AV7 – DAY 3 – WRITING TASK 1
1. IELTS WRITING TASK 1 FORMAT
- Write a report based on the given data shown in the form of a diagram.
- Write at least 150 words.
- Write in 20 minutes
- Check your ability to understand and change the data to writing language.
- Types:
Pie charts/ line charts/ bar charts/ tables/ maps/ process
Static charts (comparison)/ dynamic charts (trends)/ maps/ process.
2. IELTS WRITING TASK 1 BAND DESCRIPTORS
- Task Achievement (TA)
- Coherence & Cohesion (CC)
- Lexical Resource (LR)
- Grammatical Range & Accuracy (GRA)
3.
4. IELTS WRITING TASK 1 OUTLINE
INTRODUCTION:
The ________ provide(s) information of/ show(s)/ illustrate(s)/ represent(s)/
indicate(s)/ campare(s) + what + where + when (***).
OVERVIEW STATEMENT:
In general,/ Generally,/ Overall, clause (the most general and outstanding feature
of the diagram, no data mentioned).
DETAILS
In particular, …..
Choose the most important features. You don’t have to describe every single detail.
**** When (time):
from 2010 to 2020
between 2010 and 2020
in 2010/ in the year of 2010
over the period of 10 years
over the 10-year period
5. LANGUAGE FOR WRITING A DYNAMIC CHART (TREND)
Choose the most important features. You don’t have to describe every single detail.
- Describe the starting point, the ending point, the highest point, and the lowest point.
- Describe the trends between these points.
- 4 points, 3 trends.
4.1. Describing points
- Subject + stand at / reach / begin (start) at/ finish at/ peak at/ reach a peak of/ reach (hit) a
low of/ reach the bottom of/ hit a trough of + value + time
o Any point: stand at/ reach
o Starting point: begin at/ start at
o Ending point: finish at
o The highest point: reach a peak of/ peak at
o The lowest point: reach a low of/ hit a low of/ reach the bottom of/ hit a trough of
Examples:
In 1990, the number of visitors stood at/ reached 100.
In 2000, the number of visitors began at/ started at 200.
In 2010, the figure peaked at 1000 people.
4.2. Describing trends
a. What – action – level – value – time
- What: What the chart describe.
- Action: increase/ decrease/ remain unchanged/ fluctuate (nhớ chia thì)
o Increase/ rise/ go up/ soar/ grow/ jump/ rocket/ …
o Decrease/ decline/ fall/ go down/ drop/ plummet/ plunge/ …
o Remain unchanged/ remain stable/ remain constant/ stay the same/ stay at the same level/
level off (at + value)
o Fluctuate wildly/ widely/ considerably/ greatly/ dramatically
- Level:
o sharply/ dramatically/ drastically/ significantly/ exponentially/ enormously/ considerably/
markedly/ substantially/ vastly
o slightly/ slowly/ steadily/ gradually
- Value: from..to…/ by…/ about/ around/ approximately/ nearly/ over/…
- Time: from … to…/ between ... and …/ in the year …./ in the period of 20 years from … to…/
over five years between .. to… /
b. There + be + level (adj) + noun + in + what + value + time
- Level (adj):
o sharp/ considerable/ dramatic/ drastic/ significant/ exponential/ substantial/ enormous
o slight/ steady/ gradual
- Noun:
increase/ rise/ growth
decrease/ decline/ drop/ plunge/ fall
fluctuation
c. What + witness/ see/ experience/ undergo + level (adj) + Noun + value + time
- The figure then witnessed a considerable decline by around 6 million prior to remaining stable
at 8 million in 2010.
- The number of visitors experienced a wild fluctuation before growing sharply to reach 10
million in the final year of the given period.
6. LANGUAGE FOR WRITING A STATIC CHART (COMPARISON)
5.1. Time
from 2010 to 2020 over the period of 10 years
between 2010 and 2020 over the 10-year period
in 2010/ in the year of 2010
5.2. Describing data
Examples:
About 33% of students chose English as their favorite subject.
= About a third/ one third of students chose English as their favorite subject.
Around 55% of doctors were men.
= Around half of doctors were men.
Examples:
About 75% of the local budget was spent on social services.
= A significant percentage of the local budget was spent on social services.
Around 85% of workers come from the urban areas.
= A large/ great majority of workers come from the urban areas.
5.3. Structures for describing details
5.3.1. COMPARATIVE
a. More/ Fewer + Noun + than + Noun + Verb
More males than females chose to study English.
