Group 1 (Writing Task 1 )
1. Anifa (170203202)
2. Siti Asyifa MR (180203150)
3. Muhammad Fajar (170203195)
4. Nuraina (100203232)
5. Nendaya Wahyuni ()
WRITING TASK 1
The Writing Task 1 of the IELTS Academic test requires you to write a summary
of at least 150 words in response to a particular graph (bar, line or pie graph), table, chart, or
process (how something works, how something is done). This task tests your ability to select
and report the main features, to describe and compare data, identify significance and trends in
factual information, or describe a process.
1. People doing the Academic test will write a report on a data set, map, or process.
People doing General Training will write a letter.
2. You must write 150 words or more.
3. You should spend around 20 minutes on this part of the test.
4. Task 1 is worth 1/3 of your total mark on the Writing test.
5. You will be assessed in four areas:
o Task Achievement (25%)
o Coherence and Cohesion (25%)
o Lexical Resource (25%)
o Grammatical Range and Accuracy (25%)
6. The most important thing is that you can demonstrate that you can clearly
communicate in English.
7. The key to doing well is to know exactly what the examiners want and giving it to
them.
Types of question:
1. Graph and table
This important lesson shows you what you must do to properly describe a graph or
chart that has a period time.
a. Line Chart
b. Bar Chart
c. Propotional Bar Chart
d. Table
2. Pie Chart
In this lesson you’ll learn gow to write about a pie chart, with tips on how to best
organize your answer and advice on the language to use.
3. Proccess Diagram
In this lesson you’ll learn how to describe an IELTS process diagram, with
information organizing your answer and using the passive voice.
4. Two Graphs together (multiple chart and graph )
Sometime you get two graphs to describe together. This lesson shows you how you
organize the answer if you do.
5. Map and Floor Plan
Useful of Vocabulary
Using the word ‘Number’
Did you know that the word ‘ Number’ can be used as a verb as well as a noun?
number – present verb
numbered – past verb
the number of – noun
outnumber – verb
Examples sentences:
1. Cars produced in Japan number around 9 million units at present
2. Car production in Japan numbered around 9 million units last year
3. Coal exports in The USA outnumbered steel exports throughout the whole period.
4. In September 2017, the total number of EU migrants to the UK was just under 100,000.
5. The number of cars produced in Japan last year stood at around 9
million, outnumbering the USA (7 million).
For ‘people’ we also use the word ‘number of’ as ‘people’ is a countable noun.
The number of + countable noun
‘The number of people living in London has risen to around 10 million since 1970’
When comparing things or people you can also use the word outnumber
‘The number of users on Facebook last year reached around 2
billion, outnumbering Twitter which stood at 1.5 billion users.’
Note: A good way of paraphrasing ‘the number of ‘ is to use ‘the proportion of..’ so I can
also write:
‘The proportion of users on Facebook last year reached around 2
billion, outnumbering Twitter which stood at 1.5 billion users.’
Using Comprised / accounted for
To get a good score in vocabulary you need to vary your language. Here are 2 examples:
‘Energy production in France comprised 6% hydro power and 24% nuclear power in 2010′
‘In 2010, hydro power and Nuclear power accounted for 6% and 24% of Energy production
in France respectively
Using the word ‘Total’
totaled – past verb
in total – noun phrase
the total number /amount of – noun
1. The number of cars produced in Japan totaled around 9 million last year
2. The total number of cars produced in Japan last year stood at around 9 million,
outnumbering the USA (7 million).
3. In total, 300,000 iPhones were manufactured in the last quarter of 2016
4. The total amount of electricity produced in the first half of 2016 was around 2 million
kilowatts
Using the word ‘Amount’
The amount of + uncountable noun
1. The amount of electricity produced in Canada from Hydroelectric power has risen sharply
since 2012
2. The amount of coal used in Australia doubled throughout the whole period.
2. Car production in The USA amounted to around 250,000 vehicles in the first half of 2015.
Sometimes you can use the word ‘amounted to’ (past tense) or ‘amounts to’ (present tense)
This is a synonym for ‘in total’ .
