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November 6, 2014 by Liz 207 Comments
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How to compare two pie charts in IELTS writing task 1. This sample answer
illustrates the method of organising the report as well as useful language and
sentence structures to get a band score 9. These pie charts were reported in the Post Your IELTS Results
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energy production of France in two years.
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The two pie charts illustrate the proportion of five types of energy production in France in Answers to Sugar History Reading
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Overall, in both years, the most significant sources of energy were gas and coal, which
together accounted for over half the production of energy, while nuclear and other kinds of
energy sources generated the least amount of energy in France. In all types of energy IELTS Extra Information
production there was only minimal change over the 10 year period.
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Energy produced by coal comprised of 29.80% in the first year and this showed only a very IELTS Band Scores
slight increase of about a mere 1 % to 30.9% in 2005. Likewise, in 1995, gas generated
29.63% which rose marginally to 30.1% 10 years later. Useful Websites for IELTS
With regards to the remaining methods of producing energy, there was an approximate 5%
growth in production from both nuclear power and other sources to 10.10% and 9.10%
respectively. Petrol, on the other hand, was the only source of energy which decreased in
production from 29.27% in 1995 to around a fifth (19.55%) in 2005.
Pie Chart Tips

Always highlight the largest and smallest proportions
If there are two pie charts in different time periods, then you must highlight
the key changes / trends
Use pie chart language – accounts for / comprises of / represents
The phrase “Units
Unit are measured in …” should be used when the unit
units have
not been stated in the previous sentence.
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Comments
Kamran Ali says

April 17, 2019 at 5:44 pm
Hi, Mam
Can we use conclusion at the end of body paragraphs rather than a overview in second
paragraph?
Which will give high Band score?
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Liz says
April 17, 2019 at 5:51 pm
It will not give a higher score. You can put the overview after the
introduction or at the end – it makes no difference to your score. Remember this is not
an essay – it is a report.
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Bariza says
April 3, 2019 at 11:00 am
Hi Liz
First off all, there is no word for your wonderful work really appreciate thanks.
One think to correct in the paragraph overall at the end of sentence is it 10 year period or
10 years period?
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Liz says
April 3, 2019 at 11:13 am
Always check articles (a/the). “a ten year period”. The noun is “a period”.
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Bariza says
April 3, 2019 at 12:21 pm
Thanks Liz..
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Jonathan Naylor says

April 5, 2019 at 2:28 pm
Remember, multi-word adjectives of this type need to be hyphenated

for clarity. So this should read “a ten-year period”.
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akmal khan says

March 4, 2019 at 11:27 am
(The phrase “Units

Unit are measured in ……” should be used when the unit
units have
not been stated in the previous sentence)
What do you mean of this tip?
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Liz says
March 4, 2019 at 12:24 pm
“The graph shows the proportion of …”. This already shows that the unit
units
are percentage – you don’t need to to repeat it by writing “Units
Unit are measured in
percent”.
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Nida mansuri says

December 24, 2018 at 10:07 am
Instead of writing overall ,what we can use?
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Liz says
December 24, 2018 at 12:43 pm
Why would you want to change the best linking word to start an overview?
This is a report, not creative writing. Use the word “Overall”.
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Gurpartap says
April 9, 2019 at 5:46 pm
Hihi thanksss .that one is also my ques too
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Ravi Kapoor says

December 7, 2018 at 9:17 am
The pie charts depict contrast between different sources of energy production
of France in two years . There were mainly five types of sources for energy production.
Overall, the main source of energy production in France was coal which was almost one
third of total energy production in both years following by gas and difference between
this of energy production was negligible in 2005as compared to 1995.Meanwhile petro
source used in energy production was almost one third of total energy production in1995
against one fifth in 2005and nuclear source used in energy production of energy was
almost 1/16 of total energy generation in 1995 and there was slightest rise in this ratio in
2005 where as the other sources of energy generation share was nearly 2 times in 2005 in
contrast to 1995. The share of main source of energy generation i.e gas and coal were same
in both years where as constant increase in nuclear and other sources with a sharp
increase recorded in the share of petro sources of energy generation
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Siva says
November 14, 2018 at 12:47 pm
Madam how much time do they evaluate each writing task in exam ( sorry if I
cross limits )
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Liz says
I do not understand your question.
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Kamran says
I believe, Siva is asking, how much time the examiners spend on marking
each writing task?
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Liz says
They are professionally trained to mark papers and they take as long as
they need. There is no fixed time.
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Jaswinder says
February 9, 2019 at 3:00 pm
It’s very interesting
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Popson Antony says

I am Popson Antony from India. I was really confused about writing task so
one of my friends recommended me to use your website . Now I can say that you are
good mentor . Thank you for the service .
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Liz says
Make sure you go to the main writing task 1 page which contains all model
answers and tips: h p://ieltsliz.com/ielts-writing-task-1-lessons-and-tips/. All main
pages are accessed through the RED BAR at the top of the website.
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Omid Shagiwal says
Hello Ma’am,
A personal question if you don’t mind to answer,

What was your score in IELTS?
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Liz says
Are you asking me?? I’m British, a native speaker, and also an ex-IELTS
examiner.
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Bintots Tilaram says

