In this post, we are going to carefully look at an IELTS Writing Task 1 Report Band 8.0 to 9.0. Specifically, we will be looking at:
- An analysis of a IELTS Writing Graph – Trend
- An IELTS Writing Band 9 Model
- A few of recommended Vocabulary and Phrases
Before we begin, please make sure that you have watched Tutorial: IELTS Writing Trend – IELTS Writing Task 1! And if you can, please also consider watching videos showing you how they mark your IELTS Writing Paper: IELTS Writing Criteria.
Video Model IELTS Writing Task 1 – Trend
Model IELTS Writing band 9
IELTS Writing Task 1 – Trend Test
Analysis of this IELTS 9.0 writing
Well, let me reiterate, please watch the IELTS Trend Writing Tutorial to have the best understanding of this.
Introduction
This is a LINE CHART, obviously. And the information shown here is “the average carbon dioxide emisions per person”, which is…countable O__O!! There are four countries “The UK, Sweden, Italy, and Spain”.And finally, the time, 1977 đến 2017. Oh, don’t forget the measurements: TONS (tonnes – British English).
Overview
There are two countries with decreasing emissions (The UK và Sweden) and two with inverse direction. Hm, remember to put them in the General Trend. Now we need one more COMPARISON POINT. You should have at least a point of comparing the items (the emissions of four countries). There are plenty:
- The UK has the most number of emissions
- Or you can mention the least number of emissions in Spain
- And of course, you can talk about the fastest growth rate (in the emissions) of Italy.
However, in this figure, do you see that the emissions are…stablizing? In the last decade, it occurs to me that all of them are stablizing, intersecting one another at around 5~8 tons. Also, during this period, there weren’t many changes in the emissions, were there?
Body
Let’s start with The UK and Sweden. Do you see that they are decreasing in a significant manner?? Well, except from the period from 77 to 87. Don’t forget to mention their speed! Especially the fact that Sweden’s is even faster than The UK’s.
And in that they are both upward trends, I’ll put them in a same paragraph.
Italy and Spain, on the other hand, are decreasing, apart of the last ten years.
OKay! Enough analyzing! Let’s read the model!
IELTS Writing Task 1 – Trend Band 9.0
Introduction
The average number of C02 emissions emitted by individuals in the UK, Sweden, Italy, and Spain within a forty-year period from 1967 to 2007 is depicted vividly in the given line chart, the figures being mentioned in tons.
Overview
In general, whilst the amount of emissions in the UK and Sweden experienced downward trends, that of Spain and Italy, on the contrary, were in inverse proportion to their counterparts. Another point worth mentioning is that albeit developing in different manners, the emissions were, in fact, showing a sign of stabilizing between 5 to 8 tons.
Body
Regarding the emissions in the UK, regardless of a negligible rise from 1977 to 1987 from roughly 11 to approximately 11.2 – a record high – the amount decreased significantly by almost 2.2 in the thirty consecutive years. Although in a more dramatic manner, Sweden experienced the same trend, remarkably cutting down their C02 emissions from about 10.5 to only 5 during the period despite a rather sharp increase from 1977 to 1987 by 2.
In contradistinction, the number of emissions in Italy and Spain witnessed upward developments during the first 30 years, surging from above 4.3 to just below 8 and from around 1 up to 5.7, respectively. Nonetheless, there was virtually no change occurring in the last ten-year period in both the two countries’ emissions as Italy’s levelled off until 2017 and Spain’s gradually grew to approximately 5.9.
Some Recommended Lexical Resources
- inverse proportion (n):
A is in inverse proportion to B. - Albeit (conjuction): although
- Negligible (a): slight
- In contradistinction (conjunctive adverb): On the other hand
- Surge (v): increase sharply
Before you leave
- Don’t forget to watch the hold playlist of IELTS Writing Trend Tutorials.
- For best result, analyze the Figure first before reading the model.
- Don’t just read, highlight what you think important and remember them!
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