Yeah, I'm ready to go. So hi, everybody. Welcome.
Good luck. If you've got your test coming
up. Yeah, do let us know later on if yeah
So we're looking at the task one today for
the academic module. And specifically, we're
going to look at a static charts today. Okay,
so that's where there isn't a timeline with
a line graph, but you have things like bar
charts and pie charts. Okay.
So we'll be having a look at the structure
will be having a look at some of the language
that you need to use okay 14th of September,
good luck, guys. Good luck. And so just have
a quick look at this chart here this bar chart.
And one of the most important things to do.
With all of the writing tasks to be honest
with with iOS is spend a little bit of time
just looking at the question and making sure
that you know exactly what they're talking
about.
And exactly where we are. So for example,
you know, reading the question very carefully,
looking at the timeline.
Looking at the title as well that's going
to help you.
And also looking at the measurements, it's,
it's amazing how many people get the measurements
wrong because they haven't looked very carefully
there. Okay.
So just, you know, make sure you read that
that side. Very well. Okay. And also, you
know, the key. What exactly are they talking
about. It's very easy to make a mistake on
those things. Okay.
So just to practice that a little bit. We
are going to look at some statements about
the bar chart. Some of them are true and some
of them are false. Okay.
So you're going to look very carefully to
check that. And if you think tell me if you
think I true or false. And if you think they're
false. What do you think the correct information.
It's okay.
Why are they, why are they false. So have
a look at this one. It shows how many the
chart shows how many Australians.
traveled abroad okay with the timeline being
1992 to 2001 okay yes i read one says false
Everyone agree with that one. Yeah, okay,
good.
So why is that false. That's the correct information.
Okay, good. Yes. Okay. We're talking about
people immigrating into Australia. We're not
talking about Australians emigrating out of
the country. Okay, so that's the first one.
So what about this one, the number of workers
immigrating into Australia between 1992 and
one
Do you think got the timeline right there.
We've got a plus. Don't just realize that
that's yeah I drew. Yes. Okay. It's exactly
that. It's so people immigrating into Australia
and for work. Okay, so it's specifically people
who are coming in for work.
Okay, how about this one.
Total number in 1992 54,000
Total number of immigrants. Okay, good. Why
is it
Good to give me a reason as well.
Okay, so now it's false. Why is it false
Think about what it's saying. And what we
talked about at the beginning.
Okay, then the number. Don't worry so much
about the number you're right you're adding
the two numbers together to get 54 but what
are we talking about what kind of immigrants.
Well, I think somebody's got it there. Yes.
Okay. Very good sky for work and yeah I'll
Barbara has got that as well. Okay, as many
Katrina. Okay, so it's
It's people who are coming here to work. Okay,
you've got to get this kind of information
correct for it to be accurate. Okay. And if
you weren't looking for a band seven, you
definitely need to be getting back kind of
precise information.
Okay.
It's a trap. There's a lot of traps in iOS.
It's about being very specific and very careful.
Yeah.
Okay, two types of workers. Okay. Yes. Okay,
we've got people are coming permanently people
are coming just for a short period of time.
Okay, so again, something you would want to
put into your, your answer very clearly. Okay.
40% of workers who came to Australia permanent
settlers. Look at that very, very carefully
very carefully. Remember what I was saying.
Okay, got a bit a few answers. Okay. Why is
it false
Well, why is it false what's incorrect. Okay,
very good. Mohammed. Mohammed there. We're
not talking about percentages. Okay. Yeah,
very good. You see, you see, you see the unit
is in thousands. Okay. Not in percentages.
So again,
Very, very common people make mistakes with
the measurements. Make sure you've got is
it percentages, is it thousands. Is it millions,
hundreds of thousands
You know they they do. I guess you're right.
They do kind of try and trick you a little
bit, you know, but you've got to be very careful
with that.
Yeah, you just have to look at what you can
see. Yeah. And look at the axes before you
start writing and make sure that you've got
that right. I would, you know, underline the
measurement, to be honest, because I think
that's probably the most common mistake that
people make. Okay.