I assume Liz got beyond the limit, lol just kidding
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Shunty says
October 19, 2018 at 10:08 am
Mam my exam is on tomorrow.plzz give me some tips for wri ing task.
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Liz says
October 19, 2018 at 1:03 pm
Go to the RED BAR at the top of the website and click on the section of the
test or information you need. There are over 300 pages to access.
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SHAHED says
Thank u Mam for your instructive site
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maryam pourmousavi says

thanks a lot
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sachin sharma says

can you explain the difference between overall and overview. If i write
overview instead of overall it is correct or not and it is necessary to make comparison if
there are two line graph,bar chart,pie chart,diagrams or mix chart
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Liz says
An overview is a statement or paragraph (noun). “Overall” is a linking
word that indicates an overview (adj).
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Ahmed says
What are the mistakes in the following writing?
The pie charts illustrate the proportions of various forms of energy (gas, coal, petro and
other) produced in France in 1995 and 2005.
Overall, the maximum proportions of energy production are represented by coal, gas and
petro, respectively in the two charts. On the other hand, nuclear and other kinds of
energy production represented the minimum proportions.
Furthermore, it can be noticed that the three energy types gas, coal and petro had
relatively equal proportions of 29.8%, 29.63% and 29.27%, respectively in 1995. As well as,
nuclear and other energy kinds had a closed proportions of 4.9% and 5.4% in the same
year.
Moreover, in 2005, gas and coal proportions were nearly same and had values of 30.61%
and 30.31% that increased from the year of 1995. But, the percentage of the petro dropped
to 19.55%. Similar to the year of 1995, nuclear and other energy types proportions were
relatively same and had values of 10.10% and 9.10%, respectively. Although, their
proportions increased comparing to the proportions of 1995.
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Liz says
October 4, 2018 at 10:51 am
I do not offer a marking service.
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sarvjeet kaur says

July 22, 2018 at 11:03 am
I am confused about the structure of task 1 of academic because according to

you it follows a particular pa ern that includes introduction then overall and body
paragraphs whereas some say overall should be at the end of the task 1 which just mean
as a conclusion . So i am confused a lot about this . I request you to clear my doubt
regarding the structure followed nowadays in ielts .
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Liz says
July 22, 2018 at 11:32 am
I have already posted a video lesson about this. See this page and learn
everything related to writing task 1 and paragraphing: h p://ieltsliz.com/ielts-writing-
task-1-lessons-and-tips/. All mains pages are accessed through the RED BAR at the top
of this website. There are over 300 pages of free lessons and tips – please start learning
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Fathimath says
July 19, 2018 at 4:14 am
After describing the data in the body paragraphs, should we give the actual
figure in brackets?
For example; coal rose from 10% to nearly a quarter ( 25%) by the end of the given period.
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Liz says
July 19, 2018 at 6:26 am
You wrote “nearly a quarter” = this means it is under 25%. So, in this case,
you would need to give the percentage because it is not actually 25%. For example,
“nearly a quarter (23%)”. However, if it is exactly one quarter, then it isn’t a description
to say so. One quarter would be accurate and there is no need to repeat 25% because
one quarter is 25%.
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shuhong biswas says

Fantastic reply and thanks for these valuable model answers.
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Muhammad Naveed says

June 21, 2018 at 1:22 pm
Thanks madam your explanation style is so easy and so good thank you so
much ….
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Mercy says
June 16, 2018 at 6:34 am
The charts illustrates consumption of water in six areas of the world by

different means (industrial, agricultural and domestic). Units
Unit are measured in percentage.
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Gew says
March 31, 2018 at 5:25 pm
I have faced a problem when the pie chart showed “others” as the largest
sector. For example, for a phone sales in 2012; Others 50%, Samsung 30%, and Apple 20%.
Can I describe the graph as “Samsung accounted for the largest proportion at 30%” when
we see that it is clearly not? but again, I can’t type “others accounts for the largest
proportion at 50%”, that would not be a meaningful interpretation. Please suggest a way
to express this.
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Liz says
March 31, 2018 at 5:31 pm
You need to interpret the meaning of “Others”. In the case you have given, it
is the percentage of phone sales by other phone companies.
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md ziauddin says
March 23, 2018 at 2:06 pm
Thanks alot liz

You are an inspiration
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Carol says
March 19, 2018 at 1:44 pm
Thank you liz for all your endeavors in sharing your knowledge to us. We,
from the Philippines, trust you the most as an online ielts teacher. Your samples are quite
easy to understand, therefore, I am becoming more confident to take my upcoming exam.
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Jason Ang says

Hi Ms Liz,
1. Is it be er to include the name of the types of energy production in the first paragraph?
E.g. five types of energy production (coal, gas, petrol, nuclear, other) in France
2. I think there is a grammar error: “with regards to” should be “with regard to” ?
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Jem Guillermo says

January 23, 2018 at 3:27 pm
Thank you for your lessons and tips that are way beyond useful. Not only will
they improve my skills in academic writing but also boost my confidence as I now have a
pa ern or a format in mind. I am positive that I will not get too overwhelmed at all
because I know where my writing is headed to.
All the best from the Philippines
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Ieltstaker2018 says
January 2, 2018 at 5:50 am
The charts illustrates the percentages of activities between the younger and
older generation that makes their living a happy one. Overall, it can be seen that
achievement at work was the topmost priority of both group , while other factors has the
least proportion of their unspecified routines.
Do you think its a good introduction for the pie chart ” what makes people most happy”
Thank you and Good Day!

