IELTS WALKER WRITING WRITING TASK 1

UNIT 1: IELTS PARAPHRASING TECHNIQUES

❖ Why we need to paraphrase in IELTS
Paraphrasing is an essential IELTS skill.
Paraphrasing is simply re-writing a phrase or sentence so that it has the same meaning, but
with different words. Paraphrasing is one of the most important skills to learn before doing
your IELTS test. It is most important for writing and speaking, but will also help you in the
reading and listening tests. In other words, if you know how to paraphrase you are more
likely to get the score you need.

USING
WRITING TECHNIQUE 1
SYNONYMS
Synonyms are different words that have the same meaning. For example, ‘humans’ is a
synonym of ‘people’ and ‘attractive’ is a synonym of ‘beautiful’. This method simply
replaces words with the same meaning in order to produce a new sentence.
⮚ For example:
1. My car needs petrol.
=> My vehicle requires fuel.

2. Violent crime is on the rise among teenagers.

=> Violent offences are rising among young people.

3. Global warming is mostly caused by emissions from internal combustion engines.

=> Climate change is mainly caused by the release of fumes from motor vehicles.

Exercise 1: Choose the correct answer.

1. He was asked to account for his presence at the scene of crime.
A. complain B. exchange C. explain D. arrange
2. The teacher gave some suggestions on what could come out for the examination.
A. effects B. symptoms C. hints D. demonstrations
3. I’ll take the new job whose salary is fantastic.
A. reasonable B. acceptable C. pretty high D. wonderful
4. Carpets from countries such as Persia and Afghanistan often fetch high prices in the United
States.
A. Artifacts B. Pottery C. Rugs D. Textiles
5. Ralph Nader was the most prominent leader of the U. S consumer protection movement.
A. casual B. significant C. promiscuous D. aggressive

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Exercise 2: Rewrite sentences below using synonyms.
1. People nowadays are richer than before.
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2. The temperature is due to fall in the next few days.
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3. The pizza delivery boy was very fast tonight.
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4. Passing the IELTS is important to my dreams of moving abroad.
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5. This graph shows the population growth in Canada over the last 10 years.
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6. I have just got back from the cinema. The film was funny.
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7. The weather forecast today was true. It was very sunny, just as they predicted.
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8. Using renewable sources could stop people from destroying the rainforest.
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9. Working from home can lead to employees feeling isolated and dissatisfied.
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10. The increase in the number of students attending university has led to changes in the
methods and style of lecture delivery.
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CHANGING THE WORD
WRITING TECHNIQUE 2
FORMS
Changing the word form demonstrates excellent vocabulary skills to the examiner and
will help you get a good score for vocabulary

⮚ For example
1. Many people are unhealthy because they fail to eat well and exercise.
=> Many people have poor health because they are failing to eat well and are not exercising
enough.

2. Sales of new TV increased significantly last year.

=> There was an significant increase of sales of new TV last year.

Exercise 1: Write different word forms/ word class of these words below.

Words Noun Verb Adjective Adverb

1. success
2. change
3. love
4. inform
5. demonstrate
6. fail
7. explain
8. complain
9. avoid
10. treat

Exercise 2: Rewrite sentences below by changing word forms.

1. There are a lot of reasons why people should change their jobs frequently.
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2. Children tend to imitate the behaviors of their parents.
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3. Nowadays, young generation decides to stay away from their parents when they turn 18.
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4. The government are seeking the way to solve the air pollution issue in big cities.
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5. A large number of disabled people are contributing significantly to our society.
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6. He is trying to explain the situation for his teacher.
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7. The representative demonstrated his company’s new product to the partner.
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WRITING TECHNIQUE CHANGING THE
3 VOICE
Changing the voice from active to passive or passive to active will show the examiner
how good your grammar is.

⮚ For example
1. The property developers invested $20 million in the development of the shopping centre.
=> $20 million was invested in the development of shopping centre.