All right, the total number of foreign workers
in in Australia in 1995 was about 34,000
Again, think about this very carefully.
Number that we're in total number in Australia.
We've got a bit of a true false if you think
it's false, tell me why you think it's false.
Can we get some
Okay, we got low bang it is false. Okay. Why
is it false. Oh, yes. Somebody. I'm sorry,
I missed your name because it went by so quickly.
Yes, it's the, it's the inflow, somebody said
that I'm really sorry I missed your name.
It's not actually the people who are
In Australia, but it's the people who arrived
in Australia in that in the air. Okay, so
again I know these things seem small but they
can make quite a big difference to your score.
So just be very careful.
That you are yesterday, is that you are getting
exactly the right information. Okay, I would
always underline those kind of words.
The people coming to Australia. It's not the
people in Australia to workers, it's not,
you know, students, it's not general immigration,
it's specifically integration for work. Okay.
So take a few minutes, underline some key
words there make sure that what you're saying
is absolutely 100% accurate. Okay. And particularly,
be careful with those measurements, because
that is really common mistake.
There's one more than just under 15,000 temporary
foreign workers entered Australia in 1992
Okay, very good. So we've got everything here
we've got temporary we've got foreign workers,
we've got the entered. So it's the people
actually coming in. So this is very accurate
very precise. Okay.
And you can also see how, you know, we've
got some different ways. And so we've got
in flow. We've got immigration, we've got
entered. So you're starting to see some paraphrasing
there as well. Different ways to talk about
the same thing. Okay.
All right. And how about this one. So we've
got a bit of a comparison here looking at
the last one.
Which one was fewer temporary or permanent
Okay get yeah okay it's the wrong way around.
So we've got a comparison but they've mixed
up the the permanent and temporary. Okay.
Alright, so
We have a look at the same thing here quite
briefly. This is the chart that we're going
to work with today. Okay, so we're going to
write a full model answer for this example.
Again, just take a little bit of time. Just
have a look at the title. Have a look at all
the well there's no axes here research but
have a look at the measurements and just make
sure you've got all of that information before
we start working with it. Okay.
So what what measurement, are we looking at
in this case.
As opposed to the one that we looked at before.
Okay, good. So this is in percentages. Okay.
And the percentages come up quite a lot when
you have these static charts that we're looking
at, okay, or proportions that Catarina nice
best and the names there. Okay.
And what time frame, are we looking at
Okay, good. So we got a specific year in the
past that we are looking at. Okay.
And what are the categories.
What kind of, what are we looking at how we
dividing up. Yes. Okay. We're talking about
different different countries or different
continents, but we're looking at it by by
region or by location. Okay.
So that's kind of thing that you need to be
looking at. And again, we got labor for. So
we're looking at workers as well. Okay, so
do take that small amount of time just at
the beginning. Check that information. Okay.
So always the same structure for the academic
task one doesn't matter what type of task
it is introductory sentence.
Overview and then your body, which always
good. If you can divide it up into two paragraphs.
You know, it's, it looks better. It's easier
to read. You can also put the overview at
the end if you want. That's totally fine.
The most important thing is that you make
it very clear that it's the overview by putting
it in a separate paragraph that is really,
really important. Okay.
introduction and overview tend to be very
short one or two sentences, whereas the body
paragraphs that were most of your hundred
and 50 words. Okay.
So let's go through those different parts
one by one and see what we need to do. Okay.
So generally, your introductory sentence is
going to be a paraphrase of the task question.
Okay. So it's the same information. But if
you just write it out as it is.
Two problems with that, firstly, it doesn't
get counted in the word count. So you may
think you've written 150 words. But actually,
maybe you haven't because they're not counting
your introductory sentence.
And also, it doesn't show that you have a
good range of vocabulary to use. Okay, they
will think, depending on the words in the
task. So remember, you've got to show a good
range of vocabulary.
That doesn't mean that you have to spend,
you know, hours trying to think of a way of
saying Australia. Okay.
You don't have to paraphrase everything as
long as you're paraphrasing, some of those
words that's going to be the most important
thing and so
That's also important paraphrasing synonyms.
