2015年1月17日雅思写作回忆
　　Task 1 线图

　　The line graph shows the sales of children’s books, adult’s fictions and educational books between 2002 and 2006 in one country.

The above diagram illustrates sales of three different kinds of books between 2002 and 2006.

Back in 2002, the sales of educational book, children’s book, and adults’ fiction are, in units of million dollars, approximately 25, 32, and 45, respectively. During these five years, children’s book has experienced a steady steadily increased in sales for four straight years, posting a staggering figure of about 56 million dollars in 2006. On the other hand, Conversely, with the exception of year 2004, adults’ book goes through a continuous drop in the same period, eventually reaching reaches 30 million dollars in sales in 2006. This is which is the least sales among three categories. In the meantime, in year 2003 saw a there was growth in sales in of educational books, before it falls fell for two years in a roll row to roughly the same level as that 2002, and the sales recover in rise again in 2006 to 33 million dollars. Sales of educational books outperform that of adults’ fiction for the first time in five years by a slight margin.

OVERVIEW?

Hi, hi how are you?

You have a relatively admirable command of English, but your essay lacks an overview and does not use proper paragraph. These errors will greatly affect your task response rating. Meanwhile, avoid using very common expressions; it is not helping your lexical resource.




The above diagram illustrates sales of three different kinds of books between 2002 and 2006.

Back in 2002, the sales of educational book, children’s book, and adults’ fiction are, in units of million dollars, approximately 25, 32, and 45, respectively. During these five years, children’s book steadily increased in sales for four straight years, posting a staggering figure of about 56 million dollars in 2006. Conversely, with the exception of year 2004, adults’ book goes through a continuous drop in the same period, eventually reaching 30 million dollars in sales in 2006. This is the least sales among three categories. In the meantime, in 2003 there was growth in sales of educational books, before it fell for two years in a roll row to roughly the same level as that 2002, and the sales recover in 2006 to 33 million dollars. Sales of educational books outperform that of adults’ fiction for the first time in five years by a slight margin.

Good luck!

Tip for the day

For Task 1, you should make sure that you don’t go over 20 minutes.

o You should make sure that you take 2-3 minutes to plan your answer and put your thoughts in order.

o 14-15 minutes to write your answer

o 2-3 minutes to check your work for mistakes

Make sure you write at least 150 words – if you write less than 150 words you will lose marks. Don’t write more than 170-180 words, you’re just wasting time.

Make sure you do not copy parts of the question directly as these words will be taken away from your word count.

Make sure you understand the information before you start – especially the units used in the data. Don’t write’27’ when the graph says ‘27 million.’

Make sure that you compare general trends, differences and similarities; and make sure you back this up information from the diagram. DON’T just write a list of all the information, and DON’T focus too much on all the details.

If you have more than one chart make sure you link the information somehow.

Make sure you write in paragraphs; and you have an introduction, a body and a brief overview.

One very common mistake in Task 1 is to use grammar and vocab that is too simple and to use the same grammar and vocab too many times. When you practice, get used to using as many different ways to say things as you can and get familiar with how to include some complex grammar structures.

One of the key things is to practice every day.

IELTS Writing Task 1: 'overview' not conclusion
You don't need to write a conclusion for IELTS writing task 1. You need to write an "overview" of the information.
But why don't you need to write a conclusion? What's the difference between a conclusion and an overview?
First, a conclusion is really a final judgement, decision or opinion. This is perfect for the task 2 essay, but task 1 asks you to write a description without analysis or opinions. On the other hand, an "overview" is a simple description of the main points. It is a summary of the information shown in the graph or chart.
Second, a conclusion should be at the end of a piece of writing. An overview or general summary could go either at the end or near the beginning. Personally, I think it's a good idea to describe the main features of the graph or chart near the beginning of your essay.
So, my suggested essay structure for task 1 looks like this:
1. Introduction: what does the chart show?
2. Overview / summary: what are the most noticeable features?
3. Specific details: try to write 2 paragraphs.

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