Structures in ielts writing task 1 to reach band 9

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Structures in Ielts Writing Task 1 to reach Band 9
English Linguistics (Học viện Ngoại giao Việt Nam)

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Structures in IELTS Writing Task 1 to reach Band 9
Body 1: In the first month of 2002, the figure stood at 200 million dirhams and
rose slightly to reach about 225 million in February.
 Câu ghép cho những features gần nhau, liên từ nối.
Body 1: This was followed by another increase, although much steeper, in
March when sales hit 350 million.
 Cấu trúc: This was followed.
Nếu trend giống câu trước, thêm another + N(trend)
Đặc biệt miêu tả tính chất trend: although + adj
Body 1: However, this upward trend was suddenly broken and sales declined
dramatically over the next 4 months to reach a little over 100 million in July.
 Cấu trúc: this upward/downward trend was suddenly broken + and + số liệu
Body 1: August sales saw a significant rise back to January levels, but it dropped
again in September to the same level as it was in July.
 Jan/Feb/Mar + levels
 Nhấn mạnh level giống nhau giữa các thời điểm: to the same level as it was
in + month.
Body 1: There was a small increase of about 100 million dirhams in October, after
which the figure levelled off and remained relatively unchanged over the last
two months of 2002.

 After which
 The figure levelled off: đều đều
 Trạng từ: the last two months of 2002.
Body 1: In the first year, beef had a consumption of about 225 grams per person
per week, after which it experienced a sudden drop of 50 before increasing to
about 230 in 1984.
 Câu ghép: bắt đầu – trend 1 – trend 2
 Have a consumption of + số lượng
 A sudden drop of + số lượng
Body 1: There were small fluctuations until 1989, which was followed by a
dramatic decrease to around half as high as its original level in 2004.

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 Nhấn mạnh sự tương đồng trong số liệu giữa các thời kỳ: bằng một nửa,
bằng,… : decrease to around half as high as its original level in 2004.
Body 1: The figure for lamb was initially almost as high as that for chicken
(around 150 grams).
 Số liệu bằng nhau lúc đầu: initially
Body 1: However, while the former declined gradually as it reached
approximately 60 in the last year, the latter saw a considerable growth and
outstripped beef consumption in 1989, peaking at 250 in 2004.
 Cấu trúc: while the former…, the latter…
 Cấu trúc: as it reached (approximately) + số lượng: đạt bao nhiêu
 In the last year: năm cuối
 Outstripped: vượt
Overview: The figure for road ranked first throughout the period, while that

for pipeline stood last.
 Rank first >< stand last
Body 1: Road transport initially stood at 70 million tonnes, rising rather steadily
until 1992 when it reached about 80 million.
 Rising rather + adv(steadily/rapidly…)_
Body 1: After a sudden surge in 1999, it continued to rise steadily for another 3
years to reach a high of just below 100 million in 2002.
 Tăng trong 3 năm tiếp: rise for another 3 years
 Reach a high of cũng có thể thêm just below
Body 1:

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