Prepare for IELTS Writing Task 1 Academic Describing Charts & Data 1-1 Tutoring

Prepare for IELTS Writing Task 1 Academic Describing Charts & Data 

Ages: 13-18
Level: Intermediate / Advanced (B2)
Format: 1-1 Tutoring

Who this course is for
Students above the age of 13 who can speak and write at an intermediate to advanced level and are preparing for the IELTS test. Younger students may consider alternative exam preparation courses.

Skills focus: Reading, Speaking & Writing, interpreting data, description trends, making comparisons, learning academic vocabulary, learning strategies for writing structured reports for different types of visual information in IELTS Academic Writing Task 1.

In these specialised lessons, you'll master the specific skills needed to excel on IELTS Academic Writing Task 1. Your tutor will help you analyse different types of visual information (charts, graphs, tables, maps, and process diagrams) and teach you effective strategies for describing key features clearly and accurately. 

You'll learn appropriate academic language for describing trends, making comparisons, and explaining processes, while developing a logical structure for your responses. With personalised feedback on your writing and targeted practice with authentic test materials, you'll develop the precise academic writing skills needed to achieve a high band score!

Learners will have an opportunity to practice each chart in balanced measure, covering 1-3 examples each chart type over the span of 12 weeks or at their own pace. For learners who are eager to master this skill area and wish to delve deeper, we offer hundreds of different exercises, each with suggested outline strategies and high scoring model answers.

Each tutoring session is planned so that the learner has an opportunity to discuss their interpretation of a chart and do in-class timed exercises, receiving positive feedback as well as correction and constructive criticism. Our custom developed course book contains tips and strategies for each chart type, guiding learners through the stage of the chart interpretation and writing planning process. 

As each chart type and topic area has its own structural requirements and language features, we aim to provide support in these areas as well. With each chapter in our course book, learners are quizzed to ensure effective retention and consolidation of the knowledge and skills they gain.

Overall, in this course, which is one component of our comprehensive IELTS preparation series, you'll develop a clear understanding of the Task 1 Academic Writing requirements, including how to quickly and confidently write effective chart and diagram overviews, backed up with supporting details, explanations and reasoning.

Outcomes of the course
1. Master the fundamentals of IELTS Academic Writing Task 1, understanding requirements for structure and band-specific assessment criteria used by examiners to evaluate responses
2. Develop expertise in describing all seven chart types (line graphs, bar charts, pie charts, tables, maps, process diagrams, and mixed formats) with dedicated lessons for each format.
3. Build a specialised academic vocabulary for data description, including precise language for trends, comparisons, proportions, processes, and spatial relationships.
4. Analyse high-scoring model responses across all chart types to understand examiner expectations and the characteristics of band 6.5+ writing.
5. Receive personalised feedback on weekly writing assignments with specific guidance for improvement and error correction tailored to your individual writing style.
6. Strengthen essential grammar skills including appropriate tense usage, sentence variety, cohesive devices, and academic structures specific to data description tasks.
7. Complete the course with a comprehensive toolkit of techniques, templates, and strategies that can be immediately applied to achieve your target band score in the official IELTS examination.

Language Skills
1. Discussing trends and changes over time
2. Comparing quantities across categories
3. Organising numerical data and statistics
4. Interpreting percentages and proportions
5. Consolidating information across multiple data visualisation formats
6. Describing spatial information, locations, and geographical changes
7. Sequencing processes or cycles

Topics
1. Business and Economics: Financial trends, market comparisons, consumer spending patterns, import/export data
2. Industry and Manufacturing: Production processes, manufacturing outputs, industrial comparisons
3. Urban Planning & Development: Transportation usage, housing statistics
4. Education: Student enrolment, educational attainment levels
5. Demographics: Population changes, age distributions, migration patterns, employment statistics, community surveys, behavioural statistics, social trends
5. Technology: Internet usage, technological adoption rates, digital trends
6. Environment: Pollution levels, resource consumption, waste management, climate data
7. Health and Lifestyle: Disease prevalence, fitness trends, diet patterns
8. Tourism and Travel: Visitor numbers, transportation preferences, destination popularity

And more

For learners who are new to this topic area, we have also designed supplementary self-paced learning course modules that focus on using the language of numbers, mathematics, and trends. Separately, we also have specialised business and economics modules to help young learners gain rapid familiarity and competencies engaging in these topics as well. 

Materials
Materials including readings and assignments are included in the course cost and are provided in chaptered  PDFs at the start of each unit or the end of a lesson, according to the course syllabus. Links to external recommended resources for independent study may also included. For best results learners can be expected to do one or two assignments per week or between lessons at minimum.

Feedback & evaluation
Learners receive one initial assessment, plus one detailed progress report at mid stage, plus one final report at conclusion of learner contract or course. For criteria fitting assignments, learners will also receive constructive feedback in the form of comments and personalised supplementary assignments.

Schedule
Flexible although it is recommended to commit to a time ranging between 12 - 24 hours over the course of 2-6 months.

Rates & pricing options
Standard hourly rates: $25 per hour for individualised tutoring, or varying depending on terms of contract. $18 per individual per hour in groups of two or more. Inquire about discounts and special pricing options, sign-on and referral bonuses.