Academic

Line graph

Criteria 1: Task achievement

• Task achievement
• Cohesion and coherence
• Lexical range
• Grammatical range and accuracy

Task achievement is the most important step not to off topic, check the video from British Council to learn more.

Task 1 requires test takers to summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant. But how can we get the main features and how to compare the similarities and differences properly? Download the following slides presented by Shuyuan Wang to learn more. 

Criteria 2: Cohesion and coherence

• Task achievement
• Cohesion and coherence
• Lexical range
• Grammatical range and accuracy

Once going to the right direction for your writing, constructing a concise and proper structure can help you save time effectively.

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. Check the following 'coherence' to learn how.

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.

Sentence transformation

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