IELTS 5.0 Writing - Chart with Time

IELTS 5.0 Writing - Chart with Time

by Duong Chau

Multiple Choice

What tense do you use to write this Task 1?

• Past

• Present

• Future

• Perfect

Open Ended

What country is #1 at the beginning?

What country is #1 at the end?

Open Ended

What country is #2 at the beginning?

What position does that country hold at the end?

Open Ended

What countries are at #3 & #4?

Do they have the same trend or different trend?

Open Ended

How many positions are there at the beginning?

How many positions are there at the end?

What happened?

Open Ended

If you can summary all of those information in 1 or 2 sentences, what will you say?

​OK, now let's write the body paragraphs together

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Open Ended

Write the first sentence of the body paragraph to point out the country where people released most CO2.

​Model Answer

​In 1967, 11 metric tonnes was produced by residents in the UK, making it the highest figure.

Open Ended

Write the next sentence to describe the change in the figure of the UK. Compare UK with the other three.

​Model Answer

The next 4 decades witnessed a mild decline of 2 metric tonnes but the UK remained its leading position.

Open Ended

Write one sentence (or two) to describe the changes in the figures for Sweden. Use a different TREND structure.

​Model Answer

At first, the Swedish released 2 metric tonnes less of CO2 than those in the UK. This figure experienced a noticeable rise of over 1 metric tonnes in the first decade, followed by a significant decline to 5 metric tonnes in 40 years, becoming the third highest figure.

Open Ended

Compare the figures of Italy and Portugal in 1967

​Model Answer

There was significantly less CO2 in Italy and Portugal, proven by the modest figures of 4 and over 1 metric tonnes, respectively.

Open Ended

Write one sentence to describe the changes in Italy and another sentence for Portugal. Pay attention to the difference in their figures

​Model Answer

CO2 emissions per capita in Italy rose constantly and overtook the figure from Sweden in 1987 to stand second among the four countries in 2007. The records for Portugal followed the same pattern as Italy but always 2 metric tonnes less.