Writing Task 1: Paraphrase the question in your introduction

Your first Task 1 sentence should say what the chart shows, in your own words. Learn the most useful swaps, then write two introductions.

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What the introduction does

One sentence (two at most) that tells the reader what the chart shows, where and when. Don't copy the question: copied words don't count towards your 150 words, and the examiner notices.

Useful swaps

In the question	In your introduction
shows	illustrates / compares / gives information about
the number of	how many
the amount of	how much
the percentage of	the proportion of
from 2010 to 2020	between 2010 and 2020 / over a ten-year period
people in the UK	British people / people living in the UK

Question: The bar chart shows the number of visitors to three museums in London in 2019.
Introduction: The bar chart compares how many people visited three London museums in 2019.

Keep it simple

Change two or three things. Don't force strange synonyms. A natural sentence is better than a clever one.

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Writing Task 1: Paraphrase the question in your introduction

What the introduction does

Useful swaps

Keep it simple

Questions 1–3

Questions 4–7

Your turn: write two introductions

What the introduction does

Useful swaps

Keep it simple

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