The I nternational E nglish L anguage T esting S ystem

1. IELTS The International English Language Testing System

2. IELTS Writing-Academic

3. Task 1 (1) • Time Length: 20 minutes • Writing Length: 150 words (minimum) • Writing Goal: Interpret and describe some given visual information (a diagram or table, etc.) and present the information in your own words.

4. Task 1 (2) • 4 possible types of the academic writing in task 1 1. Organise, present and possibly compare data e.g. money people spend on different forms of entertainment. 2. Describe stages of a procedure or process e.g. the stages of human evolution. 3. Describe on object or event or series of events e.g. How the water cycle works. 4. Explain how something works e.g. How a car engine works. • Reasons for directly penalty • The writing is less than the minimum word limit • Off-topic and irrelevant response • Plagiarism (severe penalty) • Incomplete format (e.g. bullet points, or note form etc.)

5. Example of Task 1 • You should spend about 20 minutes on this task. • The take below gives information about the underground railway systems in six cities.Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant. • You should write at least 150 words.

6. Writing Strategies • For Both Tasks • Read the question carefully • Familiarise yourself with descriptions of data – in newspapers, textbooks • Practise formulating your own ideas on topics

7. Writing Strategies – For Both Tasks • Device for better coherence

8. Writing Strategies – For Both Tasks • Device for better coherence

9. Writing Strategies – For Task 1 • Words used to describe the given pictures

10. Writing Strategies – For Task 1 • Words used to describe statistics, to compare results, to describe changes:

11. Writing Strategies – For Task 1 • Words used to describe statistics, to compare results, to describe changes:

12. Writing Strategies – For Task 1 • Words used to describe statistics, to compare results, to describe changes: