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The document provides information about the two tasks in the IELTS Writing exam: 1. Task 1 requires writing a 150+ word descriptive report summarizing data from a table or diagram within 20 minutes. 2. Task 2 is an 250+ word academic essay responding to a given opinion or problem within 40 minutes. It offers tips for both tasks like reading questions carefully, being familiar with data descriptions, and using cohesive devices. Specific vocabulary and structures are provided for Task 1 to describe visual data.

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IELTS Intro Writing Task 1 10qqr6r

The document provides information about the two tasks in the IELTS Writing exam: 1. Task 1 requires writing a 150+ word descriptive report summarizing data from a table or diagram within 20 minutes. 2. Task 2 is an 250+ word academic essay responding to a given opinion or problem within 40 minutes. It offers tips for both tasks like reading questions carefully, being familiar with data descriptions, and using cohesive devices. Specific vocabulary and structures are provided for Task 1 to describe visual data.

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The International

English
Language
Testing
System
IELTS Writing-Academic
Task 1 Task 2
Timing 20 min 40 min
Writing
Length at least 150 words at least 250 words

Writing a descriptive academic an academic essay in


Style report of a table or response to an opinion
diagram or a problem
Grading 1) Task Achievement 1) Task Response
Criteria 2) Coherence and Cohesion 2) Coherence and Cohesion
3) Lexical Resource 3) Lexical Resource
4) Grammatical Range and 4) Grammatical Range and
Accuracy 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)
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
Task 1 (2)
 4 possible types of the academic writing in task 1

1. Organise, present and possibly compare data


e.g. money people spend on different
forms of entertainment.

2. Describe stages of a procedure or process


e.g. the stages of human evolution.

3. Describe on object or event or series of events


e.g. How the water cycle works.

4. 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.)
Example of Task 1
• You should spend about
20 minutes on this task.

• The take below gives


information about the
underground railway
systems in six cities.

Summarize the
information by selecting
and reporting the main
features, and make
comparisons where
relevant.

• You should write at


least 150 words.
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
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 accordingly, consequently, hence, therefore,
Effect 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
Writing Strategies –
For Both Tasks
•Device for better coherence

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
Writing Strategies –
For Task 1
• Words used to describe the given pictures

noun verb
a graph a diagram show display
line graph a figure indicate manifest
bar graph a table demonstrate illustrate
column graph vertical axis reveal explain
a chart horizontal represent provide
axis
imply mark
a pie chart percentage
suggest denote
a bar chart proportion
Writing Strategies –
For Task 1
• Words used to describe statistics, to
compare results, to describe changes:

verbs

remain grow multiply

fall climb diminish

rise decline plunge

drop gain slide

increase improve slip

decrease fluctuate soar


Writing Strategies –
For Task 1
• Words used to describe statistics, to compare
results, to describe changes:

adjective/adverb
steady/steadily approximately stark
dramatically gradually doubly, triply
drastically 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
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 …

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