IELTS Writing Task -1 by -- Md.

Mizanur Rahman Mukta

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IELTS Writing – Overview
 Full test duration is 60 minutes – 2 Tasks have to be completed within 60 minutes.
 Recommended time for Task 1 is 20 minutes and for Task 2 is 40 minutes.
 Marking is done by the following criteria –

TA (Task achievement) One must write 150 words for task 1 and 250
words for task 2
CC (Coherence & Cohesion) Your writing should be relevant with the question
and should fulfill the demand of the question.
LR (Lexical Resource) To get good score you should use some
uncommon lexical resources & use colocations
properly.
GRA (Grammatical Range & Sentences should be grammatically correct &
Accuracy) grammatical range should be properly maintained.

Task -1 – Overview
The following categories or types of diagrams or graphs are to be described in the exam –
 Line graph
 Bar diagram
 Pie chart
 Table graph
 Flow chart or process
 Map/ Diagram/Picture
 Life Cycle/ Cycle
Task -1 –Standard format of Task – 1

Introduction (max 4-5 sentences)

Overview (max 2-3 sentences)

Body Paragraph -1
Describing one category or trend with relevant comparisons.

Body Paragraph – 2
Describing another category or trend with relevant comparisons.

Body Paragraph – 3

Making comparisons & providing relevant similar patterns

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Tips for Task – 1
 Analyze the questions carefully to make sure your answer addresses all the points covered by
the question.
 Identify the main features and describe them logically with relevant comparisons.
 Use a range of words to describe the patterns and be careful to use your own words because
the examiner will not include the words copied from the question in the word count.
 Don’t use bullet points.
 Organize your description of the diagrams in paragraphs and provide supporting or logical
arguments.
 You do not have to write too long sentences to do well in your writing test. Just write correct
sentences with proper collocations. If sentences are too long, they will become less coherent
and also make it harder for you to control the grammar.
 In your introduction don’t copy the text from the question.
 Don’t repeat the ideas or words.
 Keep your response factual & give reasons for the mentioned data.
 Don’t write the memorized answers.
 Be careful about Subject – Verb – Agreement.
 Be careful about singular and plural form of the words.
 Write the correct spelling of the word.
 Carefully use the punctuations and linkers as well.
 Allocate your time – 3+15+2 – think what you are going to write & take points for 3
minutes. Write for 15 minutes and revise for 2 minutes.
 Put one idea in each paragraph.
 Write in between 165-195 words.

Some Common Patterns to Write the Introduction- Task -1

 Pattern – 1:
The + cited/ mentioned/ stated/ supplied/ provided + line graph / bar diagram / pie cart /
table + depicts/ shows/ illustrates/ discloses/ reveals/ represents + details about how the +
amount/ quantity + of ……………… change + over the period of ……. years.

 Pattern -2:
The + cited/ mentioned/ stated/ supplied/ provided + line graph / bar diagram / pie cart /
table + depicts/ shows/ illustrates/ discloses/ reveals/ represents + the statistical
information/ information/ data + about/ regarding
………………………………………………

 Pattern – 3:
The + cited/ mentioned/ stated/ supplied/ provided + line graph / bar diagram / pie cart /
table + gives a breakdown of…………………… + in a span of ……… years/ in between
…….. to …….. years/ throughout the period of …… years.

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 Pattern – 4:
The + cited/ mentioned/ stated/ supplied/ provided + info graphic + depicts/ shows/
illustrates/ discloses/ reveals/ represents + the statistical information/ information/ data +
about/ regarding………………… + during a time period of …… years / in the span of
…… years/ during the era from ……. to …../ from the year/era …… to ……..

 Pattern – 5:
A crystal clear information is + disclosed/epitomized/ reveled/ provided + regarding the
information ………..

 Pattern – 6:
We are clearly informed about/regarding the ………graph which reveals……………

 Pattern -7 ( Suitable for process only):

The cited/ mentioned/ stated/ supplied/ provided + info graphic + depicts/ shows/
illustrates/ discloses/ reveals/ represents + that there are ……. main steps/ causes of
……………..

