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How to use this lesson

📌 For the Teacher

Guide students through this 40-minute build-up section to master essential data vocabulary and sentence structures before writing Task 1 reports. Answers are scored automatically as learners complete each exercise, giving you quick instant feedback.

✏️ For the Learner

First, read the short lesson guide below to learn useful words and patterns for describing data. Next, complete each short exercise by filling in correct word forms, choosing collocations, and selecting accurate paraphrases.

🍞 Module 1: Describing Data & Trends (Baking Bread)

When writing about data, such as bread baking temperatures, rise times, or loaf production, you need precise words to describe changes, amounts, and comparisons.

Key Pattern: Expressing Change

You can describe a change using either a verb + adverb or an adjective + noun.

Verb + Adverb: The bakery's sales improved quickly during the year.

Adjective + Noun: There was a quick improvement in the bakery's sales during the year.

A clean visual chart showing bread dough rising over time with simple measurements and a loaf of fresh bread beside it,

1. Exact Amounts

Use phrases like "came to" or "made up" to report specific figures directly.

2. Strong Verbs

Use words like climbed, dipped, or levelled off instead of simple words like went up.

3. Clear Paraphrase

Rephrase key facts using synonyms while keeping the exact same mathematical meaning.

Part A: Word Forms

Change the base word in brackets into the correct grammatical form to complete each sentence about baking bread.

Example:

The dough rose (slow) after we used less yeast. → slowly

1. The internal temperature of the oven is [proportion] to the baking time required for larger loaves.

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2. The height of the bread dough has [rise] by 50% after one hour in the warm proofing box.

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3. Bakers noticed a sharp [expand] in dough volume when more yeast was added to the dough.

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4. There was a [consider] increase in loaf weight after extra whole grain flour was added.

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5. The total loaf height expanded [dramatic] during the first ten minutes in the hot oven.

____

Part B: Data Collocations

Choose the word that naturally fits best in each data description sentence.

1. The baking temperature ________ a peak of 220°C after twenty minutes of preheating.

____ a. entered ____ b. reached ____ c. arrived ____ d. landed

2. The overall volume of bread dough ________ steadily between the 15-minute and 45-minute fermentation marks.

____ a. pulled ____ b. raised ____ c. grew

3. The proportion of whole wheat flour used in the recipe ________ constant at 40% throughout the entire test.

____ a. stopped ____ b. stood ____ c. stayed ____ d. maintained

4. Moisture levels in the bread crust ________ significantly once the cooling process began.

____ a. fell ____ b. cut ____ c. lowered

5. Total baking time ________ slightly depending on the initial temperature of the dough before entering the oven.

____ a. made ____ b. varied ____ c. held

Part C: Phrases for Figures

Fill in each gap using the correct phrase from the word bank provided below.

🏷️ Word Bank:

fluctuated stood at accounted for compared to overall trend

1. White bread loaves ________________ the biggest share of daily bakery production in the test, at 60%. ____

2. The ________________ shows that warmer proofing temperatures produce faster yeast activity. ____

3. Relative humidity inside the dough cabinet ________________ 85% during the final stage of rising. ____

4. Sourdough rising times were significantly longer ________________ those of instant yeast dough. ____

5. Internal temperature ________________ between 22°C and 26°C during the mixing phase before stabilizing. ____

Part D: Paraphrasing

Choose the sentence that expresses the exact same information using different words.

Original Sentence:

"The volume of the bread loaf doubled after forty-five minutes of fermentation."

____ a. The loaf required forty-five minutes to increase in volume by fifty percent. ____ b. After 45 minutes of proofing, the size of the bread loaf was twice as large. ____ c. Forty-five minutes into baking, the bread loaf volume started to double.

Original Sentence:

"Baking at 200°C produced a firmer crust than baking at 180°C."

____ a. Baking at 180°C resulted in a significantly crispier crust than setting the oven to 200°C. ____ b. Oven temperatures between 180°C and 200°C had little impact on how firm the crust became. ____ c. The crust was harder when the bread was baked at 200°C in comparison to 180°C.

Original Sentence:

"Yeast growth dropped sharply when the dough temperature exceeded 45°C."

____ a. Dough temperatures over 45°C caused a steep decline in yeast action. ____ b. Yeast growth increased rapidly as soon as the dough was heated above 45°C. ____ c. Yeast stopped growing entirely as soon as the dough temperature reached 45°C.

🗺️ Module 2: Writing Task 1 Report

Task Prompt

The maps below show a village in 2015 and in 2025, before and after new toilets and water points were built. Describe the main changes between the two years and make comparisons where they help.

Write at least 150 words.

Village Map Grids

Compare the layout of the village in 2015 and 2025.

⬆️ North is at the top

Map 1 (2015)

Before

houses	houses	open field	river
houses	well	houses	river
school	school yard	open field	market

Map 2 (2025)

After

houses	houses	toilet block	river
houses	water point	houses	river
school	school toilets	water point	market

📋 Map Report Checklist

Before writing, make sure your report covers all standard requirements:

✓ An overview

✓ The main changes

✓ Comparisons between years

✓ Accurate details

✓ At least 150 words

✍️ Your Task 1 Report

Evaluated automatically by AI

Write your response below. Describe the main changes between 2015 and 2025 shown in the map grids and make relevant comparisons.

____ (Write your report here (at least 150 words)...)

🌟 Module 3: Model Report & Useful Language

Word Count: 154 words

Study the open model report below to see how to organize map data into clear paragraphs and express changes naturally.

Model Answer

Model report

The two maps illustrate the main developments that took place in a village between 2015 and 2025 following the construction of new sanitation facilities and water points.

Overall, it is clear that the village underwent noticeable improvements in its infrastructure over the ten-year period. The most significant change was the addition of dedicated toilet blocks and modernized water points, whereas the residential houses, school, market, and river remained unchanged.

In terms of water supply, the central well that existed in 2015 was replaced by a new water point by 2025. In addition to this, the open field situated in the southern row, between the school yard and market, was converted into a second water point.

Regarding sanitation facilities, the open field in the northern section was developed into a new toilet block. Furthermore, the school yard in the southern row was transformed into school toilets, providing dedicated sanitation next to the school building.

💡 Useful Phrase Guide

Here is why these 8 highlighted phrases are worth using in your map reports:

Overall, it is clear that

Why this works:

Signals the start of your overview paragraph clearly to the examiner.

The most significant change was

Why this works:

Highlights the main overall trend or key structural feature right at the beginning.

remained unchanged

Why this works:

A precise phrase to report map features that stayed identical across both time periods.

In terms of

Why this works:

Smoothly introduces a specific category of details (like water supply) in a body paragraph.

was replaced by

Why this works:

Uses passive voice accurately to explain how an old feature was substituted by a new one.

In addition to this,

Why this works:

Links two related map details together smoothly to improve cohesion.

was converted into

Why this works:

Expresses land-use changes effectively when open ground is built upon.

Regarding sanitation facilities,

Why this works:

Acts as a clear signpost to pivot attention to a second key group of features.

Writing Task 1: Sanitation and Clean Toilets

How to use this lesson

📌 For the Teacher

✏️ For the Learner

🍞 Module 1: Describing Data & Trends (Baking Bread)

Key Pattern: Expressing Change

Part A: Word Forms

Part B: Data Collocations

Part C: Phrases for Figures

Part D: Paraphrasing

🗺️ Module 2: Writing Task 1 Report

Village Map Grids

Map 1 (2015)

Map 2 (2025)

📋 Map Report Checklist

✍️ Your Task 1 Report

🌟 Module 3: Model Report & Useful Language

Model Answer

💡 Useful Phrase Guide

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