IELTS Academic Task 1 - How to Describe a Table HD

Prepare for IELTS Online here: https://www.ieltspodcast.com/online-ielts-course/ IELTS Essay Correction: https://ieltspodcast.com/essay-correction-service/ IELTS Academic Task 1: How to Describe a Table http://goo.gl/cDSNef When describing a table in academic writing task 1 on the IELTS exam, you will want to write your answer in four paragraphs. These paragraphs will consist of an introduction, two body paragraphs, and a summary paragraph. When looking at the table, first identify the main features. Group information in the table by common characteristics such as age, time, or country. Make bullet points from the data provided and then use these bullet points to write your paragraphs. Try to get feedback on your writing from native speakers so that you can see how your information is being portrayed in the correct language. When writing your summary paragraph avoid using the phrase, “I conclude,” because you are not making a conclusion, but rather stating the information provided. Practice your skills at both interpreting information from a table and then describing that information in order to improve your score on the IELTS exam. In this video, we’re going to look at the structure and some of the tips you need to successfully describe an IELTS Academic Task 1 Table of figures. Let’s go over the details. 0:31 First of all, we start by summarizing the information. We’re going to use four paragraphs: introduction, paragraph 1, paragraph 2, and then a summary (not a conclusion). 1:20 Group the information in the table. How can we group? We could probably use age, time, or the countries. From personal experience in tutoring students, I found that the most difficult part of the whole task is probably choosing the data. 2:08 The second way to improve is to get feedback and start having your essays corrected by professionals—from native speakers, ideally. 3:00 We choose and select the correct data and we make few bullet points, a few notes, and that’s all. Then, when we get into writing the actual essay, we write one or two sentences for the introduction. Then, we’re going to do the body paragraphs, so we’re going to take all the information we gathered from the planning stage and put it into our two paragraphs. Then, for the summary, write at least one or two sentences. 3:45 Introduction: Avoid stating the overall idea of the graph. Why? Firstly, because you’re probably going to say that information again—even in the body paragraphs or in the summary. And because you’re going to have to use it again, you don’t have to look for a different structure to avoid the repetition. 6:35 We wouldn’t talk about the actual message behind the graph. We’ll just talk about what the graph is illustrating and not the process, the results, or the description of it—just what it illustrates. 7:26 Body paragraphs: What we’re going to do is write about the groups of information that we identified before. 8:14 Avoid going to every single figure, and avoid usin