IELTS Academic Task1 Writing Handouts

IELTS A Writing
Task 1
By Molly Sun
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Task1: Structure:
Introduction: paraphrase the task, illustrating the content and subjects in the
graph.
Past tense
Future tense:projections/predictions/proposal
Verb. Task: “show/display”
Describe, depict, illustrate, reveal,display,demonstrate,compare
量的对比
Overview: ( 2 sentences)
趋势的变化
major features
Detail 1: 4-6
Detail 2: 4-6
In this thesis, I mainly collected relevant information on theoretical basis from more
authoritative and official channels.
97%
数据罗列：
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（一）比较级和最高级：（切忌对比失衡，记住使用 that/those of）
①1950 年，英国有最高的百分比的 high quality water (97%)。
Britain had the highest proportion of high quality water at 97% in 1950.
The percentage of high-quality water in the UK was the highest among the four
countries, at 97%, in 1950.
②1950 年，……，比其他国家数值大约高 5%。
，around 5% higher than the figures for other countries.(一定要有对

比）
，相比其他国家大约在 90%，
，Compare to around 90% in other countries.
对比内容➕对比对象
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IELTS Writing Task 1: line graphs
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The graph below gives information about car ownership in Britain from
1971 to 2007.
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Graph showing future years
The graph below shows the proportion of the population aged 65 and
over between 1940 and 2040 in three different countries.
We can access the information and the prediction about the population age distribution between
1940 and 2040 from the line graph above.
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The charts below show the main reasons for study among students of
different age groups and the amount of support they received from
employers.
Cambridge IELTS 5, Test 2
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The following bar chart has a total of 24 bars. It's impossible to
describe 24 pieces of information in only 20 minutes, so you need to
select.
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The chart below shows the figures for imprisonment in five countries
between 1930 and 1980. (The y axis shows numbers of prisoners in
thousands)
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IELTS Writing Task 1: pie charts
1. What does a pie chart always show?

2. Are pie charts used for comparing?
3. Do pie charts show changes (increase, decrease)?
4. What verb tense would you use to describe pie charts?
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The pie chart below shows how electricity is used in an average English
home.
(Cambridge IELTS 4, page 54)
Fill the gaps using words from the following list.
appliances, remaining, account, proportion, for, largest, household
In an average English home, the __________ __________ of electricity, 52.5%, is

used for heating rooms and water.
Three kitchen ____________, namely ovens, kettles and washing machines,

_________ _________ 17.5% of __________ electricity use.
The ___________ 30% of electricity is used for lighting, televisions and radios (15%),
and vacuum cleaners, food mixers and electric tools (15%).
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How to say Percentages in Fractions.
Percentage Fraction
80% four-fifths
75% three-quarters
70% seven in ten
65% two-thirds
60% three-fifths
55% more than half
50% half
45% more than two fifths
35% more than a third
30% less than a third
25% a quarter
20% a fifth
15% less than a fifth
10% one in ten
If the percentages are not exact as above, then you can use qualifiers to make sure your
description remains accurate. Here are some examples:
Percentage Qualifier
77% just over three quarters
77% approximately three quarters
49% just under a half
49% nearly a half
32% almost a third
How you can change percentages to other phrases:
Percentage proportion / number / amount / majority / minority

75% - 85% a very large majority
65% - 75% a significant proportion
10% - 15% a minority
5% a very small number
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The two graphs show the main sources of energy in the USA in the
1980s and the 1990s.
Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features,
and make comparisons where relevant.
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The three pie charts below show the changes in annual spending by a
particular UK school in 1981, 1991, and 2001.
Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features,
and make comparisons where relevant.
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The pie charts below show units of electricity production by fuel source
in Australia and France in 1980 and 2000.
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IELTS Writing Task 1: tables
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The table below gives information on consumer spending on different
items in five different countries in 2002.
Percentage of national consumer expenditure by category – 2002
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The table below shows the proportion of different categories of families living in
poverty in Australia in 1999.
(Cambridge IELTS 4, Test 2)
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IELTS Writing Task 1: process diagrams
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The diagram below shows how coffee is produced and prepared for sale in
supermarkets andshops.
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The diagram below shows the water cycle, which is the continuous movement of water on,
above and below the surface of the Earth.
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The diagrams below show the life cycle of the silkworm and the stages
in the production of silk cloth.
Cambridge IELTS 6, Test 3.
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The diagrams below are existing and proposed floor plans for the
redevelopment of an art gallery.
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The diagrams below show some principles of house design for cool and
for warm climates.
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IELTS Writing Task 1: two different charts
The charts below give information about travel to and from the UK, and about the most
popular countries for UK residents to visit.
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The graph and table below give information about water use worldwide and water
consumption in two different countries.
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Cambridge IELTS book 6, page 30
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WRITING TASK 1
You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.
The graph below shows the consumption of fish and different kinds of meat in a European
country between 1979 and 2004.
Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons
where relevant.
Write at least 150 words.
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WRITING TASK 1
The graph below shows the quantities of goods transported in the UK between 1974 and 2002
by four different modes of transport.
where relevant.
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WRITING TASK 1
The graph below shows average carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions per person in the United
Kingdoms, Sweden, Italy and Portugal between 1967 and 2007.
where relevant.
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WRITING TASK 1
The graph below gives information from a 2008 report about consumption of energy in the USA
since 1980 with projections until 2030.
where relevant.
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WRITING TASK 1
The chart below show the different levels of post-school qualifications in Australia and the
proportion of men and women who held them in 1999.
where relevant.
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WRITING TASK 1
The charts below give information about USA marriage and divorce rates between 1970 and
2000, and the marital status of adult Americans in two of the years.
where relevant.
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WRITING TASK 1
The chart below shows information about changes in average house prices in five different
cities between 1990 and 2002 compared with the average house prices in 1989.
where relevant.
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WRITING TASK 1
The chart below shows the total number of minutes (in billions) of telephone calls In the UK,
divided into three categories, from 1995 & 2002.
where relevant.
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WRITING TASK 1
The charts below show what UK graduate and postgraduate students who did not go into full-
time work did after leaving college in 2008.
Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparison
where relevant.
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WRITING TASK 1
The first chart below shows how energy is used in an average Australian household. The second
chart shows the greenhouse gas emissions which result from this energy use.
where relevant.
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WRITING TASK 1
The charts show the proportions of British students at one university in England who were able
to speak other languages in addition to English, in 2000 and 2010.
where relevant.
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WRITING TASK 1
The table below shows the numbers of visitors to Ashdown Museum during the year before and
after it was refurbished. The charts show the result of surveys asking visitors how satisfied they
were with their visit, during the same two periods.
Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons
where relevant.
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WRITING TASK 1
The charts below give Information on the ages of the populations of Yemen and Italy In 2000
and projections for 2050.
where relevant.
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WRITING TASK 1
The charts below show the percentage of water used for different purposes in six areas of the
world.
where relevant.
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WRITING TASK 1
The table below gives information about the underground railway systems in six cities.
where relevant.
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WRITING TASK 1
The table below gives information about changes in modes of travel in England between 1985
and 2000.
where relevant.
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WRITING TASK 1
You should spend about 20 minutes in this task.
The table below gives information about sales of Fairtrade-labelled coffee and bananas in 1999
and 2004 in five European countries.
where relevant.
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WRITING TASK 1
The diagrams below show the life cycle of a species of large fish called the salmon.
where relevant.
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WRITING TASK 1
The diagram below shows the process by which bricks are manufactured for the building
industry.
where relevant.
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WRITING TASK 1
The diagram shows the life cycle of the honey bee.
where relevant.
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Two things to consider are:
1. how to summarise the diagram before describing the stages in detail

