ielts academic writing task 1 by emel ortac
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IELTS Writing Workshop
Academic Task 1
By Emel Ortac
Task 1
1/3 of total writing mark
Min 150 words (no maximum)
101-141 words = -1 TA
51-100 words = -2 TA
0-50 words = -3 TA
Ideal time to spend: 20 minutes
Task 1
Writing a report based on a given graph, diagram or process.
Things to consider: varying vocabulary and grammatical structures, being careful not to include opinions, organising information into coherent paragraphs, not only focusing on details but also “the big picture”, finding suitable comparisons and/or contrasts between given data.
Things to Focus on: Graphs
Planning:
Interpeting the given data
Choosing relevant details (draw/underline/circle them!)
Paraphrasing the given sentence(s)
Synonyms, different grammatical structure, add/omit words
Words that are copy-pasted directly with no sign of change will not be counted!
Choosing something general for the “overall” statement
What is an “Overall” Statement?
Quite literally it means a piece of information that can be seen (sometimes quite obviously upon first glance) and is generally true for the given graph/diagram/map.
This is marked under TA, so there should be some general statement either at the beginning or end of Task 1.
The information follows a phrase.
Example:
“Overall, what stands out from the graph is there was a gradual upward trend in the number of visitors of the National Gallery, which became the most popular museum from being at last place, while the Victoria and Albert Museum followed the opposite trend. ” Ta
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Things to Focus on: Graphs
Vertical/horizontal axis
Highest/lowest points, periods of stability
Similarities/differences
Trend vocabulary
Significant vs slight changes Ta
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Things to Focus on: Pie Charts
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Fractions
Paraphrasing: The language of numbers
Trends
Time references
Things to Focus on: Tables
Similarities/differences
Paraphrasing: The language of numbers
Trends
Titles
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Things to Focus on: Bar Graphs
Trends
Time references
Similarities/differences
Titles
Vertical/horizontal axis
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Things to Focus on: Diagrams
Titles, given words/phrases
Similarities/differences
Paragraphing
Things to add, expanding given words/terms
Passive voice
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Things to Focus on: ProcessesTitles, given
words/phrases
Paragraphing
Things to add, expanding given words/terms
Order words
Passive voice
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Things to Focus on: Maps
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Similarities/differences
Paragraphing
Passive voice
Including given details (key, direction, geographical features)