Yes. Very important, but not if you're going
to end up using something quite
Awkward or strange because there isn't really
a natural synonym or a natural paraphrase
for you to use. OK.
And keep it very, very short and very clear
the introductory sentence. Don't just list
everything you know you can talk about the
the categories as a whole. You don't have
to list all of them.
You kind of can. However, if you are low on
the word count. You can add in the names will
have the countries, and that might give you
a little bit extra
It's a question of word count versus timing
on that one. So if we have a look at this
one. Which words do you think in that title.
Are good words to paraphrase or to give synonyms
for
Dr Bindi is already yeah okay shows charts.
Definitely. Okay. Yes, we can talk about immigrants
as well proportion. Very nice. Yeah, proportion
works very well.
Yeah, and I think the geographical area that's
something that we can look at as well. Yeah.
So instead of saying the chart, which is rather
general, we can say the pie chart. Okay.
Instead of shows. Okay. I think we've already
had illustrates, haven't we illustrates depicts.
Very nice. That's really good. Okay, so we've
gone for illustrates provides information
on is also fine. Yeah.
So then we're going to paraphrase proportion.
Okay, very good. Mohammed percentage and do
that works very well. Okay.
And then we're going to look at. So here we've
got immigrants and then we've got working
and we've kind of split them up a little bit
so other ways that we could talk about immigrants
and working okay very nice guy and Mohammed
foreign workers foreign labor force.
Yeah, remember, you got to keep that workers
in there. Okay, so that's important to include
as well. And we've gone for workforce. She's
another way of saying labor force. But that
works well.
Okay.
And then here, we've got a verte kind of vague
from various regions and countries. So what
would be a way of saying that slightly differently
from different
Okay so different. Instead of various that
works well or from several, several continents
several nationalities. Okay, that works very
well. We've gone for six different regions.
Okay.
But you could put that geographical regions.
Pretty sure that's fine as well.
In Australia in 1991 do we want to paraphrase
that.
Know exactly it's really not important. There
isn't any way of doing okay. That wouldn't
require a huge amount of effort and work.
Right, so you've shown that that you've got
paraphrase, and you've got a good range of
vocabulary that you can use. You've also changed
the sentence structure, a little bit, you
know, so that's also showing that you are
able to manipulate the language, to a certain
extent. Okay.
And that's it. That's your introduction introduction,
you know, one sentence perfectly fine. You
don't really want to be wasting time on that.
You just want to get that information down
Very clearly. But without using the words
that are in the task question. Okay. Then
we come to the overview. Now this is really,
really important. Okay, if you're looking
at getting a band seven or above.
One thing is they say, a clear overview. So
that means that it's in a separate paragraph.
That you're beginning with a linking word
which shows that it is an overview
And that you make a very clear distinction
between the main trends which you put in the
overview
And the detail which you put in the body.
Okay. So remember that that's really important.
There's a very clear separation of overall
trends and
Details and specifics. If they seem a little
bit mixed up in any way. You know, you're
definitely going to be under seven for task
achievement. So be very careful about that.
OK. So, again, as I said, the key features
main trends overall patterns. Generally, the,
you know, the highest or lowest figure is
probably something that you are going to include
Also, any similar pattern. So it's something
going you know on the line graph, it can be
what's going up. What has an upward trend
was a downward trend.
Here, you know, it can be the size, the largest
and the smallest figures. Exactly right. Jonathan.
And so again, you know, before you start writing
A couple of minutes, or one minute very quick,
just take a quick look and think about how
can I divide this up. What is the most important
information here and how am I going to put
that across clearly. Okay, so we'll have a
look at that now.
So if we look at the majority, where are the
majority of the immigrants from
Okay, good. So, you know, that's definitely
that's a very big majority there that's clearly
something that you're going to need to put
in the overview. Okay.
And then we have one other country, which
I'm sorry one other area which is quite significant.
Yeah. Okay, so then Asia and well. You could
also say New Zealand as well. They definitely
larger than the others.
And then we have the other three. So we got
4% 3% 5% basically more or less the same.
