IELTS WRITING TASK 1

REMEMBER

⮚ The task is to describe what you see and write a report.

⮚ Do not give opinions.
⮚ No conclusion. Instead write a summary( the overview).
 QUESTION TYPES

1. LINE GRAPH 1. Describe numbers

2. BAR CHART 2. Compare numbers

3. Describe changes/trends
3. PIE CHART 4. Compare changes/trends
4. TABLE
5. MAP
6. PROCESS
1. LINE GRAPH
2. BAR CHART
3. PIE CHART
4. TABLE
5. MAP
6. PROCESS
DESCRIBE NUMBERS – MÔ TẢ SỐ LIỆU
Ví dụ: năm 2010 có 20 triệu người sử dụng xe máy ở Việt Nam.
⮚ Cấu trúc mô tả số liệu cuối câu:
In 2010, the number of motorbike users in Vietnam was 20 million.
⮚ Cấu trúc mô tả số liệu đầu câu:
In 2010, 20 million Vietnamese people used motorbikes.
⮚ Cấu trúc mô tả số liệu ở giữa câu:
In 2010, there were 20 million Vietnamese people who used / using
motorbikes in Vietnam.
DESCRIBE NUMBERS – MÔ TẢ SỐ LIỆU
⮚ Motorbike users
⮚ people travelling by motorbike
⮚ people who used motorbikes
⮚ people commuted by motorbike
⮚ individuals / citizens / commuters
VD1: Lượng pizza được sản xuất tại các nước năm 2005
US: 2,500 grams
UK: 1,000 grams
China: 5,500 grams
Australia: 3,100 grams
Sample answers:
⮚ The amount of pizza produced in the US was 2,500 grams. (cuối)
⮚ 1,000 grams of pizza were made in the UK. (đầu)
⮚ There were 5,500 grams of pizza produced in China. (giữa)
⮚ Australian people produced 3,100 grams of pizza. (cuối)
VD2: Phần trăm người dân sử dụng Internet trên tổng số dân ở các nước
năm 1990
UK: 55%
US: 70%
Vietnam: 10%
Japan 25%
Australia: 40%
% => THERE + BE => MAKE UP/ ACCOUNT FOR
VD: Vietnamese internet users accounted for/ made up 10% of Vietnamese
population.
The percentage of / The proportion of
The figure for
Have access to the internet / access the internet
Sample answers:
⮚ In 1990, the percentage/proportion/rate of people using the internet in the
UK was 55%.
⮚ In 1990, American internet users accounted for/ made up 70% of American
population.
⮚ In 1990, 10% of Vietnamese population had access to the internet.
⮚ In 1990, 25% of the total population in Japan accessed the internet.
⮚ In 1990, Australian individuals using the internet accounted for 40% of the
total population in this nation.
COMPARE NUMBERS – SO SÁNH SỐ LIỆU
1. Compared to
2. Respectively
3. While/whereas
4. Meanwhile/ at the same time/ by contrast/ in contrast
1. COMPARED TO
Lượng pizza được sản xuất tại các nước năm 2005
US: 2,500 grams
UK: 1,000 grams
China: 5,500 grams
Australia: 3,100 grams
⮚ The amount of pizza produced in the US was 2,500 grams, compared to
1,000 grams in the UK.
⮚ 1,000 grams of pizza were made in the UK, compared to / as opposed to
/in comparison with 2,500 grams in the US.
2. RESPECTIVELY
Lượng pizza được sản xuất tại các nước năm 2005
US: 2,500 grams
UK: 1,000 grams
China: 5,500 grams
Australia: 3,100 grams
⮚ The amounts of pizza produced in the US and the UK were 2,500 grams
and 1,000 grams respectively.
3. WHILE/WHEREAS
Lượng pizza được sản xuất tại các nước năm 2005
US: 2,500 grams
UK: 1,000 grams
China: 5,500 grams
Australia: 3,100 grams
⮚ There were 5,500 grams of pizza produced in China, while/whereas
Australian people produced 3,100 grams of pizza.
⮚ While the amount of pizza produced in the US was 2,500 grams, the
amount of pizza produced in the UK was 1000 grams.
3. WHILE/WHEREAS
⮚ There were 5,500 grams of pizza produced in China, while/whereas
Australian people produced 3,100 grams of pizza.
⮚ While the amount of pizza produced in the US was 2,500 grams, the
amount of pizza produced in the UK was 1000 grams.

Để tránh dài dòng và lặp từ the amount of…, ta thay luôn bằng cụm “the figure for…”

While the amount of pizza produced in the US was 2,500 grams, the figure
for the UK was 1,000 grams.
4. MEANWHILE/ AT THE SAME TIME/ BY CONTRAST/ IN CONTRAST
Lượng pizza được sản xuất tại các nước năm 2005
US: 2,500 grams
UK: 1,000 grams
China: 5,500 grams
Australia: 3,100 grams
⮚ There were 5,500 grams of pizza produced in China. Meanwhile, the
amount of pizza produced in the UK was 1000 grams.
⮚ In 2005, the amount of pizza produced in China was highest, at 5,500
grams, while the figure for Australia was significantly lower, at 3,100
grams. Only 1000 grams of pizza were made in the UK, compared to
2,500 grams in the US. 
⮚  In 2005, the quantity of Pizza made in China was highest, at 5,500
grams, whereas only 1000 grams of pizza were produced in the UK.
Meanwhile, the figures for the US and Australia were 2,500 grams and
3,100 grams respectively .
Phần trăm người dân sử dụng Internet trên tổng số dân ở các nước năm 1990
UK: 55%
US: 70%
Vietnam: 10%
Japan: 25%
Australia: 40%
In 1990, while the proportion of people using the internet in the UK was 55%,
70% of American population had access to the internet.
In 1990, 10% of the total population in Vietnam accessed the internet whereas
Japanese internet users accounted for 25% of Japanese population.
Meanwhile, the figure for Australia was 40%.
In 1990, the proportion of people using the internet in the US was highest, at
70%, while the figure for Vietnam was lowest, at 10%. Only 55% of the total
population in the UK accessed the internet, compared to 40% of Australian
population. Meanwhile, the figure for Japanese was 25%.