2. whether to use active or passive verb forms
WRITING TASK 1
The map below is of the town of Garlsdon. A new supermarket (S) is planned for the town. The
map shows two possible sites for the supermarket.
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where relevant.
WRITING TASK 1
The diagrams below show the stages and equipment used in the cement-making process, and
how cement is used to produce concrete for building purposes.
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where relevant.
WRITING TASK 1
The two maps below show an island, before and after the construction of some tourist facilities.
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where relevant.
WRITING TASK 1
The graph below shows the demand for electricity in England during typical days in winter and
summer. The pie chart shows how electricity is used in an average English home.
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where relevant.
WRITING TASK 1
The charts below give information about travel to and from the UK, and about the most
popular countries for UK residents to visit.
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where relevant.
WRITING TASK 1
The graph and table below give information about water use worldwide and water
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consumption in two different countries.
where relevant.
WRITING TASK 1
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The pie chart below shows the main reasons why agricultural land becomes less productive.
The table shows how these causes affected three regions of the world during the 1990s.
where relevant.
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IELTS A Writing

Verb. Task: “show/display”

Describe, depict, illustrate, reveal,display,demonstrate,compare

，around 5% higher than the figures for other countries.(一定要有对

over between 1940 and 2040 in three different countries.

Cambridge IELTS 5, Test 2

describe 24 pieces of information in only 20 minutes, so you need to

between 1930 and 1980. (The y axis shows numbers of prisoners in

1. What does a pie chart always show?

Fill the gaps using words from the following list.

appliances, remaining, account, proportion, for, largest, household

In an average English home, the __________ __________ of electricity, 52.5%, is

Three kitchen ____________, namely ovens, kettles and washing machines,

How you can change percentages to other phrases:

Percentage proportion / number / amount / majority / minority

1980s and the 1990s.

Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features,

and make comparisons where relevant.

particular UK school in 1981, 1991, and 2001.

Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features,

and make comparisons where relevant.

Cambridge IELTS 8, Test 2

in Australia and France in 1980 and 2000.

Cambridge IELTS 7, Test 4

items in five different countries in 2002.

Percentage of national consumer expenditure by category – 2002

Cambridge IELTS 7, Test 1

(Cambridge IELTS 4, Test 2)

in the production of silk cloth.

Cambridge IELTS 6, Test 3.

redevelopment of an art gallery.

for warm climates.

Write at least 150 words.

Cambridge IELTS 7, Test 2

Write at least 150 words.

Cambridge IELTS 8, Test 4

Write at least 150 words.

Cambridge IELTS 11, Test 3

Write at least 150 words.

Cambridge IELTS 9, Test 4

Write at least 150 words.

Cambridge IELTS 4, Test 3

Write at least 150 words.

Cambridge IELTS 6, Test 4

Write at least 150 words.

Cambridge IELTS 7, Test 3

Write at least 150 words.

Cambridge IELTS 9, Test 2

Write at least 150 words.

Write at least 150 words.

Write at least 150 words.

Cambridge IELTS 11, Test 4

Cambridge IELTS 9, Test 3

Cambridge IELTS 11, Test 1

Cambridge IELTS 5, Test 4

Cambridge IELTS 6, Test 2

Cambridge IELTS 10, Test 2

In an average English home, the of electricity, 52.5%, is