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IELTS Academic Writing task 1.Bar chart lesson
This lesson provides you with useful information on how to describe a Bar chart in IELTS writing task 1.
Structure
Introduction.
- Paraphrase the task - what - where-when.In this paragraph you should introduce your chart to the readers in 1 or 2 sentences.
Overview
- In this paragraph you should describe some general trends and feautures of your chart.
Feature 1
- You should write about specific features of your chart in 2 or 3 separate paragraphs.
Feature 2
- You should write about specific features of your chart in 2 or 3 separate paragraphs.
Example
The bar chart shows the divorce rates in two European countries from 2011 to 2015.
Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant.
Introduction
Paraphrase the task.
You should mention 2-3 things in your introduction: what, where and when.
The task is:
The bar chart shows the divorce rates in two European countries from 2011 to 2015.
- What - the divorce rate
- Where - in Finland and Sweden
- When - 2011-2015
Paraphrase: The bar chart provides information about the persentages of divorces in Finland and Sweden between 2011 and 2015.
Overview
In the overview paragraph you should briefly describe major trends on your chart. You should describe from 2-4 key features.
Never write numbers, percentages or dates in the overview. The overview paragraph should contain only general information.
Key features should be:
- Similarities - look the same
- Differences - Compare
- The highest point - Contrast
- The shortest point - Contrast
- Didn't change or flactuated.
Key features for our chart:
Similarities of 2 countries: Finland's rate has fluctuations . Sweden's rate has fluctuations.
Both Finland and Sweden show some fluactuations during this time period
Differences - Compare. How do their rates compare?
To compare rates of 2 countries we have to look at their rates at the beginning and at the end of the period.
Compare. At the beginning - Finlands's rate is lower than Sweden's rate. At the end - Finlands' rate is higher than Sweden's rate.
Now we can write an overview paragraph:
Overall, both countries' divorce rate had some fluctuations. Sweden experienced a downward trend, while Finland showed upward trend throughout the period. Although Finland initially had a lower rate, it outraced Sweden at the end of the period.
Feature Paragraph 1
When you are giving specific details, you have to write numbers and percentages and include as much useful detail as you can.
Let's look at the numbers:
Swedens' divorce rate:
- was almost 45% in 2011.
- rose to almost 50% in 2012.
- gradually decreased to about 47% in 2013
- decreased to almost 50% in 2012.
- declined steadily to the end of the period, reaching around 45% in 2014
- hit a low point of about 37% in 2015.
Now we can write a Feature 1 paragrapg:
Sweden’s’ divorce rate was about 45% in 2011, being higher than Finland’s rate by approximately 8%. Then, it rose to almost fifty percent in 2012. However, the figure showed a gradual decrease to about 47% in 2013, and continued to decline steadily to the end of the period reaching nearly 45% in 2014 and hitting a low- point of about 37% in 2015.
Feature Paragraph 2
Feature 2 - Present specific details about Finland
Percentage of divorce in Finland was less than 40% in 2011, and it decreased in 2012, when about one third of marriages in Finland ended with a divorce (as opposed to almost a half in Sweden). However, the figure experienced a steady growth during the next two years. It rose to approximately 39% in 2013, then increased by about 3% in 2014 and remained steady for the next year, outracing the rate of Sweden.
All the paragrpahs put together:
The bar chart provides information about the persentages of divorces in Finland and Sweden between 2011 and 2015.
Overall, both countries' divorce rate had some fluctuations.Sweden experienced a downward trend, while Finland showed upward trend throughout the period.Although Finland initially had a lower rate, it outraced Sweden at the end of the period.
Sweden’s’ divorce rate was about 45% in 2011, being higher than Finland’s rate by approximately 8%. Then, it rose to almost fifty percent in 2012. However, the figure showed a gradual decrease to about 47% in 2013, and continued to decline steadily to the end of the period reaching nearly 45% in 2014 and hitting a low- point of about 37% in 2015.
Percentage of divorce in Finland was less than 40% in 2011, and it decreased in 2012, when about one third of marriages in Finland ended with a divorce (as opposed to almost a half in Sweden). However,the figure experienced a steady growth during the next two years. It rose to approximately 39% in 2013, then increased by about 3% in 2014 and remained steady for the next year, outracing the rate of Sweden.
IELTS Academic Writing Masterclass course
The course is structured in the following way:
- You are given a video lesson with step to step processes and instructions, including structures, grammar vocabulary and helpful tips.
- Then you are presented practical tasks as your assignment. That is the most important part of the course, You are completing the task Following the instructions in the videos to write your high scoring report or essay.
- Then you send it for evaluation and feedback.
- You will be shown where you are doing well and what needs improving.
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