice

the smallest budget

• food

• others

• power

• savings

Multiple Choice

the third biggest budget

• food

• others

• power

• savings

Multiple Choice

The graph shows the changes in the birth rates and death rates in New Zealand from 2015 to 2019.

• overview

• introduction

• details / description of data

• summary