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LESSON 1
Introduction to Writing Task 1
A. Types of Charts
BAR CHART
(Cambridge English IELTS Past Papers) (Cambridge IELTS 15, test 1)
LINE GRAPH
(IELTS Cambridge 17, Test 4)
TABLE
(Cambridge English IELTS Past Papers)
(Cambridge English IELTS Past Papers)
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PIE CHARTS
(Cambridge English IELTS Past Papers)
(Cambridge English IELTS Past Papers)
(Cambridge English IELTS Past Papers)
B. Marking criteria for Task 1
Grammatical range
Task response Coherence & cohesion Lexical resource
& Accuracy
✓ Present relevant ✓ Logical organization ✓ Use a wide range of ✓ Appropriate use of
information ✓ Clear and logical sentence structures vocabulary and
✓ No key features paragraph structure ✓ Produce error-free spelling
ignored ✓ Appropriate use of sentences ✓ Use less common
✓ Provide a clear cohesive devices and ✓ Appropriate use of words
overview sequencing words punctuation ✓ Accurate
✓ Avoid repetition by ✓ Accurate use of paraphrasing
using referencing tenses and word
formation
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C. How to Write an Introduction
The graph below shows the consumption of fish and different kinds of meat in a
European country between 1979 and 2004.
(Cambridge English IELTS Past Papers)
Paraphrasing:
Example:
The graph below shows the consumption of fish and different kinds of meat in a
European country between 1979 and 2004.
SUBJECT VERB WHAT WHERE WHEN
Question
♦ Paraphrase VERB: show / illustrate / compare / give information about
♦ Paraphrase WHAT:
1. Relative Clauses:
QUANTIFIER + NOUN/NOUN PHRASE + WHO/ WHICH/THAT + VERB
❖ Units are measured in percent (%) -> the quantifier is:
_______________________________________________________________
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❖ Units are not measured in percent (%) -> the quantifier is:
_______________________________________________________________
❖ Common quantifiers for all units:
_______________________________________________________________
Example:
The graph below shows the consumption of fish and different kinds of meat in a European
country between 1979 and 2004.
→ The line graph illustrates ________________________________________________ in
a country in Europe from 1979 to 2004.
2. Noun Clauses:
HOW MANY/ HOW MUCH + NOUN/NOUN PHRASE + VERB
Example:
The graph below shows the consumption of fish and different kinds of meat in a European
country between 1979 and 2004.
→ The line graph illustrates ________________________________________________ in
a country in Europe from 1979 to 2004.
♦ Paraphrase WHERE:
- For specific countries such as in the UK, France and Russia:
➔ Paraphrase: ______________________________________________
- There is no specific country such as “in three different countries”:
➔ Paraphrase: ______________________________________________
♦ Paraphrase WHEN:
- A specific time: “… in 1990, 1995 and 2000”
➔ Paraphrase: ______________________________________________
- No specific time: “in three different years”
➔ Paraphrase: ______________________________________________
- From 1990 to 2000
➔ Paraphrase: ______________________________________________
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D. Practice
1. The table below gives information about
student enrolments at Manchester
University in 1937, 1967 and 2017.
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2. The graph below shows information
about the recruitment of teachers in Ontario
between 2001 and 2007.
___________________________________
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3. The line graph shows information about
international students at a UK university
from 1995 to 2015.
___________________________________
___________________________________
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4. The graph below gives information about
fast food consumption in the UK from 1970
to 1990.
___________________________________
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5. The bar chart below gives data about the
percentages of Internet users, categorized
by age groups from 1998 to 2000.
___________________________________
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6. The table below gives information about
consumer spending on different items in 5
different countries in 2002.
___________________________________
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7. The bar chart below shows the
expenditure on five major categories in the
United States, Canada, the United
Kingdom, and Japan in the year 2009.
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8. The bar chart below shows average
earnings in Ireland in 5 different years from
1988 to 1992.
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9. The graph below shows the quantities of
goods transported in the UK between 1974
and 2002 by four different modes of
transport.
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10. The line graph below shows the number
of Asian elephants between 1994 and
2007.
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