IELTS Writing task 1: Bar chart lesson

Learn how to describe bar charts in IELTS Writing task 1 to get a band 9 for your writing! In this tutorial you will see a sample bar chart question + useful tips and vocabulary + step-by-step guide to write a band 9 answer.

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[blumoon]

0:30 Describing a bar chart
1:46 Band 9 answer structure
- Introduction (Introduce your chart in 1-2 sentences)
- Overview (Describe general trends)
- Feature 1
- Feature 2
2:50 Introduction (1-2 sentences)
- Paraphrase given information
- Write 2 things:
1. What your graph shows
2. For what period of time
- Synonyms:
+ Shows = provide information about = represents = illustrates
+ Divorce rate = percentages of divorces
+ From 2011 to 2015 = Between 2011 and 2015
5:27 Overview
- Describes trends ( should have 2-4 key features )
- NEVER write numbers, percentages or dates in overview
- Compare beginning and the end
- Always start overview with ‘overall’
- Describing: + Experienced a downward trend. + Showed an upward trend
+ Initially had a lower rate
- Linking words: While
9:15 Specific details
- Group specific features into separate paragraphs
- Write 2-3 separate paragraphs
9:50 Paragraph 1 (Details about Sweden)
- Write numbers, percentages and include useful details as much as you can
- Describing: + Was about 45%(use ‘about’ when you’re not sure the exact percentage)
+ Being higher than by approximately 8%
+ Rose to almost 50%. + Showed a gradual decrease
+ Hitting a low point
- Linking word: However (To show that Sweden’s rate changed)
- All percentages are not exact ( used ‘around’ and ‘about’ )
14:49 Paragraph 2 (Details about Finland)
- Describing: + Was less than 40%. + Decreased in 2012, when about one third
+ Experienced a steady growth. + Rose to approximately 39%. + Increased by around 3%
+ Remained steady for the next year, outracing...
Linking word: However
16:57 Full Paragraph

[shahlokarimova]

That tutorial is very helpful, but I have an ADVICE for Ielts task 1 writers, since she didn’t mention it. Better use numbers in fractions not percentage, ex: 50% one half, 20% one fifth, 25% quarter and so on. Because examiners check your capability of using the language.

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