Okay.
Let's go ahead and review the standard writing strategy.
A task one writing formula for all the questions.
One formula for all the questions.
So let's go ahead and go over that.
This is a universal strategy.
That means this strategy that I'm going to teach you works for every question type.
There is no separate strategy for a bar chart and then a different one for the process.
It's the same strategy and that's something very beautiful to have when you're going to take the writing
tests for the ILS exam, because when you walk in there, you only need to have mastered one strategy
that you have worked tirelessly on, applying to all the different question types.
Now, in the very beginning, what you need to do is be able to analyze the question.
You're going to take about 2 minutes and really read the summary in titles.
Review the summary while you're reviewing the summary.
Think about or write down words that you might paraphrase as you might paraphrase or synonyms that you
might use.
Also, note all of the different categories, units and labels is a measured in years.
Are they using thousands?
Millions?
Note those categories, units and labels.
I say labels because when you're dealing with a map or a process, you're dealing with labels.
And then third, in terms of analyzing the question.
Look at the graph, chart or table.
And try to determine what are going to be the comparison points or angles that I'm going to talk about
in attack.
I'm going to relate together.
Right.
Try to get all of them.
Try to get as much of that information as you can within a two minute time period.
A two minute time period is perfectly fine for you to make little notes on your test booklet at the
top or on another page somewhere.
This kind of information, if you need to.
But step number one is take 2 minutes and analyze the question.
Now in terms of the standard task one answering strategy, we're going to number one paraphrase the
introduction, then write a general overview.
Finally give a specific detail, paragraph number one in a specific detail, paragraph number two.
Okay.
So let's talk about the strategy for the introduction, because I want you to I want you to have a really
clear understanding of what the examiners expect you to do with the introduction.
You have to talk about this introduction in your own words.
Do not mess up your score by copying the summary verbatim word for word.
This first paragraph is where you're going to state exactly what's being illustrated or compared.
Make sure that you rewrite it in your own words.
This will make the examiners very, very happy.
Basically, the way I want you to think about it is you're at work.
And you're in the meeting and you have to present this information to your boss or to your manager.
Or to a professor.
And with the introduction, that person has to really understand.
This is the general information that's going to be discussed in more specific detail later on.
Now the introduction is very short.
Most of the time it's just one sentence and you should be able to get through it in roughly about 2
to 3 minutes.
Now we have the general overview.
The general overview is not something that you leave out.
I've seen students leave out the general overview and then they ask me, why did I get a six or 5.5?
And I'll say, Did you do a general overview?
No.
Well, that's the reason why examiners expect to see a general overview.
You have to describe 2 to 4 main general features of the graph or chart.
These features are those that are obvious.
It rolls the first five years, then steadily fell over the next decade.
This overview is its own independent paragraph.
Do not blend it with the introduction.
It is an independent paragraph.
Also, no numbers in the overview, no specific percentages, no numbers.
We do not discuss that in a general overview.
Now let's go ahead and move on and discuss the specific details and comparisons.
Now we're finally going to explore the numbers and details through direct, relatable comparisons.
You're going to write two paragraphs, not one, two paragraphs of specific details.
You're not going to compare every single thing that you see.
Find interesting details.
Interesting comparisons that you can make.
OC.
You have to refer back to that data or data and really discuss it in an interesting way, making those
comparisons.
If you're doing a process or a map, you will be discussing similarities and differences.
Make sure you use really good comparison vocabulary.
I'm going to attach some documents that really give you all of that great vocabulary that you can start
trying to use.
Now students ask me this from time to time.
Do I have to write a conclusion?
No.
I'll say again, no, you do not have to write a conclusion.
The conclusion is unnecessary.
Because you're writing a general overview.
The General, the conclusion would basically repeat almost that same information as a general overview.
Your job with a formal report such as this when you're describing a graph or a chart or process, is
you're not going to write a conclusion.
Also, you're not giving any opinion or interpretation of the data, so there's no conclusion to write.
Do not write a conclusion.
Now, are you asking me?
Can you get penalized for it?
Probably not.
But you're wasting time.
You're not going to get any bonus for it.
It's not necessary.
Also, when you write the conclusion you could possibly affect the cohesion and coherence because you're
splitting information with the general overview.
Now, if somebody were to write a conclusion where it said something like this will conclude my report
of the of this will conclude my report of the data between the years of 2000 and 2020.
If it's just a basic sentence like that.
That's not going to.
Definitely not going to hurt your score is probably not going to really help it also.
But there's nothing wrong with that.
But again, it's not something that's necessary.
Now if you're wondering what does a typical.
Academic writing tasks one look like in terms of the full report.
And here you can see on the left side you can see this bar chart and on the right side you can see what
a typical level 8.5 to 9 standard academic task one writing looks like.
Here you see a lot of sentence variety, a lot of linking language.
We have four paragraphs.
The paragraphs are very well organized in sequence in terms of the information for paragraphs three
and four.
Here I only wrote nine sentences.
I have 200 words and I wrote nine sentences, that's all.
Nine sentences.
Now, of course, I'm writing these compound complex sentences.
But that's why this score is going to be perfect.
You're showing high English level, and you can do that if you practice being great.
That's what you need to do.
Practice being great.
If you go ahead and write a lot of simple sentences, you're going to go ahead and get a simple five
or 5.5 because you're not showing talent.
Now in the upcoming lectures.
In these upcoming lectures, I will be going over specifically the different question types.
I'll be writing in real time.
Writing a bar chart.
The Introduction.
The general overview.
Specific paragraph one.
Specific paragraph two.
And then I'll do the same for a pie chart, a line graph, a table.
A two different charts question.
A map and a process, walking you through step by step.
How to write the Introduction Overview.
Specific paragraph one and specific paragraph to.
By the end of this section of the course, you're going to know exactly, exactly how to do great on
academic writing, task number one.
Thanks a lot for joining me again.
I'll talk to you soon.