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The International
English
LanguageTesting
System
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IELTS Writing-Academic
Task 1 Task 2
Timing 20 min 40 min
Writing
Length at least 150 words at least 250 words
Writing
Style
a descriptive academic
report of a table ordiagram
an academic essay in
response to an opinionor a problem
Grading
Criteria
1) Task Achievement
2) Coherence and Cohesion
3) Lexical Resource
4) Grammatical Range and
Accuracy
1) Task Response
2) Coherence and Cohesion
3) Lexical Resource
4) Grammatical Range and
Accuracy
Score 1) Both tasks are compulsory
2) Writing Task 2 is worth more marks than Writing
Task 1
3) From band 0 to band 9 (band scores are reported in
whole bands or half bands)
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Task 1 (1) Time Length: 20 minutes
Writing Length: 150 words (minimum)
Writing Goal: Interpret and describe some given
visual information (a diagram or table, etc.)
and present the information in your own words.
Table
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Task 1 (2) 4 possible types of the academic writing in task 1
1. Organise, present and possibly compare data1. Organise, present and possibly compare data
e.g. money people spend on different
forms of entertainment.
2. Describe stages of a procedure or process2. Describe stages of a procedure or process
e.g. the stages of human evolution.
3. Describe on object or event or series of events3. Describe on object or event or series of events
e.g. How the water cycle works.
4. Explain how something works4. Explain how something works
e.g. How a car engine works.
Reasons for directly penalty± The writing is less than the minimum word limit
± Off-topic and irrelevant response
± Plagiarism (severe penalty)
±
Incomplete format (e.g. bullet points, or note form etc.)
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Example of Task 1
You should spend about 20 minutes onthis task.
The take below givesinformation about
the underground railway systems insix cities.
Summarize theinformation by
selecting and reporting the mainfeatures, and makecomparisons whererelevant.
You should write atleast 150 words.
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Writing Strategies
For Both Tasks
1. Read the question carefully
2. Familiarise yourself with
descriptions of data ± in
newspapers, textbooks
3. Practise formulating
your own ideas on topics
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Writing Strategies ±For Both Tasks
Device for better coherence
Function Cohesive device
1. Addition besides, furthermore, moreover, what is more,
in addition, also, both ... and «, not only «
but « also
2. Likeness likewise, similarly, in the same way, in
addition
3. Contrast however, nevertheless, still, nonetheless,
conversely, otherwise, instead, whereas,
while,
although, in contrast, on the contrary,
on the other hand, despite, in spite of
4. Cause and
Effect
accordingly, consequently, hence, therefore,
as a result, for this reason, so, as,
because of, due to, owing to, since, given
that, thus, thereby, by this means, in this manner, in this case
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Writing Strategies ±For Both Tasks
Function Cohesive device
5.Reinforcement for example, for instance, such as,a case in point, one example of this, in this
way, in fact, in particular, indeed
6. Time/Order meanwhile, then, subsequently, afterward,
thereafter, earlier, later, after, before,
when, first(ly), second(ly), finally, lastly,from beginning to end, in the beginning, in
the end, at last, in conclusion, overall, in
summary, on the whole, to summarize, to sum
up
Device for better coherence
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Writing Strategies ±For Task 1
Words used to describe the given pictures
noun
a graph a diagram
line graph a figure
bar graph a table
column graph vertical axis
a chart horizontal
axis
a pie chart percentage
a bar chart proportion
verb
show display
indicate manifest
demonstrate illustrate
reveal explain
represent provide
imply mark
suggest denote
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Writing Strategies ±For Task 1
Words used to describe statistics, tocompare results, to describe changes:
verbs
remain grow multiply
fall climb diminish
rise decline plunge
drop gain slide
increase improve slip
decrease fluctuate soar
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Writing Strategies ±For Task 1
Words used to describe statistics, to compareresults, to describe changes:
adjective/adverb
steady/steadily approximately stark
dramatically gradually doubly, triplydrastically rapidly relatively
sharply slowly annually
slightly remarkably merely
significantly respectively apparently
considerably evidently incredibly
initially markedly severely
correspondingly exponentially frequently
heavily widely admittedly
smoothly surprisingly
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Writing Strategies ±For Task 1
Words used to describe statistics, to
compare results, to describe changes:
phrase
rise from « to «
fall from «
fall to «
start at/from « to «
range from « to «
reach to «
be divided into «
in the vicinity of «