AV5 – DAY 3

- WRITING
 AGENDA

 Writing task 1 format and outline revision

 Language for writing a static chart
 Sample analysis
 Practice writing
 Peer check
 IELTS WRITING TASK 1
Write a report based on the given data shown in the
form of a diagram.
At least 150 words.
Types:
 Pie charts/ line charts/ bar charts/ tables/ maps/ process
 Static charts (comparison)/ dynamic charts (trends)/
maps/ process
 Task achievement/ task response (TA/TR)
 Coherence & Cohesion (CC)
 Lexical Resource (LR)
 Grammatical Range & Accuracy (GRA)
 IELTS WRITING TASK 1
General outline for writing task 1 (all types)
INTRODUCTION:
 The ________ show(s)/ illustrate(s)/ represent(s)/… +
what + where + when.
OVERVIEW STATEMENT:
 In general,/ Generally,/ Overall,/ ………(the most general
and outstanding feature, no data mentioned) ……..
DETAILS
 Choose the most important features. You don’t have to
describe every single detail.
 IELTS WRITING TASK 1
LANGUAGE FOR WRITING A STATIC CHART:
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
 IELTS WRITING TASK 1
Write the introduction for the following diagrams.

Now, look at the diagrams again

and write an overview statement
for each diagram.
The pie charts show/ illustrate/ represent/ give information
about water consumption for three different purposes in San
Diego County, California and other parts of the world.
- water usage – how water is/ was used
water consumption/ the consumption of water/ how water
is consumed
other parts/ areas/ regions of the world
The pie charts give information about/ show/ illustrate/
represent the average amount of money spent by families in
(two countries including) Japan and Malaysia in 2010.
Average expenditures – average expenses – average
spendings – average amount of money spent on ….
Households – families
Overall, / Generally, in two areas of America/ in two
American areas, more water is used for industry than
agriculture while in other parts of the world, most water is
used for agriculture/ for agricultural purpose.

Overall,/ Generally, in Japan, other goods and services

accounted for the highest percentage of the total expenses.
However, in Malaysia, housing made up/ occupied the
greatest/ largest proportion.
 IELTS WRITING TASK 1
LANGUAGE FOR DESCRIBING DATA

 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.
 IELTS WRITING TASK 1
LANGUAGE FOR DESCRIBING DATA

 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.
 IELTS WRITING TASK 1
STRUCTURES FOR DESCRIBING DETAILS:
1. COMPARATIVE ****Notes:
• The number of + plural Noun + singular Verb
a. More/ Fewer + Noun + than + Noun + Verb • The percentage of + plural Noun/ uncountable Noun = The
proportion of plural Noun/ uncountable Noun + singular Verb
 More males than females chose to study English. • The amount of + uncountable Noun + singular Verb

 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.
 IELTS WRITING TASK 1
STRUCTURES FOR DESCRIBING DETAILS:
1. COMPARATIVE
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.

 IELTS WRITING TASK 1
STRUCTURES FOR DESCRIBING DETAILS:
2. SUPERLATIVE
a. The most/ least + adj + Noun + be + ….
 The most popular/ important form of communication was the Internet.
 The least popular form of advertising was poster.
b. The percentage/ proportion/ rate/ number/ … + of Noun + be + the largest/ greatest/
highest/ lowest/ smallest.
 The percentage of doctors was the largest.
c. S + occupy/ account for/ make up + the largest rate/ a (the) greatest/ largest majority.
 Workers accounted for the greatest majority.
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STRUCTURES FOR DESCRIBING DETAILS:
2. SUPERLATIVE
d. The majority of Noun + be + S.
 The majority of the village’s population were farmers.
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.
 IELTS WRITING TASK 1
LINKING WORDS:
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.
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.
 IELTS WRITING TASK 1 PRAC TI CE
The pie charts below show the average household expenditures in Japan and Malaysia in the year 2010.
Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where
relevant.
Write at least 150 words.

1. Analyze the
charts
2. Group data/
brainstorm
3. Write
 HOMEWORK
 Online learning
Lesson 3 – Before class (U1.Listening
A.Vocabulary)
Writing:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1UsW
IQiF04KMgZu4whQIvJ3gi7hW_NJQQ?usp=sha
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