Essay Structure
How many parts are there in a Task 1 Writing Essay?
4
The introduction should have ...... sentence(s)
HINT: This should be a number!
1 (but sometimes 2)
The overview should have ...... sentence(s)
HINT: This should be a number!
2-3
Fill the gaps with correct prepositions
The percentage of college graduates rose ........... 19%..............21%
from .... to ...
The overview ALWAYS starts with the word "......."
Overall
List all components of a Task 1 Writing essay with a correct order
Intro -> Overview -> Body 1 -> Body 2
Choose an option that can be used as a Task 1 introduction for this chart
a/ The process started with people collecting wood from the Evergreen forest and ended with a recycling procedure
b/ The charts showed how much people consumed different types of fast food from 1970 to 1990.
c/ The line graph demonstrates how much different kinds of fast food were consumed between 1970 and 1990.
c
Choose sentences that can NOT be used in an overview (fast food):
a/ The consumption of pizza experienced a slight decline over the period, while the remaining two increased.
b/ People consumed 100 grams of fish and chips in1975.
c/ There was a few fluctuations in the consumption of fast food in 20 years.
The consumption of Diet Coke increased ........ 4% between 1999 and 2008.
Context:
In 1999, the consumption of Diet Coke was 17%.
In 2008, the consumption of Diet Coke was 21%.
by
Put these words into the correct order (from fast to slow):
rapid, steep, slow, gradual, slight, moderate
Steep -> rapid -> Moderate -> Gradual -> Slow -> Slight
What to NOT include in a Writing Task 1 essay?
a/ Personal opinions and personal analysis from given datas
b/ The smallest number/percentage from the chart
c/ General tendencies of each categories from the chart
A
Choose the most appropriate answer to be an introduction for these pie charts
a/ The charts showed how much energy is produced between 1995 and 2005.
b/ It compares how much different kinds of energy were produced in 1995 and 2005.
c/ The pie charts illustrates how much people used different energy from 1995 to 2005.
d/ The two pie charts exhibits the production of different energy in percentage between 1995 and 2005.
Choose sentences that can be used in an overview (energy):
a/ Coal always occupied the highest proportion of production.
b/ The production of gas slightly increased from 29.63% to 30.31%
c/ There were no changes in the production of petro.
a
Choose ALL appropriate options that can be used in a Task 1 Writing introduction
a/ exhibit
b/ show
c/ draw
d/ establish
e/ tell
f/ crack
a, b, d
Describe the consumption of hamburger from 1985 to 1990 in the form of "a/an + ADJ + NOUN"
depends
What should we do in the introduction? (there may be more than one correct answer)
a/ give as many details as possible
b/ use Simple Present for the MAIN verb
c/ give personal opinions
d/ paraphrase the prompt
b, d
Fill in the blank (oversea visitors):
The graph ................ how ............ visitors went to different ........... of a country in ............ from 1987 to 2007.
verb
many
areas/ locations
Europe
Fill in the gaps (visitors):
............., there ........ lot of fluctuations in the number of people who ............ different sites in the span of ........ years. All areas experienced an increasing trend ............ those fluctuations.
overall
were
visited
20
despite
The percentage of tourists coming to London dropped ..... in the year of 1949. Explain your answer
a/ slight
b/ a lot of
c/ moderately
d/ gradual
c
Explanation: We are looking for an ADVERD that describes HOW the percentage dropped.
Complete this sentence:
The production of nuclear energy ................................................................... from 1995 to 2005.
depends
What should we NOT do in the overview? (there may be more than one correct answer)
a/ write 2-3 sentences
b/ include lots of numbers and datas
c/ write general trends of the chart
d/ include the biggest/smallest number/data/percentage
e/ give lots of specific descriptions of changes
b, e
Fill in to gaps (table):
The table ............... the rate .............. children struggling ................ various learning issues in .................. different .................. institutions.
verb
of
with
two
primary
Fill in the gaps (school):
Overall, school A always had ............. students with educational ............ than school B. In 2005, ............. school A had the most students dealing with .................. , school B ......... the least students struggling with ................
more
problems/issues/difficulties
while/when
following instructions
had
spelling
There was a(n) .................. ........................ in the consumption of fish and chips
it should be an "ADJ + N" answer
Complete this sentence (visitors):
There ................................................ in the ............................ going to the lake from 1987 to 1997.
depends
number of visitors