INTENSIVE IELTS

Writing
How to write overview
Linking words
Overall/ Generally/ In general, it is obviously seen that…
Overall, it is apparently witnessed that…
Overall, what stands out from the chart is that…
Overall, what pops out from the chart is that…
Overall, what can be concluded from the chart is that …
Overall, one of the most striking/ noticeable/ remarkable
features is that…
Charts without trends  Main features
1. The number of ABC is the highest/biggest/ largest
2. The number of ABC is higher/ bigger/ larger than other
items/ remaining items
3. ABC is the most popular
4. ABC is more popular than any other items
5. The number of ABC dominate the chart
6. The period witness the domination of ABC
7. The number of ABC come out on top
The graph below shows the employment rate of each
gender in four different countries in 2002
The graph below shows the employment rate of each gender in
four different countries in 2002

Overall, it can be obviously seen that the employment rate in

Norway was the highest among four mentioned nations.
The chart below shows the expenditure of two countries on goods
in 2010
The chart below shows the expenditure of two countries on goods
in 2010

Overall, it is obviously seen that the expenditure of France and UK

on cars dominated the chart
Charts with trends  Main features + Main trends
Main trends
1.The number of ABC (tend to) go upward/ go downward
2.The number of ABC witness/ experience an upward trend/ a downward trend
3.Have a tendency to rise - increase - grow/ fall – decrease – reduce
4.Be on the rise – increase - growth/ fall – decrease – reduction - decline
5.…while the opposite is true for…/ whereas the converse trend can be seen
in…
6.…except for/ apart from…
The line graph shows the percentages of three types of
crimes: car theft, house burglary and street robbery in
England & Wales from 1970 to 2000
The percentage of three types of crimes: car theft, house burglary
and street robbery in England & Wales from 1970 to 2000

Overall, what can be obviously seen is that the rate of car theft
dominated the chart. Moreover, the rates of car theft and house
burglary went upward while the opposite was true for street robbery
The graph below shows the number of international
conferences in three capital cities from 1980 to 2010
The graph below shows the information about international
conferences in three capital cities from 1980 to 2010
The charts below show the spending on different
commodities and services in a particular European
country in 1958 and in 2008.
The charts below show the spending on different commodities and
services in a particular European country in 1958 and in 2008.
The table below shows the number of cars made in Argentina,
Australia and Thailand from 2003 to 2009.
The table below shows the number of cars made in
Argentina, Australia and Thailand from 2003 to 2009.
The bar chart below shows the percentage of people living alone
in 5 different age groups in the USA between 1850 and 2000
The bar chart below shows the percentage of people living alone
in 5 different age groups in the USA between 1850 and 2000

In general, it is obviously seen that more and more people preferred

living alone during the period. Moreover, the rate of people aged 55-
64 always came out on top