IELTS WRITING TASK 1

IELTS WRITING TASK 1

By Astra Belinda

• This is for your 1st paragraph

PARAPHRASE

• The general description of the data

OVERVIEW

• Contains number

• You can only select information that's important

DETAILS

​The description's STRUCTURE

Multiple Choice

What is it?

• Bar graph

• Line graph

• Table

• Diagram

Multiple Choice

What about this?

• Pie chart

• Table

• Line graph

• Diagram

Fill in the Blanks

And this...?

Fill in the Blanks

Last but not least

This one is a ...

• Starts with what picture you have

• Followed by the verb, such as: shows, illustrates, etc.

• Re-tells the question prompt IN YOUR OWN WORDS (no copy-paste)

How to: Paraphrase

The bar graph informs the literacy rate for both males and females in seven different regions of the world in 2011.

Example

Open Ended

Paraphrase the prompt below

The chart beside shows about the numbers of animals at the Nboro Nature Reserve.

• NO NUMBERS needed

• Mention only the GENERAL CONDITION of the data

• Written after the paraphrasing OR at the end of your description (last paragraph.

• Starts with one of these words: Overall , In general , Generally speaking , To summarise, In summary, In brief, It can be clearly seen that...

• Several guide questions:

  • Can you see an overall increase, decrease, or fluctuation in the visual diagram?

  • Can you see very high or very low points?

  • Can you see more or less of something (e.g. more males, fewer females, etc.)

How to:
Overview

In general, literacy rates were different between regions, with males having higher levels than females in most regions.

Example:
Overview

Open Ended

Make an overview based on this graph!

• Deals with numbers from the graph/ chart/ table

• DON'T include everything -- you can only select important information

• NO personal opinion allowed! This part is only for data description

• Pay attention to the measurement unit (e.g. million, thousand, percent (%), etc.)

HOW TO: DETAILS

Central Asia and Central/Eastern Europe have the highest percentage of citizens who can read and write. Almost 100% of men and women are literate in those regions. The lowest literacy rates are in Sub-Saharan Africa.

In five out of the seven regions, there are different literacy rates for men and women. The greatest difference between men and women is found in South and West Asia. In this region, about 80% of men are able to read and write, but only about 60% of women. Moreover, the difference between the most literate area and the least literate is about 30% for men and just over 40% for women.

Example: Details

​This sample is just one of many possible approaches

Multiple Choice

Which is the better description of the line graph ?

• 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%.

Open Ended

Try to draft your own detail(s) based on this bar graph!