So you can think of those as one group which
is very. Okay, so we've divided them up into
into three groups there for our overview.
Okay, so
Let's have a look at this.
So how do we start the overview
Okay, very good. Um, it then. Yeah, over all.
Okay, just put overall. Don't think about
it known read for anything else that's all
you need. Okay. And again, it makes it very
clear that this is the overview
Just right away. Okay.
Then it's very good to have one of these reporting
phrases. You can also put them in the body
as well. Okay, very good. It's clear and Mohammed
or evidence Monica, those kind of things.
I would say yeah evident obvious sounds a
little bit informal to me. I think so. I would
stick with clear or evident. Okay.
So, and then what are we going to say. So
we're talking about Europe first just as we've
done it at the side there. Okay, very good.
Monica, the majority
Come from Europe. Okay, so that's our key
points or key trend that we have there.
Okay, and then Asians and New Zealanders.
So now we're using the nationality. So again,
manipulating the language. Little bit make
up a significant
Okay yeah percentage works well proportion
would work well part would also work well
yeah share Katrina and I love chunk of the
pie drag, but it's too informal. Okay.
Likewise, percentage wise is a little bit
informal other. It's a fantastic use of the
language, not quite form enough. Okay.
All right, and then we're going to compare
that to everywhere else. So to compare
Okay, very good to mine a while. Okay.
So we've got the comparison there between
the significant percentage and the know percentage
and notice we're not naming those other places
we're just putting that together in a kind
of lump.
Of other regions because we don't go in. Want
to go into too much detail when it comes to
the overview. OK.
So again, that's one that's two sentences,
you're not really going to need to put in
anything more than that description of whereas
would work as well sort of.
You know, it's the overall idea. We don't
have any detail in there. We don't have any
figures in there. Very, very important. Okay.
And we're just talking very generally in terms
of what we can see. Okay, so do you think
about it, if you could only talk about this
pie chart in one sentence. What would you
say, what would you pick out. That's the most
important way of thinking about it. Okay.
So now we come to the body paragraphs. Actually,
before we do that just to go back to the overview
It's just a description of the trends. Okay,
there's no analysis. There's no opinion. There's
no interpretation you lose a lot of marks
if you do that, okay. It's not a conclusion.
It's an overview, very, very different. Okay,
so just remember that it's still just to description
in view.
Okay, so now we want to look at the body.
So we're going to put all of our detail here
and we're going to put all of our figures
here okay very specific figures.
And so we need to think about how we could
divide it up. Okay, it's got to be very clear,
very logical. Okay. The examiner wants to
be able to read through your answer.
Very quickly and understand everything immediately
okay if they go back, you know, and they have
to go didn't quite get that. And I'm going
to need to read that again, it's not going
to go well okay so very clear, which means
that you need to link everything very clearly.
There's also different ways that you can do
it. We'll look at that in a minute. So there's
not just one specific way which is the best
way
But choose an approach and stick to that approach.
Okay. The worst thing is to begin with. One
approach and then switch in the middle and
then you start talking about it in a different
way. It's very, very confusing.
Going back to talk about something that you
talked about at the beginning of the body.
Again, very, very confusing. So just work
through it step by step. Very clearly.
Choose your approach and stick to it. Okay.
And, you know, the most logical way of doing
it is grouping it into patterns. Okay, what's,
what's the key feature and putting those together
into different groups. Okay.
I'm kit is already with. So what kinds of
approaches could use if you think about to
body paragraphs. How could you divide up this
this information.
So I think it's got when you could start with
the largest so have one paragraph with the
large numbers. Yeah. Oh, the highest numbers
and then one paragraph with the lower numbers.
So that's a very
Good way of dividing it up. Okay, so you start
from the highest and you work all the way
down to the lowest okay so we can see here.
That's a clear division into two sections.
The significant ones and the ones that aren't
Any other approaches you can think of different
to that one.
Okay, very good. Takashi that would be the
other way of doing it. So you could have,
you know, the key places. So maybe the highest
and the lowest in one paragraph.
