IELTS writing task 1 ways to prepare

IELTS Writing Task 1: ways to prepare
Yesterday I suggested some good ways to prepare for writing task 2, instead of just
writing full essays. Here are some study ideas for task 1:
1) Print a collection of questions
Before you start writing any task 1 essays, it's a good idea to have an overview of the
different types of questions that you might face. Try to get paper copies (printed) of
around 10 different questions - it's useful to be able to see them all in one place. Your
'pack' of questions should include: a line graph, bar chart, pie chart, table, 2 different
charts, 3 or more similar charts, process diagram, comparison diagram, life cycle, map.
2) Practise parts of essays
Instead of writing a full essay, try writing 10 introductions - one for each of the questions
in your 'pack' (see point 1 above). The next time you are studying, just focus on
writing overviews. On a different day, practise describing percentages, or comparing
numbers etc...
3) Use 'model' sentences
In last week's lesson I showed you some model sentences for describing percentages. If
you look through my task 1 essays in the lessons on this site, you'll find all the sentence
structures you need for the 10 question types mentioned in point 1. Use my sentences as
models, and simply change the content according to the topic.