IELTS WRITING CLASS

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USE THE CORRECT TENSES
SIMPLE PAST OR PRESENT PERFECT
1. What have you learned since you (come) here? How many new friends (you, make)?
2. Since class began, I (have, not) much free time. I (get) several big tests to study for.
3. Last night, my friend and I (have) some free time, so we (go) to a show.
4. I admit that I (be) older since I last (see) you, but with any luck at all, I (become, also) wiser.
5. Libraries today are different from those in the 1800s. For example, the contents of libraries (change) greatly through
the years. In the 1800s, libraries (be) simply collections of books. However, today most libraries (become) multimedia
centers that contain tapes, computers, disks, films, magazines, music, and paintings. The role of the library in society
(change, also). In the 1800s, libraries (be) open only to certain people, such as scholars or the wealthy. Today, libraries
serve everyone.
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ERROR ANALYSIS

PRESENT OR PAST VERBS

1. Since I came to this country, I am learning a lot about the way of life here.
2. Soya is living in her cousin’s apartment since she has arrived here. She is not able to find her own apartment yet. She
looks at several places for rent, but she does not find one that she can afford.
3. I arrive here only a short time ago. I am here only since last Friday.
4. When I arrived here, I had not known much about the United States. I saw many movies about America, but that was
not enough.
5. When I was in my country, I had coached a children’s soccer team. When I came here, I had wanted to do the same
thing. Now I am coaching a soccer team at a local elementary school. I am coaching this team for the last two months.
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TASK 1
USE THE CORRECT TENSES.
g/person Average Consumption of Fresh Produce
500
Consumption of fresh food and vegetables

400
(remain) constant from 1980 to 1990, and then

300
(rise) significantly in 2000. There (be) a dip in the

200 following year, and a further rise until it (reach) a

100 peak of 400g per person in 2020. Since then, the

0 consumption (continue) to decline. Over the next

1980 1990 2000 2010 2020 2030 2040
ten years, consumption (expect) to fall steadily.
Between 2030 and 2040, it (project) to decline,
Questions
but more dramatically.
1. When should you use the past tense in describing a line graph?
2. When should you use the present perfect tense?
3. When would you use the present tense?
4. What other expressions can you use for future trends?
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TASK 1
Answer
You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.
The graph shows the average consumption of fresh
produce in the UK from 1980 to 2040.
Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the
main features.

g/person Average Consumption of Fresh Produce

500

400

300

200

100

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1980 1990 2000 2010 2020 2030 2040
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TASK 1
You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.
The graph shows the average consumption of fresh
produce in the UK from 1980 to 2040.
Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the
main features.
Answer
The line chart provides information about the yearly expenditure
of fresh fruits and vegetables which each person consumes
between 1980 and 2040 in the United Kingdom.
Overall, the highest consumption for fresh produce done by
People of UK occurred in 2020. Meanwhile, in 1980 these
individuals enjoyed the least of fresh fruits and vegetables.

Looking clearly at the first year (1980), the average consumption

g/person Average Consumption of Fresh Produce
of the fresh produce only showed 100g each person, and started
500
to rise in 1990 and 2000 in the number of approximately 110g and
400 300g respectively. Following the gradual increase, the fresh
produce consumption presented a slight decline in 2010 at the
300
level of 200g per person. This event is also predicted to happen in
200 the following ten years between 2030 and 2040 with a roughly
100-150g decrease for each consumer.
100

0 Although the overall graphic shows a fluctuation in the average

1980 1990 2000 2010 2020 2030 2040 consumption of fresh produce, people mostly consumed 400g
each in 2020 which became the highest rate over all those years.
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