WRITING 2nd PHASE Chapter 2

Which of the following components must be paraphrased in an IELTS Writing Task 1 topic question?

• The chart

• The verb

• The information

• All of the above

“depicts”, “represents” and “compares” are paraphrased words for

• The chart

• The verb

• The information

• All of the above

What is the most appropriate paraphrased word for the word “the number of”

• The amount of

• How much

• How many

• A little

The best-parapharsed sentence for “The chart below gives the number of people employed in five types of work in a certain region in Australia in 2001 and 2008.” is

• The provided chart depicts how many Australians working in five different jobs in a particular region over a 7-year period.

• The chart below gives the number of people employed in five jobs in a certain region in Australia in 2001 and 2008.

• The chart below provides information about the number of people employed in five types of work in a certain region in Australia in 2001 and 2008.

• The bar chart gives the number of people employed in five types of work in a certain region in Australia in 2001 and 2008.

The following are the parts of an IELTS Task 2 topic question except?

• Fact

• Opinion

• Statistics

• Task(s)

The following are the steps to analyse the topic question except

• underlining the key words

• identifying restrictions

• identifying the task

• constructing an outline

Look at the following topic question to answer the following two questions

“Every year several languages die out. Some people think that this is not important because life will be easier if there are fewer languages in the world.”

Q1: The words/phrases that should NOT be underlined are

• “several languages die out”.

• “life” and “easier”.

• “Some people”.

• “fewer languages in the world”.

Look at the following topic question to answer the following two questions

“Every year several languages die out. Some people think that this is not important because life will be easier if there are fewer languages in the world.”

Q2: The topic can be

• “People speaking different langauges”.

• “Langauge extinction”.

• “Importance of speaking fewer languages”.

• “Why more languages are better”.

Look at the following topic question to answer the following two questions

“Some people think governments should spend less money on arts and invest more in education.

How far do you agree or disagree with this opinion?”

Q3: What restriction do we need to consider when reading this topic question?

• The group of people investing in arts and education

• The group of people providing the opinion

• The amount of money invested by the government

• The sectors invested by the government

Look at the following topic question to answer the following two questions

“Some people think governments should spend less money on arts and invest more in education.

How far do you agree or disagree with this opinion?”

Q4: The task of this question is to

• identify the causes of government’s investment in art and education.

• state personal opinion on the importance of the investment in art and education.

• state whether you agree with that the government should invest in art and education.

• explain the advantages of government’s investment in art and education.