Comments on: IELTS Writing: Task 1 Pie Chart Question https://everestlanguageschool.com/ielts-writing-task-1-pie-chart/ English Language School in Dublin, Ireland Mon, 19 Apr 2021 16:01:42 +0000 hourly 1 By: Tomás Ó Toghdha https://everestlanguageschool.com/ielts-writing-task-1-pie-chart/#comment-136 Thu, 11 Feb 2016 05:42:00 +0000 https://everestlanguageschool.com/?p=5796#comment-136 In reply to Everest.

Hi!
In my experience as an IELTS examiner, the absence of statistics or any other details to support the description would only grant the task achievement a band five. These are the rules an examiner has to adhere to, regardless of how well the text is composed.
Hope that helps!
Tom

]]> By: Everest https://everestlanguageschool.com/ielts-writing-task-1-pie-chart/#comment-135 Sun, 24 Jan 2016 12:53:00 +0000 https://everestlanguageschool.com/?p=5796#comment-135 In reply to Tomás Ó Toghdha.

Hi Tomás. Thanks for dropping by. Yes, I agree, there should definitely be more explicit reference to the precise data. I wouldn’t agree that it is necessary to mention specific data to get over a 5. According to the band descriptors, you need to “present the key features” to get into the higher bands. What do you think? – Rob

]]> By: Tomás Ó Toghdha https://everestlanguageschool.com/ielts-writing-task-1-pie-chart/#comment-134 Sat, 16 Jan 2016 14:56:00 +0000 https://everestlanguageschool.com/?p=5796#comment-134 Something very helpful here is to stress the importance of adding data in brackets when supporting points in Test Paper One; e.g. “The main source of electricity in Germany came from conventional thermal (59%)”. By adding a statistic in brackets improves the band score in the Task Achievement category: if data is not used to support descripitions, then the maximum band score for this category is 5.

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