Ielts writing task 1 Marking Criteria

 
Selecting the appropriate data 

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1. start 
2. change (until when) 
3. end
extra but important – unusual / overtaking / recovering / peak (sometimes lowest)
1. TREND INTRODUCE
2. TREND DESCRIPTION (INC / DEC / HIGH / LOW / RECO) 
In April, those who bought air conditioning among British people accounted for (be) around 0.5 thousand, 
whereas the same index (number) for Australia comprised just under 2.5 thousand units.
 
DON’T LEAVE / MISS KEY TRENDS 
 
 
 
 
Paraphrase:
TASK – WHAT CAN BE CHANGES (SAFELY)
The chart – The bar chart
 
Not each and every word should be paraphrased 
+++
 
Two graphs: a pie chart … while a table … . 
 
A pie chart …. . A table …. .
While a pie chart …, a table …
Passive
Active = Passive 

 
pizza 
who consumed pizza 
pizza consumption
how much pizza was consumed by … people 

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8.0 (almost nothing to omit)
7.0 – longer 
8.0 – reduce (avoid redundancy)
Personally, I believe that 
It is crystal clear that
Voc ==== report
Important data (separate sentence)
It is believed by me
I believe
Intro – from 2003 to 2013 ??? 
Between the years 1, 2 and 3.
Overview: 1. GENERAL LOOK – Overall, all figures experienced significant changes. + More detailed 
(specific)
Overall, fast food consumption among American people gained huge popularity over the time-frame (period). 
Also, comparatively more citizens eat fast food at least once or twice on a weekly basis in America.
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