雅思写作A类图表作文讲义Academic Task 1

(2) Verbs
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increase : decrease / rise : fall go up : come down climb : slide ascend : decline rocket : collapse
(2) Verbs
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Tense
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increased increase is expected / predicted to increase
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about / around / roughly / more or less from about 12 to 53 million
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(5) Time
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from 1979 to 1999 between 1979 and 1999
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during the 20 years / two decades starting from 1979
(1) Subjects
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Legend
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visits abroad by UK residents
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Paragraph 2
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travel from the UK
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Synonyms
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UK visitors / travelers / tourists
(1) Subjects
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it / they
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The visits increased from 1979 to 1999. In particular, they increased most quickly from 1985 to 1988.
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Considerate IELTS
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Test as often as possible Reschedule ( + 500 RMB) Refund ( - 750 RMB)
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Teaching Material
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<Cambridge IELTS 4> <Cambridge IELTS 5> 《雅思写作胜经》、群言出版社
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Thinking Style
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Paragraphs
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Multiple Charts
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Introduction Chart 1 Chart 2 … Comparison
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Single Chart
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Introduction Feature 1 Feature 2 … Conclusion (if needed)
There is a boy asks you out. Band 9 : 20+ Band 7 : 15 A new challenger comes here. Here comes a new challenger.
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Sentence Length
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Structure Variety
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Word & Time
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Multiple / Single Charts Intro. / Intro. (30w, 1s) Chart 1 / Feature 1 (50w, 4s) Chart 2 / Feature 2 (50w, 4s) … Comparison / Conclusion (30w, 1s)
5.5 6 6.5
+ 0.5 + 0.5
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Registration
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Objective
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An acceptable score within the shortest time The earlier, the more choices ! No deadline, no completion !
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Introduction
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The line chart reveals visits to and from Britain and UK travelers‟ top 5 favorite nations in 1999 are indicated in the bar graph.
Linking Devices
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Plan - Content
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Summarize Features, not list data
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a1, a2, a3, … , an
• Trend • Max / Min • Slope
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A, B, C, …
• Max / Min
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Paragraph 3
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Comparisons within the chart or between the charts Select Main Features (recreates the picture in the examiner‟s mind) Supporting Data
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Word Level
• get / achieve a band 8
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Word Variety (Avoid repetition)
• a good / well-paid / satisfactory / decent job
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Sentence
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Grammatical Accuracy
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Report facts, not opinions
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Plan - Structure
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Paragraph or not?
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reader – friendly
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How to Paragraph?
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A new idea, a new paragraph Introduction / Conclusion (if needed)
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table = figures = statistics Save „below‟
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Word
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give information about
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reveal indicate demonstrate Simple Present Tense
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Word
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the UK • Britain most popular • favorite / fashionable / stylish country • nation
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Task 2
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Essay 250w, 40m
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Writing Booklet
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Writing Booklet
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ningboyu_nos@yahoo.com.cn
• Password: ieltswriting
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Pencil and Eraser
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Scoring
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Examiner
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Task 1 and 2 : 0 - 9
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Read
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Words:
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paragraph 2
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Pictures:
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Words (title, legend, axis) Number (unit, digit)
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Make notes on the question booklet !
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Numbers
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10 million / millions
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Registration
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Self-Analysis
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NCEE NCEE CET-4 CET-6
100 130 600 600
or or or
CET-4 CET-6 NETEM
425 425 70
4.5 5.0 5.5 6.0
>4hrs / day, 1 point / per 2 months
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Writing Band
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T1 * 1 / 3 + T2 * 2 / 3 6 → 6.5
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Overall Band
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Requirement
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Academic – Overall Score
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Language School Undergraduate Graduate
• Famous Universities • Popular Majors
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also / besides / on the other hand
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but / however / conversely
while / in particular
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Basic Structure 1
The visits increased greatly (1) (2) (3) from about 12 to 57 million (4) from 1979 to 1999. (5)
Chart 1 (Band 6.5)
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According to the line chart, visits abroad by UK residents increased from about 12 to 57 million from 1979 to 1999. While, overseas travelers to Britain went up from about 10 to 27 million. It is obvious that UK tourists were more and climbed faster than overseas ones during the period.
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Introduction
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Paragraph 2
Copied phrases will not be counted Paraphrase the rubric
Word (B - 78)
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chart = graph = diagram
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line, curve bar, column pie
Academic Writing Task 1
宁柏宇 北京新东方学校 国外考试部英联邦项目
IELTS Writing
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Saturday / Thursday Morning 3rd paper Test
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Question Booklet
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Task 1
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Report (Academic) / Letter (General) 150w, 20m
(do) (be done)
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The line chart reveals visits to and from the UK.
Visits to and from the UK are revealed in the line chart.
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Compound Sentence
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The line chart reveals … , and the bar graph indicates … The line chart reveals …, and … are indicated in the bar graph.
(3) Adverbs
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sharply / rapidly / swiftly slowly / gradually / tardily greatly / vastly / considerably slightly / marginally / minutely
(3) Adverbs & (4) Numbers
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UK residents to visit • UK travelers / visitors / tourists Specific • in 1999
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Structure Variety
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Passive Voice
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The chart shows A. A is shown by the chart.
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Task 1 - Question Grouping
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Figure (75% 2008Q1)
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Multiple / Single
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Non-Figure (25% 2008Q1)
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Flow chart / Map
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Writing Procedure
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Read + Plan (3 mins) Write (16 mins) Check (1 mins)
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Plan - Structure
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Linking Devices (LD)
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ห้องสมุดไป่ตู้
Between paragraphs Between features Within sentences
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Language Requirement
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Word
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Correct spelling
• enviroment / environment
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Between paragraphs (B - 78)
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According to the chart,
• • • • line chart upper / lower chart chart 1 chart of visits to and from the UK
Between Features (B - 51)
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thousands of millions of billions of
Scoring Criterion
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TA : Content CC : Structure LR : Words GRA : Sentences
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Marking Criterion
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UNDERLENGTH NO OF WORDS PENALTY OFF - TOPIC MEMORISED ILLEGIBLE