The document provides 10 sentence structures that are useful for the IELTS Writing Task 1. It discusses structures such as subject + verb + adverb, introductory clause + verb (ing form) + numbers and time, and using "respectively" to compare two or three numbers. It also recommends always using the dummy subject "it" in certain phrases in Task 1, such as "as it is shown in the graph." The purpose is to help learners achieve a band score of 7 or higher for grammar by demonstrating a variety of grammatical constructions in their writing.

3. What do
examiners
care about
most in
IELTS
Writing?
The examiners care about most the IELTS Writing is
Sentence structure.
A variety of sentence structure is the most
important factor in order to get a 7 or
higher for your grammar score in IELTS
Writing task 1.
In this presentation you will learn many
sentence structures useful for the IELTS
Writing task 1.

4. Two basic
sentence
structures.
1) Subject + verb + adverb
2) There is/was + adjective + noun
These constructions are based on the idea to change noun and adjective phrases
into verb and adverb to create a range of expressions, for example ‘a slight
increase’ to ‘increase slightly’.
It is important that you demonstrate a good control of grammar by using words
like increase, rise , fall sometimes as noun, and sometimes as verb.
How you can do that using the above two constructions, you will see in the next
few slides.

5. Two basic
sentence
structures.
(examples)
1) Subject + verb + adverb + time(optional)
The population increased
dramatically in 2005.
2) There was/is + adjective + noun + time
(optional)
There was/is a dramatic
increase in population in
2005.

6. Two basic
sentence
structures.
(examples)
1) Subject + verb + adverb
House prices rose slightly
between 1990 and 1995.
2) There was/is + adjective + noun
There was a slight rise in
house prices between 1990
and 1995.

7. Two basic
sentence
structures.
(examples)
1) Subject + verb + adverb
The average cost of living in
Japan fell by 7%.
2) There was/is + adjective + noun
There is a 7% fall in the
average cost of living in Japan.

8. Two basic
sentence
structures.
(examples)
1) Subject + verb + adverb
The number of road accidents in
London increased significantly in
2015.
2) There was/is + adjective + noun
There was a significant increase in
the number of road accidents in
London in 2015.

9.  Introductory clause + V(ing form) + numbers and time
Introductory clause + V(ing form) + numbers and time:
Introductory clause usually that includes some general analysis:
E.g.: ‘The house prices shown a rise in all three years….
E.g.: The house prices shown a rise in all five
years, increasing from 17.6% to 38% from 1995 to
2000c
(1) Another useful sentence structure is:

10. Introductory clause + V(ing form) + numbers and
time + where as, for additional comparison:
E.g.: Attendance of female students in UK universities
rose between 2006 and 2015, increasing by 20,000 over
the 9-year period, where as the number of male
students increased by 157,000 over the given period.
 Introductory clause + V(ing form) + numbers and time

11.  As / Whereas/ While X verb, Y verb (at the same time).
As / Whereas/ While X verb, Y verb (at the same time):
E.g.: While the cost of owning a home in Japan increased
dramatically from 60,000 US$ to 120,000 US$ in 2010, the
prices in Korea dropped to 64,000 US$ from 96,000 US$ at
the same time.
(2) Another useful sentence structure is:

12. Clause + followed by + Noun Phrase.
Clause, followed by + Noun Phrase:
E.g.: There was a substantial growth in the number
of factories in Japan from 16000 to 130,000 units in
2010, followed by a sharp decrease to 55,000 units
in 2015.
(3) Another useful sentence structure is:

13.  In comparison to/with X, which verb, Y verb.
In comparison to/with X, which verb, Y verb:
E.g.: In comparison with the cost of owning a home
in Japan, which witnessed a dramatic increase to
120,000US$ in 2010, the prices in Korea dropped to
12,000 at this time.
(4) Another useful sentence structure is:

14. Introductory clause + accounted for+ numbers and time:
The waste production in the developing counties accounted for
23% of the worldwide waste production during 2000-2010.
In 90s, agriculture accounted for 69% of the world's water
consumption.
 Introductory clause + accounted for+ numbers and time.
(5) Another useful sentence structure is:

15. Using ‘saw/witnessed/experienced' in writing task 1
In Britain, CD sales increased dramatically in the 1980s.
Look at the following sentence:
Britain experienced/witnessed a dramatic increase in CD sales in the 1980s.
The 1980s saw a dramatic increase in CD sales in Britain.
British shops saw/witnessed/experienced CD sales increase dramatically in the 1980s.
 Using ‘saw/witnessed/experienced' in writing task 1
(6) Another useful sentence structure is:

16. Using 'in terms of’
The chart(s) compare(s) + countries + in terms of + finish the sentence"
1.See these examples:
2.The pie charts show household spending patterns in the UK and New Zealand between 1980
and 2008.
3.The table shows the amounts of money spent by tourists in five different countries over a
period of two years.
Look at the following sentence with ‘in terms of’:
1. The pie charts compare the UK and New Zealand in terms of household spending patterns
between 1980 and 2008.
2. The table compares five different countries in terms of the amounts of money spent by
tourists over a period of two years.
 Using 'in terms of'
(7) Another useful sentence structure is:

17. Before and After:
Before reaching its peak of about 27% in 2040, the proportion of
the Japanese population aged 65 and over was 5% in 1940.
After climbing from 9% in 1940 to 15% in 1982, the percentage of
the US population who is older than 65 is expected to reach 23%
in 2040.
Before and After.
(8) Another useful sentence structure is:

18. A sentence that lists some related figures.
One easy way to describe the information on a graph or chart is by
writing a sentence that lists some related figures.
In school A, 30% of students chose to study languages, 40%
selected an art or music course, and 50% chose a science option.
In the year 2010, over 5 million people bought product A, around
7 million bought product B, and nearly 10 million consumers
purchased product C.
(9) Another useful sentence structure is:

19. Use 'respectively' at the end of a sentence
that compares two or three numbers:
Australia and Canada are the most environmentally
friendly of the fifteen countries, recycling around 60%
and 50% of their waste respectively.
Use of “respectively”
(10) Another useful sentence structure is:

20. See this example:
Projected growth in England's population is put at 5.9%, while
the predicted figures for Northern Ireland and Scotland are 4.2%
and 3.2%.
The populations of England, Northern Ireland and
Scotland are expected to grow by 5.9%, 4.2% and 3.2%
respectively.
Use of “respectively”

21. Dummy
subject ‘It’
As it can be seen from the graph…or
As it is shown in the graph…
instead of :
As can be seen from the graph. or
As is shown/illustrated by the table.
In task 1 always write following phases with
dummy subject ‘It’:

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