IELTS WRITING TASK 1

Meeting 3
How to get higher score in
writing task 1
Position statement
• The price of oil stood at $20 per kg in 2020
• The export of oil accounted for/contributed/made up about 42% of
the total exports in 2020
• It will reach its peak at $30 in 2024
• It started at ….
• It ended at….
Movement statement
• There was an increase in the price of oil in 2020
• The price of oil rises in 2022
• The price of oil experienced a decrease in 2019
• The price of oil experienced some fluctuations during the period of 5
years
• The price of oil fluctuated before it levelled of to $15 in 2019
Grammar variations
• The price of oil decreased slightly in 2020, then it rose significantly in
the following year
• The price of oil decreased slightly in 2020 before rising significantly in
the following year
• After decreasing slightly in 2020, the price of oil rose significantly in
the following year
Vocabulary variations
• There was a moderate growth….
• The price of oil experienced/witnessed a moderate growth…
• The export of oil was responsible for 30% of total exports in 2019
Addition
• The number fell to 20%
• The number fell by 20%
• The number fell from 36% in 2000 to 20% in 2020
Providing data accurately
• The price of oil rose slightly from $20 in 2020 to around $21 in the
following year
Time phrases
• From 2000 to 2020
• Between 2000 and 2020
• During a period of 20 years
• Over the period of 5 months
• By the end of the period
• In the next 5 years
Practice