Describing line and bar charts

Write a well-organised IELTS Academic Task 1 report: paraphrase the task, write a clear overview, and describe trends and comparisons with accurate language of change.

Level B2 35 min4 exercisesLesson 1 of 12 in Writing B2

Trains: IELTS Writing Task 1 (Academic)

What you'll learn

Organise a Task 1 report into an introduction, an overview and two detail paragraphs
Write an overview that summarises the main trends without detailed figures
Describe change accurately with verbs, nouns, adjectives and adverbs
Compare figures in bar charts using comparative and proportion language

Lesson content

8 steps · 4 exercises · 35 min total

1. Warm-up2 questions
2. LearnThe skill and the strategy
3. ModelSee how it's done
4. Practice 1Describe the trends + 1 more
5. Practice 2Overview and accuracy + 1 more
6. Exam tips3 tips
7. Key vocabulary11 words
8. SummaryReview and finish

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