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IELTS WRITING TASK 1 & 2 GRAPH WITH TRENDS INTRODUCTION
It is often the paraphrased version of the task question.
The given/provided + [type] + (illustrate/ compare) + paraphrased subject + where + when ‘Money’ blocks
‘Population’ blocks  earnings  demographics  profits  demographic figures  revenue  populous  expenses  densely/sparsely populated  expenditure  spending  funding  budget ‘Energy’ blocks ‘Gender’ blocks  emit  counterparts  discharge  male/female  emissions  ‘Age group’ blocks ‘work’ blocks  the …bracket  sector  the… age group  work  be employed… OVERVIEW ▪ Selecting key features
▪ A clear overview should cover: o Main trends/ differences
o Comparison across ALL categories and time-frame Lead-in phrase ▪ Overall, …
▪ It is evident/ clear/ obvious that…. ▪ As can be seen, …
▪ Overall, [Key feature 1]. Additionally, [key feature 2]. BODY PARAGRAPHS
▪ Organizing other key features into 2-3 paragraphs
▪ Providing data & making comparisons to highlight these key features 1 | P a g e IELTS Writing Preparation_1
IELTS WRITING TASK 1 & 2
Language to describe trends Direction Verbs Noun Verb ( a lot ) Noun ( a lot ) Up ✓ Increase ………………… ✓ Rocket/ ✓ Rise ………………… Skyrocket ✓ Grow ………………… ✓ Soar ✓ Climb ………………… ✓ Surge ……………………… ✓ Go up An upward trend ✓ Boom .……………………. ✓ Double a doubling in + n ✓ Triple/treble a trebling in + n Down ✓ Fall ………………… ✓ Plunge ……………………… ✓ Decline ………………… ✓ Plummet ……………………… ✓ Decrease ………………… ✓ Dive ……………………… ✓ Dip ………………… ✓ Deteriorate ✓ Drop ………………… ✓ Slump ✓ Go down ………………… No change
✓ Remain static/…………………/…………………/………………… at
✓ Maintain the same level at ✓ Stabilize at
✓ Level (levelled) off/out at ✓ Plateau (plateaued) at
✓ There was hardly little change in … Fluctuation
✓ ……………….. around
✓ ……………….. between … and ….
✓ …………………. between … and …
✓ S (fluctuate) with a variation ranging between ….and …. // from ….to …
✓ Fluctuate …………………
✓ A…………… fluctuation
✓ Reach a ……………… of ✓ Reach the point/ mark ………………… of ✓ Peak at
✓ Hit / reach the lowest mark/ point of ✓ Hit a record low of ✓ Hit a trough of ✓ Bottom out at 2 | P a g e IELTS Writing Preparation_1
IELTS WRITING TASK 1 & 2
Language to describe the degree / speed of change 3 | P a g e IELTS Writing Preparation_1
IELTS WRITING TASK 1 & 2
Practice 1: Match expressions a-i with the part of the graph it best describes Prepositions To By With At Usage Dùng để chỉ đến Dùng để chỉ độ Thêm số liệu mà Them số liệu cuối
một số liệu cụ thể ở chênh lệch giữa trước đó chưa đề câu, chủ thể đã
một thời điểm cụ thể hai số liệu cập đến chủ thể được đề cập
Example The figure for A The figure for A Vietnam won the The figure for A increased t 40% in o increased b 15% y games with 52 reached its highest 2010. between 2000 and gold medals. level, at 60% in 2010. 2015.
Grammar for Describing Trends A. Tenses a. Past (Simple Past)
b. Present (Simple Present + Simple Perfect) c. Future projections
Subject + will/ (be) likely to + V-bare Predictions Expectations show 1 Anticipations reveal (that) the figure will drop Forecasts indicate dramatically. predicted expected 2 It is anticipated
that the figure will drop dramatically. forecast/forecasted predicted expected 3 The figure is anticipated to drop dramatically. forecast/forecasted 4 | P a g e IELTS Writing Preparation_1
IELTS WRITING TASK 1 & 2 B. Sentence structures
1. Subject + Verb + Adverb + time
→ The number of students rose slightly from 1990 to 2000.
