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HowtoWriteanIELTSWritingTask1

HowtoWriteanIELTSWritingTask1

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OnthefollowingpagesyoucanseemodelanswersforIELTSwriting
task1questions.

Model 1
Fast Food Consumption
Line Graph

Thereareexamplesofallthedifferenttypesoftaskwhichincludeline
graphs,piecharts,tables,processes,diagramsandmaps.
First,onthispage,youllgetanoverviewofhowtoansweratask1.
Answerswillalwaysvarydependingonthetypeofgraphordiagram,
andthetypeoflanguagewillvary,butthereisacertainstructurethat
theyallfollow.
Onceyouhavestudiedthegeneralstructure,youcanviewother
examplesbyfollowingthelinksintherighthandcolumn.

HowdoIansweranIELTSwritingtask1?

Model 6
UK GDP
Bar Chart

Toanalysethis,welllookatalinegraph.Lookatthefollowing
questionandthegraph.
Youshouldspendabout20minutesonthistask.
Thelinegraphbelowshowschangesintheamount
andtypeoffastfoodconsumedbyAustralian
teenagersfrom1975to2000.
Summarizetheinformationbyselectingand
reportingthemainfeaturesandmakecomparisons
whererelevant.
Writeatleast150words.

Model 7
Team Scores
Bar Chart
Model 8
Electicity Generation
Pie Chart
Model 9
British Emigration
Bar Chart
Model 10
UK Visits
Line & Bar
Model 11
Car Theft
Line Graph

SampleTests

Model 12
Arrests
Pie & Bar

ReadingForum
ReadingTips

Model 13
Modes of Transport
Bar Chart

Speaking

Model 14
Living Expenditure
Table

IELTSSpeaking
SampleQuestions

Model 15
Making Chocolate
Process

SampleTests

SpeakingForum

Model 4
Shopping Mall
Map
Model 5
Brick Manufacturing
Process

IELTSReading

HearaTest

Model 3
School Attendance
Table

Togetmorepracticeonhowtowriteagraphovertimeandusethe
languageofchange,followthislink.

Reading

SampleAnswers

Model 2
Charity Spending
Pie Chart

TherearethreebasicthingsyouneedtostructureanIELTSwriting
task1.
1. Introducethegraph

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Model 16
Monthly Expenditure
Bar Chart
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Listening

HowtoWriteanIELTSWritingTask1

2. Giveanoverview
3. Givethedetail
Welllookateachoftheseinturn.

IELTSListening
SampleTests
ListeningForum
ListeningTips

1)IntroducetheGraph

Model 17
Tea Manufacture
Process
Model 18
Poverty
Pie & Bar
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Youneedtobeginwithoneortwosentencesthatstatewhatthe
IELTSwritingtask1shows.Todothis,paraphrasethetitleofthe
graph,makingsureyouputinatimeframeifthereisone.
Hereisanexamplefortheabovelinegraph:

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TopicVocab

Thelinegraphillustratestheamountoffastfood
consumedbyteenagersinAustraliabetween1975and
2000,aperiodof25years.
Youcanseethissaysthesamethingasthetitle,butinadifferent
way.

PhrasalVerbs
Collocations
Idioms
VocabBuilder

Grammar
IELTSGrammar

2)GiveanOverview
Youalsoneedtostatewhatthemaintrendortrendsinthegraphare.
Dontgivedetailsuchasdatahereyouarejustlookingfor
somethingthatdescribeswhatishappeningoverall.
Onethingthatstandsoutinthisgraphisthatonetypeoffastfoodfell
overtheperiod,whilsttheothertwoincreased,sothiswouldbea
goodoverview.
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Overall,theconsumptionoffishandchipsdeclined
overtheperiod,whereastheamountofpizzaand
hamburgersthatwereeatenincreased.

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Youmaysometimesseethisoverviewasaconclusion.Itdoesnot
matterifyouputitintheconclusionortheintroductionwhenyoudo
anIELTSwritingtask1,butyoushouldprovideanoverviewinoneof
theseplaces.

3)GivetheDetail
Youcannowgivemorespecificdetailinthebodyparagraphs.

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Thiscoversthemainchangesthattookplaceoverthewholeperiod.

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WhenyougivethedetailinyourbodyparagraphsinyourIELTS
writingtask1,youmustmakereferencetothedata.
ThekeytoorganizingyourbodyparagraphsforanIELTSwritingtask
1istogroupdatatogetherwheretherearepatterns.
Todothisyouneedtoidentifyanysimilaritiesanddifferences.
Lookatthegraphwhatthingsaresimilarandwhatthingsare
different?
Aswehavealreadyidentifiedintheoverview,theconsumptionoffish
andchipsdeclinedovertheperiod,whereastheamountofpizzaand
hamburgersthatwereeatenincreased.
Soitisclearthatpizzaandhamburgerswerefollowingasimilar
pattern,butfishandchipsweredifferent.Onthisbasis,youcanuse
theseasyourgroups,andfocusoneparagraphonfishandchipand
theotheroneonpizzaandhamburgers.

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In1975,themostpopularfastfoodwithAustralian
teenagerswasfishandchips,beingeaten100timesa
year.Thiswasfarhigherthanpizzaandhamburgers,
whichwereconsumedapproximately5timesayear.
However,apartfromabriefriseagainfrom1980to
1985,theconsumptionoffishandchipsgradually
declinedoverthe25yeartimescaletofinishatjust
under40timesperyear.

