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Contents
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Introduction
A quick guide to the world of graph
Vocabulary
The essential vocabulary for IELTS Writing (Graph)
Analytical Thinking
Practice with sample cue cards
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GROUND RULES
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Writing Task 1: Band Descriptors
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Writing: Criteria Briefing
Grammatical Range
and Accuracy
Task Achievement
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Task Achievement refers to your
This refers to your ability to write
ability to answer the question
sentences with no mistakes and
properly
also use a range of grammatical
structures
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Coherence and Cohesion
Lexical Resources
Coherence and Cohesion refers to your
ability to connect your ideas together
so that they are easy to understand
This refers to your ability to use a
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wide range of vocabulary without
making mistakes
1. Introduction
Graph is the simplified representation of a big chunk of data under many forms.
→ There are 7 types of diagram in the IELTS Writing Task 1
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Line Graph
Bar Chart
Pie Chart
Table
Mixed-chart
Map
Process
Examples
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Before you begin to write
Write at least 150 words
Make sure to write at least 150 words.
Although there is no limit to maximum
word count, you should not write over 200
words (lengthy, time-consuming).
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Spend only 20 mins at most
The IELTS Writing section allows 1 hour
to do both Task 1 and Task 2. Task 1 only
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accounts for ⅓ Writing score and
You should not proceed to write right
away; instead, plan what you will write
requires at least 150 words. Therefore,
beforehand.
you should only allocate 20 minutes to
this task.
Plan first
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The 4-step procedure will be introduced
later on in this curriculum.
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5. Summarize information only
Before you begin to write
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Select significant, noticeable information
to describe the graph. Writing Task 1
requires you to “summarise the
information by selecting and reporting the
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Don’t say your opinions
main features”. This does not mean listing
Do not put your own opinions or
all data presented in the graph.
outside/not-mentioned-in-the-graph
information into your Task 1 essay.
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Be mindful
Be mindful of using words and sentence
structures flexibly and diversely. They are 2
out of 4 criteria that the examiner will use
to score your essay.
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IELTS Writing Task 1
Band Descriptors
4 criteria:
● Task Achievement
● Coherence and Cohesion
● Lexical Resource
● Grammatical Range and Accuracy
2. Vocabulary for Graph
There are different ways to describe the data demonstrated in a graph. It is important
that you learn those grammar structures and vocabulary beforehand.
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Vocabulary to describe trends
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Vocabulary to describe degrees of change
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Sentence structures to describe trends
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Prepositions in data analysis
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Sentence structures to compare data
Describe Trends
Trend
Verb
increase
rise
grow
climb
soar = (sky)rocket = (up)surge
decrease
decline
fall
drop
Greater extent:
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Noun Phrase
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register/witness/experience/
undergo/ record + an/a
(exponential/substantial/ significant) increase/rise/ growth in sth
upward tendency/trend in sth
an upsurge in + sth
register/witness/experience/
undergo/ record + an/a
(significant/substantial/ considerable) fall/decrease/ drop/decline
in sth
a downward tendency/trend in sth
plummet
plunge
significantly/substantially/ considerably +
drop/reduce/decrease/decline/fall
remain/stay stable at
remain/stay unchanged at
stabilize at
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register/witness/experience/
undergo/ record + a
stable performance/stability at (data)
= reach a plateau at (data) / in + N
Describe Trends
Trend
Verb
widely >< slightly/mildly fluctuate
peak at
bottom at
Noun Phrase
register/witness/experience/
undergo/ record + a
wide >< slight/mild fluctuation around
(data)
hit the highest point of + data
reach a peak of + data
hit the lowest point of
hit a low of
hit a trough of
Describe Degrees of Change
Adjective
Adverb
Small
slight
marginal
insignificant
slightly
marginally
insignificantly
Moderate
gradual
slow
steady
progressive
gradually
slowly
steadily
progressively
Large
considerable
significant
substantial
considerably
significantly
substantially
Sentence Structures (Trends)
Example: The number of students of VSPACE in 2018 is 13000 and this number witnesses an increase of 3000 students by 2021
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Formula
Example
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Subject + Verb + Adverb + Number + Time period
The number of VSpace students increased significantly to 3,000 in
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There + be + a/an + Adjective + noun + number + in + “what” +
complement + time period
There was a significant increase of 1700 in the number of VSpace
students in 2021
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Subject + experienced/ saw/ witnessed/ reported/ registered/
underwent + a/an + adj + noun + number + time period
The number of VSpace students witnessed a significant increase
of 1700 in 2021
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A/an + adj + noun + number + was seen/ witnessed/
registered/ recorded + in + subject + time period
A significant increase of 500 was seen/ witnessed/ registered/
recorded in the number of VSpace students in 2021
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Time period + witnessed/saw/registered/ recorded + a/an +
adj + noun + in + noun phrase
The year 2021 witnessed/ registered/ recorded a significant
increase of 1700 in the number of VSpace students
Sentence Structures (Trends)
Example: The number of VSpace students decreased slightly to 2,500 in 2015. However, the number of
VSpace students increased significantly by 500 in 2021.
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S + V, which was followed by
There was a fall to 2,500 in the number of
VSpace students in 2015, which was followed by
an increase to 3,000 in 2021.
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S + V, but later + V
The number of VSpace students declined slightly
to 2,500 in 2015, but later went up sharply by 500
in 2021.
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S + V before V-ing
The number of V Space students declined slightly
to 2,500 in 2015 before experiencing a sharp
increase of 500 in 2021.
Rewrite the following sentences using the formulas
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The number of cars fell gradually over the period from 1990 to 2000.
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The research investment decreased significantly in 2005.
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There was a slight fall in the sales of mangoes in 2006.
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The quality of food in supermarkets has increased sharply.
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There was a quick drop of $3 million in sugar imports in 1988.
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The price of laptops dropped quickly over the period.
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There was an upward trend in the number of visitors to the website.
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The growth rate fluctuated wildly throughout the years.
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The number of students applying to the university stabilized over the decade.
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The year 2000 saw a gradual growth in the house price in London
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