1. Writing

2. Workshop
On
IELTS Writing: Task 01
Courtesy: S@IFUR’S, CHITTAGONG

3. Writing: Task 01
In task 1 you have to look at information from a
Chart, Table, Diagram or Graph and present it in
the form of text.
The instructions tell you to:
Summarize the information by selecting and
reporting the main features and comparisons
where relevant.

4. A

5. B

6. C

7. D
1986/87 1991/92 1996/97 1999/00 2000/01 2001/02
Cinema 31 44 54 56 55 57
Plays 23 23 24 223 23 24
Arts 21 21 22 22 21 22
Classical 12 12 12 12 12 12
Ballet 6 6 7 6 6 6
Opera 5 6 7 6 6 6
Contemp
orary
4 3 4 4 4 5

8. E

9. F

10. Look at figures 1-6 and find this
information:
 What happens to the juice after the boiling stage?
 How long, on average, did men & women live in 1961?
 What percentage of people in Bangladesh speaks a second language?
 Which country has the largest percentage of second language speakers? What
was the exact figures?
 Which three types of food account for more than three quarters of the
restaurants in gastronome?
 What was the most popular sort of cultural event in Britain in each of the years
shown?
 Only one sort of cultural event was popular with exactly the same number of
people every year. What proportion of British people attended it?
 What was the least popular sort of cultural event in Britain in each of the years
shown?
 Which country has the smallest proportion of second language speakers?
 What percentage of British adults used the internet in February 2005?
 What is the result of the filtering process?

11. Writing An Introduction:
 The graph shows life expectancy for males and
females in the UK from 1901 to 2025.
 The line graph gives average lengths of life for men
and women in the UK between 1901 and 2025. The
figures from about 2002 onwards are projections.
 Between 1901 and 2025
 From 1901 and 2025
 For a 5 year period beginning in 2000

12. For Each Question Below, Write A
Possible Introduction:
 The chart shows the incidents of low birth weight in a
number on some regions of the world.
 The table shows percentage attendance figures for
seven types of cultural event in Great Britain between
1986 and 2001.
 The chart shows the number of underweight children
aged 5 or below in seven regions of the world.
 The chart shows UK citizens spending on three types
of reading materials.

13. Write The Missing Adjectives And
Adverbs:
Adjectives Adverbs
Dramatic Dramatically
Impressive
Slight
Steady
Sharp
Steep

14. Now use the words to fill in the gaps on
the next page. use one pair of words for
each questions.
Coffee sales
2004
2006
a) Sales of coffee showed a
slight increases between
2004 and 2006
a) Sales of coffee increased
slightly between 2004 and
2006

15. Now use the words to fill in the gaps on
the next page. use one pair of words for
each questions.
Domestic car market
2000 2001 2002 2003 2005
a) The domestic car
market showed
an………………growth
of 50% for three
consecutive years from
2001 to 2003
a) The domestic car
market grew
………………by 50% for
three consecutive years
from 2001 to 2003

16. Now use the words to fill in the gaps on
the next page. use one pair of words for
each questions.
World population
2000 2003 2005
a) The world population
grew
……………….between
2000 and 2005.
a) The world population
experienced a
……………….growth
between 2000 and
2005.

17. Now use the words to fill in the gaps on
the next page. use one pair of words for
each questions.
Uses of shopping bags in
Britain
2000 2013
a) The number of Britain households
using their own shopping bags when
shopping feel
……………………..between 2000 and
2013
a) There was a ………….fall in the
number of British households using
their own shopping bags when
shopping between 2000 and 2013

18. Now use the words to fill in the
gaps on the next page. use one
pair of words for each questions.
Average house prices
2000 2005 2013
a) House prices climbed
…….during the first half of
the period before falling
…………in 2005
a) There was a ………….climb
in house prices during the
first quarter before a
…………..fall in 2005.

