IELTS Writing task 1
Useful structures
_The graph below --> The given/provided graph
_shows --> illustrates/ gives information about
_what --> how many/ how much S + V(tense)
--> the number of/ the amount of Noun + V(rút gọn mệnh đề quan hệ)
1) Introduction:
Ex:...how many people VISITED the park
....the number of people VISITING the park
_when --> from …to --> between…and --> over the period of ... years,
starting from (năm mấy)
Câu 1: Overall, it is evident that …
2) Overview:
Câu 2: Besides, …
3) Body
Cấu trúc report trend Examples
(X) accounted for/be/started at (number) in (year) The number of male students accounted for 60,000 in 2001
The number of male students rose significantly to 60,000 in 2001
(X) + Verb + (Adv) to (number) in (year)
There was a significant rise to 60,000 in the number of male students in
There was a (adj) rise to (number) in (X) in (year)
2001
(X) saw/experienced/witnessed/registered a (adj) rise/drop to (number) in
The number of male students saw a significant rise to 60,000 in 2001
(year)
The year 2001 witnessed a significant rise to 60,000 in the number of male
The year … saw/witnessed/underwent a (adj) rise/drop to (number) in (X)
students
A (adj) rise to (number) was seen/ witnessed in (X) in (year) A significant rise to 60,000 was seen in the number of male students in 2001
Cấu trúc so sánh lớn nhất, nhỏ nhất Examples
LỚN NHẤT: [nhóm muốn nói đến] + led the way with [số liệu] The percentage of sugar consumption led the way with 45%.
LỚN NHẤT: At the top position was [nhóm muốn nói đến], at [số liệu] At the top position was the percentage of sugar consumption, at 45%.
NHỎ NHẤT: At the bottom position was [nhóm muốn nói đến], at [số liệu] At the bottom position was the percentage of salt consumption, at 10%.
Cấu trúc so sánh bằng nhau Examples
The percentage of sugar consumption and the percentage of salt
[nhóm 1] and [nhóm 2] were (almost) the same, at (around) [số liệu]
consumption were almost the same, at around 4%.
Tỉ lệ nhóm 1 gấp bao nhiêu lần nhóm 2 Examples
[nhóm 1] doubled/trebled/was [2,3,4] times higher than/ that of [nhóm 2], The percentage of sugar consumption was two times higher than that of salt
at [số liệu nhóm 1] and [số liệu nhóm 2] respectively. consumption, at 40% and 20% respectively.
Một vài cấu trúc câu kép ăn điểm ngữ pháp Examples
The percentage of sugar consumption was the highest, which was followed
[nhóm 1] + Verb, which was followed by [nhóm 2]
by that of salt consumption.
The percentage of sugar consumption increased rapidly before staying
[nhóm muốn nói đến] + Verb before Verb-ing
constant from 1990 to 1995.
[nhóm 1], [nhóm 2] and [nhóm 3] saw/witnessed/underwent a (adj) The percentage of sugar, salt and pepper consumption witnessed a sharp
rise/drop to (number 1), (number 2) and (number 3), respectively rise to 20%, 25% and 30% respectively.
The percentage of sugar consumption was 20% while that for salt
[nhóm 1] + Verb while [nhóm 2] + verb
consumption accounted for 32%.
Connectives (Các từ nối câu)
In contrast/ On the contrary: ngược lại
Similarly: Tương tự
Meanwhile: Trong khi đó
Thereafter: Sau đó
Regarding/ In terms of/ Concerning NOUN: Xét về cái gì đó