Name: Academic IELTS Writing Task 1 Two Bar Graphs Together Part 1
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Alright, so in this lesson we will be looking at an academic Eilts task one writing um in this example we will be using a more complex combination of multiple graphs.

A lot of the academic Eilts exams for their task, one will have more than one graph in the question.

So for example, they'll have maybe two Bar graphs or a bar graph and a table or a line graph and and a pie chart, multiple pie charts.

And your job is to write at least 150 words which describe the graphs and make comparisons um where necessary.

So again, this material is coming from a a help dot com.

We are looking at writing task one and the question that we will be looking at uses two bar graphs.

Writing task one, You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.

The grass below show the number of visitors to two cities in a given year, summarized the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons were relevant.

Okay, so the first uh part that I'd like to talk to you about is just some simple instruction strategies and tips that you should practice at home and also during the exam to help improve your score.

So again this is ill academic isles task one multiple graphs.

So my first suggestion to you when you see this task, one type question is don't stress a lot of students when they see that, oh no it's not just one graph or one chart but two or three then they start to panic, they start to feel nervous and anxious And that really makes it difficult to concentrate and write a strong essay.

So number one is stay calm um and use yeah step.

So again as in previous videos, even when you have multiple graphs or charts, just relax, stay calm and you're going to write exactly the same three sections or three parts as if you just had one diagram or one um bar graph.

So remember again from previous videos that you need to write a description Which is about 2-3 sentences.

Um an analysis which is about 8-10 sentences and then a conclusion which is about 1-2 sentences.

As with any task one which means a you need a description b you need an analysis and see you need a conclusion Again, the description is about 2 - three sentences.

The analysis is the main part, it's about 8 - 10 sentences.

Yeah And the conclusion is about 1 - two sentences.

So now let's look at each one of these parts for multiple graphs separately.

And then we will write the example essay and then you will have a very clear idea of what you need to do um when you have these multiple graphs so that you can get a high score.

Alright, so let's take a look at the description part of this um multiple graph and go from there.

Okay, so um for task one description there are a couple of steps that you need to take before you begin to write anything into the exam paper.

So the first step is to paraphrase the question Again, this is very similar as what you do in task two.

So take that 30 seconds or that one minute and paraphrase the question in your own words.

In task one, you're going to use your paraphrase for the first part of the description.

Now, before we do that with our example um there are a couple of other important steps that you need to do before you begin to write, just so that you can use your time much more effectively.

And also that your essay can be much more coherent, more cohesive, so better connected.

So before writing look at okay, the information.

Thank you in the graph or table and so on.

And when I mean look at the information, I mean look at the graph titles, so look what's written above each graph.

Yeah, so look at your X axis, look at your Y axis, see what information is given there.

What are the measurements that that are being used?

Again, you will use this information in your description and then the second part of this that you need to do.

Um if you have a legend in your graph or chart the legend of course is what tells you what each bar or color or pattern is showing you.

So um what country and it's usually on the side of or underneath the graph of the chart.

You will also find legends on maps that tell you what each symbol represents.

So if you see a legend, make sure you look at that.

Um Okay, so again you're going to use this information for your description.

So have a good idea before you start to write.

Um if you don't do this, it's really difficult to write in a kind of a smooth and connected way.

Um the second step that you must do before you begin to write is actually not for the description part, but for the analysis.

So what you want to do is indicate the points of comparison from most two at least important.

Okay, so again, when you're practicing at home, what you want to do is before you write anything.

First of all, look at the information in the graphs of the graph titled the access title, the legend and so on.

And then the second step is to indicate the points that you're going to compare.

So um that you need to do before you begin to write the description.

That's because this will help you to see the complete picture and the complete information that's given in task one.

And again with practice, you're going to see that this is a much faster and more accurate way to respond to these kinds of questions.

So, um for now let's paraphrase the question.

Um and then we will look at the information and we will indicate our points of comparison.

So again, this question that we're using reads like this.

Bye selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons were relevant.

So again, at home, what you want to do when you're paraphrasing when you're practicing, this is right out the original question double spaced.

So using your own words with synonyms, antonym, negatives expressions, different kinds of grammar and so on.

Again, review paraphrasing techniques from other lessons if you're not sure right?

So, um what you want to do is try to be more specific.

Use adjectives than the original question.

So the quantity of tourists, two, a couple of metropolitan.

There he is in uh some annual um Okay, so lots of use of synonyms here and notice how I'm trying to be a little bit more specific than the question.

So instead of just simply stating the charts, I say the two bar charts.

So I'm using the adjective bar here to be more specific.

Show depict instead of number, the quantity instead of cities, metropolitan areas instead of year using an ume and then summarize so sum up the information or the knowledge by choosing the main parts of the graph and comparing so comparing contrasting them where the information is significant or important.

Again, remember that task One is an expository essay.

It's not persuasive, so you're not convincing anyone of an idea.

You're simply exposing or explaining the ideas and you're using third person voice.

So, no, I know you there's no such thing as I think or I believe in task one.

Um it all has to be in the third person objective voice.

All right, so that's the paraphrase and the paraphrase here will become the first part of the description in my task One response.

Alright, so now that I have paraphrased, I need to look at the main information that's given in these bars.