You often need to transform countries to nationalities (nouns to adjectives e.g. France – French) in Academic Task 1 and Speaking.
Bar charts takeaways
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twice as many/much as
‘Twice as many’ is a high-level structure but beware of these common mistakes.
the majority/minority
How to use ‘majority’ and minority’ in a sentence
Academic Task 1 – being specific
It is important to be clear about what exactly the graph is showing. Here are some examples.
the least vs the lowest
The lowest vs the least – when to use which one?
the least vs the lowest
The least vs the lowest – what’s the difference?
The number was higher vs there were more
How to use ‘there were more women’ instead of ‘women were more’.
double
In order to show analysis, it’s great to use words like ‘double’ ‘half’ ‘twofold’ and ‘twice’. Here’s how.
How to introduce your Academic Task 1 paragraphs
How to introduce new paragraphs/new information in Academic Task 1.