Task 1 Guide

How to Write an Introduction
One sentence is enough for an introduction. Practice doing this over and over with
different tasks and then sit down and see how you did. The more you practice the
better you will get.
Do not simply copy the words in the question make sure you use synonyms and
paraphrase where you can:
o Illustrates/presents/gives/displays/shows
o Data/information/statistics/
o Chart/graph/digram/table/illustration
Remember, if you copy the question the words will be deducted from the word count.
Try using some of the following sentences to help you with your introduction:
o The graph shows/illustrates the trends in between and
o The graph gives/provides/reveals/presents information about (the
differences/changes)
o The graph/diagram shows/illustrates how the population has changed
Task 1 - How to Write Main Body
The main body of your text should be around 3-4 paragraphs

You can roughly divide these paragraphs between:
o General picture of the information what is most striking, important,
significant or remarkable Perhaps the most remarkable element of the
diagram is massive increase in sales of laptops over the past 15 years and the
relative decline in desktops
o Similarities between data in general, the population of all the countries
represented rose, with the exception of only two countries, namely France and
Equador.
o Main differences between the data In striking contrast to the overall
trend, the proportion of water resources utilized in the domestic sector shrank
dramatically as a proportion of total water usage.
o Overall trends
Remember to give specific information to support what you are saying The total
number of students engaged in higher education in Spain in the 1990s was by far the
lowest of the countries surveyed, reaching a maximum of only 26 percent in 1996.
Become familiar using vocabulary like:

o Climb, go up, jump, leap, increase, skyrocket, surge, pick up, soar.
o
Decline, fall, descend, decrease, plunge, drop, dive, slide.
o Fluctuate, erratic, rising and falling, vary.

o Flat, remains stable, is unchanged.
Additional useful adverbs include:

o Dramatically, erratically, substantially, incrementally, slightly, steadily,
markedly.
Add specific information to support your report:

o The population rose from to
o Between and there was a rise of X percent from to
o In the year of
o During the period in question
o Over the course of the decade
o
In the latter half of the 20th Century
How to Compare and Contrast
Repeat the process above for each of the main points, but rememeber to use different
grammar structures and words.
Use the language mentioned above when comparing and contrasting: was
greater than, increased less than, was much more stable than, relative togrew very
little
Remember to use conjunctivess like: while/whereas/but/at the same time
Connective features: however/at the same time/over the same period/by

contrast/on the other hand/meanwhile
Try focusing on specific items by using terms like: turning to (the over 60s),
they/in regard to/with respect to/as far asis concerned/when it comes to
Try using different tenses to compare data:

o Past simple The population rose from 1960 to 1980
o Past perfect Before 1960, the population had previously never
exceededhowever, after 1960
o Present tense - As we can see, the total population over the period rises
fromto
o Present perfect Compared to five yars ago the population has risen
considerably
o Future pefect The estimates indicate that by 2020 the population will
have risen
o Future simple The predictions forcast the population will rise toin
Forecasts and predictions
o Try usine referencing and substitution, terms like: It is estimated that/it is

forecast/estimates indicate/projections forecast the trend to continue/will
haveby/is expected to/is set to
Other useful verb sequences you can use include:
o rose fromto
o rose increasing fromto
o increased toovertaking/outstripping/soaring past
o levelled off at a maximum ofbefore falling again
o increased greatly relative to
o fell sharply before rising again to a new high
o rose sharply, while/wherasfell dramatically
Conclusion
Usually one sentence is enough
o Try using words like: Generally/In conclusion/Overall/It can be clearly seen/In

sum/It is evident

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How to Write an Introduction

The main body of your text should be around 3-4 paragraphs

Become familiar using vocabulary like:

Decline, fall, descend, decrease, plunge, drop, dive, slide.

o Fluctuate, erratic, rising and falling, vary.

Additional useful adverbs include:

Add specific information to support your report:

In the latter half of the 20th Century

How to Compare and Contrast

Remember to use conjunctivess like: while/whereas/but/at the same time

Connective features: however/at the same time/over the same period/by

Try using different tenses to compare data:

Forecasts and predictions

o Try usine referencing and substitution, terms like: It is estimated that/it is

Usually one sentence is enough

o Try using words like: Generally/In conclusion/Overall/It can be clearly seen/In

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