IELTS Writing Task One Handout

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Ebrahim Tahasoni
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,Master IELTS Visuals IELTS Academic Writing Task One




Understanding the Rubric


WRITING TASK 1

You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.

The charts below give information about world spending and population.

Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features,
and make comparisons where relevant.

Write at least 150 words.




The Task

Tasks involve reporting the data in a visual item or a collection of data such as a table.

The task is to write a report:

 Summarise the information in the visual or set of data:
o Select the main features
o Report the main features
 Make comparisons were relevant
 Spend about 20 minutes on the task
 Minimum 150 words  165-170 words

Note: Finish task one during the first 20 minutes of your writing test and then move on to task 2. Do not swap!




The Answer Sheet

The first two pages of the IELTS writing answer sheet are dedicated to task one and have 30 lines. Although you
may ask for extra sheets to write your answer in, it is not likely to become necessary since the space you are
already provided with is way more than sufficient.




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, Master IELTS Visuals IELTS Academic Writing Task One




You may be given a single visual or a combination of 2 or 3 different task types.


A. Line graphs

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1. Single-variable line graph 2. Multiple-variable line graph




B. Charts

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1. Single-variable bar chart 2. Multiple-variable bar chart




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