Fewer females than males chose to study English.
b. The percentage/ proportion/ rate/ number/ amount… of Noun + be + (value) +
higher/lower than that of Noun/ than the figure for Noun.
The number of students in ABC high school was higher than that of XYZ high school.
The amount of money spent on clothes in Australia in 2010 was 400 dollars.
The percentage/ proportion of people that went to school in the countryside was about 35%.
The percentages/ proportions of water usage and power usage were around 15% and 20%,
respectively.
c. The percentage/ proportion/ rate/ number/ amount… of Noun + be + (value), while that of
Noun/ the figure for Noun + be + (value).
The percentage/ proportion of water usage was approximately 15%, while the figure for power
usage was just 5%.
d. Subject + occupy/ account for/ make up + value (+ of the total + Noun).
Doctors occupied/ accounted for/ made up 50% of the total population in this area.
Water occupied/ accounted for/ made up 15% of the total spending.
****Notes: 5.3.2. SUPERLATIVE
• The number of + a. The most/ least + adj + Noun + be + ….
plural Noun + The most popular/ important form of communication was the
singular Verb Internet.
• The percentage of The least popular form of advertising was poster.
+ plural Noun/ b. The percentage/ proportion/ rate/ number/ … + of Noun + be +
uncountable Noun the largest/ greatest/ highest/ lowest/ smallest.
= The proportion of The percentage of doctors was the largest.
plural Noun/ c. S + occupy/ account for/ make up + the largest rate/ a (the)
uncountable Noun greatest/ largest majority.
+ singular Verb Workers accounted for the greatest majority.
• The amount of + d. The majority of Noun + be + S.
uncountable Noun The majority of the village’s population were farmers.
+ singular Verb e. Subject + be + the + superlative form of adj + Noun + among ….
Listening to music was the most popular choice among young people.
f. Subject + be + the + second/third + superlative form of adj + Noun + among ….
Reading was the second most popular hobbies among old people.
6. LINKING WORDS
6.1. Similarities
Similarly,/ Likewise, + clause
The money that the government spent on arts accounts for only a tiny fraction of the total
budget. Similarly, only a small amount of money was spent on facilities.
6.2. Contrast (Differences)
However,/ By contrast,/ In contrast, + clause
The money that the government spent on arts accounts for only a tiny fraction of the total
budget. On the other hand, a large amount of money was spent on social services.
While/ Whereas + clause 1, clause 2
While/ Whereas only a minority of the local budget was spent on facilities, it was still higher
than the budget for health care.
Clause 1, while/ whereas + clause 2
About 70% of the local budget was spent on social services, while/ whereas just
approximately 5% was spent on arts.
7. WRITING PRACTICE
STEPS TO WRITE A REPORT
1. Analyze the charts + Group data
2. Paraphrase
3. Write
4. Revise & edit
- Reason – purpose – key factors – motivations
- Move (v) – movement (n)
- Migrate (v) – migration (n)
- Relocate (v) – Relocation(n)
- Employment – work
- Study – education
Task 1: Analyze the charts + Group data.
Look at the line chart above and answer the following questions.
1. What is the line chart about?
2. Which areas does the line chart report?
3. What are the units of measurement?
4. Is there a time period? What kind of line chart is it?
5. What are the overall trends of the line chart?
6. What are one or two important points about each way of communication?
7. What points of comparison can you make?
Task 2: Paraphrase
Task 3: Write
Task 4: Peer editing: Read your partner’s report. Then use the Peer Editing Sheet below
to offer feedbacks that can help your partner improve his/her writing.
Your name: Your partner’s name:
Content Yes/No Detailed feedback
TASK ACHIEVEMENT (TA)
Is the report at least 150 words?
Has the introduction paraphrased the
question?
Has the overview shown the most significant
features (the biggest/ smallest proportion, or
differences/ similarities)?
Has the report covered the most significant
features (the biggest/ smallest proportion, or
differences/ similarities)?
COHERENCE & COHESION (CC)
Is the information grouped into clear
paragraphs?
Is the information presented in a logical
order?
Are the sentences well linked together?
LEXICAL RESOURCE (LR)
Has the question been suitably paraphrased?
Has consistent repetition of vocabulary been
avoided?
Is there sufficient use of academic
vocabulary?
Does the text contain vocabulary specific to
pie charts?
GRAMMATICAL RANGE & ACCURACY (GRA)
Is the grammar accurate?
Is the punctuation accurate?
Have the verb tenses and subject-verb
agreement been checked?
TIMING
Was the task completed in less than 20
minutes?
