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IELTS Writing Part 1- Strategies

The document outlines the structure and requirements for writing a report for the IELTS Writing Task 1, focusing on an infographic depicting goods transportation in the UK from 1974 to 2002. It emphasizes the need for a concise introduction, an overview of main trends, and detailed body paragraphs comparing the different transportation methods. Key points include the dominance of road transport, the minimal use of pipelines, and the contrasting trends of water and rail transport over the specified period.

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IELTS Writing Part 1- Strategies

The document outlines the structure and requirements for writing a report for the IELTS Writing Task 1, focusing on an infographic depicting goods transportation in the UK from 1974 to 2002. It emphasizes the need for a concise introduction, an overview of main trends, and detailed body paragraphs comparing the different transportation methods. Key points include the dominance of road transport, the minimal use of pipelines, and the contrasting trends of water and rail transport over the specified period.

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Format of a Report (for IELTS Writing Task 1):

Introduction: (1-2 sentences long. NOT MORE!)


- You need to write what you see (Background Statement).
You can use another word for “shows”: “demonstrates” / “illustrates”, “describes.”
The infographic illustrates the amount of goods transported in the United
Kingdom from 1974 to 2002 by four methods (road, water, rail, and
pipeline).
Overview: (You will write a paragraph about the main trends or important points in
the infographic – HIGHEST LABEL, LOWEST LABEL, & TRENDS)
- Overall, / Generally, / In general, / All in all,
In general, throughout the reported period between 1974 and 2002
transportation of goods by road has been the highest. Conversely,
transportation using the pipeline has been the least. Water and rail
transport started at similar numbers with water increasing as a mode of
transport and rail decreasing.

Body paragraphs: (You will write about similarities and differences / or for a diagram
you will write about the milestones or procedure – WRITE NUMBERS AND LABELS
WHEN YOU COMPARE)
Transportation of goods by road started at around 70 million tonnes in 1974 while transporting
goods through the pipeline started at approximately 5 million tonnes. Road transportation of
products continued to increase across the reported period to almost 95 million tonnes in 2002.
The pipeline also saw a similar increase of around 20 million tonnes by 2002. Even though both
modes of transporting goods had an almost identical final increase in 2002, road usage stood at
95 million tonnes while the pipeline was used to transport goods of around 25 million tonnes.
The modes of transport for goods by rail and water were almost the same with water behind only
1-2 million tonnes worth of transport in 1974. They both became identical around 1977 at exactly
40 million tonnes. Water transport then saw a sharp increase in its use to transport goods and
maintained its increase until 2002 at around 65 million tonnes. Rail transport saw a different
trend which declined significantly as compared to water transport. The transportation of goods
using the rail declined to its lowest number of almost 26 million tonnes in 1995. It did manage to
increase to reach almost 41 million tonnes in 2002.
The infographic illustrates the amount of goods transported in the United Kingdom from
1974 to 2002 by four methods (road, water, rail, and pipeline).
In general, throughout the reported period between 1974 and 2002 transportation of
good by road has been the highest. Conversely, transportation using the pipeline has
been the least. Water and rail transport started at similar numbers with water increasing
as a mode of transport and rail decreasing.
Transportation of goods by road started at around 70 million tonnes in 1974 while
transporting goods through the pipeline started at approximately 5 million tonnes. Road
transportation of products continued to increase across the reported period to almost 95
million tonnes in 2002. The pipeline was seen to have a similar increase of around 20
million tonnes by 2002. Even though both modes of transporting goods had an almost
identical final increase in 2002, road usage stood at 95 million tonnes while the pipeline
was used to transport goods of around 25 million tonnes.
The modes of transport for goods by rail and water were almost the same with water
behind only 1-2 million tonnes worth of transport in 1974. They both became identical
around 1977 at exactly 40 million tonnes. Water transport then saw a sharp increase in
its use to transport goods and maintained its increase until 2002 at around 65 million
tonnes. Rail transport saw a different trend which declined significantly as compared to
water transport. The transportation of goods using the rail declined to its lowest number
of almost 26 million tonnes in 1995. It did manage to increase to reach almost 41 million
tonnes in 2002.
(270 words)
In a report:
- There is no opinion (DO NOT WRITE “I, you, me, my, your, our,
we, us, mine, their, and so on”)
“It can be seen that…”
“The graph shows that…”
“_______ increased/decreased to _______.”
- There are no examples (just use the information in the
graph/chart/table/diagram)
- There are no predictions (you will not talk about what will
happen in the future or what happened in the past)
- Mention all labels and include

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