Lecture 5
- 1. Lecture 5 Writing task 1 Reading section Listening section4
- 2. 5.1 Summarising trends in graphs and tables 5.2 Reading: - Note completion - Short-answer questions 5.3 Listening section 4 - Sentence completion - Flow chart completion
- 3. 5.1 WRITING TASK -1: Summarizing trends in graphs and tables • When you write about a graph, table or chart, you will have to give a general description of the information shown, describe trends or changes that you see and compare specific details over time.
- 5. In IELTS writing task-1, It is important to identify whether a diagram shows changes over time or differences in one fixed time, as they require different vocabulary and grammatical structures. Therefore, 1) study the headings and information from the diagram carefully to check you understand what periods of time the diagram describes; (allow between 2 and 3 minutes) then 2) have to decide how many paragraphs to write and what to put in each one; after that 3) decide what will you go in your overview (allow between 2 and 3 minutes in the step2 and 3), finally 4) write your report, allowing a couple of minutes to check it through afterwards. ( about 15 minutes)
- 6. Paragraph planning is essential in Writing Task-1. Paragraph 1. Say what the diagram shows in your own words (you will lose marks if you copy the question). Follow this with several sentences (Paraphrasing) describing the main features supported by reference to the diagram (e.g. include dates and figures).
- 7. Cont. Paragraph 2. Give further details- describe other features, significant differences of the data from the diagram (not your own opinion) and need to compare information as well as you describe, using appropriate language such as various types of a) Vocabularies for describing trends, b) Prepositions of time expressions, c) Linking phrases (discourse markers) and d) Verb Tenses. Paragraph 3. Summarizing sentences: End with one or two sentences that give an overall summary of the main features. No explanation, reasons or conclusion should be given.
- 8. 5.2 READING SECTION-1 • Note completion • Short- answer questions
- 9. Note completion • This task tests your ability to understand the main ideas in a section of text or to understand details. The questions require you to read and understand a large section of a passage. The organization of information in the notes is usually the same as that in the text. • You are given a summary of information from a text, but there will be information missing which you have to find in the text. • You have to select a certain number of words (e.g. one, two or three) from the text or choose the right word from a list of possible answers.
- 10. Strategies for note completion • Use the note headings, e.g. Non-Managers and Managers to help you to locate the sections of the text containing answers to the questions. • Try to predict what kinds of words may be missing by using your knowledge of grammar (noun, verb, adjective or adverb, plurals/ singulars etc). • Use the right number of words, given in the instruction. • Numbers can be written using figures or words. A number or symbol counts as one word.(e.g.$70) • Hyphenated words count as single words. (self-image) • Notes are usually based on a specific section of the text, so don’t waste time reading sections you don’t need to concentrate on. • Be careful to transfer the answer to the sheet.
- 11. Short-answer question task In this task, you are asked about factual details. The task tests your ability to find and understand specific information in a text. Your answers will consist of no more than a certain number of words or numbers. The questions are normally in the same order as the information in the text. In other words, the answer to question 1 occurs in the text before the answer to question 2, and so on.
- 12. Strategies for Short-answer • In order to find correct answer in a text, focus on what you are looking for. One way to do this is to think about the key words in the questions. So Underline the key ideas in each question and find where it is dealt with in the passage. Example: What is your favourite memory of your time in school? • The question word ‘What ‘ is important. The nouns ‘memory’ and ‘school’ also carry a lot of information. Words like ‘your’ and ‘of’ are not necessary to understand the question. Note the ‘time’ is not a key word: the question asks about memories, not time.
- 13. Cont. • Number can be written as words (e.g. eight) or figures (e.g.8). • Hyphenated words count as one word (e.g. merry- go-round). • If you cannot find an answer to a question, go to the next one. If you find the answer to that question, you will know that you need to go back to find the answer to the previous one. • It can be difficult to limit your answers to two or three words. Sometimes it can help to change a verb to a noun, or to use nouns as adjectives.
- 14. 5.3 listening