Cẩm nang IELTS Writing task 1 ( Hướng dẫn chi tiết cách làm 6 dạng bài IELTS Writing task 1 )

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DẠNG BAR CHART
Biểu đồ dạng cột (Bar chart) : thường hay sử dụng để thể
hiện tương quan về độ lớn giữa các đại lượng. Trục tung
thường là số liệu, trục hoành là mốc (có thể là năm, tháng..)

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DẠNG BAR CHART
Có 2 kiểu bar chart:
+ Có sự thay đổi theo thời gian
(Phải mô tả xu hướng, sự tăng lên, giảm xuống)
+ Không có sự thay đổi thời gian (chỉ so sánh các
items)
Xem hướng dẫn tại đây:
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Đề thi 25/04/2015
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DÀN BÀI CHUNG
+ MỞ BÀI
+ TỔNG QUAN
+ THÂN BÀI 1

+ THÂN BÀI 2


MỞ BÀI
CÂU ĐỀ BÀI:
A survey conducted for the places in which people
gain access to the Internet from 1998 to 2004
PARAPHRASE

CÂU VIẾT LẠI:
The bar chart illustrates data on the percentage of
users connecting to the Internet in 4 types of
locations between 1998 and 2004


TỔNG QUAN
Tìm 2 đặc điểm chung của hình ???


Overall, the percentage of people who used the Internet at
home and in the library remained relatively constant,
while the figures for access at work and college decreased.
Also, home was by far the most common place where
users accessed the Internet


THÂN BÀI
BODY 1

BODY 2

In 1998, the proportion of users accessing the Internet
from home was the highest, at around 54%. By contrast,
the rate for those who used it at the library was at the
lowest point of exactly 10%. Approximately 27% of users
connected to the Internet at work, compared to precisely
20% at college.


The percentage of Internet users gaining access from
their houses rose to approximately 55% in 2004, after a decline
of about 8% in 2000. On the other hand, the figures for access
at work and college decreased to exactly 10% and around 18%,
respectively, over the period. Users accessing the Internet at the
library increased about 5% from 1998 to 2000 and then dipped
slightly in 2002, where it remained steady throughout 2004.


The bar chart illustrates data on the percentage of users connecting to the
Internet in 4 types of locations between 1998 and 2004.
Overall, the percentage of people who used the Internet at home and in the
library remained relatively constant, while the figures for access at work and
college decreased. Also, home was by far the most common place where users
accessed the Internet
In 1998, the proportion of users accessing the Internet from home was the
highest, at around 54%. By contrast, the rate for those who used it at
the library was at the lowest point of exactly 10%. Approximately 27% of users
connected to the Internet at work, compared to precisely 20% at college.
The percentage of Internet users gaining access from their houses rose to

approximately 55% in 2004, after a decline of about 8% in 2000. On the other
hand, the figures for access at work and college decreased to exactly 10% and
around 18%, respectively, over the period. Users accessing the Internet at the
library increased about 5% from 1998 to 2000 and then dipped slightly in 2002,
where it remained steady throughout 2004.

(Band 8.0+)
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IELTS EXAMINER COMMENTS
You covered all the requirements of the task, and all the information that you reported was accurate.
You selected information effectively, Bach and your report was clear throughout. I noted that you made
relevant comparisons between the figures and the trends. There is a lot of information in the chart – it is
quite deceptive, because at first it appears that we would be able to report almost everything, but this is not
the case.
So, I found that your detail paragraphs were organised logically, enabling trends and differences to be
compared.
My combined score for task achievement and coherence/cohesion is 9.
Some repetition is unavoidable in the language used, such as access/Internet users, and this is quite
legitimate in order to present a clear and accurate report. Of course, it is great to use language such as By
contrast/However/On the other hand..... because these are very effective words when we want to draw
contrasts. You varied your use of percentage/rate/proportion and I noted your good expression ‘by far the
most common...’ I scored 9 again for lexical resource.
Your grammar was faultless, Bach, and I noted how you varied your sentence structures. For example, in
paragraph 3, you began one sentence with the percentage: Approximately 27% of users connected to.....
The examiner should also notice your correct use of subordinate [adverb and relative clauses] and
superlatives. I have to score 9 for grammar.
My overall score is 9, a good band 9 model answer.

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LƯU Ý
+ Xem file “Hướng dẫn ôn tập_Bar chart”
+ Download file “Vocabulary_Bar chart”

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Hope you guys like my lesson ^^
- Ngoc Bach
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IELTS WRITING SAMPLES
You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.
The graph below gives information about the preferred leisure activities of Australian children.
Write a report for a university lecturer describing the information shown. You should write at least 150 words.

The bar chart illustrates the data about 5 activities Australian children prefer to do in their spare
time.
Overall, boys do more of each activity than girls (except for arts and crafts and watching TV or
videos) . Another visible trend is that, while boys are more active than girls, both still prefer
sedentary activities such as TV and video games
The percentage of Australian youngsters in both genders watching TV or videos is equal, at 100%.
Electronic or computer games are much more preferred by boys than by girls. The figures are
slightly over 80% and 60% respectively. Likewise, bike riding also attracts boys more than girls in
their spare time. Boys’ involvement in this activity is nearly 80%, whereas the figure for girls is a little
under 60%.

