IELTS Writing Prep

Many students struggle to find the key information when dealing with graphs. Presenting the key information in the overview and giving details about these key features is the meat and potatoes of task 1 Academic. Below are some of the things you can look for.

Similarities in trends
Differences in trends
Highest numbers
Lowest numbers

After brainstorming these key features, you can choose which ones to include in your writing. Below is a suggested layout.

Introduction: rephrase of the question
Overview: without details mentioning the similarities and differences
BP1: Giving details for similarities in trends
BP2: Giving details for differences in trends

If there isn't much to write about, you could compare and contrast the main similarities and differences in 1 body paragraph, and compare and contrast the highest and lowest numbers in another one, body paragraph 2.

Take a look at the graph and write down what the key features are.

Do you know the correct answer?