Can you compare four figures in one sentence without making a mistake?
Writing Task 1: City populations overview
Can you complete my overview paragraph by finishing the second sentence?
Writing Task 1: New ‘line graph’ task
Let’s start work on a new ‘line graph’ task.
Academic Writing Task 1: Where to put the figure
Let’s compare some sentences with figures in different positions.
Academic Writing Task 1: Ways to prepare
Here are some study ideas for Academic Writing task 1.
Academic Writing Task 1: Double, twice as, twofold
Are you able to use double, twice as, three times, twofold, threefold etc.?
Writing Task 1: Hospital maps
Here’s another band 9 model answer, with some notes about three types of ‘linking’.
Academic Writing Task 1: An interesting word choice
I used an unusual word in one of my recent model answers. Can you explain why?
Academic Writing Task 1: Put the overview second
You can put the overview at the end of the report if you want, but I prefer to put it straight after the introduction.
Writing Task 1: ‘Population ages’ pie charts
Read the model report and answer the study questions below it.
Writing Task 1: ‘Languages’ tables
Read the model report and answer the analysis questions below it.
Academic Writing Task 1: Using the word ‘rise’
Here’s a quick exercise to see whether you can use different forms of the same word.
Writing Task 1: ‘Modes of travel’ table
This model answer is a good example of how to ‘select’ and ‘group’ data when there is a lot of information.
Academic Writing Task 1: Ages and age groups
It’s easy to make small mistakes when describing ages and age groups. Here are some examples that should help.
Advice: ‘Natural’ English
How can we make sure that the English phrases that we use are natural?
Academic Writing Task 1: Don’t write ‘came first’
Don’t describe items on a graph or chart in terms of coming first, second or last. This makes it seem like you’re describing a competition!
Writing Advice: Simplify
Can you take an idea and express it in a simpler way? This is not an easy skill, and it takes practice to do it well.
Writing Task 1: Chart and table answer
Read my model answer for a two charts task, and make a list of anything useful that you can learn from it.
Writing Task 1: Be careful with synonyms
The use of synonyms sometimes leads to mistakes and unnatural language. Repetition of key terms is normal and necessary.
Writing Task 1: Plastic bottle recycling answer
Read my full model answer, and study three key features of process diagram descriptions.
Writing Task 1: Process diagram details (part 3)
Can you finish my description of the plastic bottle recycling process?
Writing Task 1: Process diagram details (part 2)
Can you describe steps five and six in the plastic bottle recycling process?
Writing Task 1: Process diagram details
Can you describe the first two steps in the plastic bottle recycling process?
Writing Task 1: Be careful with ‘ing’ words
I wouldn’t write “the process begins with collecting plastic bottles”. Read this lesson to find out why.
Writing Task 1: Process diagram overview
In this lesson we look at how to write the overview paragraph for a process diagram task about recycling plastic bottles.
Writing Task 1: New ‘process diagram’ task
Let’s start work on a new ‘process diagram’ task.
Writing Task 1: to, by, with, at
Here are some examples to give you a basic idea of how to use these four little words.
Writing Task 1: Correct the mistakes
Can you find and correct the mistakes in five sentences written by students?
Writing Task 1: Three basic skills
If you’re preparing for IELTS writing task 1 (academic), here are three basic skills that you need to work on.
Writing Task 1: Describing overall trends
When the chart shows a lot of data, many IELTS students struggle to see the main overall trends.