IELTS WRITING

TASK 1
IELTS WRITING OVERVIEW
WRITING TEST
1 hour
TASK 1 TASK 2
TECHNICAL ARGUMENTATIVE
WRITING WRITING
(Report a Chart) (Make an essay)
150 words 250 words
20 mins 40 mins
IELTS WRITING CRITERIA
 QUICK STEPS IN WRITING
TASK 1

A- nalyze the task

B- e organized
C- learly paraphrase the rubric
D- escribe the trends correctly
E- dit your work
WHAT IS A TREND?
- A trend is a general tendency, changes or
direction through a given period of time.
 TRENDS AND MOVEMENTS
• upward trend (e.g. increase)
• stability (no change) (e.g. be stable)
• change of directions (e.g. recover)
• downward trend (e.g. fall)

Language:
nouns, verbs, adverbs, adjectives, prepositions, time
adverbials, sentence structure
 INCREASE
NOUNS VERBS
an increase Increased
a rise rose
a raise raised
a jump jumped
a climb climbed
an ascent ascended
an improvement improved
a multiplication multiplied
a soar soared
a boost boosted
a swell swelled
 
  doubled/tripled
rocketed
went up
 DECREASE
a decrease decreased
a drop dropped
a fall fell
a decline declined
a dip dipped
a diminishment diminished
a reduction reduced
a depletion depleted
a depreciation depreciated
a collapse collapsed
a deterioration deteriorated
a plunge plunged
a
   crash crashed
  
 STABLE
• exhibited a lull
• displayed a plateau
• went through a period of stagnation
• experienced a period of stability
• stayed unchanged/ constant at
• remained stagnant/ stable at
• maintained its level of
• sustained its rate of
• kept its rate of
• levelled of at
 FLUCTUATION
A fluctuation fluctuated
An inconsistency oscillated
An irregularity wavered
Some ups and downs exhibited an erratic
Some
  highs and lows pattern
A wild/ mild went through an
fluctuation unpredictable period
A fluctuating increase displayed
movement
a wave-like
An increasing
fluctuation 
 
 WRITING TASK 1 STRUCTURE
A. Write the introduction by paraphrasing rubric
B. State the overall trend/ pattern
 MUST NOT have specific figures

C. Write the first body paragraph (most

significant trends)
 provide TOPIC SENTENCE without specific data

D. Write second body paragraph (another

important trend)
 provide TOPIC SENTENCE without specific data
WRITING TASK 1 STRUCTURE
INTRODUCTION _____________ Paraphrase task
_____________(Include major variables)
OVERVIEW _____________ Over-all analysis
_____________

BODY # 1 _____________ Most significant

feature
_____________

BODY # 2 _____________ Another important

trend
_____________
 INTRODUCTION
• TYPE
(the bar graph, map, line graph)
• VERB
(illustrates, highlights, tells, explains)
• SUMMARY
(all variables)
• SPECIFIC DETAILS
(place/ year and time)
 INTRODUCTION
STARTING PRESENTATION VERB
PHRASES TYPE

The bar graph/ line/ illustrates/

The given chart/ diagram/ represents/
The supplied table/ depicts/
The presented presentation/ pie presents/ gives/
The provided graph/ map compares/ gives
 INTRODUCTION
DESCRIPTION VARIABLES/ TIME
PLACE
the comparison people from _____ to ____
of... selected number between ____ and ____
the differences of within the ____ period
of... variety of throughout the ____ years
the number of... different types of
information on...
data on...
the proportion
of...
the amount of...
 OVERVIEW
• OVERALL STATEMENT
(Overall, Generally, In an overall analysis)
• LEAD PHRASE
(It can be seen that, it is observed that)
• GENERAL TRENDS
(Similarities, Differences, Highest and
Lowest)
 OVERVIEW

OVERALL LEAD PHRASES

STATEMENT

Overall, it can be seen that...

Generally, it is revealed that...
In an overall it is vividly shown that...
analysis, as shown...
it is exhibited that...