Cristiano

Ronaldo
played for
Manchester
United.
Cristiano Ronaldo
is playing for al
nassr.
Cristiano Ronaldo
will play for PSG.
He goes for a
run every
morning.
Water boils at
100 degrees
Celsius
Turn
left
I like to shop in this
market.
I Don’t
want to go
to school!
1.He (go/goes) to school.
2.(Do/Does) he (play/plays) football?
3.I (do/ does) not want to go to school.
4.(Do/Does) he live here?
5.(Do/Does) you drink coffee?
Present Simple Passive: In Present Simple Passive, the thing
receiving the action is the subject of the sentence and the thing
doing the action is included near the end.

Active sentence- I wash my car. ( present from of verb)

Passive sentence- My car is washed by me. ( to be+ past
participle)

Active sentence- Does the police officer catch the thief?

Passive sentence- Is the thief caught by the police officer?

Active sentence- You do not write this letter.

Passive sentence- This letter is not written by you.
Why we use?
1. We use the passive to focus the subject.
- Paris and London are visited by many people each year.
(The emphasis is on Paris and London).
2. We can use the passive if we want to be unclear or
vague about the subject
-Mistakes are committed.
3. We use the passive when the subject is irrelevant
- English classes are taught here every day. (WHO teaches
the classes is not important within the given situation).
Why we use?
4. The agent is unknown. We don’t know who is
the agent
- The man who is believed to have stolen the goods
must be brought to justice. (we don’t know who is
the man).
5. We use the passive to talk about general truths
- Certain animals are known to attack humans.
•Exercises: Change these present
simple active sentences into present
simple passive sentences
1.He opens the door-
2.They wear blue shoes-
3.They don't help you-
4.He doesn't open the book-
5.Does your mum pick you up?-
Frequency adverbs usually go in the
following positions:
1. Before the main verb
- I often visit my parents.
- He always buys comics.
2. After the verb ‘be’
- He is always late for college.
- He is never worried about his future.
Frequency adverbs usually go in the
following positions:
3. Between the auxiliary verb and principal
verb.
- It has rarely caught my attention.
4. Before ‘used to’ and ‘have to’
- I always have to feed my cat before leaving for
work.
- He always used to text me first.
1. He used to stop by to see me after class.
(Always)
2. Peter wears a tie. (Sometimes)
3. Susan is late for work. (Never)
4. He has done justice to all. (Always)
Nearby
Describes
Outside where
There
something
Here
takes place
•Examples:
•The boys are playing upstairs.
•The dog is in the garden.
•Put the cake there.
•Please bring that book here.
•We’re going to New York City on our
school trip.
1. Close the door when you go ___________.
• Out
• Westward
• Lightly
• Here
2. The cat is hiding ­_______________ the couch.
• On
• Underneath
• Somewhere
• There
3. The ship sailed ________________, encountering heavy
weather along the way.
• Up
• Down
• Northwards
• Backwards
4. When she saw me waiting, she ran __________________
me.
• Around
• Towards
• Through
• Forward
Tips To Ace Academic Writing Task 1
1.Reading Instructions Carefully.
2.Adequate Language
3.Paraphrasing Is Must
4.Keep The Tenses In Mind
5.Never Stop Practising
6.Make Use of Adequate Vocabulary
Criteria for Marking IELTS Academic Writing
Task 1
Factor Marking Criteria
Lexical Resource 25%

Coherence and Cohesion 25%

Task Achievement 25%

Grammatical range and accuracy 25%

Task Achievement
•Have you addressed the task requirements
fully and accurately?
•Have you presented a clear overview and
selected and highlighted the key features of
the visual information?
•Have you organized the information
logically and coherently?
Coherence and Cohesion
•Have you used appropriate paragraphing
and linking words to make your writing
easy to follow and understand?
•Have you used a range of cohesive
devices, such as pronouns, conjunctions,
and adverbs, to link ideas together and
create a smooth flow of information?
Lexical Resource
•Have you used a range of vocabulary
accurately and appropriately to describe the
visual information?
•Have you used specialist terms where
appropriate?
•Have you used collocations and idiomatic
expressions accurately and effectively?
Grammatical Range and Accuracy
•Have you used a range of grammatical structures
accurately and appropriately to convey meaning?
•Have you demonstrated control over verb tense,
subject-verb agreement, articles, and other
grammatical features?
•Have you avoided errors that may impede
understanding?
Line Graph
Basic structure:
Introduction
Overview
Body paragraph 1
Body paragraph 1
Introduction
•Points to remember when you write an introduction:
•This paragraph should focus on the components of the graph/bar
chart/ table/ process/map etc.
•To write this paragraph, you should read and understand the
question given.
•Do not use the exact words given in the question, instead
paraphrase the question.
•Using synonyms for the important words given in the question
could get you extra points!
•If there is a time frame mentioned, do not forget to mention the
time frame in your paragraph.
Overview
•Points to remember when you write an
overview:
•This is the most important paragraph.
•Identify the key features of the graph
(highest point, lowest point, etc.).
•Focus on the features that stand out in
comparison to the other features.
Body Paragraph
• Points to remember when you write a
paragraph:
•The number of paragraphs depends on the
information/data given.
•Use appropriate vocabulary to compare and
describe the data.
•Check if the graphs follow a pattern and make
sure you mention the pattern.
Simple Line Graph
•Multiline graph (or) Polyline graph
• The line graph shows Paris Metro station passengers.
Summarise the information by selecting and report in the
main features, and make comparisons where relevant
 Sample answer:

• Introduction: The line graph

describes the number of people using
a metro station in Paris over a given
day of the year.
 Overview:

• All in all/ overall, the time series

shows that the greatest number of
passengers gather in the station early
in the morning and also early in the
evening.
Body Paragraph:
•The number of passengers rises sharply in the
morning, reaching a peak of 400 at 8 am. After the morning
peak, there is a steady drop to 300 at 9 am, and less than 200
at 10 am. Between 10-11 am, there is a small increase. The
number plateaus just below 300 between 12 noon and 2
pm. There is a decline in the number of citizens using the
station at 4 pm, basically standing at a number of 80
passengers. The evening brings a huge increase from 200 at 5
pm to almost 400 at 6 pm. The number of passengers tapers
off slightly after 6 pm but falls quickly to 120 by 8 pm. After
a small rise at 9 pm, the number tails off to 120 at 10 pm.
Line Graph: Types of change
Increase Decrease Level up/ no change Fluctuate

Rise/ Grow/ Climb/ Fall/ decline/ go Remain flat/ remain Rise/ Grow/ Climb/
go up/ down/ take a nose stable go up/
drive

• It is not enough to only use what type of change is showing, use also
following adjectives
1. Dramatic
2. Drastic If the change is higher
3. Significant
4. Steady- If the amount of change is remain same over the years.
5. Slow/ gradual
6. Steep- if the change is rising or falling sharply; almost perpendicular.