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How to use this lesson

For Teachers

This 35-minute session helps students prepare for IELTS Task 1. Use the first module to build foundational language, the second for the main task, and the third for model analysis.

For Learners

First, complete the language exercises to warm up. Then, try the writing task before reading the model answer.

🧺 Module 1: Foundational Language & Trends

Welcome to Module 1! In this session, you will build key vocabulary for describing trends, choosing correct word forms, matching collocations, and paraphrasing data statements using a park picnic scenario.

Part A: Word Forms (5 items)

Choose the correct word form to complete each sentence describing picnic data.

1. The number of park visitors showed a steady ___ throughout the sunny afternoon.

____ a. rise ____ b. rising ____ c. risen ____ d. rose

2. The amount of lemonade consumed by picnic guests ___ dramatically after midday last Saturday.

____ a. increase ____ b. increased ____ c. increasing ____ d. increases

3. There was a ___ drop in the number of open picnic blankets when it started raining.

____ a. sharp ____ b. sharpen ____ c. sharply ____ d. sharpness

4. The popularity of fruit salad has been ___ continuously over the last three summer events.

____ a. grow ____ b. grew ____ c. growing ____ d. growth

5. Sandwich consumption reached a peak before ___ slightly in the late afternoon.

____ a. decline ____ b. declining ____ c. declined ____ d. declines

Part B: Data Collocations (5 items)

Select the natural word combination to complete each trend description.

6. The temperature in the park ___ a peak of 28 degrees Celsius during the warm afternoon.

____ a. touched ____ b. reached ____ c. arrived ____ d. caught

7. The sales of ice cream in the park cafe saw a ___ rise during the sunniest hours.

____ a. steep ____ b. high ____ c. heavy ____ d. tall

8. The total number of picnic blanket rentals remained ___ throughout the early morning.

____ a. still ____ b. steady ____ c. bright ____ d. narrow

9. Watermelon consumption experienced a ___ increase of fifty slices across the park.

____ a. substantial ____ b. wide ____ c. broad ____ d. thick

10. The count of outdoor games played in the park fell to a ___ of five per hour.

____ a. bottom ____ b. floor ____ c. low ____ d. base

Part C: Common Phrases (5 items)

Fill in each blank using a word from the word bank below.

Word Bank

fluctuation dropped overall upward peak

11. Looking at the whole afternoon, there was an ___ upward trend in park attendance.

____

12. The number of active lawn games hit a ___ of twenty-five match rounds before lunch.

____

13. Ice cream cone sales experienced slight ___ between warm and cloudy periods.

____

14. The figure for sunhat rentals followed an ___ path as the sunshine intensified.

____

15. The number of available picnic benches ___ sharply from forty to ten.

____

Part D: Paraphrase Practice (3 items)

Choose the option that best rewrites the sentence without changing its core meaning.

Original Sentence

"The number of park visitors increased significantly between lunch and the middle of the afternoon."

____ a. Park visitor numbers experienced a significant rise between lunch and the middle of the afternoon. ____ b. There were significantly fewer visitors in the park between lunch and the middle of the afternoon. ____ c. Park visitor numbers stayed completely stable between lunch and the middle of the afternoon.

Original Sentence

"Fruit salad sales decreased slightly in the late afternoon."

____ a. Fruit salad sales doubled in the late afternoon. ____ b. Late afternoon saw a slight decline in fruit salad sales. ____ c. Fruit salad sales were completely unavailable in the late afternoon.

Original Sentence

"The number of rented picnic mats remained constant for three hours."

____ a. Picnic mat rentals fluctuated wildly over three hours. ____ b. Picnic mat rentals dropped to zero over three hours. ____ c. There was no change in the number of rented picnic mats for three hours.

⏱️ Module 2: The Task

Now it is time to put your skills into practice with a full Writing Task 1 prompt.

Writing Task 1 Prompt

The table gives information about the ways in which people in one town checked the time in 2005 and in 2020, as a percentage of all the people asked. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

Way of checking the time	2005	2020
Wristwatch	52	18
Mobile phone	12	64
Wall clock	28	12
Asking someone or other	8	6

(Figures are fictional.)

📋 Task 1 Checklist

Every successful Task 1 report requires the following elements:

✓ Overview
✓ Key features
✓ Comparisons
✓ Accurate figures
✓ At least 120 words

Your Task Response

AI Graded on: Task Achievement | Coherence and Cohesion | Lexical Resource | Grammatical Range and Accuracy

Write your complete summary report below. Ensure you write at least 120 words.

____ (Write your response here (at least 120 words)...)

🌟 Module 3: Model Answer & Analysis

Here is a high-scoring sample report for the Task 1 table, followed by a breakdown of why key phrases work.

📄 Model Answer (135 words)

High-scoring sample

The table compares how residents in one town checked the time in 2005 and 2020, measured in percentages.

Overall, it is clear that mobile phones experienced a dramatic increase in popularity, becoming the primary method by 2020. In contrast, all other methods recorded a decline over the fifteen-year period.

In 2005, the wristwatch represented the largest share at 52 percent, but this figure fell sharply to 18 percent in 2020, dropping by 34 percentage points. Conversely, the proportion using a mobile phone rose most significantly, climbing from 12 percent to 64 percent to hold the highest percentage in 2020.

Regarding the remaining categories, wall clocks saw a decline from 28 percent to 12 percent, marking a 16 percentage point drop. Finally, asking someone or using another method fell slightly from 8 percent to 6 percent.

💡 Why These Bolded Phrases Work

1. "Overall, it is clear that"

Starts your overview, so the examiner sees the main idea at once.

2. "a dramatic increase in popularity"

A strong way to say something went up a lot, instead of "went up a lot".

3. "In contrast"

Joins two different trends: phones went up, but all the other ways went down.

4. "represented the largest share"

A neat way to say "was the biggest" without repeating "the highest number".

5. "fell sharply to"

Shows how fast it fell and where it ended.

6. "rose most significantly"

Points out the biggest change in the table.

7. "saw a decline from"

Another way to say "declined", so your writing has some variety.

IELTS Writing Task 1: Clocks and Watches

How to use this lesson

🧺 Module 1: Foundational Language & Trends

Part A: Word Forms (5 items)

Part B: Data Collocations (5 items)

Part C: Common Phrases (5 items)

Part D: Paraphrase Practice (3 items)

⏱️ Module 2: The Task

Writing Task 1 Prompt

📋 Task 1 Checklist

Your Task Response

🌟 Module 3: Model Answer & Analysis

📄 Model Answer (135 words)

💡 Why These Bolded Phrases Work

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