19. Together Everyone Achieves
More:
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.

21. There Are Three Basic Things
You Need To Structure An
IELTS Writing Task 1.
1)Introduce the graph
2)Give an overview
3)Give the detail

22. Introduce The Graph
The line graph illustrates the
amount of fast food consumed
by teenagers in Australia
between 1975 and 2000, a
period of 25 years.

23. Give an Overview:
Overall, the consumption of
fish and chips declined over
the period, whereas the
amount of pizza and
hamburgers that were eaten
increased.

24. Give the Detail:
In 1975, the most popular fast food with Australian teenagers
was fish and chips, being eaten 100 times a year. This was far
higher than pizza and hamburgers, which were consumed
approximately 5 times a year. However, apart from a brief rise
again from 1980 to 1985, the consumption of fish and chips
gradually declined over the 25 year timescale to finish at just
under 40 times per year.
In sharp contrast to this, teenagers ate the other two fast foods
at much higher levels. Pizza consumption increased
gradually until it overtook the consumption of fish and chips
in 1990. It then leveled off from 1995 to 2000. The biggest rise
was seen in hamburgers, increasing sharply throughout the
1970’s and 1980’s, exceeding fish and chips consumption in
1985. It finished at the same level that fish and chips began,
with consumption at 100 times a year.

25. Bar Diagram:
The charts show information on life expectancy and average
income (GNI) in six countries. Summarize the information and
make comparison where relevant.

26. Average Income:
Gross National Income (GNI):

27. Life Expectancy And Average Income (GNI)
The diagrams compare average life expectancies for men and
women and average personal income in six very different
countries around the world.
If we look at the first chart, we can see that overall, women live
roughly five years longer than men in all the countries. At 85
years, women in Japan have the longest life expectancy, closely
followed by Australian and German women (83 and 81 years
respectively). Malaysians and Brazilians have shorter life
expectancy, and people in India have the lowest, with women only
expecting to live to their mid-sixties.
In chart two, we can see there is a massive difference in average
incomes. Japanese, Germans and Australians all earn over
$30,000 a year. The figures for Malaysia and Brazil are much
lower, at around $5000. In India, the average is only a few hundred
dollars.
In conclusion, it seems obvious that there is a strong link between a
country’s wealth and the health of its citizens.

28. Bar Diagram:
The charts show information on life expectancy and average
income (GNI) in six countries. summarize the information and
make comparison where relevant.

29. Bar Diagram:
The charts show information on life expectancy and average
income (GNI) in six countries. summarize the information and
make comparison where relevant.

30. The diagrams compare average life expectancies for men and
women and average personal income in six very different
countries around the world.
If we look at the first chart, we can see that overall, women live
roughly five years longer than men in all the countries. At 85
years, women in Japan have the longest life expectancy,
closely followed by Australian and German women (83 and
81 years respectively). Malaysians and Brazilians have
shorter life expectancy, and people in India have the lowest,
with women only expecting to live to their mid-sixties.
In chart two, we can see there is a massive difference in
average incomes. Japanese, Germans and Australians all
earn over $30,000 a year. The figures for Malaysia and Brazil
are much lower, at around $5000. In India, the average is only
a few hundred dollars.
In conclusion, it seems obvious that there is a strong link
between a country’s wealth and the health of its citizens.

31. PIE CHART:
You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.
The pie chart shows the amount of money that a
children's charity located in the USA spent and received
in one year.
Summarize the information by selecting and reporting
the main features and make comparisons where
relevant.
Write at least 150 words.