Ieltstaker2018
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Anuja Shah says

Dear Liz,
I have one question for Writing task 1 , do we need to write “Nuclear” or “nuclear” ,
while using this sources in sentences ? For example : your given pie chart I want to write ,
“The most significant energy sources were gas and coal ” Or we can write “The most
significant energy sources were Gas and Coal ? what is write in ielts exam ?
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Liz says
When you write a sentence, you must follow all the normal rules for using
capital le ers. “….energy sources where gas and coal.”
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Denver Renomeron says

November 26, 2017 at 1:49 am
Hi Liz. I have just taken my ielts yesterday under british council. This graph
was the same graph on our writing task 1, I was so shocked and at the same time blessed
because I was able to read your model answer repeatedly the night before my exam. I just
have an extinct that this might appear and it was indeed. The listening part was kind of
hard the audio was soo fast that most of us candidates didn’t got most of the questions.
The reading part was easy. The speaking was really an edge for me because the long turn
part of the speaking was “an occassion you have helped someone” and I have been
practicing that since the first day of my review here in your website. Thank you Liz for all
of the materials. Your page is highly advisable. I hop that I will pass the exam. Fingers
crossed. Regards from your student here in the Philippines.
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Liz says
Thanks for sharing Think about posting this on the recent questions page
as well: h p://ieltsliz.com/recent-ielts-questions-and-topics/. I’ll mention on this page
above that it appeared in 2017 – thanks for le ing me know Good luck with your
results !!!
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Digvijay says
What was asked in speaking part
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Shiyara says
Hi,
Thanks for sharing. Just curious what score did you get for this task.
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yosu says
Hi Liz,
Usually percentage values are given in pie charts, so could I use the below noun phrases
to start a sentence.
Example- ‘Percentage of Japan’s energy consumption’, ‘Percentage of energy produced by
coal’
Could we use possessive form for countries, like Japan’s, the ‘UK’s and the US’s
Thank you Liz.
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Liz says
In this case, it’s fine to write Japan’s energy consumption.
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Ankit paul says
Thank you very much it is very usefull
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Anas A Siddiqui says

October 15, 2017 at 11:37 am
Do General Writing Tasks includes pie charts or bar graphs or tables?
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Liz says
October 15, 2017 at 12:39 pm
See this page: h p://ieltsliz.com/ielts-gt-academic-writing-differences/
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hamza says
why there not find conclusion?
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Liz says
See all tips about writing task 1 on this page: h p://ieltsliz.com/ielts-writing-

task-1-lessons-and-tips/
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Donna says
September 23, 2017 at 3:03 pm
Good day, Ms. Liz!
I noticed that the sources of energy were not presented on the introduction, if I choose to
present or omit it, will it affect the scoring?
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Liz says
Generally, it is best to list the sources in the introduction. I only omit them
and give the number instead if I’m worried about length. Giving the list is best but the
number of sources is also good.
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Donna says
September 26, 2017 at 2:09 am
okay. thank you so much Liz!
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Harman virk says

August 9, 2017 at 1:21 pm
Hi mam.. can we write introduction for pie chart like ” the slices of pie chart
illustrates that….”
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Liz says
August 9, 2017 at 3:12 pm
There are no slices – it is not a fruit. Pie charts have sections.
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Sach says
August 21, 2017 at 5:22 pm
haha! true that
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rohit says
August 24, 2017 at 1:34 pm
hehehe. that sounds good.
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Gaurav saini says

This is one of the best task 1 descriptions with more academic style I ever
find on Internet. Thanks mam.
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siddhartha says
July 29, 2017 at 2:19 pm
thank you liza
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Ateeq says
July 4, 2017 at 3:45 pm
Thankx liz mame well work i am agree100%
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David says
June 15, 2017 at 5:40 pm
Hi Liz,
What do you mean in the last paragaph of the sentence “a fifth”?
Thank you
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Liz says
June 15, 2017 at 6:54 pm
a fifth = 1/5 = 20%
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Gulalai Amin says
May 19, 2017 at 9:41 am
Hello Liz.
Which tense should be used while describing pie charts that have no reference of time, for
example, comparison of leisure activities of boys and girls?
Thank you.
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Liz says
May 19, 2017 at 9:49 am
With any chart,graph or table you get that has no date, use present tense.
See the main page for writing task 1 as this is already explained:
h p://ieltsliz.com/ielts-writing-task-1-lessons-and-tips/
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Teddy says
May 15, 2017 at 4:58 pm
Hi Liz, I wish to know whether it is necessary to use paraphrases throughout

the report just to avoid using the exact words that is used in the topic even once? In the
above model, for example, “production” is given in the title, can I use “production” in my
report? Or should I avoid using “production” at all? Many thanks.
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Liz says
May 15, 2017 at 5:07 pm
Be careful when you paraphrase. Not all words can or should be

paraphrased. The skill of paraphrasing is knowing when to change a word and when
to keep it the same. So don’t feel that all words need to be changed. A report is a report
!! Also don’t forget that you don’t need a title for your IELTS writing.
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Teddy says
May 16, 2017 at 10:38 am
Thank you, Liz!
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Nghi says
May 9, 2017 at 6:38 am
Thank Liz for your sharing!
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Ben says
May 8, 2017 at 10:55 pm
Another question ma’am. I hope there are no penalties for writing

“percentage” in one part of the essay and “%”in another part? Are we to stick with one
method or we can use both as we please? Thanks.
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Liz says
May 9, 2017 at 11:09 am
It is normal to use the word “percentage” in the introduction and then

continue presenting data using a symbol: %. Completely fine.
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Ben says
May 8, 2017 at 11:04 am
Thank you Liz for your lessons. I want to ask if we can add “Units
Unit are
measured in percentage” for this pie chart.
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Liz says
May 8, 2017 at 3:49 pm
What I have done is add the word “proportion” to the model above so that
we don’t need to use “Units
Unit are..”. Take a look at the alteration.
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Ben says
May 8, 2017 at 10:50 pm
Thank you!!
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Jhoan Guerrero says

