AV6 – DAY 3 – WRITING TASK 1

1. IELTS WRITING TASK 1 FORMAT

- Write a report based on the given data shown in the form of a diagram.
- Write at least 150 words.
- Write in 20 minutes
- Check your ability to understand and change the data to writing language.
- Types:
 Pie charts/ line charts/ bar charts/ tables/ maps/ process
 Static charts (comparison)/ dynamic charts (trends)/ maps/ process.

2. IELTS WRITING TASK 1 BAND DESCRIPTORS

- Task Achievement (TA)
- Coherence & Cohesion (CC)
- Lexical Resource (LR)
- Grammatical Range & Accuracy (GRA)
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4. IELTS WRITING TASK 1 OUTLINE
 INTRODUCTION:
The ________ show(s)/ illustrate(s)/ represent(s)/… + what + where + when.
 OVERVIEW STATEMENT:
In general,/ Generally,/ Overall,/ ………(the most general and outstanding
feature, no data mentioned) ……..
 DETAILS
Choose the most important features. You don’t have to describe every single detail.
5. LANGUAGE FOR WRITING A DYNAMIC CHART (TREND)
Choose the most important features. You don’t have to describe every single detail.
- Describe the starting point, the ending point, the highest point, and the lowest point.
- Describe the trends between these points.
- 4 points, 3 trends.
4.1. DESCRIBING POINTS
- Subject + stand at / reach / begin (start) at/ finish at/ peak at/ reach a peak of/ reach (hit) a
low of/ reach the bottom of/ hit a trough of + value + time
o Any point: stand at/ reach
o Starting point: begin at/ start at
o Ending point: finish at
o The highest point: reach a peak of/ peak at
o The lowest point: reach a low of/ hit a low of/ reach the bottom of/ hit a trough of
Examples:
 In 1990, the number of visitors stood at/ reached 100.
 In 2000, the number of visitors began at/ started at 200.
 In 2010, the figure peaked at 1000 people.
4.2. DESCRIBING TRENDS
a. What – action – level – value – time
- What: What the chart describe.
- Action: increase/ decrease/ remain unchanged/ fluctuate (nhớ chia thì)
o Increase/ rise/ go up/ soar/ grow/ jump/ rocket/ …
 o Decrease/ decline/ fall/ go down/ drop/ plummet/ plunge/ …
o Remain unchanged/ remain stable/ remain constant/ stay the same/ stay at the same level/
level off (at + value)
o Fluctuate wildly/ widely/ considerably/ greatly/ dramatically
- Level: sharply/ dramatically/ drastically/ significantly/ exponentially/ enormously/ considerably/

markedly/ substantially/ vastly # slightly/ slowly/ steadily/ gradually

- Value: from..to…/ by…/ about/ around/ approximately/ nearly/ over/…

- Time: from … to…/ between ... and …/ in the year …./ in the period of 20 years from … to…/
over five years between .. to… /
b. There + be + level (adj) + noun + in + what + value + time
- Level (adj): sharp/ considerable/ dramatic/ drastic/ significant/ exponential/ substantial/
enormous # slight/ steady/ gradual
- Noun: increase/ rise/ growth # decrease/ decline/ drop/ plunge/ fall
c. What + witness/ see/ experience/ undergo + level (adj) + Noun + value + time
- The number of visitors/ The figure then witnessed a considerable decline by around 6 million
prior to remaining stable at 8 million in 2010.
6. LANGUAGE FOR WRITING A STATIC CHART
a. Time
 from 2010 to 2020
 between 2010 and 2020
 in 2010/ in the year of 2010
 over the period of 10 years
 over the 10-year period
b. Describing data
Examples:
 About 33% of students chose English as their favorite subject.
= About a third/ one third of students chose English as their favorite subject.
 Around 55% of doctors were men.
= Around half of doctors were men.

