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4- Structure
The structure I advise all my students to write is a very simple four paragraph structure. You can use a different structure if you like, but this one has been proven to be successful and approved by IELTS examiners.
Paragraph 1 (Introduction)
Sentence 1- Paraphrase Question
Paragraph 2 (Overview)
Sentence 1- Overview of first main feature
Sentence 2- Overview of second main feature
Sentence 3- Make general comparison, if appropriate
Paragraph 3 (Details of significant feature 1)
Sentence 1- Supporting details
Sentence 2- Supporting details
Sentence 3- Supporting details/comparison details, if appropriate
Paragraph 4 (Details of significant feature 2)
Sentence 1- Supporting details
Sentence 2- Supporting details
Sentence 3- Supporting details/Comparison details, if appropriate
We will now look at each paragraph in more detail.
Paragraph 1 (Introduction)
Sentence 1- Paraphrase Question
This paragraph should be one sentence long and demonstrates your ability to paraphrase. You do this by using synonyms and we will look at it in more detail below.
Paragraph 2 (Overview)
Sentence 1- Overview of first main feature
Sentence 2- Overview of second main feature
Sentence 3- Make general comparison, if appropriate
An overview is a general statement, highlighting the most important information in the table. It should not include any numbers. This is just a summary of the main features. You can use numbers to support your answer in paragraphs 3 and 4.
The examiner is testing your ability to identify the most important information and then summarise it. Important information could include general trends, increase/decreases, differences, comparisons etc.
More on how to identify significant features and write an effective overview below.
Paragraph 3 (Details of significant feature 1)
Sentence 1- Supporting details
Sentence 2- Supporting details
Sentence 3- Supporting details/comparison details/exceptions, if appropriate
In this paragraph you take the first general statement from paragraph 2 and support it with details from the graph. The examiner is looking for your ability to choose the correct data and ability to describe data, trends, comparisons etc..
You then repeat this process for paragraph 4, only this time you describe the second sentence in paragraph 2.
Paragraph 4 (Details of significant feature 2)
Sentence 1- Supporting details
Sentence 2- Supporting details
Sentence 3- Supporting details/comparison details/exceptions, if appropriate
That’s it. Four paragraphs and 9-10 sentences. Obviously, you need to be flexible and write 8-12 sentences depending on the question. There may also be three significant features, in which case you can adjust the structure slightly.
You should not write a conclusion. Conclusions are for opinion or discursive essays and we are not expected to this in task 1.
This structure will allow you to practice this kind of question over and over, giving you confidence and a consistent model in the exam.
