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COMPLETE IELTS (4-5)
Warm-up
What are the main reasons for visiting New Zealand?
Task TypesTask Types
 Minimum 150 words,youwilllosemarksifyouareunderthisnumber
ofwords.
The task is toDESCRIBEdata or a process. Do not giveopinionsor
solutions.
Yourlanguageshould beacademic and formal instyle. Do not use
abbreviationsorcontractions.
Youshouldallowno more than 20 minutestocompletethetask.
 You shouldnt write your opinionshouldnt write your opinion or copy words from the task prompt 
rephraseandusesynonymsinstead.
駈饗NeverusebulletsNeverusebullets,writeasifyouwerewritinganessayoraletter.
Writing Task 1 Writing Task 1  General information
Structure
!!!!!!You need to remember that you are describing a graph to
someone who doesnt see it. Write what the graph is about, its
dates and location.
The
Introduction
You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.
The line graph below shows changes in the amount and type of fast food consumed by Australian
teenagers from 1975 to 2000.
Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons
where relevant.
Write at least 150 words.
The line graph illustrates the amount of fast food consumed by
teenagers in Australia between 1975 and 2000, a period of 25 years.
The Body should describe the most important trendsmost important trends, while all information
is summarized to avoid unnecessary details.
Notice how many distinctive features the diagram has and divide
information into paragraphs, one paragraph per featureone paragraph per feature. You should link the
paragraphs by sentences that logically connect them to one another.
Important!Important! You need to write about all the periods of time and all the
subjects of graph. If it shows several years (1992, 1993, 1994)  write
about all of them, if it is about men and women  write about both.
Remember, summarizing doesnt mean throwing away information. The
secret here is to select whats important, organize it, compare and contrast.
The Body
The Conclusion /
Overview
The Conclusion should sum upsum up the global trends
shown on the graph and compare them if possible.
 Overall, the consumption of fish and chips declined over the
period, whereas the amount of pizza and hamburgers that were
eaten increased.
 Use your own words when writing the summary,
not lift words and phrases from the question.
 Order the information in a logical way (e.g. from
largest to smallest)
 Include an overview of the main points of the
information given.
Remember!!Remember!!
for a holidayfor a holiday
29%29%
The number of people who go to New Zealand on business.The number of people who go to New Zealand on business.
other reasonsother reasons
for pleasurefor pleasure
go to New Zealand
The largest percentage
see friends and family thirteen percent
other reasons
for pleasure
1. Whats the purpose of the 1st
sentence? To introduce the subject
2. Does the summary contain all the main information from the
chart, including numbers? Yes
3. Is the information presented in a logical way (e.g. from the
highest figures through to the lowest)? Yes
4. What is the purpose of the final sentence?
To give a general overview of the main features of the information.
The chart shows where visitors to New Zealand come from.
Australian
UK: 12 percent US: 9 percent
12 percent
Yes. other
They come from English  speaking countries
second
come from
other countries
60 percent
Number + percent
60 percent (%)
13 percent (%)
The percentage of + noun
The percentage of teenagers
The percentage of people
percent
percentage
percent
10 percent
percent of the population
percent (X2)
percentage of people
what international visitors to New
Zealand do when they are on holiday
85%
go sightseeing 45%
50%
40%
going to museums
people
Complete ielts (b1)  unit 1- writingandspelling
Complete ielts (b1)  unit 1- writingandspelling
2. bosses
3. boys
4. feet
5. men
6. matches
7. parties
8. wives
2. children 3. countries
4. cities 5. lives
6. families 7. watches
8. potatoes 9. activities
10. crashes

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Complete ielts (b1) unit 1- writingandspelling

  • 2. Warm-up What are the main reasons for visiting New Zealand?
  • 4. Minimum 150 words,youwilllosemarksifyouareunderthisnumber ofwords. The task is toDESCRIBEdata or a process. Do not giveopinionsor solutions. Yourlanguageshould beacademic and formal instyle. Do not use abbreviationsorcontractions. Youshouldallowno more than 20 minutestocompletethetask. You shouldnt write your opinionshouldnt write your opinion or copy words from the task prompt rephraseandusesynonymsinstead. 駈饗NeverusebulletsNeverusebullets,writeasifyouwerewritinganessayoraletter. Writing Task 1 Writing Task 1 General information
  • 6. !!!!!!You need to remember that you are describing a graph to someone who doesnt see it. Write what the graph is about, its dates and location. The Introduction You should spend about 20 minutes on this task. The line graph below shows changes in the amount and type of fast food consumed by Australian teenagers from 1975 to 2000. Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant. Write at least 150 words. The line graph illustrates the amount of fast food consumed by teenagers in Australia between 1975 and 2000, a period of 25 years.
  • 7. The Body should describe the most important trendsmost important trends, while all information is summarized to avoid unnecessary details. Notice how many distinctive features the diagram has and divide information into paragraphs, one paragraph per featureone paragraph per feature. You should link the paragraphs by sentences that logically connect them to one another. Important!Important! You need to write about all the periods of time and all the subjects of graph. If it shows several years (1992, 1993, 1994) write about all of them, if it is about men and women write about both. Remember, summarizing doesnt mean throwing away information. The secret here is to select whats important, organize it, compare and contrast. The Body
  • 8. The Conclusion / Overview The Conclusion should sum upsum up the global trends shown on the graph and compare them if possible. Overall, the consumption of fish and chips declined over the period, whereas the amount of pizza and hamburgers that were eaten increased.
  • 9. Use your own words when writing the summary, not lift words and phrases from the question. Order the information in a logical way (e.g. from largest to smallest) Include an overview of the main points of the information given. Remember!!Remember!!
  • 10. for a holidayfor a holiday
  • 11. 29%29% The number of people who go to New Zealand on business.The number of people who go to New Zealand on business. other reasonsother reasons for pleasurefor pleasure
  • 12. go to New Zealand The largest percentage see friends and family thirteen percent other reasons for pleasure
  • 13. 1. Whats the purpose of the 1st sentence? To introduce the subject 2. Does the summary contain all the main information from the chart, including numbers? Yes 3. Is the information presented in a logical way (e.g. from the highest figures through to the lowest)? Yes 4. What is the purpose of the final sentence? To give a general overview of the main features of the information.
  • 14. The chart shows where visitors to New Zealand come from.
  • 15. Australian UK: 12 percent US: 9 percent
  • 16. 12 percent Yes. other They come from English speaking countries
  • 18. Number + percent 60 percent (%) 13 percent (%) The percentage of + noun The percentage of teenagers The percentage of people
  • 19. percent percentage percent 10 percent percent of the population percent (X2) percentage of people
  • 20. what international visitors to New Zealand do when they are on holiday 85% go sightseeing 45% 50% 40% going to museums people
  • 23. 2. bosses 3. boys 4. feet 5. men 6. matches 7. parties 8. wives
  • 24. 2. children 3. countries 4. cities 5. lives 6. families 7. watches 8. potatoes 9. activities 10. crashes