What templates can I use in IELTS writing?
Is there any template for the IELTS academic task 1 that can literally work for any given question? IELTS templates.........do they exist? An IELTS examiners answers your question No. The tasks are too varied. How could you use a template to describe a bar chart and a process? There are certain phrases that I suppose you could use for your introduction if you were faced with bar chart to describe like “The given bar charts show + add your description here” “From an overall...
How many words should you write in Task 1?
This is a good question and we get this one a lot. IELTS deems 150 the minimum number of words that you need to write to be able to fulfil the Task i.e. get Band 9.0. Aim for 150 to 180 words. If you write more than that then you may run out of time for Task 2. Remember, and this is key for IELTS writing, the more you write, the more time you will have to spend checking your writing. ...
How to write an overview in Academic Task 1
The overview is an important part of Task 1. It is in the Task Achievement criteria and it can be difficult to know what it actually means. One of the examiners that works with us explains what an overview is and how to identify it. An overview is basically the main trends you see in data; the key standout features. In the Academic Task 1, there are nearly always two. It is clearer if we look at some examples so you...