Tổng hợp IELTS Vocabulary Writing Task 1 các bạn cần biết

Phần Introduction

E.g.: 

• The line graph below shows the consumption of fish and different kinds of meat in a European country between 1979 and 2004.
• The chart gives information about consumer expenditures on six products in four countries namely Germany, Italy, Britain and France.
• The bar graph enumerates the money spent on different research projects while the column graph demonstrates the fund sources over a decade, commencing from 1981.
• The provided map shows how a village called Ryemouth has developed over the last twenty-five years.
• The given diagram illustrates the process of plastic recycling.

Phần Overview

Overview nằm ngay phía sau phần Introduction. Đây sẽ phần mà thí sinh viết 1 – 2 câu về cái nhìn tổng quát của mình về biểu đồ, bản đồ,… được cung cấp.

Từ vựng hay dùng trong phần Overview

• A glance at the graph(s) reveals that…
• As a general trend…
• As an overall trend/ As overall trend…
• As can be seen…
• As it is observed…
• As it is presented…
• At first glance…
• At the onset…
• Generally speaking…
• In common…
• In general…
• It can be clearly seen that…
• It is clear that…
• It is clear,
• It is obvious…
• Overall…

E.g.: 

• Overall, the consumption of fish and chips declined over the period, whereas the amount of pizza and hamburgers that were eaten increased.
• As it is observed from the bar graph, the weight of broccoli, garlic, pea and ginger imports in Qatar increased, while there was a decrease in the weight of spinach imported.
• Generally speaking, in one hundred years, the village has experienced major changes transforming it from a small farming village into a tourist destination.
• It can clearly be seen that there are six steps involved in the production of cloth starting with the raw materials and ending with the final product.

Các dạng trong IELTS Vocabulary Writing Task 1

Trong IELTS Vocabulary Writing Task 1, có nhiều loại biểu đồ khác nhau, trong đó bao gồm biểu đồ đường, biểu đồ cột, biểu đồ hình tròn, bản đồ, biểu đồ tuần tự, v.v. Mỗi loại biểu đồ sẽ có những đặc điểm riêng và sẽ yêu cầu sử dụng từ vựng khác nhau để mô tả chúng.

Dạng biểu đồ

Xu hướng tăng

E.g.: 

• From 1980 to 2020, there was an upward trend in the number of people watching TV and movies.
• The number of people watching TV and movies went up from 1980 to 2020.
• Looking at the diagram, there was a rise of 10% in UK house prices in 2013.
• It is significant that the percentage of house prices in the UK increased by 10% in 2013.

Xu hướng giảm

E.g.: 

• From 1980 to 2020, there was a fall in the number of people playing video games.
• The number of people playing video games dropped from 1980 to 2020.
• The number of enrolments significantly reduced between 2005 and 2010.
• There was a downward trend in the number of enrolments between 2005 and 2010.

Xu hướng ổn định

E.g.: 

• The number of people playing music stayed at the same level from 1980 to 2020.
• The number of people playing music was constant from 1980 to 2020.
• The number of people playing music remained unchanged from 1980 to 2020.
• After a dramatic fall in the number of people settling in the city, there was a period of stability.

Xu hướng dao động

E.g.: 

• The number of people studying fluctuated from 1980 to 2020.
• From 1980 to 2020, there were fluctuations in the number of people studying.
• There was a fluctuation in the number of people who used bicycles during the year 2011 to 2013.

Đạt mức cao nhất

• To hit the highest point
• To reach a peak
• To touch the highest point
• To reach the vertex
• To peak

E.g.: The amount of production peaked in the last 5 years.

Đạt mức thấp nhất

• To hit/get the lowest point/level
• To touch the lowest point
• To get the lowest point
• To reach the nadir

E.g.: The price of the oil again touched the lowest point amounting only $9 in July.

Từ vựng chỉ sự thay đổi

E.g.: 

• The price of the oil dropped considerably at the end of the year.
• From 1980 to 2020, there was a modest/moderate increase in the number of people reading books.
• The number of people doing woodwork increased by about 10 from 1980 to 1990 and suddenly/sharply increased to 200 people in 2000. After that, it steadily/constantly decreased until 2020.

Dạng bản đồ

Minh họa đề IELTS Writing Task 1 dạng bản đồ

Phần mở đầu: The diagram/picture/illustrates/describes/depicts the map of…

The map/plan/… shows/illustrates/describes/depicts how a village/city/town/…

E.g.: The map shows how a village called Ryemouth has developed from 1995 to the present.

Từ vựng chỉ thời gian: Over the … (thời gian) period…, From … to …, Over the past (thời gian) years…, The last (thời gian)…, In the years after (năm)…

E.g.: Over the past 15 years, the town has changed a lot.

Từ vựng chỉ phương hướng: 

• North/South/East/West
• Northeast/Southeast/Southwest/Northwest
• Upstairs/Downstairs
• Clockwise/Anticlockwise
• To the north/To the south/To the east/To the west
• Across the road
• Before you get to
• In the middle of = in the centre of
• Just beyond = a little beyond = just past
• Inside/Outside
• To the left of/ To the right of

E.g.: The garden on the north side of the museum has undergone various changes since 1999.

Một số động từ hữu ích:

• Build (xây): Three new hospitals were built.
• Construct (xây): A new road was constructed next to the town.
• Extend (mở dài): The main road into town was extended by 20 meters.
• Expand (mở rộng): The car park was expanded to accommodate an extra 50 cars.
• Span (kéo dài): The bridge spans the width of the river.
• Remove/bulldoze/demolish (hủy bỏ, phá dỡ): The developers removed the old post box near the retail area.

Một số từ vựng về các khu vực:

• Community greens: thảm xanh cộng đồng (công viên,…)
• Green belt: vành đai xanh bao quanh một thành phố, thị trấn
• Greenfield land: vùng đất nguyên sơ. Cánh đồng và rừng cây không có người.
• Greyfield land: các tòa nhà hoặc đất đai bất động sản, bãi đỗ xe hoặc nhà máy bỏ hoang.
• Pavement / sidewalk: vỉa hè
• Roundabout: vòng xoay
• Roadside: bên đường
• Zone of transition: Một khu vực chuyển từ trạng thái này sang trạng thái khác. Khu vực giữa trung tâm thành phố và vành đai xanh.

Dạng quá trình

Minh họa đề IELTS Writing Task 1 dạng quá trình

Phần mở đầu: The diagram/picture/chart shows/illustrates/describes/depicts the process of/how…

E.g.: The diagram below illustrates the way in which bricks are made for the building industry.

Các trạng từ hữu ích: 

• First/firstly/first of all, to start with, …HOẶC The first step is involved + Ving
• Secondly, thirdly,…
• Then/next/after that/following that/following on from this, …
• Subsequently/in the subsequent stage/ subsequent to that, finally…

E.g.: To begin, the clay used to make the bricks is dug up from the ground by a large digger. Next,  this clay is placed onto a metal grid, which is used to break up the clay into smaller pieces. (…) Finally, the bricks are packed and delivered to their destinations.

Các từ nối hữu ích:

• When/once/as soon as/immediately/whereas….

E.g.: Once obtained, raw materials and manufactured components are stored for later assembly

• Before + clause / gerund

E.g.: Most consumer goods go through a series of stages before they emerge as finished products ready for sale.

• After + clause / gerund

E.g.: After the production planning is complete the assembly, inspection, testing and packaging stages are done sequentially.

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