Academic IELTS Task 1: How to start your answer.
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Starting your IELTS Academic Task 1 answer is easy because it's already written for you!
The problem is, you must not copy the writing word-for-word, instead you must paraphrase it.
Paraphrase means to state the same thing but in a different way.
Consider this Task 1 introduction & question:
Your first task is to paraphrase the introduction. This side-by-side comparison will hopefully make it easy for you to see how it's done...
TASK:
Study the following IELTS Academic Task 1 introduction and paraphrase it in the comment boxes below:
The problem is, you must not copy the writing word-for-word, instead you must paraphrase it.
Paraphrase means to state the same thing but in a different way.
Consider this Task 1 introduction & question:
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Original |
Paraphrase |
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The charts below show |
The bar graphs show |
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what UK graduate and post graduate students |
what graduate and post-graduate students from the UK |
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who did not go in to full-time work did after leaving college |
did after obtaining their degree. |
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in 2008. |
The year covered is 2008. |
TASK:
Study the following IELTS Academic Task 1 introduction and paraphrase it in the comment boxes below:
The charts below give information about USA marriage and
divorce rates between 1970 and 2000, and the marital status of adult Americans
in two of the years.
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EstherOjo - a nice try. In relation to 'illustration', try this link: http://answers.scottsenglish.com/discussion/388/ielts-task-1-the-graph-table-illustrates