Writing IELTS
Writing task 1 Writing task 2
• 20 minutes • 40 minutes
• No less than 150 words • No less than 250 words
• 33% of final mark • 66% of final mark
You will be marked on: You will be marked on:
• Task Achievement • Task Response
• Coherence & Cohesion • Coherence & Cohesion
• Vocabulary • Vocabulary
• Grammar • Grammar
Writing task 1
1.Line graphs
2.Bar charts
3.Tables
4.Pie charts
5.Maps
6.Diagrams
1. Introduction
2. Overview
3. Details (BP1 & BP2)
Introduction
Overview
Details
Vocabulary
Trends
Trends Verb form Noun Form
rise / increase / go up / uplift / rocket(ed) / climb a rise / an increase / an upward trend
Increase / upsurge / soar/ shot up/ improve/ jump/ leap/ / a growth / a leap / a jump / an
move upward/ skyrocket/ soar/ surge. improvement/ a climb.
fall / decrease / decline / plummet / plunge / a fall / a decrease / a reduction / a
Decrease drop / reduce / collapse / deterioriate/ dip / dive downward trends /a downward
/ go down / take a nosedive / slum / slide / go tendency / a decline/ a drop / a slide
into free-fall. / a collapse / a downfall.
unchanged / level out / remain constant /
a steadiness/ a plateau / a stability/ a
Steadiness remain steady / plateau / remain the same /
static
remain stable / remain static
an upward trend / an upward
Gradual increase
------------ tendency / a ceiling trend
a downward trend / a downward
Gradual decrease ------------ tendency / a descending trend
level(ed) off / remain(ed) constant / remain(ed)
unchanged / remain(ed) stable / prevail(ed)
Standability/ Flat consistency / plateaued / reach(ed) a plateau /
No change, a flat, a plateau.
stay(ed) uniform /immutable / level(ed) out/
stabilise/ remain(ed) the same.
Vocabulary
Changes
Type of
Adverb form Adjective form
Change
dramatically / rapidly /
dramatic / rapid / sharp /
sharply / quickly /
hurriedly / speedily / swiftly quick / hurried / speedy /
Rapid change / significantly/ swift / significant /
considerable / substantial /
considerably / noticable.
substantioally / noticably.
moderately / gradually /
Moderate moderate / gradual /
change progressively / progressive / sequential.
waves / sequentially.
wave / fluctuate / fluctuations /
Rapid ups
oscillate / vacillate / oscillations /
and downs palpitate vacillations / Steady change steadily/ ceaselessly. steady/ ceaseless.
palpitations
slightly / slowly / mildly /
Slight change slight / slow / mild / tedious.
tediously.
Introduction
Overview
Details
Vocabulary
Introduction
Starting Presentation Type Verb Description
the comparison of…
shows / represents / the differences…
depicts / enumerates /
the changes...
diagram / table / figure / illustrates / presents/ gives the number of…
illustration / graph / chart / / provides / delineates/
information on…
flow chart / picture/ outlines/ describes /
The/ the given / the presentation/ pie chart / delineates/ expresses/ data on…
the proportion of…
supplied / the presented bar graph/ column graph / denotes/ compares/
the amount of…
/ the shown / the line graph / table data/ shows contrast / information on...
provided data / information / indicates / figures / gives
data about...
pictorial/ process diagram/ data on / gives information comparative data...
map/ pie chart and table/ on/ presents information
the trend of...
bar graph and pie chart ... about/ shows data about/ the percentages of...
demonstrates/ sketch out/
the ratio of...
summarises...
how the...
Vocabulary
Overview
1. In general...
2. In common...
3. Generally speaking...
4. Overall...
5. It is obvious...
6. As it is observed...
7. As a general trend...
8. As can be seen...
9. As an overall trend/ As overall trend...
10. As it is presented...
11. It can be clearly seen that...
12. At the first glance...
13. It is clear,
14. At the onset...
15. It is clear that...
16. A glance at the graph(s) reveals that...
Vocabulary
Types of changes
Great change / Huge difference: Medium change / Moderate difference:
Adjectives Adverbs Adjectives Adverbs
Overwhelming Overwhelmingly Somewhat Somewhat
Substantial Substantially Moderate Moderately
Enormous Enormously Minor change / Small difference:
Big change / Big difference: Adjectives Adverbs
Adjectives Adverbs Fractional Fractionally
Significant Significantly Marginal Marginally
Considerable Considerably Slight Slightly
Vocabulary
Dates, months, years
» From 1990 to 2000, Commencing from 1980, Between 1995 and 2005, After 2012.
» By 1995, In 1998, In February, Over the period, During the period, During 2011.
» In the first half of the year, For the first quarter, The last quarter of the year, During the
first decade.
» In the 80s, In the 1980s, During the next 6 months, In the mid-70s, Next 10 years,
Previous year, Next year, Between 1980 - 1990.
» Within a time span of ten years, within five years.
» Next month, Next quarter, Next year, Previous month, Previous year.
» Since, Then, From.
Vocabulary
Percentages & Proportions
Percentages:
10% increase, 25 percent decrease, increased by 15%, dropped
by 10 per cent, fall at 50%, reached to 75%, tripled, doubled,
one-fourth, three-quarters, half, double fold, treble, 5 times
higher, 3 timers lower, declined to about 49%, stood exactly at
43%. Proportions:
2% = A tiny portion, a very small proportion.
Fractions: 4% = An insignificant minority, an insignificant proportion.
4% = A tiny fraction. 16% = A small minority, a small portion.
24% = Almost a quarter. 70% = A large proportion.
25% Exactly a quarter. 72% = A significant majority, A significant proportion.
26% = Roughly one quarter. 89% = A very large proportion.
32% Nearly one-third, nearly a third.
49% = Around a half, just under a half.
50% Exactly a half.
51% = Just over a half.
73% = Nearly three quarters.
77% = Approximately three quarter, more than three-quarter.
79% = Well over three quarters.
Overview:
• The highest point
• The lowest point
• General trend