And then everything in the middle. In the
second paragraph, so you're picking up the
highest and the lowest as being the most important
ones. Okay, in this case, that probably doesn't
make much sense because you've got three that
are all low. Yeah.
So what we're going with is the significant
numbers and then the not particularly significant
numbers. Okay.
So let's have a look at that. So just a little
bit of advice before we start.
In some of these. For example, in some of
the tables that you get you can get a lot
of numbers. Okay. A really a lot of numbers
in that case.
We really got to be selective. You don't want
to just be listing lots of figures. Okay,
that's just mechanical reporting that will
only get you a five. Okay, so if you have
a lot of figures.
Then be quite selective try and group things
together, try and look for common trends,
but you don't need to list and you don't need
to include all of those numbers there. Okay.
But you do need to include specific data.
Okay, so when you do talk about any kind of
category, you've got to give that bigger very
clearly. And again, if you don't have any
data to support your description.
maximum of five and task achievement. Okay,
makes it very hard to get over seven, even
if everything else is very good. Okay. And
as we said logical organization. So that means
lots of linking words, making it very clear
when you're moving from one area to the next.
Okay.
So let's have a look at these in more detail.
So as I said at the beginning, very common
that you get percentages with these bar charts
and pie charts.
It's very easy to write the percentage doesn't
actually require any language skill at all.
So in order to show your manipulation of the
language. Show your range of vocabulary.
You want to use fractions, you want to use
ratios and other ways of talking about things.
And so we've got some of the more obvious
percentages, if I can put it that way.
And we're going to find other ways to talk
about it. And so a 10 would be the same as
10% very good or the first one. Yeah.
Okay, one in five would be
Okay yeah 20% we've also got Alan's got the
fraction as well as third
Okay, very good. That's 3% three out of four.
Okay. Is 75% okay just over 60%
Okay, very good. One out of three.
Out of three.
Okay but Massa word not have three is a third
or 33% a quarter would be 25% okay to third
be 66% know does. It does have the S on the
thirds can quite common mistake I've seen
people missing the so okay one in four.
Okay, good. Can 25% or a quarter and three
quarters.
Okay, very good 75% next one would be okay,
very good. Let me have a fifth somebody mentioned
that earlier on.
Okay, very good 20%
And then could also say just over 30%. Okay,
very good. And finally, one in 10
Okay perfect, so if you do get percentages
and this might also be the line graph as well
that could equally be in percentages.
Do try and put some of those figures as fractions
or maybe as ratios like one in 10 or one in
five fractions, you can use with everything
ratios, you can only use with countable nouns.
So you're always safe with fractions.
And as we see in the, in the last row there,
you know, you don't even have to make an exact
using just over nearly almost so you know
if it's 23% nearly a quarter 21 because then
just over a fifth
So, you know, use those a lot that's going
to show that you've really got a good command
of the language. Okay.
Equally, don't you know you don't. It's not
a math lesson. You don't have to spend ages
trying to work percentages out. But if it's
Close to a quarter or half or three quarters.
It's going to look much better if you express
it that way. Okay, so what we've got here
is now we're going to go through the body
paragraphs. So this is our body paragraph
a
We've done that we've written it out for you.
But we've got some missing words which down
the side there. So you can see we've got lots
of fractions there we're using all fractions.
So now we're going to go through yet. So we're
already there for the first one. Yeah, the
majority of foreign workers and then we're
going into a little bit more detail. So in
fact, nearly
We want to have. Okay very good nearly two
thirds. Okay, we've just done the 66% there
so nearly two thirds
So again, we're backing up our information
with the exact figures. Okay. Then we're going
to move down. Okay, very good. So the second
largest group very logical order they're from
the largest to the smallest. Okay, so that's
the agents and Asians represented just and
Okay, very good. A fifth so 17% and 20% then
we go down to the next one. So New Zealanders
who made up almost
Okay, 10th of the workforce in that year were
Was left. Well, we only got one left one way,
the third largest group. Okay, so you can
see how the logic is there in the order. Okay,
we're going to look a little bit at the language
here as well. So what tense, are we using
in this case.
