IELTS Writing Task 1

May 2025
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Line Graph
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Tables and Pie Charts
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Charts
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Writing task 1
Describe Maps
 DẠNG MAP
+ DẠNG 1: KHÔNG CÓ SỰ THAY ĐỔI VỀ THỜI GIAN (thường là single
map).
+ DẠNG 2: CÓ SỰ THAY ĐỔI VỀ MẶT THỜI GIAN (thường là double map)
The map below is of the town of Garlsdon. A new supermarket (S) is planned for the town. The
map shows two possible sites for the supermarket.
Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons
where relevant.
You should write at least 150 words.
• The first picture shows the layout of an art gallery, and the second shows
some proposed changes to the gallery space.
• It is clear that significant changes will be made in terms of the use of floor
space in the gallery. There will be a completely new entrance and more space
for exhibitions.
• At present, visitors enter the gallery through doors which lead into a lobby.
However, the plan is to move the entrance to the Parkinson Court side of the
building, and visitors will walk straight into the exhibition area. In place of
the lobby and office areas, which are shown on the existing plan, the new
gallery plan shows an education area and a small storage area.
• The permanent exhibition space in the redeveloped gallery will be about
twice as large as it is now because it will occupy the area that is now used for
temporary exhibitions. There will also be a new room for special exhibitions.
This room is shown in red on the existing plan and is not currently part of the
gallery.
The two maps below show an island, before and after the construction of some tourist
facilities.
The diagrams illustrate some changes to a small island which has
been developed for tourism.
It is clear that the island has changed considerably with the
introduction of tourism, and six new features can be seen in the
second diagram. The main developments are that the island is
accessible and visitors have somewhere to stay.
Looking at the maps in more detail, we can see that small huts
have been built to accommodate visitors to the island. The other
physical structures that have been added are a reception building,
in the middle of the island, and a restaurant to the north of the
reception. Before these developments, the island was completely
bare apart from a few trees.
As well as the buildings mentioned above, the new facilities on
the island include a pier, where boats can dock. There is also a
short road linking the pier with the reception and restaurant, and
footpaths connect the huts. Finally, there is a designated
swimming area for tourists off a beach on the western tip of the
island.
Writing task 1
Dạng process
 Dạng process nhân tạo
The diagram illustrates the process that is used to manufacture bricks for the building industry.
 DÀN BÀI
The figure provides data on how bricks are manufactured for
MỞ BÀI the building industry.

- Đầu tiên chỉ ra có bao nhiêu bước trong process. Bắt đầu bằng bước
nào và được kết thúc bằng bước nào.
TỔNG QUAN
Overall, it is clear seen that there are 7 stages in the whole
brick manufacturing process, beginning with clay excavation.
The process only finish when bricks are delivered to meet the
customer’s demand.

THÂN BÀI Chia thân bài làm 2 khổ: Body 1 và body 2, có thể chia process làm 2
nửa, thân bài 2 bắt đầu từ giữa của process.
 THÂN BÀI
Body
1

Body 2
 Firstly, people dig up clay by using a big digger. To get rid of
the oversized pieces of clay on a metal grid and let small
pieces drop on a large roller. At the next stage, sand and
BODY 1 water are added to clay. After bricks are shaped by using a
wire cutter or a mould, they are moved to a drying oven for
24 to 48 hours.

Those bricks are heated in special kiln at a moderate temperature

BODY 2
in another kiln. Before being packaged at the sixth stage, bricks are
treated in a cooling chamber for 48 to 72 hours. The entire brick
producing process concludes after bricks are delivered to
customers.
 DẠNG PROCESS TỰ NHIÊN
The diagram below shows the water cycle, which is the continuous movement of water on,
above and below the surface of the Earth.
 MỞ BÀI The diagram illustrates the circulation of water in
nature
- Đầu tiên chỉ ra có bao nhiêu bước trong process. Tiếp theo nói
về ở đâu và làm thế nào process ấy được bắt đầu và kết thúc.
TỔNG QUAN
Overall, it is clear seen that there are 3 main stages in
this process, beginning with the evaporation of water and
the formation of a cloud. The next step shows the water’s
journey after falling to the ground and the process ends
with salts water intrusion.

Chia thân bài làm 2 khổ: Body 1 và body 2, có thể

BODY
2
 The first step of the process, as a result of
the sun’s heat, water evaporates into the air.
It is estimated that 80% of total water vapour
BODY 1 is taken from the ocean. Following this, a
cloud is formed by the condensation of water
vapour.
In the next stage, the heavy clouds cause rain
or snow. Water from the precipitation partly
pours into the lakes or can be absorbed into
the ground. The surfaced runoff which is
BODY 2 made from rainwater creates the groundwater
and then flows back to the ocean without
reaching the impervious layer. The final stage
of the process is the saltwater intrusion
where water form the ocean moves to the
freshwater aquifers.
The picture illustrates the way in which water passes from ocean to air to land during the natural
process known as the water cycle.

