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IELTS Writing

British Council 2011

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Teachers notes

Aim: Encourage candidates to consider the most appropriate use of prepositions, important part of achieving grammatical accuracy

and range

Instructions1. Put Ps in pairs to review the typical usage of prepositions. Encourage questions if any.2. Look at the graph, first ask P what significant trend is immediately visible (ie the increase in the number of people employed)

this is the habit students need to get into when first looking at any IELTS Task 1 question.3. Look at the paragraph below, highlight that the first sentence actually refers to the overview.4. Then, in same pairs, go through the gap fill using the prepositions supplied in the boxes5. Elicit answers to check, showing correct answers on board or screen if possible

Exercise can be repeated regularly using different writing samples.

Answers(capital letters used purely for highlighting purposes)

There was an overall increase (1) INthe number of people employed in education, health and social services (2) BETWEEN2000 and 2006.

Between 2000 and 2001, the number rose (3) TO 70,000, but there was a slight drop (4) OF5,000 the following year. Numbers rose again in

2003 (5) TO78,000 (6) IN2004, the workforce increased (7) BY5,000 and then dropped slightly (8) FROM83,000 (9) TO80,000 in 2005.

The period ended with a slight increase in the number of public sector employees in 2006a social

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Associated prepositions worksheet 1

verbs amount/how much? level when?

fell by20% to16% in2006rose by 120 to 370 from2008 to2009increased/decreased by 5.5 from12.7 to13.2 betweenJanuary and March

nounsan increase/rise of20% to 81,000a drop/fall inthe number/amount from65 to 31

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Associated prepositions worksheet 2

85000Graph showing public sector employment 2000-2006

80000

75000

70000

65000

Fill in the gaps in the text using the prepositions in the box below.

60 0002000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006

There was an overall increase (1) . the number of people employed in education, health and social services (2) . 2000 and 2006.

Between 2000 and 2001, the number rose (3) .. 70,000, but there was a slight drop (4) . 5,000 the following year. Numbers rose again

in 2003 (5) . 78,000 (6) . 2004, the workforce increased (7) . 5,000 and then dropped slightly (8) . 83,000 (9) . 80,000 in 2005.

The period ended with a slight increase in the number of public sector employees in 2006a social

to from to of by to in between in