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How to Use This Lesson

For Teachers

Allocate 35 minutes for learners to move through vocabulary drills before full data writing.

Use the automatic grading feedback to spot common errors in data collocations and word forms.

For Learners

Work step-by-step from single-word forms to full sentence paraphrasing without skipping tasks.

Read each explanation carefully when an answer is incorrect before moving to the next section.

Module 1 • Build-Up

Lunch Choices in a School Canteen

Master key data-reporting verbs, precise word families, and descriptive phrases through school food trends.

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💡 Topic Focus: Canteens track meal purchases carefully. When describing survey figures or sales records, you need flexible grammar, natural pairings (collocations), and clear synonyms to report changes smoothly.

Part A Word Forms (5 Items)

Fill in the blank with the correct form of the root word given in brackets.

1. Student demand for vegetarian lunches [rise] noticeably between September and December.

Type here: ____

2. The cafeteria manager recorded a steady [grow] in fruit salad orders over the term.

Type here: ____

3. Daily sales of hot soup dishes [fluctuate] throughout the colder weeks of November.

Type here: ____

4. There was a [dramatically] reduction in orders for sugar-sweetened soda.

Type here: ____

5. Pasta bowls [remain] the most requested main course during the entire study.

Type here: ____

Part B Data Collocations (5 Items)

Select the word that naturally completes the data-reporting sentence.

6. Orders for fresh garden salads ________ a peak of 120 servings per day in mid-spring.

____ a. arrived ____ b. reached ____ c. scored ____ d. gained

7. Pre-packed sandwiches ________ for nearly 40% of all lunch purchases.

____ a. counted ____ b. totalled ____ c. accounted ____ d. composed

8. The share of pupils buying whole-wheat wraps ________ steady at approximately 22%.

____ a. remained ____ b. passed ____ c. lasted ____ d. started

9. Sales of fried potato wedges ________ a significant downward trend following the health initiative.

____ a. met ____ b. caught ____ c. watched ____ d. saw

10. Water bottle refills ________ a low point of 15 units before rising again in summer.

____ a. dropped ____ b. hit ____ c. sank ____ d. fell

Part C Proportion Phrases (5 Items)

Use expressions from the Word Bank below to complete each statement accurately.

Word Bank

over a third in stark contrast the vast majority an equal share a small minority

11. ________ of secondary students, roughly 88%, chose to eat in the main dining hall on Fridays.

Type here: ____

12. Only ________ of pupils, under 4%, brought completely home-cooked hot lunches to school.

Type here: ____

13. Fresh apples and orange slices took ________ of fruit snack choices, standing at 25% each.

Type here: ____

14. ________ of sixth-formers, around 36%, picked the grilled chicken option over red meat.

Type here: ____

15. Sweet pastry orders collapsed; ________, oatmeal yogurt pots doubled in popularity.

Type here: ____

Part D Paraphrasing Accuracy (3 Items)

Select the sentence that most accurately paraphrases the original statement without altering the meaning or numbers.

Original Sentence

"The percentage of children who selected pasta dishes doubled from 15% to 30% between 2021 and 2023."

____ a. Twice as many pupils chose pasta options in 2023 compared to two years earlier, reaching 30%. ____ b. The proportion of children purchasing pasta rose by 30 percentage points over the two-year span. ____ c. Pasta dishes remained the most favoured lunch among 15% of all pupils in 2023.

Original Sentence

"The proportion of students eating packed lunches brought from home fell by half, going from 50% to 25%."

____ a. Packed lunch intake dropped slightly, settling at a quarter of all enrolled learners. ____ b. Exactly half of all students continued to bring midday food from home at the end of the period. ____ c. The share of pupils who brought lunch from home halved over the period, ending at 25%.

Original Sentence

"In both terms, warm vegetable soup accounted for only a very small share of canteen sales, under 3%."

____ a. Vegetable soup made up a moderate share of all lunch sales in both terms. ____ b. Throughout both terms, hot vegetable soup made up merely a tiny fraction of total canteen sales. ____ c. Exactly 3% of pupils chose warm vegetable soup during the first term.

Module 2 • Task 1 Practice

Writing Task 1 Prompt

The table shows how people in one European city travelled to work in 2005 and in 2025, as a percentage of all workers. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

Way of travelling to work	2005 (%)	2025 (%)
Car	52	38
Bus	18	20
Train or metro	15	25
Bicycle	5	12
Walking	10	5

(Figures are fictional.)

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Task 1 Writing Checklist

Ensure your response meets all five criteria before submitting for grading:

1 Clear Overview

2 Key Features

3 Relevant Comparisons

4 Accurate Figures

5 At Least 120 Words

Your Response

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Module 3 • Model Answer

Commuting Trends: Sample Response

129 Words • Fully Accurate

Modern flat editorial illustration of city residents commuting sustainably, people cycling on green lanes, walking acros

✍️ Full Model Report

The table compares commuting methods in one European city between 2005 and 2025. Overall, driving remained the primary mode of travel despite a marked decline, while public transport and cycling gained popularity, and walking dropped substantially.

In 2005, over half of all commuters travelled by car (52%). However, this figure dropped by 14 percentage points to 38% in 2025. In contrast, train or metro use experienced significant growth, increasing from 15% to a quarter of all workers.

Meanwhile, cycling had the biggest relative increase, as bicycle use more than doubled from 5% to 12%. Bus travel rose slightly from 18% to 20%, but it moved from second to third place, behind train or metro. Conversely, the share of people walking halved, falling from 10% to 5%.

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Teacher's Notes: Why These Phrases Work

Short, practical reasons to adopt these 7 expressions in your own data summaries.

1. "remained the primary mode"

Shows the car stayed at #1 even while its share dropped. It captures rank and stability in one natural phrase instead of repeating "was the most popular".

2. "dropped by 14 percentage points"

Essential math accuracy: 52% minus 38% equals 14 percentage points. Saying "dropped by 14%" would be wrong, because it mixes up percentage points with a percentage change.

3. "experienced significant growth"

Pairs an active reporting verb with an adjective-noun combination. This creates grammatical variety so you do not rely solely on "increased significantly".

4. "to a quarter of all workers"

Rephrases 25% into a clean, everyday fraction. Converting exact percentages into fraction equivalents keeps your writing lively and reader-friendly.

5. "more than doubled"

Spot-on comparison: double of 5% is 10%, so 12% is unmistakably "more than doubled". It shows rapid growth far better than a plain "rose by 7 percentage points".

6. "rose slightly"

Ideal for small shifts. Moving from 18% to 20% is modest, so "slightly" conveys the exact scale without exaggerating the change.

7. "halved, falling from [10% to 5%]"

Going straight from 10% to 5% is an exact 50% decrease. Using the concise verb "halved" followed immediately by raw figures gives you both great style and verifiable facts.

IELTS Writing Task 1: Public Transport and Commuting

How to Use This Lesson

Lunch Choices in a School Canteen

Part A Word Forms (5 Items)

Part B Data Collocations (5 Items)

Part C Proportion Phrases (5 Items)

Part D Paraphrasing Accuracy (3 Items)

Writing Task 1 Prompt

Task 1 Writing Checklist

Your Response

Commuting Trends: Sample Response

Teacher's Notes: Why These Phrases Work

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