Three main stages are shown on the diagram. Ocean water evaporates, falls as rain, and eventually runs
back into the oceans again.

Beginning at the evaporation stage, we can see that 80% of water vapour in the air comes from the
oceans. Heat from the sun causes water to evaporate, and water vapour condenses to form clouds. At
the second stage, labelled ‘precipitation’ on the diagram, water falls as rain or snow.

At the third stage in the cycle, rainwater may take various paths. Some of it may fall into lakes or
return to the oceans via ‘surface runoff’. Otherwise, rainwater may filter through the ground, reaching
the impervious layer of the earth. Salt water intrusion is shown to take place just before groundwater
passes into the oceans to complete the cycle.
Simon (156 words, band 9)
 IELTS Writing Task 1: process diagrams
Process diagrams show how something is done or made. They always show steps/stages. Here's some
advice about how to describe them:
• Try to write 4 paragraphs - introduction, summary of main points, 2 detail paragraphs.
• Write the introduction by paraphrasing the question (rewrite it by changing some of the words).
• For your summary, first say how many steps there are in the process. Then say where/how the process
begins and ends (look at the first and last stages).
• In paragraphs 3 and 4, describe the process step by step. Include the first and last steps that you mentioned
in the summary but try to describe them in more detail or in a different way.
• You could describe the steps in one paragraph, but it looks more organized if you break the description
into two paragraphs. Just start paragraph 4 somewhere in the middle of the process.
• Mention every stage in the process.
• Use 'sequencing' language e.g. at the first / second / following / final stage of the process, next, after that,
then, finally etc.
• Times (e.g. past dates) are not usually shown, so use the present simple tense.
• It's usually a good idea to use the passive e.g. 'At the final stage, the product is delivered to shops'
(because we don't need to know who delivered the product).
The diagram below shows how the Australian Bureau of Meteorology collects up-to-the-
minute information on the weather in order to produce reliable forecasts.
Write a report for a university lecturer describing the information shown below.
The figure illustrates the process used by the Australian Bureau of Meteorology
to forecast the weather.
There are four stages in the process, beginning with the collection of information
about the weather. This information is then analyzed, prepared for presentation,
and finally broadcast to the public.
Looking at the first and second stages of the process, there are three ways of
collecting weather data and three ways of analysing it. Firstly, incoming
information can be received by satellite and presented for analysis as a satellite
photo. The same data can also be passed to a radar station and presented on a
radar screen or synoptic chart. Secondly, incoming information may be collected
directly by radar and analysed on a radar screen or synoptic chart. Finally,
drifting buoys also receive data which can be shown on a synoptic chart.
At the third stage of the process, the weather broadcast is prepared on computers.
Finally, it is delivered to the public on television, on the radio, or as a recorded
telephone announcement.
The diagram below shows how coffee is produced and prepared for sale in supermarkets
ad shops.
The picture illustrates the process of coffee manufacture and preparation for sale on the
market.
It is clear that there are 11 stages in the production of coffee. The process begins with the
picking of coffee beans, and ends at the packing stage.
Looking at the coffee production process in detail, coffee beans must first be hand-picked
in the fields. These beans are then dried, roasted, and cooled before being put in a grinding
machine, which turns the beans into a thin powder.
At the sixth stage in the process, the ground coffee is mixed with hot water, and the
resulting mixture is strained. Next, the mixture is frozen and then passed once again
through the grinder. After that, the ground, frozen liquid is dried in a vacuum chamber so
that the water evaporates, leaving the coffee granules. Finally, these granules are packed
into coffee jars for delivery to shops where they can be sold to the customers.
The chart below shows the process of waste paper
recycling.
The flow chart shows how waste paper is recycled. It is clear that there are six distinct stages in
this process, from the initial collection of waste paper to the eventual production of usable
paper.
At the first stage in the paper recycling process, waste paper is collected either from paper
banks, where members of the public leave their used paper, or directly from businesses. This
paper is then sorted by hand and separated according to its grade, with any paper that is not
suitable for recycling being removed. Next, the graded paper is transported to a paper mill.
Stages four and five of the process both involve cleaning. The paper is cleaned and pulped, and
foreign objects such as staples are taken out. Following this, all remnants of ink and glue are
removed from the paper at the de-inking stage. Finally, the pulp can be processed in a paper
making machine, which makes the end product: usable paper.
(160 words, band 9)
Note: I joined the introduction and overview together because they were both short. Try to
analyse the essay - why is it worth band 9?
Thank You