Ielts writing task 1 là dạng bài yêu cầu các thí sinh phải phân tích và so sánh các số liệu “đúng lúc, đúng chỗ” dựa trên các biểu đồ, thông tin cho sẵn. Đối với nhiều IELTS learners, đây dường như không phải là một phần quá khó. Tuy nhiên điều đáng nói ở đây là một biểu đồ thường có quá nhiều số liệu và thông tin. Vì vậy, nó khiến ta “bối rối” không biết nên dùng những cấu trúc như thế nào để không bị trùng lặp lại. Để giúp các bạn tự tin hơn trong Writing task 1, IELTS LLA Thái Bình xin gửi đến các bạn 7 cấu trúc so sánh chuyên để “đặc trị” Writing task 1.
1. CT1: Lần lượt (respectively)
- The numbers of Vietnamese car and motorbike users were 5 million and 20 million respectively.
- 5 million and 20 million Vietnamese people used cars and motorbikes respectively.
2. CT2: So với (compared to / in comparison with)
- The numbers of Vietnamese car users was 5 million, compared to 20 million motorbike users.
- There were 5 million Vietnamese cars users, in comparison with 20 million motorbike users.
Lưu ý: Dùng đúng giới từ
3. CT3: Trong khi (while / whereas)
- The numbers of Vietnamese car users was 5 million, while the number of motorbike users was 20 million.
- 5 million Vietnamese people used cars, whereas there were 20 million individuals travelling by motorbikes.
4. CT4: Ngược lại / Trong khi đó (By contrast,… /, Meanwhile,… /, At the same time,…)
- The numbers of Vietnamese car users was 5 million. At the same time, the number of motorbike users was 20 million.
- 5 million Vietnamese people used cars. Meanwhile, there were 20 million individuals travelling by motorbikes.
5. CT5: So sánh gấp đôi (twice as many as / as much as)
- The numbers of Vietnamese bike users was 10 million, which was twice as many as that of car users.
Lưu ý: that of car users = the number of car users
6. CT6: So sánh hơn / thua (Mệnh đề quan hệ + higher / lower)
- There were 20 million individuals travelling by motorbike, which was significantly higher than that of car users, at only 5 million.
- The numbers of Vietnamese motorbike users was 20 million, which was 15 million higher than that of car users.
7. CT7: Theo sau bởi (followed by + N)
- There were 20 million individuals travelling by motorbike, which was followed by that of car users, at only 5 million.
- There were 20 million individuals travelling by motorbike, followed by that of car users, at only 5 million. (Dạng rút gọn)