Video: Describing trends

Video: Describing trends

Narration: Describing trends. In Task 1 of the IELTS test, you may be required to write about a graph or a chart, identifying trends. A trend is the general direction of movement in a graph. This is an upward trend. This is a downward trend.
The 5 point checklist

The 5 point checklist

This is the five point checklist you saw in the Bar charts lesson in Unit 2: The 5 point checklist. What is the graph about? What is on the vertical axis? What is on the horizontal axis? Is a specific time given? Is there any other information? This checklist can also...
Essential vocabulary for this lesson

Essential vocabulary for this lesson

To complete this lesson, you will need to know the following vocabulary. When you are sure you know all the words, continue to the next page. IDENTIFY TREND INVERT CONSTRUCT NOUN ADJECTIVE VERB...
Aims of this lesson

Aims of this lesson

By the end of this lesson, you will know: how the 5 point plan from Unit 2 applies to line graphs that fully understanding the axes is essential how to use a range of appropriate language when describing a trend how to avoid repetition by converting sentences using...
The 5 point checklist

Planning paragraphs

You looked at skills for planning a Task 1 essay in the Bar charts lesson (‘Planning’). The skills for planning a line graph essay are the same. Remember that you can divide your paragraphs in a number of ways: You can divide paragraphs by countryFor...