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WRITING SECTION CHART DESCRIPTION Hoàng Thị Hằng hanght1416@gmail.com www.facebook.com/MedicalEnglishinUse LESSON 1- WRITE THE INTRODUCTION & THE OVERVIEW http://ielts-simon.com/ielts-help-and-english-pr/ielts-writing-task-1/ PARAGRAPH (INTRODUCTION) Tense: simple present tense Sentence 1- Paraphrase Question This paragraph: one or two sentences long Ability to paraphrase use synonyms Time expression The graph below shows the average daily spend of three categories of international visitor to New Zealand from 1997 to 2017 Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant Paraphrase A- Shows illustrates/compares B- Categories groups/types C- International visitor travelers who visit… Time expression A- From -to - between - and -B- during year period, from…to… WRITE THE INTRODUCTION The given Pie chart illustrates The provided Line graph … compares Over –year … period, from….to… FIELD - PLACE - TIME (Noun) PRACTICE Word file” practice-line graph” PARAGRAPH (OVERVIEW) Sentence 1- Overview of first main feature Sentence 2- Overview of second main feature Sentence 3- Make general comparison, if appropriate An overview: a general statement, highlighting the most important information in the table; summary of the main features Important information could include general trends, change, comparisons etc WRITING THE OVERVIEW Overall, As can be seen, As is observed, It is noticeable that… Statistics, numbers: unnecessary LESSON 2: COMPARE/CONTRAST, USE OF PREPOSITIONS, USE OF ADVERBS, MENTIONING A NEW IDEA General trend Increase- decrease- steadiness Change Rapid change- moderate change- slight change Lowest point- highest point Comparative & superlative Notable exceptions LANGUAGE FOR DESCRIBING NUMBERS IN PIE CHARTS It is clear that represents the largest portion of _, whereas _ is undoubtedly the smallest Sales of _ stood at % in 1925, which is the majority of _ (If the percentage is around 30%) – Nearly a third… (If the percentage is around 52%) – Over a half of all respondents… A small fraction… Exactly 30% of students… (If the percentage is around 25%) Roughly a quarter of respondents …whereas sales for _ were just 10% In 1955 approximately three quarters were , whereas in 1960 this had fallen to just under a fifth MORE VERBS USED Account for (percentage) Stand at (percentage) The two pie charts below show the online shopping sales for retail sectors in Canada in 2005 and 2010 Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant Write at least 150 words https://www.ielts exam.net/academ ic_writing_sampl es_task_1/828/ TREND Increase Decrease Steadiness Fluctuation USE OF ADJECTIVES AND ADVERBS DESCRIBE PIE CHARTS Language to describe numbers/percentage Verbs used: account for, represent, stand at, comprise… LESSON 4: REVIEW & PRACTICE WRITING: A TABLE You should spend about 20 minutes on this task The following table gives statistics showing the aspects of quality of life in five countries Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant Write at least 150 words Country Bangladesh Bolivia Egypt Indonesia USA GNP per Daily calorie Life Infant head (1982: supply per expectancy mortality (p US dollars) head at birth er 1000 live (years) births 140 570 690 580 13160 1877 2086 2950 2296 3653 40 50 56 49 74 132 124 97 87 12 BEFORE YOU WRITE What is the table measuring? What type of language you need to use (Change? Comparing and contrasing?) What tense would you use? What you put in the overview? Which country has the best quality of life and which has the worst? What information could you use for an overview / conclusion? How could you group the information? https://www.ieltsbuddy.com/ielts-table.html MAKE A PLAN Topic – standard of living, countries Language – comparison Time / tense – 1982 = past Overview – USA far higher Groups – USA = highest Egypt, Indo, Bol = similar Bangladesh = very low https://www.ieltsbuddy.com/ielts-table.html You should spend about 20 minutes on this task The following table gives statistics showing the aspects of quality of life in five countries Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant Write at least 150 words Country Bangladesh Bolivia Egypt Indonesia USA GNP per Daily calorie Life Infant head (1982: supply per expectancy mortality (p US dollars) head at birth er 1000 live (years) births 140 570 690 580 13160 1877 2086 2950 2296 3653 40 50 56 49 74 132 124 97 87 12 NOTES Read the instruction carefully (kinds of graphs, tense) Paraphrase the instruction (key words replaced) Key features (highest/lowest, peak/bottom… ) overview Group information Write Use of preposition Use of verb/adverb/noun/adj Trend description Constitution description Lesson 1- write the introduction & the overview Lesson 2: compare/contrast, use of prepositions, use of adverbs, mentioning a new idea Lesson 3: language for “trend”, “constitution” Lesson 4: review & practice