Examples:
 About 75% of the local budget was spent on social services.
= A significant percentage of the local budget was spent on social services.
 Around 85% of workers come from the urban areas.
= A large/ great majority of workers come from the urban areas.
7. STRUCTURES FOR DESCRIBING DETAILS
4.1. COMPARATIVE
a. More/ Fewer + Noun + than + Noun + Verb
 More males than females chose to study English.
 Fewer females than males chose to study English.
b. The percentage/ proportion/ rate/ number/ amount… of Noun + be + (value) +
higher/lower than that of Noun/ than the figure for Noun.
 The number of students in ABC high school was higher than that of XYZ high school.
 The amount of money spent on clothes in Australia in 2010 was 400 dollars.
 The percentage/ proportion of people that went to school in the countryside was about 35%.
 The percentages/ proportions of water usage and power usage were around 15% and 20%,
respectively.
c. The percentage/ proportion/ rate/ number/ amount… of Noun + be + (value), while that
of Noun/ the figure for Noun + be + (value).
 The percentage/ proportion of water usage was approximately 15%, while the figure for
power usage was just 5%.
d. Subject + occupy/ account for/ make up + value (+ of the total + Noun).
 Doctors occupied/ accounted for/ made up 50% of the total population in this area.
 Water occupied/ accounted for/ made up 15% of the total spending.
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• The number of +
4.2. SUPERLATIVE
plural Noun +
a. The most/ least + adj + Noun + be + ….
singular Verb
• The percentage of  The most popular/ important form of communication was the
+ plural Noun/ Internet.
uncountable Noun
= The proportion of  The least popular form of advertising was poster.
plural Noun/ b. The percentage/ proportion/ rate/ number/ … + of Noun + be
uncountable Noun
+ the largest/ greatest/ highest/ lowest/ smallest.
+ singular Verb
• The amount of +  The percentage of doctors was the largest.
uncountable Noun c. S + occupy/ account for/ make up + the largest rate/ a (the)
+ singular Verb
greatest/ largest majority.
 Workers accounted for the greatest majority.
d. The majority of Noun + be + S.
 The majority of the village’s population were farmers.
e. Subject + be + the + superlative form of adj + Noun + among ….
 Listening to music was the most popular choice among young people.
f. Subject + be + the + second/third + superlative form of adj + Noun + among ….
 Reading was the second most popular hobbies among old people.
8. LINKING WORDS
a. Similarities
 Similarly,/ Likewise, + clause
 The money that the government spent on arts accounts for only a tiny fraction of the total
budget. Similarly, only a small amount of money was spent on facilities.
b. Contrast (Differences)
 However,/ By contrast,/ In contrast, + clause
 The money that the government spent on arts accounts for only a tiny fraction of the total
budget. On the other hand, a large amount of money was spent on social services.
 While/ Whereas + clause 1, clause 2
 While/ Whereas only a minority of the local budget was spent on facilities, it was still higher
than the budget for health care.
 Clause 1, while/ whereas + clause 2
 About 70% of the local budget was spent on social services, while/ whereas just
approximately 5% was spent on arts.
9. WRITING PRACTICE
STEPS TO WRITE A REPORT
1. Analyze the charts + Group data
2. Paraphrase
3. Write

The table below describes the number of employees and factories in England and Wales from
1851 to 1901.
Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make
comparisons where relevant.
Write at least 150 words.
Task 1: Analyze the charts + Group data.
Look at the pie charts above and answer the following questions.
1. What is the table about?

2. Which areas does the table report?

3. What are the units of measurement?

4. Is there a time period? What kind of table is it?

5. What are the overall trends of total employees and factories?

6. What are one or two important points about the number of male and female employees in the

period?

7. What are one or two important points about the number of factories in the period?

8. What points of comparison can you make?

Task 2: Paraphrase
- Employees
- Factories
- Male employees
- Female employees
Task 3: Write
Task 4: Peer editing: Read your partner’s report. Then use the Peer Editing Sheet below
to offer feedbacks that can help your partner improve his/her writing.

Your name: Your partner’s name:

Content Yes/No Detailed feedback

TASK ACHIEVEMENT (TA)
Is the report at least 150 words?
Has the introduction paraphrased the
question?
Has the overview shown the most significant
features (the biggest/ smallest proportion, or
differences/ similarities)?
Has the report covered the most significant
features (the biggest/ smallest proportion, or
differences/ similarities)?
COHERENCE & COHESION (CC)
Is the information grouped into clear
paragraphs?
Is the information presented in a logical
order?
Are the sentences well linked together?
LEXICAL RESOURCE (LR)
Has the question been suitably paraphrased?
Has consistent repetition of vocabulary been
avoided?
Is there sufficient use of academic
vocabulary?
Does the text contain vocabulary specific to
pie charts?
GRAMMATICAL RANGE & ACCURACY (GRA)
Is the grammar accurate?
Is the punctuation accurate?
Have the verb tenses and subject-verb
agreement been checked?
TIMING
Was the task completed in less than 20
minutes?