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IELTS WRITING: TASK ONE

Welcome to the course
Contacts and resources
The IELTS Task 1 Writing Course
Course structure
Question format and paragraph structure
Example Essays (reading)
Common mistakes
SECTION ONE: Trend diagrams
Trends diagrams and order of actions in Task One
Writing the introduction
Rewriting the diagram summary
Using the correct tenses
Using passive forms and alternative future forms
Writing the overview
Overview explanation and examples
Identifying trends and planning
Overview Practice
Writing detail paragraphs
Selecting data
Approximating numbers
Reporting percentages
Cohesion
Four skills for excellent detail paragraphs part 1
Four skills for excellent detail paragraphs part 2
Connecting paragraphs
Detail paragraph examples and analysis
SECTION TWO: Comparison diagrams
Examples of comparison diagrams
Writing the introduction
Paraphrasing the question
Introduction practice 1
Introduction practice 2
Writing the overview
Overviews main points
Majorities and minorities
Section sizes
Verbs
Fractions
Overview Practice
Writing detail paragraphs
Verbs and transitions
Ordering data
Model detail paragraphs
SECTION THREE: MAPS
Map types
Organisation
Writing the introduction
Paraphrasing
Writing the overview
Type One overviews
Type Two overviews
Vocabulary
Grammar: Connecting actions, effects and reasons
Grammar: Using phrases
Grammar: Conditional verbs
Writing detail paragraphs
Type One detail paragraphs
Type Two detail paragraphs
SECTION FOUR: Process diagrams
Types of process diagrams