ESSENTIAL GUIDEBOOK

IELTSFOR

WRITING 1

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 TABLE OF CONTENTS
1 Understanding The Concept
1 Type Of Question
2 AssessMent Criteria
3 Task Achievement (TA)
3 Coherence and Cohesion (CC)
4 Lexical Resource (LR)
4 Grammatical Tange and Accuracy (GRA)

5 Tabel Band Descriptor

8 Writing Answer Sheet
9 Penalty in Writing IELTS
10 Report Organisation

11 Body
11 Transition word
11 Grouping data
12 Describing increase and decrease
14 Incorporating data
15 Expression of approximation
16 Variety of sentence subject
16 Variety of time period

LINE GRAPH BAR CHART

TABLE FLOW CHART PIE CHART

MAP MIXED
 UNDERSTANDING THE CONCEPT
For academic modules, the answer is worth 33% of the available
marks for writing, so you should allow 20 minutes to complete task 1

- This assesses how you could make a report /

- It spends maximum within 20 minutes
- It has limit a minimum word of 150

Type of Question
Tipe pertanyaan dalam writing task 1 disesuaikan dengan jenis
grak nya. Terdapat 7 tipe grak yang sering muncul dalam
writing task 1 IELTS.
a. Line graph
b. Bar chart
c. Pie chart
d. Table
e. Flow chart
f. Map
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g. Mixed

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Tipe grak tersebut dapat memuat satu atau lebih variable ataupun
satu atau lebih task.

Assessment Criteria
In order to obtain higher score in this section, we have to know
what kind of criteria will be assessed.

There are four criteria of the assessments :

1. Task Achievement (TA)
2. Coherence and Cohesion (CC)
3. Lexical Resources (LR)
4. Grammatical Range and Accuracy (GRA)

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Task Achievement (TA)

This criterion assesses you to appropriately, accurately and relevantly

organise your report based on the requirement set out in the task,
using the minimum of 150 words. Academic writing task 1 is a writing
task in which has a dened input and largerly predictable output.

It is basically an information-transfer task which relates narrowly to the

factual content of the input data or diagram and not to speculated
explanations that outside the provided diagram or data. These are
some questions to full this criteria:

Ÿ Have you organised your report / essay appropiately based on the

main features presented?
Ÿ Have you made the clear overview or or summary for the report?
Ÿ Have you summarised the report by selecting and properly reporting
the main features?
Ÿ Have you arranged the report based on the standard of writing
IELTS?

Coherence and Cohesion (CC)

Ÿ Coherence : each sentence, word anf paragraph

should be well-related.
Ÿ Cohesion : the uses of linkers/connector, pronoun,
and reference will be evaluated

This assesses :
Ÿ How you use reference
Ÿ How coherent your main features are
Ÿ How you use linkers/connectors

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Lexical Resource (LR)

This focuses on how you use the range and the

availability of your vocabularies.

Ÿ Academic Vocabulary
Ÿ Collocation
Ÿ Formation (Derivation of word)
Ÿ Spelling reader and the intelligibility of your report is
taken into account

Grammatical Range and Accuracy (GRA)

This assesses the variety of your grammatical structures.

Ÿ Have you used a variety of sentence structure? How often

have you used compound sentences?
Ÿ Mistakes : grammar error, tenses
Ÿ Punctuation : Comma, full stop, hyphen, and capital letter

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 TABEL BAND DESCRIPTOR

Band 7
TA CC LR GRA

covers the Ÿ logically organises Ÿ uses a sufcient Ÿ uses a variety of

requirements of the information and range of complex structures
task ideas; there is clear vocabulary to allow Ÿ produces frequent
progression some exibility and error-free
Ÿ (Academic) throughout precision sentences
presents a clear Ÿ uses a range of Ÿ uses less common Ÿ has good control of
overview of main cohesive devices lexical items with grammar and
trends, differences appropriately some awareness of punctuation but
or stages although there may style and may make a few
Ÿ (General Training) be some under- collocation errors
presents a clear /over-use Ÿ may produce
purpose, with the occasional errors in
tone consistent and word choice,
appropriate spelling and/or
Ÿ clearly presents word formation
and highlights key
features/bullet
points but could be
more fully extended

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 TABEL BAND DESCRIPTOR

Band 6
TA CC LR GRA

Ÿ addresses the Ÿ arranges Ÿ uses an adequate Ÿ uses a mix of

requirements of the information and range of simple and complex
task ideas coherently vocabulary for the sentence forms
Ÿ (Academic) and there is a clear task Ÿ makes some errors
presents an overall progression Ÿ attempts to use less in grammar and
overview with Ÿ uses cohesive common punctuation but
information devices effectively, vocabulary but with they rarely reduce
appropriately but cohesion within some inaccuracy communication
selected and/or between Ÿ makes some errors
Ÿ (General Training) sentences may be in spelling and/or
presents a purpose faulty or word formation,
that is generally mechanical but they do not
clear; there may be Ÿ may not always use impede
inconsistencies in referencing clearly communication
tone or appropriately
Ÿ presents and
adequately
highlights key
features/bullet
points but details
may be irrelevant,
inappropriate or
inaccurate

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 TABEL BAND DESCRIPTOR

Band 5
TA CC LR GRA

Ÿ generally addresses the Ÿ presents information Ÿ uses a limited Ÿ uses only a

task; the format may be with some range of limited range of
Ÿ inappropriate in places organisation but vocabulary, but structures
Ÿ (Academic) recounts there may be a lack this is minimally Ÿ attempts
detail mechanically with of overall adequate for complex
no clear overview; there progression the task sentences but
may be no data to Ÿ makes inadequate, Ÿ may make these tend to be
support the description inaccurate or noticeable less accurate
Ÿ (General Training) may overuse of cohesive errors in than simple
Ÿ present a purpose for devices spelling and/or sentences
the letter that is unclear Ÿ may be repetitive word formation Ÿ may make
at times; the tone may because of lack of that may cause frequent
be variable and referencing and some difculty grammatical
sometimes substitution for the reader errors and
inappropriate punctuation may
Ÿ presents, but be faulty; errors
inadequately covers, key can cause some
features/bullet points; difculty for the
there may be a tendency reader
to focus on detail

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WRITING ANSWER SHEET

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 PENALTY IN WRITING IELTS

For the Writing Tasks, test takers will be penalized for a

number of things:

Length : Your score will be affected by the length of your essays –

not less than 150 words for WT1 and not less than 250 for WT2.
Accordingly, going over that limit too much will affect your score
negatively as well, as this means you've included unnecessary or
irrelevant information in your essay.

Our advice? Aim between 160 and 180 words for WT1 and 260
and 280 for WT2.

Off-Topic : If your essay –or some of – is not related to the

question, your score will be affected negatively.

Our advice? Some essay questions will ask you to present an

argument, some will ask for your opinion. Make sure to pay close
attention to how the question was asked, so you can answer it
properly.

Legibility : If your handwriting makes it hard for the examiner to

read your essay, your score will resort to 0. Even if you have the
perfect grammar, punctuation placement, and amazing essay
essence, if your examiner can't read it, then it will all be for
naught.

Our advice? Take advantage of the mock exams given by your

chosen review center for IELTS. Write your essay as you normally
would while taking mock exams and ask feedback from your
teachers regarding your handwriting. You should take no longer
than 25 minutes for each Writing task, so before you take the
actual exam, you should already have your handwriting's
readability sorted out.

Memorised : if your essay answer is memorized, it will not be

accepted and reviewed by examiner

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Report
Organisation
Berikut struktur dari writing Part I

1. Introduction
a. Paraphrase the question/given statement
1) Place
2) Time
3) Subject
4) X-Y axis of the graph
b. Overview: short conclusion based on the graph (main
feature)
1) Trend : upward/downward
2) Dominant, the highest, the majority
3) Increase/decrease
4) Main process
5) Main changes

2. Body : different by type of chart

a. Transition word
b. Grouping main feature
c. Describing increase and decrease
d. Describing trend
e. Incorporating data
f. Expression of approximation
g. Variety of sentence subject
h. Variety of time periods

