WRITING 1 – LINE GRAPH

A. ABOUT THE IELTS WRITING TASK 1

Fill in the gaps with suitable words.

Time / Format Task types

3______________________ 4______________________

1______ minutes
2______-word report,
describing or
explaining a
chart/table/diagram

5______________________ 6______________________

7______________________ 8______________________
B. LINE GRAPH – DESCRIBING TRENDS AND MOVEMENTS

Exercise 1 – Underline the expressions of movement in the sentences below. Match each movement (A–G)
with the most appropriate description (1–7).
Exercise 2
a. Put the expressions of movement from exercise 1 in the box below. Then, underline all the verbs that
describe an extreme (these cannot be combined with adverbs).

reach the lowest point plummet drop

rise decrease
surge plunge
level off reach the highest point

b. Copy the verbs in (a) into the correct column of the table. Which ones could be changed into noun form?

Exercise 3 – Change the following adjectives to describe the degree/speed of change to their adverb form and
then put them into the correct categories.
Exercise 4 - Rewrite the sentences using the following structures so that the meanings stay the same.

Exercise 4 - Rewrite the sentences using the following structures so that the meanings stay the same.

FORMING MORE COMPLEX SENTENCE STRUCTURES

Eg: The number of passenger journeys fell minimally.

The number of passenger journeys witnessed a moderate increase.

1. before

 S + V1 + adv1 + before +V2 -ing + adv2

The number of passenger journeys fell minimally before increasing moderately.
 There + be + adj1+ N1 + before + adj2 + N2
There was a minimal fall in the number of passenger journeys before a moderate increase.
 S + saw/experienced/witnessed + adj1 + N1 + before + adj2 + N2
The number of passenger journeys saw a minimal fall before a moderate increase.

2. but later

 S + V1 + adv1 + but later +V2 + adv2

The number of passenger journeys fell minimally but later increased moderately.

3. followed by

 There + be + adj1+ N1 + followed by + adj2 + N2

There was a minimal fall in the number of passenger followed by a moderate increase.
 S + saw/experienced/witnessed + adj1 + N1 + followed by + adj2 + N2
 The number of passenger saw a minimal fall followed by a moderate increase.

Exercise 5 – Look at the chart below and complete the sentences (1-3) using the suggested words.

1. The amount of pizza eaten by Australian teenagers increased dramatically from 1975 to 1995 before
_________________ (verb) until 2000.

2. The consumption of fish and chips ___________________ (verb + adverb) between 1975 and 1985 but later
___________________ (verb + adverb).

3. Over a decade from 1975, the amount of hamburger consumed saw a ___________________ (adjective +
noun) followed by a ___________________ (adjective + noun) in the rest of the period.

ESSAY STRUCTURE

CHART ANALYSIS
1. What were the general trends of each place?
 The number of visitors to the coast: _______________________________________________________
 The figure for those coming to the lakes: ___________________________________________________
 The number of sightseers to the mountains: _________________________________________________
2. During 20 years, which place could attract the most overseas tourists? __________________________________
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Paragraph 4 ‒ Body 2
Fill in the blanks with the appropriate information to complete sentences describing the number of
tourists to the mountains. You may have to change the word forms.

1 starting point
At the beginning of the period, ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ approximately
35 thousand.
2 describe changes
Over the next 20 years, this figure experienced moderate fluctuations before ending at about _______________________________________________________________________
2007, making it __________________________________________________________ popular choice of foreign tourists.