May 6, 2017 at 8:34 am
Hi Liz,
I was practicing task 1. I came across with a pie chart where compare the usage of water
for three different purposes in six different areas in the world. I got so confused as 6 pie
graphs are given and I don’t know how to develop the body paragraphs. What would
you do in those cases? I wish I could post the picture.
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Liz says
May 6, 2017 at 10:29 am
That example comes from IELTS Cambridge book 11, test 1. Please make
sure you get the book as it is an authentic IELTS question. When you write a task 1, the
overview presents a view of the main features. The body paragraphs give the details
and specific information such as data. The overview will highlight that four countries
showed similar pa erns (please don’t use these exact words – I’m just explaining) and
that two other countries were different – eg N American and Europe where water was
mainly used in industry. Your body paragraphs will then give the details of four
countries and the other body paragraph give the details of the other two countries.
Always organise categories logically in task 1.
Also remember that there is more than one way to tackle a writing task 1. Other people
might organise it differently. However, this is the most immediately obvious and
logical way.
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Jhoan Guerrero says

May 9, 2017 at 9:37 am
It makes completely sense.Helpful advice. Thank you for taking your

time to reply.
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Muzammil says
May 2, 2017 at 10:36 am
Hi Liz,
Are there any exclusive video lessons on Pi-charts & Diagrams for Writing task-1?? Is it
common to get Pi-charts and Diagrams in Task-1??… Actually your lessons are based on
bar graphs and Line Graphs mostly so kindly guide me regarding this question.
Best regards
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Liz says
May 2, 2017 at 11:13 am
You could get any time of task 1: pie chart, bar chart, table, map, line graph,
diagram. You can’t predict what type you will get. So, learn them all:
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Vincent says
March 29, 2017 at 7:24 am
Hi Liz,
Thanks for the great work you’re doing! One remark: When you say: Energy produced
(…) at a mere 1%, this is actually incorrect. What you’re meant to say is one percentage
POINT. The actual percentage rise is roughly 3.7% (30.9-29.8/29.8*100%). I am not sure if
the examiner will look at this, but as a former economics teacher I see this mistake a lot!
Keep up the great work!
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Liz says
March 29, 2017 at 12:06 pm
I’m not sure what you are referring to. All IELTS pie charts give the
percentages or the unit
units sepcifically and students must use what is wri en on the
paper. Any deviation from figures printed on their task sheet will result in lower
marks. This is a simple English language test.
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kimotrainingHQ says
August 11, 2017 at 5:13 pm
I think what the economics teacher meant was that the energy generated
by coal increased by 3.7% of the TOTAL amount of energy produced in 1995 by
COAL ONLY.
In the report shown above, I believe that the amount of energy increased can be said
to be 1% of the total energy produced in 2005 no ma er what the source is.
However, according to what all IELTS instructors told me, this is an English exam
not an Economics exam. This is why I could not agree more with you about this.
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Thom says
April 1, 2017 at 6:52 pm
Dear Vincent,
I think that you might make a mistake when saying that the percentage rise
is 3.7%. Because the figures given were already in percentage form, not in the absolute
values, so you can not calculate percentage changes like the way we calculate for
absolute values.
If you have any research analysing as the way you calculated, please refer to us by a
reference link, I would love to see.
Thank you.
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Gibz says
March 27, 2017 at 5:12 pm
Is there any exceptional case where an overview should be given after the
body paragraph?For instance ,when the question is to give a report to….in task 1
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Liz says
March 29, 2017 at 6:58 pm
You can put it after the introduction or at the end of the report. It’s your
choice. Sometimes it can be combined in the same paragraph as the introduction.
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yahya nazir says

March 23, 2017 at 10:33 am
MAM i am your big fan PLEASE CHECK MY WORK AND GIVE ME MARKS
AND ALSO ASK ME MY MISTAKES PLEASE…………….. The in focus pie chart quite
emphatically illustrates the consumption of five kinds of energy in France with respect to
10 years period. The overall summary of this chart demonstrates that the production of
coal and gas stand fluctuate with mildly changes in 1995 and 2005. By scrutinizing the
year 1995,it is well evident that coal and gas covered 29.80% and 29.63%
area.While,29.27% proportion has been occupied by petro.Furthermore,nuclear and other
energy production in France depicts meager level i.e (nuclear) 6.40% and (others) 6.90%
respectively. As we analytically glance at the next year 2005,we observe that coal and gas
exhibit tediously rise in 2005 as compared to 1995 and that is 30.93% and 30.31%. On the
other hand, petro is progressively abate in 10 years period and stand at the ratio of
19.55%. Likewise, nuclear and other energy reveals sequentially climb to 10.10% and
9.10% respectivelly.
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Liz says
March 29, 2017 at 6:58 pm
Sorry I don’t give feedback on writing.
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kapil says
March 18, 2017 at 7:36 am
dear madam,
without writing overview in second paragraph,instead of it if we write conculsion part at
last. did it wrong?
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Liz says
March 18, 2017 at 2:19 pm
You can put your overview after the introduction or at the end.
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sem iileka says