Around 40% of 5-to-14-year-old boys enjoy skateboarding or rollerblading, while the proportion of
girls at this age is only slightly more than 20%. In contrast, the figure for girls spending their leisure
time on art and craft is greater than their male counterparts, at just under 60% and approximately
35% respectively
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IELTS WRITING SAMPLES
Hi Bach,
A native speaker would probably not write a better report than this, Bach.
Very well done in all sections of the marking.
Grade
Task Response

9.0

Your first paragraph is a concise and accurate paraphrase of what the chart
contains. You change enough words to satisfy the examiner.
I cannot fault your summary paragraph – you identified two key points and
you provided a clear overview.

Cohesion and
Coherence

9.0

The organisation of your detail paragraphs was clear, and it enabled you to
make comparisons consistently between the leisure activities of boys and
girls. The result was a comprehensive and organised report.
In paragraph 3, you contrasted their participation in both
skateboarding/rollerboarding and art/craft. The figures are accurate. In
paragraph 4, you contrasted their participation in the other three categories
and the figures were accurately reported once more.

Vocabulary

9.0

the vocabulary was clear and your choice of words was accurate. I was
particularly impressed by your range of vocabulary to express comparison
and contrast: Likewise/In contrast/while/whereas. You skilfully used a
good range of words to refer to boys and girls: both genders/male
counterparts/youngsters/Australian children. I scored 9.0 again

Grammar

9.0

Your grammar was band 9 level, Bach. It was accurate throughout the
report and so I then checked your range of grammar. I found the correct
use of adverb clauses and comparative forms and you varied the structures
of your sentences.

Overall

9.0

The site (ielts-exam.net) that you used is a good one, Bach. Sometimes, I
do not agree that all their model answers are band 9, however, so be careful
of them. I suspect that your report is probably better than their model
answer (I will check it later when I have time). Your answer might well
score 9 from the examiners.

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IELTS WRITING SAMPLES
This was a good task to do, because it is a chart which does not show
changes over a period of time, and these charts are sometimes given in the
exam. You wrote a great report, and I have almost no suggestions to make
on how you could improve it.

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WRITING TASK 1: BAR CHART
Đây là bài viết mà bạn đã thấy trong video của mình:
The bar chart illustrates data on the percentage of users connecting to the Internet in 4 types of locations
between 1998 and 2004.
Overall, the percentage of people who used the Internet at home and in the library remained relatively constant,
while the figures for access at work and college decreased. Also, home was by far the most common place
where users accessed the Internet

In 1998, the proportion of users accessing the Internet from home was the highest, at around 54%. By contrast,
the rate for those who used it at the library was at the lowest point of exactly 10%. Approximately 27% of
users connected to the Internet at work, compared to precisely 20% at college.
The percentage of Internet users gaining access from their houses rose to approximately 55% in 2004, after a
decline of about 8% in 2000. On the other hand, the figures for access at work and college decreased to exactly
10% and around 18%, respectively, over the period. Users accessing the Internet at the library increased about
5% from 1998 to 2000 and then dipped slightly in 2002, where it remained steady throughout 2004.
Các bạn hãy một lần nữa phân tích kỹ lại bài report của mình và trả lời các câu hỏi sau:
1. Phương pháp mình đã sử dụng để viết bài report trên ? Mình viết bao nhiêu câu cho Introduction, bao nhiêu
câu cho Overvỉew, bao nhiêu câu cho mỗi khổ thân bài ?
2. Có bao nhiêu dạng Bar chart ? Cách giải cho từng dạng như thế nào ?
3. Gạch chân các cụm từ tốt (good vocabulary) trong bài report của mình

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Answers:
1. Tất cả các bài IELTS Writing task 1 mình đều sử dụng cùng 1 phương pháp:
+ 1 câu cho phần Introduction (bằng cách paraphrase lại câu của đề bài)
+ 2 câu cho phần Overview (nêu 2 đặc điểm chung nổi bật của biểu đồ). Lưu ý không đưa số liệu cụ thể vào
phần này
+ 3-4 câu cho mỗi khổ thân bài. Lưu ý trong phần thân bài luôn luôn đưa số liệu cụ thể và so sánh các số liệu
với nhau
2. Có nhiều loại bar chart. Các loại bar chart là đều có thể chỉ ra số liệu hoặc xu hướng. Cách làm chung cho
tất cả các dạng bar chart đó là:
+ Mô tả số liệu (Ví dụ: 3% of people were unemployed)
+ So sánh các số liệu với nhau (Ví dụ: 3% of Americans were unemployed, whereas 5% of Canadians had no