Okay, very good. Past Simple. We got one year
1991 in the past. There's no other tents that
you can use in this case. Okay, so, but again
do make sure
You use the right tense and do make sure that
you're consistent with the tense because a
lot of times, people can move about between
different tenses. So just stick with that
past simple there. Okay.
We can say we can use Word for the figures,
but that's quite basic. So what other words,
have we got here to describe the fakers okay
a verb that we use to give the proportion.
Okay, very good. So Jane. So we got represented
What else have we got there.
Made up yeah okay represented made up and
accounted for is another one. You can use
Yeah, comprised works as well. That's very
good. Yeah, accounted for and I amounted to
is another one. So again, you know, it's I
out. You got to vary your language, show us
lots of different verbs to talk about those
figures.
And what kind of approximate language. Can
you see there
Okay, good. We got nearly yeah we've got just
under got almost okay tell you, approximately
works as well. That's very good. Yeah, close
to around roughly
So do you use that approximate language. It's
good use of language. It adds to your word
count as well.
And, you know, it shows a good good awareness
of the language. Okay.
So that is our first body paragraph. So with
the three bigger figures. So we've got a very
clear distinction here between the three bigger
figures and the three smaller figures. Okay.
So same thing here. Now we're going down to
those three Barry very small percentages at
the end.
Okay. And so what fits in to the last gap.
Okay, good was much smaller. OK, so the milk
at North Africa and the Middle East. It was
only
Okay, good 4% so
You can't really use that as a fraction. I
mean, you can but it's more effort than necessary.
So if they're very, very small percentages,
we just keep them as the small percentages.
Okay.
Then we move on to the next one. Number three.
Okay, very good. So the smallest was the Americans
and they represented just
3%. Okay, so again you know we're not converting
those very small percentages. It's just not
necessary. Okay.
And again, let's have a look at some of the
language. So to compare we're comparing the
large numbers with the small numbers. So what
kind of, yeah. Okay, very good. Mohammed.
So we got smaller. Yeah. So using a comparison
is very important.
Super electives. If we're going down to the
last one. Yes. And the smallest nationality
group.
So lots of comparison expressions is very
important here. That's right, tell you the
super elective so comparative superlatives
other expressions for comparing different
figures.
Works very well here. Okay. And with those
very small percentages. What can we use. So,
okay, very good only yeah just merely
So those kind of words work very well when
you've got a very small number that you're
using. Okay.
And again, we've also used lots of different
expressions for the workers. So we've got
labor force. We got workforce. We got workers
from other countries. We've got foreign workers
so
Again, changing up the language a little bit
so that we're not always repeating the same
one. Yeah, okay, much smaller works very well
sweater. That's fine. Yeah, merely
So if we look here we have our full answer.
So we have our introductory sentence very
short, we have an overview main trends know
details. No figures.
And we have our body, which has all of the
details all of the exact data in it organized
in a logical way that's very easy for the
everyone always asks what patented is very
easy for the examiner to follow. Okay. So,
yes, it would certainly be a nine.
Through written by examiners. So there's some
of the key information there. Remember, first
of all, identify the measurements and the
key features introductory sentence. You want
to paraphrase the question some of the words
in the question, not everything.
Overview very, very important that it's clear
so separate paragraph than a logical arrangement
for the rest of the body. And if it's in percentages.
Try and use some kind of other words there
for some of those percentages. Okay.
And you need to also use that kind of comparative
language as well. Okay.
So that's your answer.
No. Fantastic.
Very much. Generally, that was a great presentation.
I hope you guys found that helpful. And yes,
very nice answers as well so. Well done everyone.
Well done.
Now we are going to have some time to discuss
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The writing with looked at, or any other aspect
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to discuss your questions, then
So it's lovely to hear your feedback, guys.
It's really nice. Thank you. I'm glad glad
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Check that out. If you'd like so. And I think
actually we can take a look at some of these
questions that are boring in as we've cut
a question here from Mohammed. Mohammed is
asking, do we need to write numbers as words
or can we write them as as numbers.
And yeah, so if there are large numbers, then
you know definitely write them as failures.
