IELTS Writing Task 1
In Academic Writing Task 1 you describe a chart, graph, table, map or diagram in at least 150 words. You have about 20 minutes. Every lesson below has a video, the key points, useful vocabulary, and a practice task with a model answer.
Featured lesson Writing Task 1
Maps
Map questions show how a place changed. Learn to describe locations with compass directions, group the changes by type, and use the passive voice. Then try the practice task below.
20:00 video · practice task + model answer →The same method for every chart
1
Read the chart
Title, units, time period, and what each line, bar or slice shows.
2
Find the overview
The two or three biggest features, with no numbers.
3
Group the data
Put the parts with the same story together.
4
Write 4 paragraphs
Introduction → Overview → Body 1 → Body 2.
More lessons
Skill: introduction
The Introduction
9:17 video · practice task + model answer
Line graph
Line Graph
12:39 video · practice task + model answer
Bar chart
Bar Chart
12:08 video · practice task + model answer
Pie charts
Pie Charts
12:17 video · practice task + model answer
Mixed: table + pie
Table and Pie Chart
16:40 video · practice task + model answer
Process diagram
Process Diagram
10:55 video · practice task + model answer