IELTS CÔ KAMAI IETLS LEVEL 1

IELTS WRITING TASK 1

I/ Practice 1: tenses

Look at the graph and read the student’s report. Then complete the report with the
correct form of the verbs in brackets.

The line graph compares the number of people living in five cities in the world between
1970 and the present.

On the whole, the population of these cities (1)………. (grow) a lot since 1970. The
number of residents in Lagos and Beijing (2)………. (rise) the most, while the number in
Moscow and Tehran (3)………. (increase) too.
In Lagos, the number ofresidents (4)………. (rise) from about 1 million in 1970 to 2 million
in 1975, but since then the population (5)………. (grow) quickly from 2 million in 1975 to
18 million at the present time. Similarly, the number of people living in Beijing
also (6)………. (increase) from 8 million in 1970 to just under 20 million in 2010.
By contrast, the population of New York City (7)…………. (stay) the same since 1970.
During the 1970s it (8)………. (fall) from 8 million to about 6.5 million. The number of
residents then(9)………. (remain) at about 7.5 million between 2000 and 2010, and since
then it (10)………. (grow) slowly to around 8 million people at the present time.

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II/ Practice 2: Superlative and Comparative

Complete the gaps in the model answer using a comparative or superlative form of
an adjective.

The chart compares how well students from a range of disciplines did in their first-year
assessments in 2010 and 2015.

At just over 70% in 2015 and 60% in 2010, average pass rates among Engineering students
were by far .........., while .......... scores in 2015 were in Architecture and Construction. On
the other hand, students studying MBA had .......... pass rates in both years.
Looking more closely at the percentage change between the two years, this was
clearly .......... for those studying Education and Training. 2010 pass rates in Education and
Training, Travel and Hospitality, and Architecture and Construction were
considerably .......... in 2010 than in 2015, which means that .......... level of improvement
took place in these disciplines. Meanwhile, the Law experienced .......... pass rates.
Overall, students in 2015 did consistently .......... than their counterparts in 2010, although
there were significant differences among the subject areas in both years.