job)
+ Mô tả và so sánh xu hướng nếu có (Ví dụ: The unemployment rate rose from 3% in 2000 to 6% in 2005)
3. Các cụm từ tốt trong bài. Mọi người đọc kỹ phần giải nghĩa và ví dụ để có thể áp dụng cho các bài khác
(Nội dung của phần này sẽ được giáo viên bản xứ đọc trong file mp3 "VOCABULARY")
 illustrates data on (mô tả thông tin về..): to illustrate means to show, to demonstrate; data (or data)
includes information, figures, statistics, numbers, percentages, etc…when you write “data on” it means
that you will show specific information about a topic, some research, numbers, etc; “this table
illustrates data on the ages of residents in our town”
 locations (địa điểm, vị trí): areas, spaces, where something is located; “our store has many locations
throughout town”
 remained relatively constant (giữ nguyên không đổi một cách tương đối): to remain means to stay;
relatively means related to other things, in relation to; mostly; constant means the same; to remain
relatively constant means to stay mostly the same as before; “home prices remained relatively constant
throughout the year”
 decreased (giảm): went down, declined; “rents decreased from $1,000 per month to $800 per month”
 by far ( được sử dụng cùng với tính từ và trạng từ so sánh hơn hoặc so sánh nhất để chỉ mức độ
cao, số lượng lớn): by a long way, by a lot; “he was by far the strongest man in the room”
 by contrast (tương phản): used when you compare two things together and you talk about the
differences, the contrast refers to how they are different; you can also say in contrast; “she performed
well on her final exams; by contrast, her brother failed his finals”

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 approximately (xấp xỉ): almost, just about, nearly; “they made approximately $5,000 last night at the
concert”
 precisely (một cách chính xác): exactly, the precise number or figure; “they made precisely $6.00 per

sale”
 gaining access (có quyền truy cập): to be able to get access to something after not having access to it;
“more and more people are gaining access to the Internet”
 rise (tăng): went up, increased; “temperatures rose yesterday by 10 degrees”
 a decline of (một sự giảm đi): a decrease of; going down; “there was a decline in overall stock prices
yesterday”
 on the other hand (mặt khác): used to say something different about something; usually used to say
the opposite and give a reason; “on the one hand, she is quite intelligent and openminded; on the other
hand, she doesn’t always do well on her exams and can be quick to judge people”
 over the period (trong khoảng thời gian): to describe the duration of time during a period of time;
“over the period of a month, she has learned so much Spanish”
 dipped slightly (giảm nhẹ): to dip means to go down or to decline; slightly means by a little; “the price
of apples dipped slightly last month:
 remained steady throughout (giữ nguyên ổn định trong khoảng thời gian): to stay about the same
during a time period; “the cost of gas remained steady throughout the summer months”

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PHƯƠNG PHÁP HỌC TỪ VỰNG
Lưu ý rằng chìa khóa để đạt điểm cao IELTS Writing là "Vocabulary". Tất cả giám khảo IELTS mình biết
đều khẳng định rằng "vocabulary is the key to language learning, and it's the key to a good IELTS score. The
more words and phrases you know, the better you'll do in the test" (ielts-simon.com). Do vậy, mình đã hợp tác
cùng 1 vị giám khảo IELTS ở Anh (do thầy Simon trên trang ielts-simon.com giới thiệu) và giáo viên IELTS
bản xứ Mỹ biên soạn và thu âm -> giúp mọi người học từ mới dễ dàng nhất có thể. Không những giúp mọi
người nâng điểm IELTS Writing, còn giúp nâng trình tiếng Anh nói chung của mọi người nữa.
Cách học như sau:

+ Các bạn đọc và nghiên cứu kỹ transcript (mục 3 về từ vựng phía trên). Khi học, mọi người nên đọc kỹ phần
giải thích bằng tiếng anh để hiểu rõ nghĩa của từ. Phần tiếng việt chỉ để tham khảo vì nhiều cụm đôi khi khó
thể dịch sát nghĩa hoàn toàn, chỉ dịch đại ý để mọi người hiểu. Khi đọc cố tưởng tượng ra ngữ cảnh mình sử
dụng trong bài viết của mình.
+ Copy file mp3 "VOCABULARY" vào điện thoại, nghe đi nghe lại càng nhiều càng tốt (ít nhất 100 lần),
vừa nghe vừa lặp lại giọng đọc của người bản xứ . Làm như vậy, không chỉ học từ -> tốt cho kỹ năng Writing
mà đồng thời kỹ năng Listening, Speaking của mọi người cũng sẽ cải thiện đáng kể
+ Tự đặt câu ví dụ của riêng mình và cố gắng áp dụng vào bài viết, bài nói của bạn
Làm theo 3 bước như vậy, mọi người có thể hiểu và sử dụng thành thạo các cụm từ trên, biến chúng thực sự
thành của mình
Chúc mọi người học tốt !
-Ngọc Bách-

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DẠNG LINE GRAPH
Biểu đồ dạng dây (line graph) : thường dùng để miêu
tả sự thay đổi (lên, xuống, thay đổi liên tục) của 1 điều
gì đó qua thời gian thường là thay đổi qua năm, tháng.

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You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.
The graph below compares changes in the birth rates of China and the USA between
1920 and 2000.
Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make
comparisons where relevant.
Write at least 150 words.
Birth Rates in China and the USA
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China: đỏ
USA: xanh

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