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Asyoucansee,thefocusisonfishandchips.Thisdoesnotmean
youshouldnotmentiontheothertwofoods,asyoushouldstillmake
comparisonsofthedataasthequestionsasks.
Thesecondbodythenfocusesontheotherfoods:
Insharpcontrasttothis,teenagersatetheothertwo
fastfoodsatmuchhigherlevels.Pizzaconsumption
increasedgraduallyuntilitovertooktheconsumption
offishandchipsin1990.Itthenleveledofffrom1995
to2000.Thebiggestrisewasseeninhamburgers,
increasingsharplythroughoutthe1970sand1980s,
exceedingfishandchipsconsumptionin1985.It
finishedatthesamelevelthatfishandchipsbegan,
withconsumptionat100timesayear.

FullModelAnswer:

Thelinegraphillustratestheamountoffastfoodconsumedby
teenagersinAustraliabetween1975and2000,aperiodof25years.
Overall,theconsumptionoffishandchipsdeclinedovertheperiod,
whereastheamountofpizzaandhamburgersthatwereeaten
increased.
In1975,themostpopularfastfoodwithAustralianteenagerswasfish
andchips,beingeaten100timesayear.Thiswasfarhigherthan
Pizzaandhamburgers,whichwereconsumedapproximately5times
ayear.However,apartfromabriefriseagainfrom1980to1985,the
consumptionoffishandchipsgraduallydeclinedoverthe25year
timescaletofinishatjustunder40timesperyear.
Insharpcontrasttothis,teenagersatetheothertwofastfoodsat
muchhigherlevels.Pizzaconsumptionincreasedgraduallyuntilit
overtooktheconsumptionoffishandchipsin1990.Itthenleveledoff
from1995to2000.Thebiggestrisewasseeninhamburgers,
increasingsharplythroughoutthe1970sand1980s,exceedingfish
andchipsconsumptionin1985.Itfinishedatthesamelevelthatfish
andchipsbegan,withconsumptionat100timesayear.
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DenisPotomattiGuarulhos
Thelinegraphshowusthevariationsfrom1975to2000of
typeandconsumptionoffastfoodPizza,FishandChipsand
HamburgersbyAustraliansteensyearbyyear.Itclearlyseenthat
thePizzaandHamburgercategoriessharplyincreasedoverthe
25yearswhilstFishandChips,traditionalBritishdish,declined
drasticallyovertheperiod.
Inthebeginning,in1975themostpopularchoiceamongthe
teenagerswereFishandChipsbeeneaten100timesperyear,
meaning,tentimemorethanPizzaorHamburgers.However,
after10yearstheconsumptionwassharplydeclinedthroughthe
timeandfinishingtheperiodunder40timesannually.
Ontheotherhand,theHamburgersoptionwasboostedduring
thefirst10yearsfrom10timestoover80timesandreached
the100scalelevelintheendoftheperiod.
Lastly,thepizzachoicehasbeenincreasedfrom10timesto80
timesduringthefirst20yearsandkeepingthesameaverage
untilthe2.000year.
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Hi,IampracticingIELTSwriting.Itwouldbemuchappreciated
ifyoucouldgivemefeedbackonthisessay.
Thelinegraphillustrateschangesinthequantityandtypeof
foodeatenperyearbytheteenagersinAustraliafrom1975to
2000.Overall,theconsumptionofpizzaandhamburgershas
increased,whereasthenumberoftimesfishandchipswere
eatenperyearhasdecreasedbymorethanthreefifths.
In1975,pizzasandhamburgerswereeatenalmostthesame
numberoftimesperyear,12and8respectively.Inthe
subsequentyearstheconsumptionincreasedforboth,however

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subsequentyearstheconsumptionincreasedforboth,however
thenumberofhamburgerseatenperyearshowasharpincrease
from1975upuntil1985,whentheincreaseintheconsumption
becameslowerresultinginariseoflessthanafifthover15year
period,withatotalofjustovera100hamburgerseatenin
2000.Incontrasttohamburgers,thepopularityofpizzaamong
Australianteenagersshowedasteadyrisetoapproximately83in
1995,wherethegrowthstoppedandthenumberremainedthe
sametillthe2000.
Unlikepizzaandhamburgers,fishandchipshasbeenthemost
popularfastfoodin1975withaconsumptionof100peryear.
Nevertheless,fromthestartoftheperiodtheconsumptionhas
beenfalling,withasmallincreasefrom1980to1985ofless
thanatenth.
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2 May15at6:30am

IngaVitkauskaite
Hi,IampracticingIELTSwriting.Itwouldbemuchappreciated
ifyoucouldgivemefeedbackonthisessay.
Thelinegraphillustrateschangesinthequantityandtypeof
foodeatenperyearbytheteenagersinAustraliafrom1975to
2000.Overall,theconsumptionofpizzaandhamburgershas
increased,whereasthenumberoftimesfishandchipswere
eatenperyearhasdecreasedbymorethanthreefifths.
In1975,pizzasandhamburgerswereeatenalmostthesame
numberoftimesperyear,12and8respectively.Inthe
subsequentyearstheconsumptionincreasedforboth,however
thenumberofhamburgerseatenperyearshowasharpincrease
from1975upuntil1985,whentheincreaseintheconsumption
becameslowerresultinginariseoflessthanafifthover15year
period,withatotalofjustovera100hamburgerseatenin
2000.Incontrasttohamburgers,thepopularityofpizzaamong
Australianteenagersshowedasteadyrisetoapproximately83in
1995,wherethegrowthstoppedandthenumberremainedthe
sametillthe2000.
Unlikepizzaandhamburgers,fishandchipshasbeenthemost
popularfastfoodin1975withaconsumptionof100peryear.
Nevertheless,fromthestartoftheperiodtheconsumptionhas
beenfalling,withasmallincreasefrom1980to1985ofless
thanatenth.
ReplyLike

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