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In this time you are required to complete two tasks.  \nTASK ONE is a report based on some graphic information provided on the question paper. With few exceptions, the graphic information will come in one of five forms – a line graph, bar graph, pie chart, table or diagram illustrating a process. You are required to describe the information or the process in a report of 150 words. This task should be completed in 20 minutes. It is important that you are familiar with the language appropriate to report writing generally and to each of the five types of report.  \nTASK TWO is an essay based on a topic given on the question paper. You should write at least 250 words in 40 minutes.  \nIt is important that you keep within the advised time limits as Task Two carries more weight in your final band score than Task One. Remember that illegible handwriting will reduce your final score.  \nWriting task one: single line graph  \nTask description  \nYou will be given a graph with a single line. Your task is to write a 150 word report to describe the information given in the graph. You are not asked to give your opinion.  \nYou should spend around twenty minutes on the task. Task one is not worth as many marks as task two and so you should make sure that you keep within the recommended twenty minute time frame.  \nWhat is being tested is your ability to:  \n♦ objectively describe the information given to you  \n♦ report on a topic without the use of opinion  \n♦ use suitable language to describe the graph  \nSample task  \nYou should spend about 20 minutes on this task. Write a report for a university lecturer describing the information in the graph below. You should write at least 150 words.  \nWhen you’ve finished the task  \nHow good is your answer? Check the guidelines on the next page and read the sample answer.  \nGuidelines for a good answer  \nDoes the report have a suitable structure?  \n♦ Does it have an introduction, body and conclusion?  \n♦ Does it include connective words to make the writing cohesive within sentences and paragraphs?  \nDoes the report use suitable grammar and vocabulary?  \n♦ Does it include a variety of sentence structures?  \n♦ Does it include a range of appropriate vocabulary?  \nDoes the report meet the requirements of the task?  \n♦ Does it meet the word limit requirements?  \n♦ Does it describe the whole graph adequately?  \n♦ Does it focus on the important trends presented in the graphic information?  \nSample answer  \nThe graph shows the number of cases of X disease in Someland between the years 1960 and 1995. As an overall trend, it is clear that the number of cases of the disease increased fairly rapidly until the mid seventies, remained constant for around a decade at 500 cases before dropping to zero in the late 80s.  \nIn 1960, the number of cases stood at approximately 100. That number rose steadily to 200 by 1969 and then more sharply to 500 in 1977. At this point the number of cases remained stable until 1984 before plummeting to zero by 1988. From 1988 to 1995 Someland was free of the disease.  \nIn conclusion, the graph shows that the disease was increasingly prevalent until the 1980s when it was eradicated from Someland.  \nWhat do you think?  \nWhat is your opinion of this sample answer? How well does it meet the requirements of the guidelines? 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The candidate uses cohesive words to connect pieces of information and make the writing flow such as ‘until’and ‘before’in the second sentence.  \nThe candidate uses a variety of grammatical structures and vocabulary so that the writing is not repetitive.  \nIn terms of task requirements the report is a little short but this is because the simple graph used as ","cbCais0JD7X7BBPb","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCais0JD7X7BBPb","pdf",264826,45,"English","# Writing component\n## Overall test format and time limits\n## Task One: report on graphic information\n## Task Two: essay on a given topic\n## Criteria and strategies for a higher score\n### Structure, cohesion, grammar and vocabulary\n### Meeting word limits and describing key trends","[{\"question\":\"How long is the IELTS Writing test and how are the two tasks distributed by time?\",\"answer\":\"The IELTS Writing test takes one hour. 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