The cost of repairs amount to $700 (present) / The cost of repairs amounted
to $700 (past)
Using the word ‘Figure’
This is useful if you want to reduce repetition in your writing instead of constantly using ‘ the
number of’ or ‘the proportion of’
uncountable nouns: the figure for unemployment.
countable nouns: the figure for people
countries: the figure for the USA.
percentages: the figure for…… rose by 10%.
1. The figure for people entering University reached a peak by 2014
2. The figure for CO2 emissions in The UK dipped slightly by the end of the 30 year period.
3. The population figures for India rose by 12% over the two decades.
4. The figure for unemployment dropped to 5% in 2015.
Using the word ‘Period’
This is a good way to paraphrase a date range especially in the overview where it is best to
avoid numbers or details , so rather than writing for instance, ‘from 2000 to 2010’ you can
write:
‘in a ten year period’
‘throughout the ten year period’
‘throughout the whole period.’
In a graph with a time period, If I want to talk about the first year I can write ‘at the start of
the period’and for the last year I can write ‘at the end of the period’
Strategy and Tips
1. Paraphrasing doesn’t need to be complicated. Not all words can be change all the
time. choose which words you will and want change. Trying to paraphrase to often
will result in too many errors and lower score.
2. Highlight highs , lows, and trends in your over view were posiible.
3. Make sure statement in yoyr body paragraph are supported by data.
4. Make sure paragraph are easy to see.
5. Remember this is a report, not an essay.
6. Look at the logical porganization of imformation in the ,model answer above.
7. Check the lingking words used,
8. Note the variation in sentence structure.
9. Don’t overload your report with too many small details. Be selectif.
10. Aim for around 170-190 words.
Sample Question and Answer Writing Task 1 Band 5
The answer below has been rated purely based on the public IELTS descriptors. Click the
word or words in red to see the correction, and scroll to the bottom of the page to read our
comments on the report.
As can we seen on this chart, there is a dramatic increased of people who used car or
truck in compare to other kind of transport on both years with almost 70% on 2001 and just
below 60% in 1996. With the other type of transport there were far behind of less than
15% on the same years.
People who based their job at home and rides bicycle in 2001 for work are slightly higher
in compare to other periods and all other type of transport are dominated by 1996
period. Personnel who are using there own car in 1996 are up by more than 10% in
compare to approximately 5%. With the same year the number of people who
walked, public transport user and other way of transport are higher compared
to other year.
(134 words)
Comments:
This report is too short for the requirements of the task, and there is no clear academic
structure (no introduction, no ending statement and no ‘overall’ description).
Although some sentences are quite long, they are not clear and often lose meaning. It would
be better to write shorter, clearer sentences divided into paragraphs.
As the graph has two past dates, the tenses used should be the past forms, but the writer uses
a mix of past and present forms.
Sample Question and answer writing Task 1 band 7
Sample Answer
The graph compares the GDP per capita, cost of a Toyota Camry and approximate length of
time it takes for 1 citizen to purchase that mode of transport in eight Asian countries.
Despite having the second lowest average yearly income, it costs more to buy this car in
Vietnam than in all but one other Asian nation. It also takes significantly longer for
a standard person to buy an automobile in Vietnam than in any other state in Asia. On the
other end of the scale, Singaporeans have to pay nearly three times more for their cars than
the Vietnamese and it takes them the least amount of time to afford a motor vehicle.
It costs $49,944 to buy a Toyota Camry in Vietnam, but this dwarfs the average yearly
income per person at just $1,910. It would therefore take a normal man or woman 26.1 years
to save up for that particular car.
This is in contrast to Singapore where it costs $126,245 for that model of motorcar, however
the average salary is much greater at $55,182. This means that it generally takes just over 2
years for a typical individual from Singapore to acquire this vehicle.