2. There + be + a/an + Adjective + Noun + in + Subject + time
→ There was a slight rise in the number of students from 1990 to 2000.
3. Subject + see/experience/undergo + a/an + Adjective + Noun + time
→ The number of students saw a slight rise from 1990 to 2000.
4. A/An + Adjective + Noun + be + seen + in + Subject + time
→ A slight rise was seen in the number of students from 1990 to 2000.
5. Time + see/experience/undergo + a/an + Adjective + Noun + in + Subject
→ The years from 1990 to 2000 saw a slight rise in the number of students.
C. More advanced structures
1. Before/ After + V-ing
→ The figure increased significantly from 10% to 38% between 2000 and 2010
before dropping to 20% in 2015.
2. Before/ After + noun
→ After a significant increase from 10% to 38% between 2000 and 2010,
the figure dropped to 20% in 2015. 3. Followed by + noun
→ The figure increased significantly from 10% to 38% between 2000 and 2010,
followed by a drop to 20% in 2015. 4. Mix
(1) + (3): The figure increased significantly from 10% to 38% between 2000 and 2010
before dropping to 20% in 2015, followed by a slight increase to 25% in the following year.
(2) + (3): After a significant increase from 10% to 38% between 2000 and 2010,
the figure dropped to 20% in 2015, followed by a slight increase to 25% in the following year. 5 | P a g e IELTS Writing Preparation_1
IELTS WRITING TASK 1 & 2 5. A ‘overtake’ B
a. A overtake/ surpass/ outstrip/ eclipse/ exceed B to become …
b. A was the highest in year X, but that shifted towards B from year Y onwards.
c. A was the highest in year X, but it was replaced by B from year Y onwards.
d. A become more popular from year X onwards instead of B 6. Comparison
6.1 Use linking words such as ‘while/ whereas/…’
a. S1 + V1, while / whereas S2 + V2.
→ The number of females increased quickly, whereas the number of males dropped slowly.
b. While / Whereas S1 + V1, S2 + V2.
→ While the number of females increased quickly, the number of males dropped slowly.
→ While the number of females increased quickly, showed the number of males experienced a reverse/ an opposite trend witnessed a contrasting pattern observed
c. S1 + V1. By contrast / In contrast / Conversely / Meanwhile / By comparison, S2 + V2.
→ The number of females increased quickly. By contrast, the number of males dropped slowly.
6.2 S + V, as opposed to + noun/noun phrase
→ The number of females increased quickly, as oppose to a slow drop in the number of males.
6.3 S + V, compared with + noun/ noun phrase
→ The number of females increased quickly, compared with a slow drop in the number of males. WRITING TASK 1
Task 1: The graph below gives information about the percentage of people living in Australia who were
born in Asia, the UK, and other regions. 6 | P a g e IELTS Writing Preparation_1
IELTS WRITING TASK 1 & 2 Introduction:
The line graph _____________________________________________________________________ _
___________________________________________________________________________________ Overview
At the first glance, it is clear that the proportions for Australians born in Asia and Other generally
________, with the former seeing the________, whil
e that of the UK experienced________.
Additionally, the total population saw ________in the first 25 years, but later rose______ during the
final 10 years of the given period.
The graph below compares changes in the birth rates of China and the USA between 1920 and 2000. a sustained increasing
exponential growth
dropping sharply a steady fall decline reaching a peak fluctuated plunged a rapid climb 7 | P a g e IELTS Writing Preparation_1
IELTS WRITING TASK 1 & 2
(1) _____________from approximately 10 percent in 1920 to 15 percent in 1935, China’s birth
rate then(2) _______________ to a low of just 5 percent in the 1940s. This was followed by a
period of (3) ___________with fertility in the country (4) _____________ of 20 percent in 1950.
The latter half of the century, however, brought (5) ______________in this figure.
