IELTS Academic Writing Task 1
IELTS Academic Writing Task 1
Checklist
In order to achieve a higher score on academic writing task 1, here is the preparation checklist for it. Once you learn them, you can put a tick next to each point on the list.
Task achievement
I have learned
- To write between 150 and 200 words
- What the six types of questions are
In the IELTS Academic Writing Task 1 test, you will be required to write a report about at least one of the following:
- A process
- A map
- A bar chart
- A pie chart
- A line graph
- A table
- Multiple graphs (mixed)
- How to complete the task according to the rubric
- How to write introductions (Practise paraphrasing the question to write introductions)
- How to identify and write an Overview and what to include in this paragraph. (at the beginning or end of the text and detailing the general trends)
- How to select key information, rather than describing everything.
- Not included any irrelevant information
Cohesion and Coherence
I have learned
- how to write comparisons and not just list information
- to write my answer into paragraphs
- how to describe the striking features such as changes and trends (e.g. increase, decrease).
Lexical Resource & Grammatical Range and Accuracy
I have learned
- how to avoid repetition of words and grammatical structures
- how to use the court tenses
- Language to describe changes
- Verbs and Adverbs
- Adjectives and nouns
- Prepositions and articles
- Time Phases
- Comparison Vocabulary
- The Pie chart vocabulary
- Improving your writing style and skills
- Joining two changes together
- Commenting on the data in a graph
- Essential language for making comparisons
- More comparative structures
- Advanced comparatives and linking devices
- Describing numbers and Numerical comparatives
- Ranking information
- Different sentences you can use alternatively
- how to cheek my writing for mistakes:
- Pluralisation
- Subject/verb agreement
- Word Formation
- Spelling
- Wrong Word
- Unnecessary words
- Missing Words (Missing subject, relative pronoun)
- Omission/incorrect inclusion of articles
- Missing third person ‘s’
- Word order
Additional checklist for Maps:
I have learned
- how to write a maps overview
- how to write appropriate adverbials of location
- how to use a range of synonyms
- Improving your writing style and skills
- Write sentences by using different tenses
- Grammar and vocabulary for maps
- Noun phrases for maps
- adverbials of location
Additional checklist for Processes:
I have learned
- Understanding the purpose of the process and identifying the main stages
- Using appropriate verb tenses to describe each stage
- Describing the process using passive voice and active voice
- Using appropriate sequencing words and linking devices to show the order of the stages
- Adding extra details and explanations to enhance the description of the process
- Vocabulary and phrases for describing processes, such as “firstly, next, then, finally”
- Using transition signals to link stages together
- Using language to describe changes that occur during the process
- Using accurate and varied sentence structures to avoid repetition
- Proofreading and checking for grammatical errors, such as subject-verb agreement and verb tense consistency.
In addition to the above points from the list, you should:
- Study many real test examples of each type.
- Understand why we do not write a conclusion for task 1.

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