Ielts academic and General Task : How to write at a band level

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The data presented in your question will vary and thus so will the number of sen-­‐
tences you will need to employ. Let’s look at the
Single data source structure
again in
detail.
Minor detail sentences
can be
added
or
subtracted
as needed to best describe
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Overview paragraph
o An introduction sentence describing what kind of data is being pre-­‐
sented.
o A broad sentence outlining the overall trend, trends, function or pro-­‐
cess depicted in the data.
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Analyzing paragraph
o
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tion in the data. You may choose to couple this with a minute detail.
o An additional
minor detail
(with optional minute detail) sentence
o An additional
minor detail
(with optional minute detail) sentence
o An additional
minor detail
(with optional minute detail) sentence
o A sentence that provides the reader with a feeling of conclusion. This
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cess) or the last portion of whatever spatial diagram you are describ-­‐
ing.
Now look at this sample data source and read the example response. Try to identify
the different sentence types that are in play.

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IELTS Academic Task 1: How to write at a band 9 level
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