Giáo trình IELTS Writing Task 1 band 5.0

No.

LESSON

MAIN CONTENT

VOCABULARY

1

Graphs

1. Kinds of diagrams

2. How to describe the data

3. How to write the introduction paragraph

- Line chart, Bar chart, Pie chart, flow chart, Table

- Increase, go up, rise, raise, grow

- Decrease, go down, fall, lower, drop, halve

- Popular, high, low, big, small

- Half, quarter, over, just over, under, just under

2

Tables

1. Trend description

2. General description

3. Detail description

- steadily, gradually, slowly, gently

- dramatically, considerably, significantly, notably

3

Line/ Bars charts

1. Using connectors

2. Making comparisons (contrasting information)

- However, Nevertheless, In contrast, while, whereas, Although, Despite

- Great/ small, big/ small, high/ low, much/ slightly/ a little

4

Bar charts

1. Summarizing information

2. Collaboration

- An upward trend, A downward trend, the most significant changes

- a big change, a substantial change, an enormous change

- A significant increase, A dramatic rise, A considerable growth

- A slow decrease, A gentle drop, a slight decline, a steady fall

5

Diagrams

1. Sequencers

2. Useful verbs

- First, Firstly, First and foremost, First of all, Next, Then, After that, In the next step, at the following stage

- Heat, cool, dry, mix, add, remove, spin, grind, cut, filter, upload, wash, clean, extract, shake

6

Diagrams

1. Writing structure

2. Purpose expression

- Introduction, Body 1, Body 2

- In order to, so as to, In order that, so that, on purpose, with an aim at, aim at