2. People say that global warming is caused by the burning of fossil fuels.
=> Global warming is said to be caused by the burning of fossil fuels.

Exercise 1: Rewrite sentences below by changing the voice.

1. The proposed “ free lunch” program may help approximately 30,000 students.
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2. The school expelled two of the students for violating the school’s “ no fighting” policy.
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3. Desserts cover one fifth of the surface of the Earth.
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4. The company requires all its employees to wear uniform whenever they show up at the
office.
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5. The bar chart below illustrates five different industries’ percentage share of Brazil’s
economy
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6. The graph shows the number of visitors to four international museums between 1980 and
2015.
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7. The bar charts below show the percentages of men and women in employment in three
countries in 2005 and 2015.
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8. The pie charts below show the devices people in the 18 to 25 age group use to watch
television in Canada in two different years.
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9. The table below shows the percentage participation of women in senior management in
three companies between 1975 and 2015.
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WRITING TECHNIQUE CHANGING THE SENTENCE
4 STRUCTURE
Changing the sentence structure as well as the word form will help you to get high
score from the examiner.

⮚ For example
1. It is difficult to say whether the economy will improve.
=> Whether the economy will improve, it is difficult to say.

2. If you do not study hard today, you may not pass the exam tomorrow.
=> In order to pass the exam tomorrow, you must study hard today.

Exercise 1: Rewrite sentences below by changing sentence structure.

1. Working from home can lead to employees feeling isolated and dissatisfied.
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2. The increase in the number of students attending university has led to changes in the
methods and style of lecture delivery.
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3. Courses should contain a practical component ensuring graduates have skills that are
transferable to the workplace.
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4. Dragonflies have six legs, but they can’t walk.
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5. Many people believe that modern music can have a negative impact on the young.
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6. They feel that rap and hip-hop often deal with dangerous issues such as gang violence or
express antisocial views.
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7. many people may lack sufficient discipline to complete the work they need to do without
colleagues around.
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8. The main advantage is that it gives workers more flexibility in their working lives.
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HOMEWORK
Exercise 1: Rewrite sentences below by using paraphrasing techniques.
1. In general, female birds are less colorful than male birds.
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2. A handshake does not mean the same thing around the world.
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3. Climbing mountains is a dangerous activity.
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4. His job wasn’t very interesting, but it paid well.
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5. You shouldn’t talk in school when you are not supposed to.
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6. More than half of the women who attended the one-day meeting were in business with
their spouses.
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7. With the development of flash memory cards, the market for portable music players
jumped sharply.
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8. Although the coach’s strategy was a little dangerous, the team was successful.
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9. Therefore, the effect was an increase in student examination results.
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10. In addition, a strong typhoon is expected to batter the coast over the next few days.
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11. The expenditure needed to combat climate change will require changes to the federal
government’s budget.
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12. The engineer must judge how much dynamite to use according to the volume of material
to be removed from the tunnel.
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Exercise 2: Rewrite sentences below by using paraphrasing techniques.
1. The chart below shows the movement of people from rural to urban areas in three
countries and predictions for future years.
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2. The bar chart below shows employment figures in different tourism-related industries
between 2009 and 2019.
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3. The line graph gives information about the number of Iranian, Greek and Turkish students
who enrolled at Sheffield University between 2005 and 2009.
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4. The chart below shows the changes that took place in three different areas of crime in
Panama City from 2010 to 2019.
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5. The graphs below show the post-school qualifications held by Canadians in the age groups
25 to 35 and 45 to 55.
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6. The table below shows top ten countries with largest population in 2019, and how it is
projected to change by 2100.
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7. The diagrams below give information about the manufacture of frozen fish pies.
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8. The charts below show local government expenditure in 2010 and 2015.
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9. The table below shows the results of surveys in 2005, 2010 and 2015 about McGill
University.
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10. The diagram below shows the recycling process of aluminium cans.
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