Handbook - IELTS Writing (Revised)

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WRITING SKILLS
Ada 2 jenis tes dalam tes IELTS Writing. Anda akan menulis dua esai yang berbeda, yaitu
IELTS Writing Task 1 dan Task 2. Pada IELTS Writing Task 1, Anda harus menulis 150 kata.
Sedangkan pada IELTS Writing Task 2, Anda harus menulis minimal 250 kata yang lebih
panjang dari tugas IELTS pertama. Secara keseluruhan, Anda harus menyelesaikan tes dalam
waktu 60 menit.
Ujian ini bertujuan untuk menilai kemampuan Anda dalam mengungkapkan pendapat atau
menjelaskan suatu hal dalam bentuk esai Bahasa Inggris tertulis. Hal ini bertujuan untuk
memeriksa tingkat kemahiran bahasa Anda dalam 4 standar, yaitu:
1. Task Achievement
yang akan melihat seberapa relevan tanggapan Anda terhadap suatu tugas atau
bahkan mengembangkan lebih banyak wawasan tentang topik tersebut.
2. Coherence and Cohesion
yaitu tingkat keberhasilan Anda dalam menggunakan struktur kalimat yang runtut dan
kohesif sehingga dapat dipahami dengan baik.
3. Lexical Resources
mengkaji gaya penulisan dan keragaman kosakata Anda.
4. Grammatical Range and Accuracy
ini menilai penggunaan tata bahasa Anda.
Perbedaan antara writing task untuk Academic IELTS dan General Training IELTS dapat
dilihat pada jenis soalnya. Academic IELTS menguji kemampuan Anda untuk menulis secara
akademis, seperti untuk belajar di luar negeri, sehingga topiknya akan lebih dalam.
Sedangkan General Training IELTS akan mengevaluasi kemampuan Anda dalam menulis untuk
tujuan yang lebih umum.
Dalam writing task 1 Academic IELTS, Anda akan mendapatkan pertanyaan berdasarkan
gambar bagan topik tertentu. Di sini Anda harus menulis esai deskriptif untuk menjelaskan
bagan. Bagan dapat berupa diagram batang, diagram garis, diagram pai, tabel, peta, dan
diagram proses tentang bagaimana sesuatu bekerja atau bagaimana sesuatu dilakukan. Anda
perlu menulis tentang poin utama grafik, menganalisis tren atau perubahan yang terjadi,
membandingkan data, atau menjelaskan proses yang terjadi. Sedangkan pada General

Training IELTS, Anda harus menulis surat sesuai petunjuk. Misalnya, jika Anda telah
diinstruksikan untuk menulis secara informal, jangan menulis dengan gaya penulisan formal.
Esai dalam writing task 1 Academic IELTS berbentuk teks diskursif yang harus berisi pendapat
Anda dan disertai dengan kesimpulan yang kuat. Untuk menunjukkan kemampuan Anda
dalam menulis secara akademis, tulislah task 2 ini dengan gaya bahasa Inggris formal. Pada
bagian ini Anda akan ditugaskan untuk dapat menulis karangan seperti opini, diskusi,
perbandingan kelebihan dan kekurangan, pertanyaan langsung, atau solusi. Sementara, pada
General Training IELTS, pertanyaan dan topik cenderung lebih sederhana.

Part 1 | Question Types in Writing Task 1
You are required to write 150 words or more. If you write less than 150 words, you are
unlikely to get more than a Band 5 for ’task achievement’ as you won’t have fulfilled the
marking criteria. You have around 20 minutes to plan and write your essay. You should use
a formal style of writing. Task 1 contributes half as many marks to your score as Task 2. So,
Task 1 is worth 33% of the total mark in the Writing test.
You will be presented with one of the following graphics:

 Bar Chart
 Line Graph
 Table Chart
 Pie Chart
 Process Diagram
 Map
 Multiple Graphs
You are required to write a short report about the main features. For example, you may be
asked to:
 summarize data
 describe the stages of a process
 explain how something works
 describe an object or event
The format of the question will always be the same. It will include:
 A brief description of the graphic
 The instructions
 The graphic – chart, graph, table, etc.

1) Bar Chart
Bars charts or bar graphs are very common Task 1 questions. The data can be presented
vertically, as in the example below, or horizontally.
Example:
The bar chart below shows numbers of seals, whales and dolphins recorded in the
Gormez Straits from 2006 to 2018.
Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make
comparisons where relevant.
Write at least 150 words.

2) Line Graph
Line graphs are also common in IELTS Academic Writing Task 1. They are easier to
interpret than they may look.
Example:
The graph below shows the population for India and China since the year 2000 and
predicts population growth until 2050.
summaries the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make
Source: Official website IELTS Essentials

3) Table
Tables also come up regularly in Task 1. Some students find these harder to interpret as
they are just sets of numbers with no visual representation. However, they are never very
complicated. Remember, the IELTS exam is designed to test your language skills, not your
mathematics ability.
Example:
The tables below give information about the world population and distribution in
1950 and 2000, with an estimate of the situation in 2050.
Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make

4) Pie Chart
Although pie charts are not as common as bar charts and line graphs, you need to know
how to answer this type of question in case you do get one. They are just another way of
visually presenting data.
Example:
The chart below shows the reasons why people travel to work by bicycle or by car.
summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make

5) Process Diagram
Another less frequent question type is the process diagram. It could be a natural process
such as the water cycle, a manufacturing process or the diagram of a system such as the
central heating system in a house.
Example:
The diagrams below show a structure that is used to generate electricity from wave
power.
Generating Electricity from The Sea

6) Map
Occasionally, the IELTS Academic Writing Task 1 question will be about a map. It may ask
you to compare two or three maps of a place over a period of time as in this question.
Example:
The diagrams below show the changes that have taken place at Queen Mary Hospital
since its construction in 1960.

7) Multiple Graphs
Multiple graph questions have more than one type of diagram and are fairly common. They
usually include two diagrams such as a bar chart and a line graph or a pie chart and a table
as in this sample question.
Example:
The diagrams below give information on transport and car use in Edmonton.

To understand this, we’ll look at a line graph. Look at the following question and the graph.
You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.
The line graph below shows changes in the amount and type of fast food consumed by
Australian teenagers from 1975 to 2000.
Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make

Full Model Answer:
Introduction The line graph compares the fast food consumption of teenagers
(paraphrase
in Australia between 1975 and 2000, a period of 25 years.
sentence)
Overall, the consumption of fish and chips declined over the

Overview period, whereas the amount of pizza and hamburgers that were
eaten increased.
In 1975, the most popular fast food with Australian teenagers was
fish and chips, being eaten 100 times a year. This was far higher
than Pizza and hamburgers, which were consumed approximately
Detail
5 times a year. However, apart from a brief rise again from 1980
to 1985, the consumption of fish and chips gradually declined over
the 25-year timescale to finish at just under 40.
In sharp contrast to this, teenagers ate the other two fast foods at
much higher levels. Pizza consumption increased gradually until it
overtook the consumption of fish and chips in 1990. It then levelled
Detail off from 1995 to 2000. The biggest rise was seen in hamburgers as
the occasions they were eaten increased sharply throughout the
1970’s and 1980’s, exceeding that of fish and chips in 1985. It
finished at the same level that fish and chips began, with
consumption at 100 times a year.
(194 words)


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