IELTS TASK 1 WRITING- Tips and tricks

1. Structure
● Rewrite the information- try to look at alternatives for each part of the sentence
● Overall trends- no numbers and very basic
o It is immediately apparent
o Overall the graph
2. Identify trends
● Try to group or sub group e.g. 10-15 million produced ,15-25 25-50
● Each paragraph should be talking about one grouping e.g. products most consumed by
America vs products most consumed by European countries
o Most commonly vs least common
o Biggest differences vs most commonalities
3. Paragraphing
4. Check for different type of sentence structure
● The three different ways
o In 1995
o 1995 saw
o There was
● Subordinate clause
o Although ……..,
o India produced 55 tonnes, while/ whereas japan
5. Good vocabulary to use to describe changes
● Increased/rose/jumped 🡪 or equivalent saw an increase in/ experienced a rise in
● Decreased/dropped/declined 🡪 saw a decline/decrease / experienced a drop in
● Accounts/accounted for
● Remained constant/stable/
● Consumes/produces/supplies etc. twice more/ a third more/50% less/far less/far more
● At 55%,
● Stood at
● Reach a high of
● Declined/fell to a low of
● Peaked at
● The lowest/highest of the 4 countries
● Shows/displays/depicts/exhibits/demonstrates
● Percentage/ proportion/fraction/share/portion
6. Comparative language
● In contrast
● On the other hand
● Like japan, Germany relies on renewable energy far more than coal
● France produced the same number of coal as Egypt
● The production of oil for france and Germany was the same
7. Adjective/adverbs to use
● Fairly/almost similar/approximately/nearly/ just under (over/below)
● Dramatic/sharp/sudden/significant/considerable/obvious/major/substantial
 ● Gradual/steady/consistent
● Insignificant/minute/trivial/small/slight/minor
● Lots/many/numerous/plentiful/abundant/ample
8. Connectors
● Finally,… / next, subsequently
● Between x and y, from x to y, during , in