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 BODY
Transition Word

Introduction Part

Starting Verb Overview

The given Show Outline In general
The presented Represent Describe In common
The supplied Depict Provide As is presented
The showed Reveal Highlight As is illustrated
The provided Elucidate Generally speaking
Illustrate As is observed
Present As an overall trend

Presentation type Description

Diagram Graph The comparison of
Table Chart The differences
Figure Flow chart The number of
Illustration Picture Information of
Presentation Pie chart Data on
Bar chart Data The proportion of
Line chart The amount of

Grouping Data
Mengelompokan data sangat penting dalam writing task I IELTS.
Grouping data dapat dilakukan dengan mempertimbangkan :
1. Increase / decrease 4. Mayor process/minor process
2. Dominant/minoritas 5. Female/male
3. Mayor changes/minor 6. Time
changes

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Describing increase and decrease ( as verb and noun)

Verb + adverb Adjective + Noun

e.g. increase + dramatically e.g. a dramatic increase

Banana sales increased Banana sales showed a dramatic

dramatically in 2009 increase in 2009

Based on degree Based on alteration ti

1) Dramatically 3) Slightly a) Rapidly c) Suddenly
Enormously Moderately Quickly Erratically
Highly Markedly Steeply Unexpectedly
tremendously Marginally Hurriedly Abruptlyme
Fractionally Sharply
2) Signicantly Swiftly
Considerably
Noticeably b) Steadily
Substantially Gradually
Remarkably Slowly
Progressively
Sequentially

Vocabulary of alteration

Increase Decrease

Verb Noun verb Noun

Rise Double a rise fall A fall

Increase Upsurge An increase Decrease A decrease
Uplift Soar An upward trend Decline A reduction
Rocket Jump A growth Plummet A drop
Climb A progress Plunge A downward
Drop A decline

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 Gradual increase Gradual decrease

Noun Noun

An upward trend A ceiling trend A downward trend A descending

An upward An ascending trend A descending tendency
tendency tendency

Stability Rapid ups and downs

Verb Noun Verb Noun

Level off Stay immutable wave Fluctuation vacillation

Remain uniform Oscillate Oscillation Palpitation
constant Reveal out Fluctuate Inconsistency Variation
Remain Plateau Palpitate Dissimilarity
unchanged Prevailed wave Vacillate
Remain consistency
stable

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Incorporating Data
a. Preposition
It decrease from ten to three It started at three

It decrease by seven
It decrease to three
it was a decrease of seven

b. Comparison and contrast

Positive degree Comparative degree

… as … as … adj + er + than …
… twice as many as … more + adj + than …
… same as …

Superlative degree Contrast

… the + adj + est … In contrast On the other hand

… the most + adj … Contrarily While
However Whilst
But Nevertheles
Although

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 c. Percentage and proportion
Percentage Proportion

50% Half
25% A quarter
33% A third
10% A tenth
52% More than half
68% More than two third

d. Bracket/ parantheses
e.g. Theft, which accounts for
94 cases per 10,000 people,
is just under four times more
common than other crimes
(25 cases)

expression of approximation

Similar Just Over Just Over Much more Much less

About Just above Just above Well above Well below
Approximately Just across Just across Well beyond Well under
Nearly Just beyond Just beyond Well across Well short
Just about A little over A little over Well over Well beneath
Almost Just little over Just little over
Roughly
Around
Very nearly

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Variety of sentence subject
o There + be
There was a slight increase of unemployed people in the
UK from 2010 to 2013.
o Time
From 2010 to 2013 the unemployement in the UK
increased slightly.
o What subject
The number of unemployement in the UK increased
slightly from 2010 to 2013.
o Number
About 25 per cent the unemployed people in the UK
increased from 2010 to 2013.
o Linkers
While unemployed people increased in the UK, a decrease
occurred in the US from 201o to 2013.

Variety of time period

o From … to …
o From … through to …
o Between … and …
o A millennium
o In thousands of years
o At the third quarter of 2010
o Over ve years period
o Over a-ve-year of periods
o In the rst three months
o A decade century

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