Academic IELTS writing Task 1 course (Line graph)
Line graph
Criteria 1: Task achievement
- Task achievement
- Cohesion and coherence
- Lexical range
- Grammatical range and accuracy
Here is a video from British Council to explain about Task achievement.
Task 1 requires test takers to summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant. So if we can find the main features of the graphs, we will not off the topic. Please feel free to download these slides and check out what information do we need to write in our Task 1 writing.
Criteria 2: Cohesion and coherence
- Task achievement
- Cohesion and coherence
- Lexical range
- Grammatical range and accuracy
Here is a video from British Council to explain the 2nd criterion about cohesion and coherence.
Cohesion --- Your ideas should be logically organised and appropriately sequenced.
Structure
- Introduction --- what the graph shows
- Overview --- the key features of the graph
- Body paragraph A --- detailed information (Similarities)
- Body paragraph B --- detailed information (Differences)
Check out this video to get more information about how to construct the structure of task 1, which is defenitely suitable for line graph.
After knowing the structure to organise line graph, we need to think how to connect the information to match test examiners' criteria.
Coherence --- Linking words between sentences, part of paragraphs and paragraphs.
When we describe similar or opposite trends of the lines shown in graph, or, when we describe the detailed information after the overview, what kind of words can we use, please check vocabulary in the 3rd Criterion: Lexical range.
Criteria 3: Lexical range
- Task achievement
- Cohesion and coherence
- Lexical range
- Grammatical range and accuracy
Criteria 4: Grammatical range and accuracy
- Task achievement
- Cohesion and coherence
- Lexical range
- Grammatical range and accuracy
Please check the following video and slides to figure out the appropriate grammar we need to use in task 1, and how to transform one sentence into a variety of expressions.
This above PDF document is from British Council, please check the following link to get more information.
How to write introduction
The structure of all types of graphs, charts and diagrams in Task 1 is totally the same, including introduction, overview, body paragraph A and B. The words we share from the slides are the ones used in overview and body paragraphs. So, here we share how to write the introduction of task 1. Please feel free to check this video to learn how to write a concise introduction.
Now, the techniques about how to write line graph are done, check this video to know more don'ts and do, which will better your writing and higher your score.
Practice