March 8, 2017 at 1:17 pm
Hi Liz
I just want to know in the IELTS Listening exam question do i have to wait for the speaker
to finish talking before i transfer my answer to the answer shee or i have to write while
she/he is talking?
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Liz says
March 8, 2017 at 2:36 pm
In listening, you have an extra 10 mins at the end of the test to transfer your
answers to the answer sheet. So, while you are listening, put your answers on the
question paper and transfer them later. See this page: h p://ieltsliz.com/ielts-help-faq/
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Pooja sibakoti says

March 16, 2017 at 7:21 am
I want to do more practice on task 1 writing. Could you please provide

more sample answers for it?
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Liz says
March 16, 2017 at 11:54 am
See the main writing task 1 page: h p://ieltsliz.com/ielts-writing-task-

1-lessons-and-tips/
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Charlo e says
February 14, 2017 at 11:35 am
Hi Liz,
I think the word growth in “there was an approximately 5% growth” should be
uncountable. What’s your opinion?
Thanks.
Zheyi
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Liz says
March 29, 2017 at 7:00 pm
“growth” is countable. There was a growth of 25% (example)
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Jeevani.Y says
February 11, 2017 at 11:53 am
Mam, can you please upload topic pie chart for academic BC
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Liz says
See this page: h p://ieltsliz.com/ielts-writing-task-1-lessons-and-tips/
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edith reshmi glen says

March 9, 2017 at 5:29 am
hi mam you are a great guide for me , is it necessary to write all the
information in the graph when doing task one
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Liz says
March 29, 2017 at 6:59 pm
When you are worried that you won’t hit 150 words.
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Sharmila says
Hello, thank you so much!

Was wondering.. It is wri en “over the 10 year period”. Is it an expression or I can write
the word “year” in plural?
Thank you!
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Liz says
Never use the plural in this case. The “10 year” is consider an adjective so it
isn’t plural. This means you can write: 1) over the 10 years 2) over the 10 year period. If
you have a noun “period” then there’s no plural needed.
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Bexal says
Hi Liz could send me example about task 1 writing academic ( two table
togeather)
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Liz says
All the task 1 samples I currently have are on this page:

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Joban Chahal says

The maximum proportion of coal which accounted as 29.80 % in

1995 this is acceptable for task 1
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Liz says
“accounted for”
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Ann says
Liz….is it okay to write…

The percentage of coal produced in 1995 accounted for 29.80%.
Is it acceptable in Task 1 or not?

Thank you.
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Liz says
Sorry, I don’t understand your question. Why would it not be acceptable?
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Ismat says
Hi Liz !!
This is me from Pakistan, Thanks a lot for your great effort ,its really helpful i am very
grateful to you:) Wishing you all the best and have great day:)
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Syed says
That is really helpful …. Thank you
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Bill says
Hi Liz,
Is it recommended to write percent instead of %?
just in case for word counting?
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Liz says
Sure. We usually use the symbol when presenting data.
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chase says
Hi dear Liz,
Just want to ask regarding the words, “with regards to” is that gramatically correct?
Thanks a lot for your great lessons!
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Liz says
October 26, 2016 at 11:30 am
Sure. “with regards” or “with regards to”.
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chase says
so happy to see your reply Teacher Liz! God bless!
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Arvinn says
Hi Liz,
Is it acceptable if I “ADD” the given values in the pie chart?

Example: I wrote..
In terms of non-sports as a whole, boys decreased almost three times to 12% (reading
books 2% and listening to musics 10%) compared to girls with a value of 31% (reading
books 21% and listening to musics 10%).
Please help…
Thanks a lot.
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Liz says
October 25, 2016 at 10:02 am
No, don’t add. I won’t recommend giving the examiner more work to do.
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Pradeepan Patra says

Can we write something like technological advancement has caused an

increase in application of Nuclear energy as source by 2005?
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Liz says
Never add reasons which are not presented in the charts.
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Pradeepan Patra says

Ma’am, Thanks a lot for your reply.

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Sep says
Dear Liz,
Can I ask you how can I improve my writing score (Academic IELTS) in just one
month? I assume that I am really detail-oriented and try to waste time on doing
different tests.
I’m looking forward to hearing from you.
Best,
Sep
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Liz says
October 12, 2016 at 11:34 am
Try one of my advanced lessons for writing task 2. You will soon see if
you are on the right track or not: h p://subscriptions.viddler.com/IELTSLizStore
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Sep says
October 16, 2016 at 11:52 pm
Thank you very much dear Liz. That was really helpful. Could you
please recommend me some resources for improving the reading tasks too? I’ve
almost done all tests of Cambridge Books (4-11) but I couldn’t learn how to
manage the time yet. Actually, I need band score 7 for ge ing admission from a
university. I’ve taken IELTS once and I got 6.00 (R: 6, S: 6.5, W: 6.5 and L: 6). Do
you think that I can do all my best in just one month?
Best Regards,
Sep
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Liz says
Did you check the main reading page of my blog:

h p://ieltsliz.com/ielts-reading-lessons-information-and-tips/. Read all the tips
pages, watch the free video and then start practicing. Your aim is to develop
understanding of how IELTS paraphrase, how they set traps and the techniques
for different types of questions. After that, think about ge ing “Improve your
Reading Skills” book and other test books to practice from.
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Sara says
Hello Liz,
Thank you very much, your website is fantastic, starting from the structure, material and
ending with your method of teaching.
It helped me a lot and I hope, I will get the band that I am aiming to.
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Liz says
You’re welcome This page is useful if you want information about IELTS:
h p://ieltsliz.com/ielts-help-faq/
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Madhu says
Can I write elucidate for task 1 type question

In intro
Thank you
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Liz says
No, it isn’t recommended.
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Cherry Anne Galutan says

