BEST TIP: TASK 1 GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY
This article intends to discuss various grammatical structures as well as the vocabulary that can improve your task1 writing.
IELTS task marking scheme is categorised into 4 parts:
- Grammatical Range and Accuracy
- Task Achievement
- Lexical Resource
- Coherence and Cohesion
Consequently, grammar contribute 25% of the marks in the total test.
Your task one is assessed on the two main points:
- potential to jute down dramatically accurate sentences
- Your ability to understand and use different grammatical structures
TASK 1 GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY
Grammar accuracy
Whenever your task is to examine your always look for the sentences which you have written with the added three tenses as well as different structures. Even a small mistake like an article in the wrong place or misplaced plural counts towards this. So, you need to make sure each sentence has no errors.
How are you can describe the trends?
In IELTS writing task 1, you have to describe trends This can come up in a line graph, bar chart or when comparing more than one chart.
There are two main grammatical structures we can use to describe trends.
TASK 1 GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY
- There + be + adj. + noun + in + noun phrase
Example:
There was a gradual rise in the price of oil.
There has been a sharp drop in the price of oil.
Possible adjectives
- gradual
- moderate
- modest
- sharp
- dramatic
- slight
- steep
- steady
- significant
- considerable
- rapid
Possible nouns:
- variation
- decline
- decrease
- dip
- drop
- fall
- peak
- fluctuation
- growth
- increase
- rise
- slump
- Noun phrase + verb + adverb
TASK 1 GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY
Example:
The price of oil rose gradually.
The price of oil has risen dramatically.
Possible verbs:
- rise
- jump
- grow
- climb
- increase
- rocket
- fall
- drop
- decline
- decrease
- go down
- plummet
- plunge
Possible adverbs:
- gradually
- moderately
- modestly
- sharply
- dramatically
- slightly
- steeply
- steadily
- significantly
- considerably
- rapidly
- slowly
Describing Increases and Decreases
When describing any of the charts in IELTS writing task 1, you might have to describe increases and decreases. There are three main ways you can describe increases and decreases.
TASK 1 GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY
- Noun phrase + verb + adverb
Example:
The price of property fell sharply
The percentage of homes dropped dramatically.
- There + be + noun + in + noun phrase
Example:
There was a fall in literacy levels.
There has been an increase in the cost of coffee.
- Using fractions
Example:
The price of oil halved in less than a year.
The price of oil has halved since July.
By July, the price of oil has halved.
So, these are the detailed trends that would surely assist you in describing your task. One with the proper grammatical structure.
TASK 1 GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY
TASK 1 GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY