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IELTS Made Easy www.ieltsbuddy.com IELTS Made Easy: Step-by-step guide to writing a Task 1. Copyright © 2013. IELTS buddy. All rights reserved. No part of this eBook or any of its contents may be reproduced, copied, modified or adapted, without the prior written consent of the author Page 2 CONTENTS Page Thank you page 3 About the book 4 UNIT 1: About Academic IELTS Task 1 6 UNIT 2: Line Graphs – Language of Change 8 UNIT 3: Introducing a graph 20 UNIT 4: Grouping Information 26 UNIT 5: A More Complicated Line Graph 29 UNIT 6: Describing Bar Charts 36 UNIT 7: Describing Pie Charts 44 UNIT 8: Describing Tables 49 UNIT 9: Describing Multiple Data Sources 53 UNIT 10: Describing a Process / Diagram 59 UNIT 11: Maps 65 Answer Key 72 All rights reserved. Except for the use in any review, the reproduction or utilization of this work in whole or in part in any form by any electronic, mechanical or other means is forbidden without the express permission of the author. Buyer: Aija Cibulska (
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IELTS Made Easy www.ieltsbuddy.com IELTS Made Easy: Step-by-step guide to writing a Task 1. Copyright © 2013. IELTS buddy. All rights reserved. No part of this eBook or any of its contents may be reproduced, copied, modified or adapted, without the prior written consent of the author Page 3 Thank You Page This page is to say thank you for purchasing the IELTS Made Easy eBook and I hope that it will help you with your IELTS test. It is important that you try to put what you will learn into practice by trying to use some of the tips and strategies that you will be shown. This is the way to improve your score. Of course everybody has different ways of learning and some people are more comfortable with doing things one way than someone else. You will be shown various strategies and techniques but don’t feel that you have to do everything the way it has been explained in the book – if you like some strategies or techniques then use them. If there are things you do not feel suit you, then do it your own way or another way that you have been taught. You’ll always hear different advice on ways to approach the IELTS test as teachers have different methods – there is not always a right or wrong way. It is important to be flexible – choose what works for you. Of course whatever you do, you must ensure that you are meeting the criteria as set out in the band descriptors. Finally, as I hope you will understand, a lot of work has gone into creating and writing this eBook, so please don’t share it on the internet or post it anywhere as a free download. It is a small price to pay for such a book, so if you like it and would like to share it with others, then please recommend it to others in social media such as blogs or on facebook, and post a link to the sales page on the IELTS buddy website so others can purchase it. This is the link: http://www.ieltsbuddy.com/ielts-ebook.html Thank you again and good luck with the book and with your preparation. IELTS buddy Buyer: Aija Cibulska (
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IELTS Made Easy www.ieltsbuddy.com IELTS Made Easy: Step-by-step guide to writing a Task 1. Copyright © 2013. IELTS buddy. All rights reserved. No part of this eBook or any of its contents may be reproduced, copied, modified or adapted, without the prior written consent of the author Page 4 About the book The book is designed to be a self-study guide; however, it can also be used as a guide to teaching IELTS if you are an IELTS instructor. The book is suitable for those who are beginners but also those who are more advanced and need a higher band score such as a 7 or 8. How to use the book It is recommended that you work through the book unit by unit as each unit builds up different skills and they are then built further in the next unit. You can, though, look at specific units if you need particular help in one area. ________________________________________________________________ Contents Unit 1 gives an overview of task 1 and some general tips. Units 2-4 set out the core elements that are required to write a good task 1. Unit two will be useful for those who are new to writing a line graph as it breaks down the sentence types required into clear and simple patterns and the unit also provides all the language of change you will need. Units 3 and 4 describe other core elements central to any graph writing - be it a table, bar, or line – introducing the graph and grouping information. What you have learnt in units 2-4 is then brought together in Unit 5 where a more complex line graph is presented, with explanations on how to approach your description and a full explanation of why the model answer would get a high score. Unit 6 explains bar charts. This chart is not over time so it requires a focus on comparing and contrasting. Pie charts are explained in Unit 7. There is a specific approach you should take to describe a pie chart to make sure your answer is well-organized, and this approach is explained in this unit, together with useful language for pie charts. Buyer: Aija Cibulska (
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