Percentages, Proportions & Approximations
All chart, graphs and table in IELTS Task 1 questions contain numerical data. You will gain marks if you are able to vary your language when you present this numerical data in your essay. Using approximations and proportions are an ideal way to do this, so we’ll start with these as they are useful for all types of IELTS Task 1 essay questions.
Approximations
Often, numerical data is expressed as percentages and you can use approximations to present this form of data in a different way. Here are some examples:
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You now have more than enough vocabulary to write a high-scoring Academic IELTS Task 1 essay. Use the lists when you practice writing Task 1 essays. You'll soon become familiar with the vocabulary and this will help you to choose which words and phrases to learn fully and memorise.
– Grammar for Academic Task 1 Essays –
For Writing IELTS Task 1 essays, you are required to describe the detail in a chart, graph, table, map or diagram, most especially, to record changes in data.
This will involve:
To do this, you will need to use particular sentence structures and these are one of the things we’ll be learning about in this lesson.
We’ll also be looking at common Task 1 verb tenses and other elements of grammar that frequently cause problems for students.
Here's an overview of the lesson:
1) Verb tenses
2) Key sentence structures
3) 2 Common grammatical errors
1) Verb Tenses
The choice of which tense to use will be determined by whether or not the graphic contains dates and, if it does, whether the dates are in the past or the future.
Follow these guidelines:
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