IELTS Writing Task 1 Grade Bands Overview Final

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IELTS Writing Task 1: T

Tricks, and Techniques


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Understanding the Marking Cri

The examiner will assess your writing on these fmarking criteria. Each criterion is worth 25% of total marks for task 1

Task AchievementCoherence and Cohesion

exical !esource "#oca$ulary

&rammatical !ange and Accuracy


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Task Achievement


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Writing Task 1: Task Achieveme

The examiner will check your information' overview' detail' and accuracy.


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Task Achievement: e! "#ints

(ake sure you have a clear ))))))))))). This mesummarise the most signi*cant )))))) or )))))))data or information in the diagram.

Ensure ))))))))) when using data or descri$ing

+rocesses,dentify A the key ))))))) in the diagram

features overview trends features a


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$#% t# increase !#ur sc#re r

Analyse the chart and identify all key features

-ighlight your key features in an overview

u++ort your $ody +aragra+h with data "num$edates if +ossi$le

Avoid +utting in information which is wrong

Avoid an o+inion

/rite a factual re+ort

/rite over 150 words "+enalty for any less


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S#me questi#ns t# c#nsider:

/hen you look at the criteria' decide

which two +oints sto+ you from getting $a

what is an overview and why is it im+orta

what could $e classi*ed as irrelevant' inaand ina++ro+riate details3

how is $and 4 s+eci*cally $etter than $an


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Ans%ers

%hich t%# p#ints st#p !#u &r#m getting 'and ()

o data "i.e. no num$ers in the descri+tion and6or no overview. The student alson detail.

%hat is an #vervie% and %h! is it imp#rtant)

An overview +resents the main or general trends that can $e seen in the gra+h'

sales of desktop computers declined signicantly during the period. /ithout an student will not get $and

%hat c#u*d 'e c*assi+ed as irre*evant, inaccurate and inappr#priate det

Inappr#priate: any evaluation or +ersonal comments on the data. Irre*evant:+resented' comments which do not relate to the gra+h. Inaccurate: factual misdescri+tion "e.g. with dates or num$ers

h#% is 'and speci+ca**! 'etter than 'and ()

The overview is clear and there are no inaccurate or ina++ro+riate information ain +oint 8.


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C#herence and C#hesi#n

1. ,ntroduce the gra+h 9 +ara+hrase 9 this is where underlining key words +a+er comes in handy

2. &ive an overview 9 this is where your notes on the gra+h are useful

8. give the detail 9 this is when you are trying to use voca$ulary and *ner you haven:t already used


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1- Intr#duce the graph

;ou need to $egin with one or two sentences that state what the ,ET writing tasthis' +ara+hrase the title of the gra+h' making sure you +ut in a time frame if the

-ere is an exam+le for the a$ove line gra+hThe *ine graph i**ustrates the am#unt #& &ast #d c#nsumed '! teenage'et%een 1./ and 0, a peri#d #& 0/ !ears-

;ou can see this says the same thing as the title' $ut in a di


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0- 2ive an 3vervie%

;ou also need to state what the main trend or trends in the gra+h are. =on:t give data here 9 you are >ust looking for something that descri$es what is ha++ening o?ne thing that stands out in this gra+h is that one ty+e of fast food fell over the +other two increased' so this would $e a good overview.-ere is an exam+le

3vera**, the c#nsumpti#n #& +sh and chips dec*ined #ver the peri#d, %heam#unt #& pi44a and ham'urgers that %ere eaten increased-

This covers the main changes that took +lace over the whole +eriod. ;ou may sometimes see this overview as a conclusion. ,t does not matter if you +uconclusion or the introduction when you do an ,ET writing task 1' $ut you shouldoverview in one of these +laces.


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5- 2ive the detai*

/hen you give the detail in your $ody +aragra+hs in your ,ET writing task 1' you must make re&erence The key to organi@ing your $ody +aragra+hs for an ,ET writing task 1 is to gr#up data together where the To do this you need to identify any simi*arities and di6erences.ook at the gra+h 9 what things are similar and what things are di


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As you can see' the focus is on *sh and chi+s. This does not mean you should not mtwo foods' as you should still make com+arisons of the data as the Buestions asks.

