IELTS WRITING – TASK 1 – PRACTICE DESCRIBE TRENDS

Exercise 1: Complete the summary of the graph by writing the correct form of the
verbs in the brackets.
Khi mô tả line graph cần chú ý 3 điểm:

Điểm đầu = năm đầu - Phải đưa số liệu bắt đầu

Điểm giữa = năm ở giữa - Đưa các số liệu đặc biệt: số liệu đạt
đỉnh/đáy
Nên lấy mốc năm có sẵn/năm có điểm
- Phải mô tả được xu hướng
đặc biệt (số liệu đạt đỉnh/đáy, hoặc sau
đó xu hướng bị thay đổi)

Điểm cuối = năm cuối - Phải đưa số liệu kết thúc

Exercise 2: Describe the chart from exercise 1

The report of the line graph shows that 4 thousand male students graduated from the
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faculty of science in the Cullum University during a period of 1995.
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In the couple years, this trend increased slightly by 4.3 thousand before experienced a
little dip to 4.1 thousand in 1999. After this period, the number of graduated males
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increased to almost twofold as the peak year.
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Between 2005 and 2007, this figure dropped dramatically by about 1500 students.
Since then, the number leveled off by 6 thousand male graduating from the faculty of science
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Cullum University.
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Exercise 3: Describe the following charts:

1. The number of people visiting Tabard Towers Theme Park

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 2. The average number of annual hospital visits per capita among Glasglow
residents

In 1960, a normal person in Glasgow went to hospital for approximately 2.3 times yearly.
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Then, the number witnessed a slight decrease in the next 10 years.
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This figure was followed by a steady growth until it stood at roughly 3.2 times in 2010.
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 3. Fish and meat consumption
(Mô tả 4 điều riêng rẽ)

Chicken
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In 1979, a person used roughly 150 grams chicken weekly.
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Then in the next 20 years, this figure grew considerably before reaching a peak of
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just under 250 grams, after which it fell slightly to approximately 240.
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Beef
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In 1979, a person consumed about 220 grams beef on a weekly basis.
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Then in the next 5 years, the number of beef consumption fluctuated wildly before going
down periodically to approximately 100 grams.
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 Lamp
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The number of weekly lamp consumption per capita was about 150 grams in 1979.
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From this time, this figure plunged steadily before reaching a number of just over 50
grams.
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Fish
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The number of weekly fish consumption per capita remained stable at around 50 grams
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from 1970 to 2004.
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NOTE: Một số cấu trúc đặc biệt:

Tăng gấp đôi To double

To increase twofold

Tăng gấp ba To triple

To increase threefold

Tăng gấp n lần To increase n-fold

Giảm một nửa To decrease by half

To halve

To decrease by 50%