As I promised many of you, this is what you need to know about Academic IELTS test Writing Task 1.
The task here is to describe a graph in a report. The report is intended for university lecturer, so the language you use should be appropriate.
There are several different figures you could see in Writing 1 Task:
Single line graph - see example
Double line graph
Bar graph (Single, Double or Triple bar graph) - see example
Pie chart - see example
Table
Process
Click here to see fantastic examples of all possible figures in IELTS Writing 1 test.
No matter what figure you are describing, you shouldn’t break these rules:
Report must be of at least 150 words written in 20 minutes
You shouldn’t write your opinion or copy words from graph - rephrase and use synonyms instead.
Never use bullets, write as if you were writing essay or letter.
When your Academic Writing 1 Task is graded by IELTS examiners, they look for this structure:
Introduction
Body
Conclusion
Introduction should describe the purpose of report and say what overall trends you see.
For example, if the graph is climbing up or dropping down, you should mention that.You need to remember that you are describing a graph to someone who doesn’t see it. Write what the graph is about, its dates and location.
Body should describe the most important trends, while all information is summarized to avoid unnecessary details. For example, if there is a graph that has 2 peaks, you should mention them; tell when those peaks appeared and what the peak values are.Notice how many distinctive features diagram has and divide information into paragraphs, one paragraph for one feature. You should link the paragraphs by sentences that logically connect them to one another.
Important! You need to write about all the periods of time and all the subjects of graph.If it shows several years (1992, 1993, 1994) - write about all of them, if it is about men and women - write about both. Remember, summarizing doesn’t mean throwing away information. The secret here is to select what’s important, organize it, compare and contrast.
Conclusion should sum up the global trends shown on the figure and compare them if possible.
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Comment by royaletulip — May 17, 2006 @ 11:52 pm
Right now it is the best I can do, because the demand is quite high and there is only one teacher helping us from the kindness of the heart.
Comment by admin — May 18, 2006 @ 7:44 am
admin, really thank you very much!
And I wonder how long it will take for us to wait until our essays is showed on this blog after graded.
Comment by Jeffrey_feng — July 28, 2006 @ 3:10 am
Usually it takes a few days for teacher to check the essays (depends on how many we receive). When essays return rated, they are added right away.
Comment by admin — July 28, 2006 @ 3:24 am
Hi! I’m new here and I emailed you my essay yesterday so that it could be graded by an IELTS teacher but I haven’t received any reply yet.
Is the essay grading service still available?
Comment by Khaled — April 27, 2007 @ 1:38 pm
Of course the grading service is available! You will get your checked essay back in email in 2 business days.
Comment by admin — April 27, 2007 @ 3:18 pm
Thanks for telling me. I thought it was no longer available when I saw the date 2006 at the bottom of all the sample essays.
Comment by Khaled — April 27, 2007 @ 4:21 pm