IELTS Academic Writing Task 1
Task 1 lesson map
Move between response structure, visual analysis and full-task practice without losing your place.
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Paragraph 4 of the WeLearn response plan
Body 2 completes the data story. Add the second group, contrast, later phase or remaining area so the response feels complete rather than repetitive.
Official format: IELTS Academic Writing Task 1 requires a description of the visual information in at least 150 words. It does not prescribe fixed paragraph names or paragraph word counts.
WeLearn strategy: Use four paragraphs as a study structure. Body 2 is usually about 45-60 words and should add a distinct, evidence-based group to the response.
Review focus: Body 2 organisation, selected evidence and accurate grouping.
Explained answer: Check that this paragraph adds new evidence, a contrast or a second phase instead of repeating Body 1.
The paragraph blueprint
Complete the remaining group, contrast or later phase.
About 45-60 words in the WeLearn study plan.
Select figures that prove a pattern; do not narrate every value.
Do not restart Body 1 or add causes the visual does not show.
Choose the visual before building the paragraph
The paragraph job changes with the input. Choose a visual type to see the grouping decision, sentence blocks and an original model paragraph.
LINE GRAPH · GUIDED EXAMPLE
“The line graph shows internet access in three regions between 2000 and 2020.”
Complete the story with a lower group, a gap, a crossover or a later development not already used in Body 1.
Use Body 2 to make the contrast meaningful: lower starting points, faster growth or a narrowing gap.
Meanwhile, Region B and Region C expanded more rapidly from lower starting points. By 2020, the former had reached around 80%, while the latter rose to just under 60%, narrowing the initial gap with Region A.
WeLearn progressive engine
Move from identifying a missing second group to writing a connected contrast that completes the response. These visuals are not the ones worked through above, so no model paragraph on this page gives the answer away.
“The line graph below shows the number of trips made by three forms of public transport between 2010 and 2025.”
Body 1 has covered metro and tram, the two modes that rose.
What should Body 2 add?
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