Hello guys. could anybody check my work?
The two given pie charts illustrates and gives information about the difference between
the
energy production during 1995 and 2005 in France. There were 5 different kinds of
energy produced, namely gas, petroleum, nuclear, coal, and others. Overall, it is clear
that the highest energy produced over a 10 year period was coal whereas the least
energy produced was others. It is also evident that over a 10 year period there was
minimally increased of production in coal, gas, nuclear and other energies while the
remaining type of energy which was petroleum decreased its production.
In detail, during 1995, French produced about a third (exactly 29.80%) of coal, precisely
29.63% of gas, about 6.40% of nuclear energy and less than 5% of other energy.
However, after 10 years (2005), all the said energies increased its production, about
more than a third for coal (30.93%), exactly 30.31% for gas, precisely 10.10% for nuclear
and about 9.10% for other energy.
On the other hand, the remaining energy which was petroleum decreased its
production after 10 years, about merely 10% of the total percentage was removed, with
an actual figure of 29.27% during 1995 and 19.55% during (2005)
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Joban Chahal says

Good work
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divesh says
liz is best teacher for english. the way she teaches is awesome. material in
website may help me to score good in ielts. thank you liz
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MaryLou says
Hi mam Liz,
Is it good to write this in my introduction? – “The figures were expressed in percentage.”
Thank you so much mam.
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Liz says
If you have already mentioned that the chart shows percentages, you won’t
need to mention it again. If you haven’t, then, yes, present that information in a
separate sentence.
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Majid says
Hi Liz, it is really a worthy website.

I am wondering if I can state the name of sources in the introduction.
Thank you in advanced.
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Liz says
It isn’t usually necessary but if they are given, it won’t hurt to add that
information.
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Sajan says
August 28, 2016 at 12:56 pm
Where is the conclusion??? Miss lizz

I wrote- to sum up , during both the years coal and gas energy production was maximum
as compared to other energy sources
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Liz says
August 28, 2016 at 5:15 pm
See this page: h p://ieltsliz.com/ielts-tips-conclusion-or-overview-for-

writing-task-1/ and also review all tips on the main writing task 1 page:
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Anoud says
August 20, 2016 at 3:07 pm
Hi I can write that or not in Iles exam

In introduction
The two pie charts compare of the comparison
across different of energy production in franch in the years 1995 and 2005 .for five of
sectors ,it is evident of this time frame there was significant change in their proportion of
comparison of energy production transaction
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Liz says
August 21, 2016 at 11:23 am
Try not to use so many confusing words. Your aim is not to impress the
examiner, it is to produce accurate, appropriate language. See my model answers and
see how to write more clearly: h p://ieltsliz.com/ielts-writing-task-1-lessons-and-tips/
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Polly says
August 20, 2016 at 12:14 pm
Hi Liz,
I found your website incredibly informative. Thanks for your work.
I am wondering whether or not petro in this case is also a kind of major source in energy
consumption. Gas, coal and petro accounted for over 80% in those two years.
Thanks for your help.
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Liz says
August 21, 2016 at 11:28 am
Sure. That is absolutely possible. Each person will interpret data slightly
differently. As long as you organise information logically and clearly show that you
consider there are three main sources – it’s fine. Some writers will only mention one
main source, some two or some three. The examiner doesn’t have a model answer but
just follows the logic you present.
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Abhisek says
August 20, 2016 at 8:04 am
Can we write Introduction and Overview in same first paragraph?

Is it good to write a single body paragraph or two or many?
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Liz says
August 21, 2016 at 11:26 am
Sure but make sure the overview starts with “Overall” so that it stands out.
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rohit says
August 19, 2016 at 4:48 pm
hello maam,
is it ok to write the overall statement. at the end of the explanation of the graph.
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Liz says
August 19, 2016 at 4:53 pm
Sure. See this video: h p://ieltsliz.com/writing-task-1-paragraphs/

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Rokita Gurung says

July 19, 2016 at 12:19 pm
hi liz! All the way from Nepal. preparing for IELTS. Help me in writing task 2
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Liz says
July 19, 2016 at 12:40 pm
Read all posts on this page: h p://ieltsliz.com/ielts-writing-task-2/
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milan khadka says

August 14, 2016 at 8:46 am
when is your date?
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Raju Dhillon says

July 5, 2016 at 4:12 pm
Hiii liz my exam will be on 9th july so plz help me in writing task 1 and
writing task 2
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Liz says
July 5, 2016 at 4:21 pm
For writing, see the main pages: h p://ieltsliz.com/ielts-writing-task-1-

lessons-and-tips/ and h p://ieltsliz.com/ielts-writing-task-2/. For advanced lessons in
writing task 2, see my extra videos: h p://subscriptions.viddler.com/IELTSLizStore
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Ye Wei says
June 24, 2016 at 9:41 am
Thanks Liz , you are a gem as always !
There are a few areas I am not clear of when reading the model answer :
1. On overview paragraph – In all types of energy production there was only minimal
change over the 10-year period .
I noticed that someone mentioned about this before, and I am not sure I see an answer ,
with the 10% difference in petrol source over the 10 years period , is it not be er to
include this ? Such as – Besides petrol , all types of energy …
The next question is mainly my own ignorance, why is it was and not were when
discussing regardings in all types of energy ?
2. On body paragraph 1 – Likewise, in 1995, gas generated 29.63% which rose marginally
to 30.1% 10 years later.
After 29.63% as above , is it normal not to include some descriptions such as 29.63% of
energy production etc .
I am aware that you are not back till after Autumn. Though my exam is tomorrow,
however , please do only answer me at your convenience time.
Many thanks in advance.