 Pattern – 8 (For map):

The cited/ mentioned/ stated/ supplied/ provided + map + depicts/ shows/ illustrates/
discloses/ reveals/ represents + modification/ condition/structure of a + city/ village/ town/
country/ region + in a span of ….. years.
 The given illustration +depicts/ shows/ discloses/ reveals/ represents + the
…………………. city/ village/ town/ country/ region.

 Pattern – 9 (For life cycle):

The cited/ mentioned/ stated/ supplied/ provided + diagram + shows/ illustrates/ discloses/
reveals/ represents + that there are ….. main stages in the life of …………….
 The given illustration +depicts/ shows/ discloses/ reveals/ represents + the life cycle
and the steps of ……………………………………..
 Pattern -10:
The + cited/ mentioned/ stated/ supplied/ provided + line graph / bar diagram / pie cart /
table + describes the study outcome that featured ……………………………….

 Pattern -11:
The + cited/ mentioned/ stated/ supplied/ provided + line graph / bar diagram / pie cart /
table + compares the proportion of ………………………………….

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Synonyms

Increase Decrease Overall

Rise, growth, climb up, Decline, drop, fall, fall back In brief , as a whole, in
upsurge, rocket, boom, to, dip/ dipped to, plummet, summary, to summarize,
soar, escalate, upswing, plunge, diminish, reduce, tail looking from an overall
perspective, to sum up, to
inflation, increment, off, fade away, decrement,
recapitulate, All in All, On
expansion, wax, waxing, collapse, lessen, reduction,
ebb, tone down. an average, In a nutshell,
thriving/ thrive.
Above all, In short
Different Ways of writing increase & decrease with specifications

Dramatic/ gradual/ slight/ noticeable / remarkable/ steady/ significant / corresponding /

sudden / slow + increase / decrease (or their synonyms)
OR
increased / decreased (or their synonyms) + Dramatically / gradually/ slightly/ noticeably /
remarkably / steadily / significantly / correspondingly / suddenly / slowly/ over the period
/throughout the era

For Expressing Numbers Highest Points Expressions

Approximately, nearly/ near, About, Peak, Summit, Mountain, Acme, Zenith
Around, at, almost, to

For making Comparisons

Than, In comparison with, compared with, in between them, rather than, apart from that/ this,
Comparing the two tables/ line graphs/ diagrams/ charts + it is clear that …….

Some effective phrases for TASK – 1

It is noticeable that Over the span of ….. years
We can see immediately that …… showed an exponential growth/decline
In spite of some fluctuation It is interesting to note that
In terms of the size of the ……. After peaking at ….
This means that The rise/ decline was particularly noticeable
from the era …. To ….
According to the bar diagram/line graph/pie As far as the next period is concerned, it is
chart/table clear that …
To a lesser extent Another unique feature is that

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In all ….. years It is extremely important/significant to
mention that
The focal point is that It is clearly identify able from the graph that

However, it is remarkable to mention that It is clearly noticeable that

It is mentioned/ noted/ cited that Most importantly/ significantly/ certainly

Some essential Linkers for TASK – 1

In addition Additionally In the end
Moreover According to Likewise
Besides In accordance with Meanwhile / while/ whereas
Thus Although On the other hand
Theoretically In spite of Nevertheless
Interestingly Despite Therefore
Globally At the same time Though / Although
Albeit Eventually / respectively Furthermore
By contrast/ In contrast Firstly/ initially/ To begin Basically
Instead Thereafter Finally
That is why/ Which is why The other side As is observed
As is given/ presented In common To start with

Favor Opposite
Similarly However
In the same way But
Moreover On the other hand
In addition On the contrary / in contrast
Besides Reversely
Side by side By contrast / instead of
So to say/ To put it more simply In the lieu of

Similarity Contrast
Equally Instead / however / in spite of / whereas
Likewise Conversely / Although
Correspondingly On the contrary / in contrast / Despite
In the same way In comparison
Similarly On the other hand

