General questions
How many parts are there in a Task 1 Writing Essay?What are they?
3 / 4 parts
Introduction, Overview, Body (Body 1 and 2)
Look at picture 1:
Which is the tallest and shortest bar?
shortest - Monaco
tallest - New York/Singapore
List 2 verbs that mean "go down".
decline, decrease, drop, fall, plummet, etc.
Look at PICTURE 2, complete the sentence with ONE word:
There was a ___ drop in the unemployment rate of the US between 1993 and 1995.
a. slight
b. slow
c. significant
d. modest
c
What NOT to 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
Look at the line graph (picture 2), what are the general trends?
US: decrease
Japan: increase
1.List 1 verb to describe a sudden increase.
2.List 1 verb to describe a sudden decrease.
1. rocket / soar
2. plunge / plummet
Look at PICTURE 4, complete the sentences with ONE word:
1. The percentage of tourists visiting the castle in Scotland decreased m_____ from 2000 to 2010.
2. The percentage of tourists visiting the aquarium in Scotland increased d_____ from 1980 to 1985.
1. moderately
2. dramatically
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/ write 1 sentence (sometimes 2 sentences)
d/ paraphrase the prompt
b, c, d
Look at the pie chart (picture 3), answer the following questions:
1. Which is the largest/smallest segment?
2. Are some segments similar in size?
1. largest: obese (too fat)
smallest: severely obese (dangerously fat)
2. Yes. Obese, overweight, heathy or underweight
Choose ALL appropriate options that can be used to complete the following sentence:
The number of students studying english _____ stable between 2015 and 2020.
a. level
b. remain
c. stay
d. go
e. maintain
f. compare
b, c, e
List 3 adverbs that means "big change"
dramatically, substantiallly, significantly, considerably.
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 data
c/ write general trends of the chart
d/ include the biggest/smallest data
e/ give lots of specific descriptions of changes
b, e
What are the main features of this graph (picture 4)?
Depending on students' answers.
Which words are BOTH noun and verb?
rise, grow, decline, downward, peak, dip, plummet.
rise
decline
peak
dip
plummet
Put these adjectives into the correct order (from fast to slow):
significant, slight, steep, gradual, stable
steep -> significant -> gradual -> slight -> stable