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Liz says
June 24, 2016 at 9:59 am
Question 1: 10% is not a great change at all. If you look at the general layout
of the pie charts, there is almost no change. There are only slight changes. Had one
source of energy grown by 25% or 50%, then we could not have wri en that.
Remember that this is an overview which looks at main trends rather than smaller
detail.
Question 2: The topic sentence of BP1 shows that this is about energy production. It is
not necessary to repeat this in every sentence which follows. As long as the topic
sentence is clear and contains all information, you don’t need so much subsequent
repetition.
Good luck tomorrow!
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Ye Wei says
June 24, 2016 at 3:56 pm
Thank you, Liz for replying so promptly and your ever so kind wishes.
Wish you a very nice day ahead .
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Nur says
June 22, 2016 at 8:59 am
Hi Liz,
I just have one simple question. For pie chart, can we use adjectives like ‘highest/higher’
and ‘lowest/lower’ instead of ‘biggest/bigger’ and ‘smallest/smaller’ if we want to report
the percentages? A friend of mine said we should only use those adjectives if we want to
describe graphs.
Hope to hear from you. Thanks!
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Liz says
June 22, 2016 at 3:36 pm
Percentages are described as low or high. Numbers are described as big or

small.
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sibtain raza says

May 10, 2016 at 5:29 am
mam if there are four pie chart explaining two nations population in past and
future then how i describe them.
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Liz says
May 10, 2016 at 9:30 am
Describe each nation in separate body paragraphs and all key features in
one overview.
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Mary_alain says
May 14, 2016 at 6:37 pm
Ms liz can the overview come last? Like a summary or should it always
be place after the introduction. Thanks
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Liz says
May 15, 2016 at 10:37 am
h p://ieltsliz.com/writing-task-1-paragraphs/
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Yadwinder says
April 17, 2016 at 1:50 pm
Mam i do a li le mistakein my exam … in intoducuction i write(the bar graph

elucidates the information ) but it was a pie chart……. so what band score would be
deducted in my task 1???
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Liz says
April 17, 2016 at 5:59 pm
That is two just mistakes with vocabulary – elucidates is the wrong word as
well as bar graph. More mistakes means a lower score. However, I can’t predict your
exam score.
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ifeoma says
April 6, 2016 at 8:56 pm
Thank you for such an interesting answer, li le corrections like this made my
day, because, I have been having issues with a similar problem. very much appreciated.
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Juby rajan says

Can u correct my writing tasks plzz
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Liz says
See this page: h p://ieltsliz.com/ielts-essay-correction/
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sumon says
Hi liz
Would you please give me your email address? I would like to send you a report to put
some comment on whenever you are free. My exam is on 20th February, so I request you
to do me a favour if you can.
Thanks a lot !
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Liz says
h p://ieltsliz.com/ielts-essay-correction/
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gaurang says
Hi, I have one problem

I want to know that if in the chat has information about population in 2050 year what I
write will or may in line?
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Liz says
h p://ieltsliz.com/liz-notice-2015-2016/
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Abid says
January 17, 2016 at 11:02 pm
Hi Liz
I just want to say a big thanks for your web providing a very valuable lesson for people
around the world.
Greets from Indonesia
Abid
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dinesh says
can boys and girls be phrased as males and females.

substitiutes for culture and leisure.
substitutes for expenditure.
substitutes for household.
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Liz says
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Federica says
Hello Liz!
First of all, I want to thank you for your very useful tips.
Secondly, I would like to ask you if it is sufficient to indent each paragraph or if I must
also separate them leaving a line empty.
Thank you so much for your help! I’m having the test in two weeks and I’m pre y
nervous!
Federica
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Liz says
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mary ann r. medrano says

In pie chart, can we also write unit

units are meaured by percentage? Or is it only
applicable in the line graph and bar chart? Because your model answer did not mention it.
Thanks.
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Liz says
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koh phlek says

Dear Ms liz
I appreciatet the most of any you post about related ielt.
I am not sure yet about writing acadamice task1,Pie chart.
Can we describe any information in 1st pie chart., then we describe information in secont
type. and please give me the sampling pie chart as mention above,.
i need it urgent because i will exam soon.
thank u inadvanced.
Koh Phlek
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Liz says
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parisa says
Hi Ms. Liz
I wrote about the pie charts and I’ll deliver it to my IELTS teacher.please check it.Where I
wrote wrongly?
The pie charts illustrates five different sources of energy
production(coal,gas,petrol,nuclear and others),compared in France between 1995 and
2005. Unit
Units are measured in percentages.
Overall , it can be seen that the most significant sources of energy production were coal
and gas,accounted for less than a third in both years,increased by 1%.
another major kind of producing energy was petrol in initial years, at