32. PIE CHART:

33. The pie charts show the amount of revenue and expenditures over a
year of a children’s charity in the USA. Overall, it can be seen that
donated food accounted for the majority of the income, while
program services accounted for the most expenditure. Total revenue
sources just exceeded outgoings.
In detail, donated food provided most of the revenue for the charity, at
86%. Similarly, with regard to expenditures, one category, program
services, accounted for nearly all of the outgoings, at 95.8%.
The other categories were much smaller. Community contributions,
which were the second largest revenue source, brought in 10.4% of
overall income, and this was followed by program revenue, at 2.2%.
Investment income, government grants, and other income were very
small sources of revenue, accounting for only 0.8% combined.
There were only two other expenditure items, fundraising and
management and general, accounting for 2.6% and 1.6%
respectively. The total amount of income was $53,561,580, which
was just enough to cover the expenditures of $53,224,896.

34. PROCESS DIAGRAM:
Task 1 Question:
The diagram shows how electricity is
generated by a hydroelectric dam.
Write a 150-word report for a university
lecturer explaining how the process
works.

35. Electricity Is Generated By A Hydroelectric Dam

36. The diagram illustrates the basic principles of hydroelectric
power. The process requires the construction of a large dam
connected to a powerhouse. The dam creates a large
reservoir and the powerhouse is where the electricity is
generated.
First of all, water trapped in the reservoir behind the dam is
forced through an intake. It then flows into a narrow
chamber called a penstock, where the resulting high
pressure turns a turbine. The turbine is connected to a
generator in the powerhouse above, and this is where the
movement of the turbine is converted into electricity. The
resulting electricity leaves the powerhouse via cables that
carry it over long distances to where it can be used.
It is interesting to note that a hydroelectric dam creates no
harmful byproducts and relies entirely on natural forces to
produce electricity. After the turbine stage, water flows out
through a second channel and into a river. The process is
renewable, thanks to the water cycle in nature.

37. TEMPLATES:
(Good To Remember But Better To Forget, You Know
Which One Is Best)
 Making an overview of statement:
We can see from the chart/table……….
The chart/table shows that……………….
 Introducing an overall trend:
From an overall perspective………………………….
Looking at the figures, we can see that…………
One of the first things to note is that…………….
It is generally true to say that……………………….
One thing that is clearly stands out is……………

38. TEMPLATES:
(Good To Remember But Better To Forget, You Know
Which One Is Best)
 Introducing a point of interest:
It is interesting to see that…………………………….
A striking point is that…………………………………..
Interesting/Surprisingly………………………………..
 Introducing supporting details:
For example……/For instance……………
More specifically…………./Moreover………………
This fact is born out (by the figures)………………
When we look
at…………………………………………..

39. TEMPLATES:
(Good To Remember But Better To Forget, You Know
Which One Is Best)
Comparing Data:
 There is three times as much as X as Y
 In comparison to X,Y
is……………………………………
 The
former……………………………………………………..
 The percentage/amount/quantity of X
is……………..er than Y
 There are (slightly/significantly)more/fewer X than
Y
 There are twice as many X as Y

40. Approximating:
 Approximately/about/roughly
 Just above/over/under/below
 A little/slightly -less/more than
Describing Trends:
• (The figures) increased/rose/went up from…….(1)………..to……
(2)
• (The figures) decreased/fell/dropped from…….(1)………..to……
(2)
• (Thefigures)……………………….(increased/decreased)….
(dramatically/sharply/significantly/steadily/gradually/slowly)
………(over the year/in the same period/between X and Y).
• There was a little/no change ……
TEMPLATES:
(Good To Remember But Better To Forget, You Know Which One
Is Best)

41. Time referring:
 From the beginning of this period
 From then until March,
 Between March and June
 During this period….
 Ending the year
 Once/when/as soon as……..
Making forecast:
 The trends looks set to continue………(is/are). …seems likely
to ……
 The trends are predicted to…………
TEMPLATES:
(Good To Remember But Better To Forget, You Know Which
One Is Best)

42. Describing a process:
 First……Than/Next/After that……Finally…………..
 As soon as….before……
Passive impression:
 The X is made/done…….
 After X has been completed, Y is initiated……….
TEMPLATES:
(Good To Remember But Better To Forget, You Know
Which One Is Best)

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