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Task 1: Understanding what you are writing about |
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Aim: The aim of these exercises is to show you how to understand what you’re supposed to write about in writing Task 1.
Problems: A common problem with many candidates is that they either…
- copy the title of the task in their introduction or…
- misunderstand what is being represented in the chart / diagram / graph etc.
The following exercises are to help you avoid doing either of the two things above because, if you do, it might mean a higher score!
Activity 1
Look at the line-graph below and read the title carefully:
Now, answer the questions below:
What is being shown? ______________________________.
Where did they visit? ______________________________.
When did they visit? ______________________________.
What is the value of the vertical axis? ______________________________.
What does the horizontal axis refer to? ______________________________.
Tourists are…a) things b) people c) places
What is the main verb in the title? ______________________________.
Can you think of words with similar meanings for the following words?
a) visit ______________________________. b) tourist ______________________________. When you’ve finished check the suggested Answer Key. Tip: Before you start to write your Task 1 answer, spend 2-3 minutes identifying the following areas of the task: 1) What is being shown 2) Where it refers to 3) When it refers to 4) How it is measured 5) Who or what is involved (e.g.: “tourists” are people) 6) What the main verb is 7) Any words that you know with the same or similar meanings to the nouns, verbs and adjectives in the title.
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