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Reinforcement Result / Consequence
Also/ Furthermore/ Moreover So/ therefore / In that case
What is more/ In addition As a result/consequence
Besides/ as well (as) Accordingly/ Consequently
In the same way/ above all Because of this/that
Not only … but also Thus/ Hence/ So that
Along with / Altogether Under these circumstances

Example Generalizing
For example/instance In general/ Generally
As follows / That is On the whole/ as a rule
In this case For the most part
Namely / in other words In most cases
Just as / such as As a whole
To illustrate/ in particular On an average

Highlighting Expressing Alternative

Particularly/ In Particular Alternatively / the alternative is
Specifically Rather / rather than
Mainly / Most significantly On the other hand
Especially Another possibility is

Some more cohesive devices

However much Reason Time
Even though Since Before
Nevertheless as since
still so as
As well as Because (of) until
Afterwards Due to meanwhile
Obviously/ certainly Owing to at the moment
Consists of The reason why when / whenever
Admittedly Leads to as soon as
In that case Cause just as

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Some important Cohesive devises from Cambridge (5-14)
on average less significantly after peaking at
less likely shows an upward trend at the end of the period
throughout the century shows an downward trend experienced an initial fall

eventually overtaking that predicted/ estimated/

forecasted to increase
gradually over the period steadily fallen back
after the period of relied on widely varying degrees
during the period of follow an opposite trend shows a negative pattern

much less showed an exponential growth has reached its aim

Some important/phrases words for TASK -1 Cambridge (5-14)

adults  ageing population/ elderly people/ Decades  2/4/every decades
aged people/ people’s in the late adulthood
impact --- Cluster/ classified as showed an exponential growth
maximum/ minimum/ minimal dominant
onwards (ex - From 1950 onwards ) insignificant
to a lesser extent migrate/ termed as
In accordance with the bar diagram/ line amounting/ quantity
graph…
mildly / nearly / approximately payment
in the diagram/ graph … it is seen that/ it is clearly seen that + over the
period
at the beginning/ initially/ to begin with category / classification / cluster
over the period / for the whole period increased steadily/ fall markedly
fluctuate wildly / slightly / steadily / widely remained + constant/ levelled off / remained
steady/ same
hitting / touching + the peak/ acme/ zenith + slight fall/steadily fall/rise
point
afterwards/ furthermore/ thereafter specifically / particularly / mainly
meanwhile/ whereas/ while increased/decreased + further
Very large/huge differences between ……. In terms of the number of the years…..
A similar pattern is observed in the …. Chart rate / proportion / amount / quantity + doubled
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From then on ….. fall/ increased rapidly
after a fluctuation….. reaches to its peak point
dipped to Marginally
a more dramatic rise/ fall is predicted/seen ….. adjacent to the area
convenient / conducive consumers / commuters / passengers /
travelers
as large as/ as small as transformed into / changed to / converted to/
moved to / modernized to
influenced by by the time
if this pattern continues …. according to the info graphic

Lexical Resources for location/Map

Some phrases can be effective when describing the location of something on a map

 To the north of
 To the east of
 In the west
 To the south of
 North west of

Some essential preposition are –

 On
 Next to
 Near
 From north to south
 From east to west
 By
 Across from
 Nearby
 Beside
 Over
 Along

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Vocabulary for Map to describe the changes

Expanding Removing Additions Change into

Something
Enlarged Demolished Constructed Converted
Expanded Knocked down Built Redeveloped
Extended Pulled down Erected Replaced
Made bigger Removed Introduced Made into
Developed Torn down Added Modernized
Settled down Cut down (for trees) Planted (forests, trees) Renovated / modification
Opened up (factories) Refurbishment

Some Expressions/patterns for writing a map

 Looking first at the one before construction ……….
 Moving on to the second Map, we can see that ………..
 Comparing the two maps, …we can easily understand that/ it is easily understandable
that /it can be realized that
 Frist of all, according to the current Map, we can currently see that …………
 Looking more closely at the Map, we can clearly see that …..
 Despite the apparently significant changes …………..

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