Otherwise, it's going to take you a very long
time to write it out, you can actually, you
can write them always as figures.
But with a smaller numbers. Sometimes they
just three and four and 10 we do write it
out as words but I definitely wouldn't do
that with the large numbers and it's perfectly
okay to use figures, rather than words footfall
Yeah, absolutely. I would agree with that.
I'm fed up, feel free to ask us a question
if you can put it into the Q AMP. A that will
help thing keep things fair. Okay, any questions
you have, add them to the Q AMP. A and we'll
do our best to get to the so let's see we
have
A question here from Delia. If there is a
pie chart in the year 1990 and a second pie
chart in the year 2000. Is that a static or
dynamic chart that's pretty good question.
There's a pretty good chance. And what I would
do is describe and separate them out. Describe
the chart from 1990
Okay, and then describe the chart from 2000
and then in your overview, make a comparison
between those two charts. So what has a which
numbers have risen and which numbers have
decreased maybe some things of staying the
same, but within the body, you would be better
off treating each one
You know, a separate static chart. Okay, compare
in the overview. Yeah, absolutely.
I'm have a couple of questions here. One from
Ada about oh
Oh, oh, am I here.
Yes, I'm here.
Okay, sorry. I thought the zoom had crashed
for seconds it's, it doesn't want to open,
but okay. The questions have disappeared.
Ma. This question was about a process.
Can we discuss describing a process. It's
a common task one question type edit. We do
have a description of that available on our
YouTube channel. I've put the link to that
in the chat so
You can check out the recording will have
another session coming up soon. And I think
it's your question. What is the date of our
next webinar if you go to the webinar link
that I've put in the chat. You'll be able
to see all of our upcoming webinars. Okay,
so
Question from one this bit of a tricky question
actually. So I'm gonna hand it over.
How much time should people spend to prepare
for the iOS test. Generally speaking, wow.
That is a tricky question. And it really depends
where you are currently and where you need
to be
Which varies hugely for each individual. So
the most important thing to do first is to
find out where you are.
So that you know whether you need to, you
know, you'd need a certain amount of time
to work on it.
Or if perhaps maybe you're, you know, you're
already where you need to be so so finding
that out is really the most important information,
but there's no set figure because you know
there's a whole range of possibilities out
there. Yeah.
Yeah, I think, one, it's where you are is
about which level you're currently at what
what's your current level of English. Where
are your strengths and weaknesses.
And, you know, what do you need to increase
a band score. So, yeah.
That that's the that's really how the only
way you can answer that question, if you if
you have a good understanding of your current
level.
Is something that are speaking and writing
evaluation can help understand as well. So
it might be worth considering. And then that
can help you to plan your study based on that.
I can see. Hello. The link is not working.
Let me
Said that
I'll try and I'll try and get the working
for you.
There's a couple of questions. Can I just
answer a couple of questions. So
I think they're very important. It's basically
where you get two charts could possibly be
two pie charts or they could be like a pie
chart and a bar chart.
Basically, you want to treat them as two separate
things. Okay, so you will, for example, describe
the pie chart first and exactly the same way
as we have done here.
Then in a separate paragraph you will describe
the second chart. And it's always very good
to start that second paragraph.
With something like Turning now to the bar
chart. So it's very clear to the examiner
Again, what you're doing and then describe
that information in the second body paragraph.
So keep them separate and make that where
you turn from one to the other, make that
very clear by using a linking phrase. Okay.
But don't try and compare them. It's going
to just end up, you know, leading to confusion.
Yeah, absolutely. We have a session on comparing
two charts as well. So you might like to check
that out on our YouTube channel to
Thanks so much for that shibam that is the
correct link the name for the webinars has
changed. It's now live lessons. So it's available.
Same place on our website just the link is
different. We will update that as well.
Let me see a few more questions, and you'll
be able to watch the video on our YouTube
channel from tomorrow. Okay. So even if you
can't record it, you'll be able to watch should
be up on our youtube channel tomorrow.