The second $ody then focuses on the other foodsIn sharp c#ntrast t# this, teenagers ate the #ther t%# &ast #ds at much h"i44a c#nsumpti#n increased gradua**! unti* it #vert##k the c#nsumpti#n #in 1..- It then *eve*ed #6 &r#m 1../ t# 0- The 'iggest rise %as seen inincreasing sharp*! thr#ugh#ut the 1.;s and 1.8;s, e7ceeding +sh and cc#nsumpti#n in 1.8/- It +nished at the same *eve* that +sh and chips 'egac#nsumpti#n at 1 times a !ear-


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lan where to +ut your information

-ave four $ody +aragra+hs "structure and +arag

Dse a range of linking devicesAvoid mistakes with linking words

Dse referencing "this' it' etc


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S#me papers t# c#nsider

ook at these Task 1 answers $y +revious candidates' what linking words c$eing used3 /hen' where' and how often are they used3


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Le7ica*


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Le7ica*


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Dse a range of voca$ulary

Dse voca$ulary for +resenting accurate da

Dnderstand collocations

Avoid s+elling mistakes

=on:t use the wrong words or informal lan


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"*anning !#ur %riting

lanning is key

=iscuss what you do to +lan for your writing in texam


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S#me techniques

/hen analysing the diagram 9 use matching tenses

/rite down voca$ulary which you think may $e useful

eBuence your ideas


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Use&u* =#ca'u*ar!

Starting Presentation Type Verb Description The 6 The su++lied6 The +resented 6

The shown 6 The+rovided

diagram 6 ta$le 6*gure 6 illustration 6gra+h 6 *gure 6chart 6 Fow chart 6+icture6+resentation6 +ie

chart 6 $ar gra+h6line gra+h 6 ta$ledata6 data 6information

shows 6 re+resents 6de+icts 6illustrates 6+resents6 gives 6+rovides 6 descri$es6 com+ares6 shows 6

*gures 6 gives dataon 6 givesinformation on6+resentsinformation a$out6shows data a$out

the com+arisothe di


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Use&u* =#ca'u*ar!

(istakes when using wordswill a


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"ractice

Hill in the ga+s with the voca$ulary from tta$le. (ake sure you ada+t the words to mthe sentences grammatically correct. The

com+leted +aragra+h $elow is an exam+l$ody +aragra+h for a line gra+h.


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The num$er of cases $egan at 100 in 1IJ8 and the *gure 1. )))))))))) steadily to reach 200 in the following year' there was 2. )))))))) $ack to

$efore rising to 8.)))))))) K00 in 1IJI. The num ))))))) slightly to 850 in 1II1 and then 5. )))))dramatically to a low of 0 in 1II2.


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Ans%ers

1. !ose6 increased6 clim$ed6 grew6 went u+

2. a fall6 a decline 6 a slum+6 a decrease

8. +eak at

K. dro++ed6 fell6 declined6 decreased

5. dro++ed6 fell6 declined6 decreased "it is also +ossi$le +lummeted or +lunged


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2rammatica*


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2rammatica*


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Dse a range of sentence structures

Dse the right tense for the chart given to you

Dse the right word order

Ad>ective noun6 ver$ adver$

Avoid mistakes

Dse the right +unctuation


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C#mm#n Mistakes

Articles

lurals

Dncounta$le nouns

unctuation "commas and full sto+s

oun ver$ agreement "remem$er that third +erson singular in the +resentan s:

#er$ tense

re+ositions "in6on6at etc


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S#me E7amp*e Sentence Struct

1- As > Whi*e A ver', ? ver' @at the same time- Llinking wordsM

Change 3ver Time e7amp*e: While the number of factories in Taiwan increased d100,000 in 200, the !uantity in "apan plummeted to 1,000 at the same time#

Static e7amp*e: $s the number of females in full%time work stood at &00 in 201', tworking males stood at (00#

0- In c#mparis#n t# A, %hich ver', ? ver'- Lrelative clausesM

C3T e7amp*e: )n comparison to the number of factories in Taiwan, which saw an in

in 200, the !uantity in "apan plummeted to 1,000 at this time# Static e7amp*e: )n comparison to the number of females in full%time work, which s

the amount of working males stood at (00#

5- A ver', ving, @%hich ver'- Lad>ective clause N relative clauseM

C3T e7amp*e: The number of factories in Taiwan saw an increase to 100,000 in 20!uantity in "apan, which had only 1,000#

Static e7amp*e: The number of males in full%time work reached (00 in 201', e*hib

number than all the other categories provided#

$#% d#es grammar a6ect !#ur


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$#% d#es grammar a6ect !#ursc#re)

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"ractice: gap +**


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"ractice %riting


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"*anning 'ere !#u %rite

ome techniBues

Connectives and linking words 9 Hirstly' initially' su$seBuently' due to this'

ynonyms

Tenses

&ra+h descri+tion words 9 rises' falls' +lummets' remains the same etc.


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IELTS Writing Task 1 Grade Bands Overview Final