ielts academic

writing task 1
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1. line graphs
The chart below shows the US smartphone quarterly market data from
Q1 2020 to Q3 2021.

Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and
make comparisons where relevant.

Write at least 150 words.

US Smartphone Quarterly Market Data (Q1 2020 – Q3 2021)

70%
Apple

60%
Samsung

50%
Lenovo
40%
OnePlus
30%
Others
20%

10%
20

20

20

20

21

21

21
20

20

20

20

20

20

20
Q1

Q2

Q3

Q4

Q1

Q2

Q3

Source: https://www.counterpointresearch.com/us-market-smartphone-share/

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NEVER write anything like this:
- In Q4 2020, Apple was the highest.
- OnePlus had the lowest.
- Samsung went down and then up again.
- Lenovo was stable.
- Others were high then low.

Instead, you should wite:

- In Q4 2020, Apple’s market share was the highest.
- OnePlus had the lowest share of the US market.
- Samsung’s dominance went down and then up again.
- Lenovo’s sales figures were stable.
- Other mobile phone brands’ share was high at first and
then went down.

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Try to memorize at least 5-8 writings!

Here is my writing:

The line graph compares the quarterly market share of four major mobile phone
brands in the US from the first quarter of 2020 to the third quarter of 2021.

Overall, Apple had the biggest market share over this period, while OnePlus and
Lenovo had the least amount of sales.

Looking at the chart, we can see that Apple and Samsung’s sales figures somehow
mirrored each other over the period shown. In Q1 2020, Apple sold a little less
than half of all the mobile phones that were sold in America, while Samsung, the
second most successful manufacturer, had approximately 32% of the cell phone
market. By the end of 2020, Apple had reached its all-time high of around 65%,
whereas Samsung’s sales figures plummeted to its all-time low of about 17%.
From that point on, Apple’s figures crawled downward, while Samsung gained
more market dominance.

Lenovo and OnePlus had a combined share of less than 10% in the US phone
market over this period with Lenovo’s sales inching to almost 10% in Q3 2021.
Other phone brands had an average share of almost 20% of the mobile phones
sold in 2020, but in 2021, their figures continued to go down.

(200 words – Band 9)

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Here are examples of good language that you could
memorize and use later on in your own writings:

The line graph compares the quarterly market share of four major mobile phone
brands in the US from the first quarter of 2020 to the third quarter of 2021.

Overall, Apple had the biggest market share over this period, while OnePlus and
Lenovo had the least amount of sales.

Looking at the chart, we can see that Apple and Samsung’s sales figures somehow
mirrored each other over the period shown. In Q1 2020, Apple sold a little less
than half of all the mobile phones that were sold in America, while Samsung, the
second most successful manufacturer, had approximately 32% of the cell phone
market. By the end of 2020, Apple had reached its all-time high of around 65%,
whereas Samsung’s sales figures plummeted to its all-time low of about 17%.
From that point on, Apple’s figures crawled downward, while Samsung gained
more market dominance.

Lenovo and OnePlus had a combined share of less than 10% in the US phone
market over this period with Lenovo’s sales inching to almost 10% in Q3 2021.
Other phone brands had an average share of almost 20% of the mobile phones
sold in 2020, but in 2021, their figures continued to go down.

(200 words – Band 9)

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Here are the units you should never forget!
This is what you have to paraphrase a lot.

The line graph compares the quarterly market share of four major mobile phone
brands in the US from the first quarter of 2020 to the third quarter of 2021.

Overall, Apple had the biggest market share over this period, while OnePlus and
Lenovo had the least amount of sales.

Looking at the chart, we can see that Apple and Samsung’s sales figures somehow
mirrored each other over the period shown. In Q1 2020, Apple sold a little less
than half of all the mobile phones that were sold in America, while Samsung, the
second most successful manufacturer, had approximately 32% of the cell phone
market. By the end of 2020, Apple had reached its all-time high of around 65%,
whereas Samsung’s sales figures plummeted to its all-time low of about 17%.
From that point on, Apple’s figures crawled downward, while Samsung gained
more market dominance.

Lenovo and OnePlus had a combined share of less than 10% in the US phone
market over this period with Lenovo’s sales inching to almost 10% in Q3 2021.
Other phone brands had an average share of almost 20% of the mobile phones
sold in 2020, but in 2021, their figures continued to go down.

(200 words – Band 9)

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 The Overview Paragraph

OVERVIEW
PARAGRAPH

Good language to use

ADJECTIVE +
NOUN

VERB +
ADVERB

Good expressions to memorize

INCREASE

DECREASE

NO CHANGE

VOLATILITY

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