29.27%.However,energy produced by petrol a minority less than a fifth in 2005.
With regards to the remaining types of producing energy (nuclear and others) at 6.40%
and 4.90% respectively. The figures were similar in 2005,produced just more than a fifth.
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Liz says
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sajawalkhan says
April 18, 2016 at 3:11 pm
!)first in think percentage is not a unit

unit.
2)and if word generation use for production will be more good.
3)and then mention in totall span of 10 years.
4) and the body paragraphs are also not that strong
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Hoang Minh says

hi, teacher Liz… i don’t know the reason why the petro had a significant
change ( 29.27% to 19.55%) but in your overview of report: all of type had a minimal
change! please help me, teacher)
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Liz says
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Krishna says
Hello Liz,
I tried to write this with my own version without seeing yours, Can I go with this kind of
approach? As examiner, what is the approximate score for this following task?
I have issues with grammar and I will fix those soon.
————————————————–
The two pie charts describe about the energy production comparison in France between
ranges of time 1995 to 2005. The samples of energy included on the research are Coal, Gas,
Petro, Nuclear and other kind of resources.
Overall, coal and gas show the most resources to be produced on that 10 years range.
Meanwhile, other kind of resources and nuclear are on the last orders in both years. All of
the energy production showing a expanding percentage except for the Petro.
Between 1995 and 1995, the percentage of Petro is decreasing over almost 10%, but this
experience is not happened on other 4 types of energy used in the research. For example,
Gas and Coal increased insignificantly with the growth not more than 2%. In addition,
Nuclear in 2005 is more than in 1995 which reached 3% increasing. The same expanding is
also shown in other kind resources but in the different percentage which is 4.2%
——————————————
Thank you so much for your update.
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Liz says
Sorry I don’t comment on writing.

Liz
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Krishna says
Hi Liz,
Thank you for replying, I dont know if you don’t comment on writing.
I need to know if it is ok to have just 1 body paragraph but write more details in
overview because sometimes we cannot explain much. So overall there are 3
paragraph with a long introduction in par 1. Will it lower our scores?
Thank you Liz.
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Liz says
See this lesson to learn about the paragraphs needed:

h p://ieltsliz.com/writing-task-1-report-structure/.
All the best
Liz
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syed intisar says

Hi ,i am having a doubt “overall .in both years the most significant source of
energy were coal and gas…should i write “was”..plz rply the message
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Liz says
“Source was” or “sources were”. It depends if coal and gas are two separate
sources.
Liz
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Naveed Akhtar Hashmi says

thanks a lot .you are really nice teacher .I m impressed to watch your lectures.
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ding says
Liz, can I use “collectively” instead of overall?
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Liz says
No, that is the wrong linking words to use for an academic report.
Liz
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Sukru says
Hi Liz,
Can we use comprises of, account for and represent only for pie charts or else can we use
them in line graph etc. ?
Thank you.
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Liz says
It’s mostly for pie charts. It can be used for tables or bar charts but not often
for line graphs which reflect change over time.
Liz
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kalender says
Hi Liz,
First, thank you very much for your extraordinary service.
For the overall statement instead of your last sentence there (minimal changes) if we use
such a sentence like ” Only amount of petro decreased as an energy source, while four
other types increased to some extent for the period given ” does it also work ?
thanks
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Liz says
Yes, the technique words but check your grammar.

Liz
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Vic says
Dear Liz,
First of all thank you for all your IELTS lessons, I have learned a lot here. I have a
doubt, in task 1, do we need to write a conclusion like task 2? This is the only
confusion I have. Thank you.
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Liz says
The examiner is looking for an overview in task 1 not a conclusion. See

my overview or conclusion lesson and also my task 1 structure lesson to learn
more.
Liz
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Chrish says
Dear Liz,
Thank you for the model answer for the pie chart. You have wri en as “very slight
increase of about a mere 1%”. My question is do we still need to wright mere since we
have used slight and about in the same sentence.? (all three are synonyms? may be
duplicate?)
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Liz says
It is not necessary to use mere but it is also not incorrect. It’s fine to use it.
All the best
Liz
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Mudassar says
October 30, 2015 at 10:34 pm
I am li le bit confuse regarding to task 1 give me some ideas because today i

am going to appear in exam and pressure is increasing dramatically
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Liz says
Focus on ge ing a very clear overview wri en. See my model answers to
check the information in the overview.
Good luck
Liz
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Parth says
October 30, 2015 at 10:23 am
Thanx Liz for your kind advise
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Kamran Ali says

Jonathan Naylor says

Remember, multi-word adjectives of this type need to be hyphenated

akmal khan says

(The phrase “Units

Nida mansuri says

Instead of writing overall ,what we can use?

Hihi thanksss .that one is also my ques too

Ravi Kapoor says

I do not understand your question.

It’s very interesting

Popson Antony says

A personal question if you don’t mind to answer,

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I assume Liz got beyond the limit, lol just kidding

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What are the mistakes in the following writing?

I do not oﬀer a marking service.

sarvjeet kaur says

I am confused about the structure of task 1 of academic because according to

shuhong biswas says

Fantastic reply and thanks for these valuable model answers.

Muhammad Naveed says

The charts illustrates consumption of water in six areas of the world by

Thanks alot liz

Jason Ang says

Jem Guillermo says

All the best from the Philippines

Thank you and Good Day!

Anuja Shah says

Denver Renomeron says

What was asked in speaking part

In this case, it’s ﬁne to write Japan’s energy consumption.

Thank you very much it is very usefull

Anas A Siddiqui says

Do General Writing Tasks includes pie charts or bar graphs or tables?

See this page: h p://ieltsliz.com/ielts-gt-academic-writing-diﬀerences/

why there not ﬁnd conclusion?

See all tips about writing task 1 on this page: h p://ieltsliz.com/ielts-writing-

Good day, Ms. Liz!

okay. thank you so much Liz!

Harman virk says

There are no slices – it is not a fruit. Pie charts have sections.

haha! true that

hehehe. that sounds good.

Gaurav saini says

thank you liza

Thankx liz mame well work i am agree100%

What do you mean in the last paragaph of the sentence “a ﬁfth”?