Okay, I question. There's been a couple of
questions. This one is from Mohammed. What
is the difference between a static chart and
a dynamic one and what can. What's the difference
in the language that will need
OK, so the main difference with these charts
is sometimes you have a timeline. And so if
you remember the one that we looked at, right
at the beginning when we were doing the true
false. We had 1991 to 2001
And that's often a line graph, but it's not
necessarily could be bar charts could be a
table.
And so you do have to look very carefully
for that timeline. If there is a timeline,
then you're going to be using graph language
which is things like you know grow sharply
fell steeply remain the same.
plateaued or, you know, hit a peak that kind
of language. And that's what you're going
to be looking at for the dynamic charts. Okay.
That means there's a timeline.
And the static charts. There's no timeline.
It's just one specific year or possibly it's,
there's no year at all. And in that case,
the language that you need to be
Focusing on is comparison language. Language
for comparing the different categories and
different ways of expressing percentages,
usually as well. So the first thing you need
to do is check, is there a timeline. Okay.
Yes, that's my graph vocabulary. No. Okay.
That's my comparison vocabulary.
Excellent. Um, yeah, that's great. Thank you.
Glue regular for that feedback and glad you
enjoyed it and thank you Michaela for
answering a question about the computer based
test. We do have a question here about the
computer delivered I belts versus the paper
best. Which one is more convenient. What would
you suggest, actually, I
Think it's really a personal choice, you know,
I mean so much of that depends on how much
you're used to using a computer, how you feel
about having things up on the screen.
You know, really do preparation, find out
what works for you best and the computer based
test is not offered everywhere. It's less
Frequently offered than the paper based. So
you would want to check out your local center.
If you're interested in doing the computer
based test and make sure that it is available
because it might not be
But, you know, if both of them are available,
then you know it's a personal choice. I would
always go with paper because I'm old, but
a lot of younger people would go for computer
based. So how can you say
Yeah, that makes me feel good. I personally,
I would go for the computer.
Are more comfortable typing the fact that
you get a word count as well for the writing
helps you keep track of the words my handwriting
is really not very good so much work on the
computer.
Personally, I would be more comfortable.
Yeah, as sadly it's entirely personal
So, yeah. Best of luck tomorrow. Now, let
us know how you get on. Okay, with your test
if you
If it doesn't let us know how you go on.
The block. I'm sure you'll be grand. All right,
let's see. I think we have time for a couple
more questions. This is a similar question
from Chase TRA
Asking about the paper based writing. What's
a good way to keep track of the word count.
Best way to keep track of the word count is
practice in your own handwriting not typing,
you can actually download
Sample answer sheets for the IELTS writing
to practice on and then, you know, make sure
you know what your what 150 hundred and 60
words looks like in your handwriting.
What 250 260 words looks like in your handwriting
and then you should be able to see that you've
written enough in the test without counting
the word so count the words in the practice
and the preparation and then you shouldn't
need to do it in the in the actual test. Yeah,
definitely.
And anonymous you're asking about will we
make a lesson with writing with maps for task.
One. Describing a map. We definitely will.
We have
Had some lessons before on our YouTube channel
so you can watch them to review and we will
be having another one coming up soon. Yeah,
watch, watch out for that.
Let's see. Guys, I'm afraid. That is all.
We're going to have time for today. So we'll
wrap up there, apologies if we didn't answer
your questions.
Okay, we, you can ask any questions you like
via our YouTube channel. If you'd like to
post them as comments we do check them and
we'll do our best to answer your questions.
So
Yeah, you can get in touch with us via YouTube
channel or via Facebook as well and can see
some of you have your exams coming
Up in
Two days. So, yes. Best of luck to you. I'm
sure you'll do great. Okay, so excellent.
I think we can wrap up there. So I just want
to say a very big thank you to annually for
presenting today. Thank you.
Thanks, Jamie. Thanks, everybody. Good luck
if you got your test on Saturday and
Definitely, and thank you everyone for joining
us. Hopefully, we'll see you again in another
webinar soon so have a lovely evening, and
we'll see you all soon. Cheers, guys.
Bye Bye bye.
Bye for now.
See, Jamie. Bye.
Bye guys.