The US birth rate, meanwhile, (6) _____________at somewhere between 11 and 13 percent
prior to 1940, before (7) _______________to less than 5 percent in 1945. The following 5 years
saw (8) _____________ in this rate, to somewhere in the vicinity of 15 percent in 1950, followed by (9) ___________. PRACTICE WRITING
Task 1: The chart below shows the percentage of people of different age groups who
went to cinema once a month or more in one European country from 2000 to 2011. 8 | P a g e IELTS Writing Preparation_1
IELTS WRITING TASK 1 & 2
Task 1: The table below shows the number of visitors in the UK and their average spending from 2003 to 2008 Practice :
The bar chart shows the percentage of small , medium, large companies which used social
media for business purposes between 2012 to 2016. 9 | P a g e IELTS Writing Preparation_1
IELTS WRITING TASK 1 & 2 COMPARISON CHARTS
A. Introducing Differences Generally, there is a significant difference between a and b. a wide disparity in + n. B. Comparative Structures In contrast (to B), b by y a narrow 1 A is larger/smaller In comparison (with B), margin. . x [just]+[under/over] x larger/smaller than 2 A is [approximately] B. twice as large/great/high 3 A is [under/over] two/three times as B. more/less + uncountable n. 4 A produces/consumes/… than B. more/fewer + countable n. considerably/substantially greater/higher/smalle 5 A is marginally/slightly r than B. 6 A is [almost/roughly /…] As large/high as B. C. Superlative Structures
A is the [second/third] largest/smallest/most 1
productive/… + uncountable n. A has the [second/third] 2
greatest/widest/most significant/… productive + n.
proportion of + uncountable n. uses the amount of + uncountable n. 3 A produces largest/highest/small number of + countable n. consumes est/lowest quantity of + countable n. 10 | P a g e IELTS Writing Preparation_1
IELTS WRITING TASK 1 & 2
The bar chart below shows the numbers of Make comparison
men and women attending various evening
courses at an adult education centre in the year 2009. (1) Drama
_____________________________________ (2) Painting
_____________________________________ (3) Sculpture
_____________________________________ (4) Language
______________________________________ 11 | P a g e IELTS Writing Preparation_1
IELTS WRITING TASK 1 & 2
The charts below shows the main Make your sentences
issues for the travelling public in the 1. Price of travel US in 2009.
________________________________________ 2. Safety concerns
________________________________________ 3. Aggressive driver
________________________________________ 4. Highway congestion
________________________________________ 5. Access to public transport
________________________________________ 6. Space for pedestrians
________________________________________
According to the pie chart, price was the key consideration for ________ of American travellers.
_________ people cited safety as their foremost travel concern, while aggressive driving and highway
congestion were the main issues for _____ _ and _______
_ of the travelling public. Final y, a total of
_________ of those surveyed thought that access to public transport or space for pedestrians were the
most important travel issues. 12 | P a g e IELTS Writing Preparation_1
IELTS WRITING TASK 1 & 2
The charts below show the main reasons for study among students of different age
groups and the amount of support they received from employers. while rise slightly compare gap narrows rather than More commonly By contrast whereas far higher the same Just over
Fill in the gaps:
The bar charts __________ students of different ages in terms of why they are studying and
whether they are supported by an employer.
It is clear that the proportion of students who study for career purposes is __________ among
the younger age groups, __________ the oldest students are more likely to study for interest.
Employer support is __________ given to younger students.
Around 80% of students aged under 26 study to further their careers, __________ only 10%
study purely out of interest. The __________ between these two proportions __________ as
students get older, and the figures for those in their forties are __________, at about 40%.
Students aged over 49 overwhelmingly study for interest (70%) __________ for professional reasons (less than 20%).
__________ 60% of students aged under 26 are supported by their employers. __________,
the 30-39 age group is the most self-sufficient, with only 30% being given time off and help with
fees. The figures __________ for students in their forties and for those aged 50 or more. 13 | P a g e IELTS Writing Preparation_1