Task 1 Academic 的題目會給一張圖、要求你寫 150 字描述主要特徵，時間 20 分鐘。折線圖（Line graph）是出現最多的類型——大約 40% 的題目。
四段結構
Paragraph 1 — Paraphrase + Overview
Paragraph 2 — Feature Group A
Paragraph 3 — Feature Group B
Paragraph 4 — (optional) Final detail重點：沒有結論段。結論放進第一段的 overview 裡。
每一段寫什麼
§ 1 — Paraphrase + Overview（2 句）
第一句：用不同的字把題目重寫一遍。
Prompt: The graph shows the number of tourists visiting Spain from 1990 to 2020.
Your opening: The line graph illustrates how tourist numbers in Spain changed over a thirty-year period between 1990 and 2020.
第二句：整張圖的 big picture——升？降？哪一條領先？
Overall, the figures rose substantially across the period, with domestic tourists consistently outnumbering foreign visitors until the final decade.
§ 2-3 — 分組描述
不要照時間線 描述每一年——按資料分組。最簡單：高的一組講一段，低的一組另一段。
In 1990, approximately 20 million domestic tourists visited Spain, rising steadily to peak at around 55 million in 2015. By 2020 this figure had fallen sharply back to 35 million.
§ 4 — （可選）細節收尾
如果字數還差 20 字——加一個對比：By contrast, foreign visitor numbers remained below domestic throughout...
Band 7+ 必要表達
趨勢動詞
| 上升 | 下降 | 平穩 | 波動 | |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| | rose | fell | remained stable| fluctuated | | increased | decreased | levelled off | oscillated | | climbed | dropped | plateaued | fluctuated wildly | | surged (快) | plunged (快) | held steady | varied |
程度副詞
| 劇烈 | 顯著 | 中等 | 輕微 | |------------|---------------|------------|------------| | dramatically | significantly | moderately | slightly | | sharply | substantially | gradually | marginally | | steeply | considerably | steadily | somewhat |
對比連接詞（Band 7 必備）
- In contrast,
- Conversely,
- A similar pattern can be seen for...
- By comparison,
完整範文（155 字）
題目：The line graph shows the percentage of households with internet access in three countries from 2000 to 2020.
The line graph compares the proportion of households that had internet access in Japan, South Korea, and India over a two-decade period from 2000 to 2020.
Overall, internet penetration rose dramatically in all three countries, though South Korea consistently maintained the highest rate, while India started from a far lower base.
In 2000, just 5% of Indian households had internet access, compared to roughly 30% in Japan and 40% in South Korea. Over the next ten years, South Korea's figure climbed steeply to around 85%, closely followed by Japan at 78%. India's growth was more gradual, reaching only 25% by 2010.
By 2020, South Korea had plateaued at approximately 98%, and Japan had almost matched this at 95%. India's figure, meanwhile, had surged to 60% — a substantial jump, but still considerably lower than the other two countries.
常見扣分點
1. 沒有 overview
忘了 overview 句 = 自動上限 5.5。不是誇張——這是劍橋官方評分標準。
2. 照年份流水帳
In 1990, X was 20. In 1991, X was 22. In 1992... — 這是 B1 等級的描述。B2+ 要歸納 + 對比。
3. 抄題目原文
把 The graph shows the number of tourists... 照抄 = 不算字數。Paraphrase 才算。
4. 加自己的意見
Wrong: I think the increase was because of economic growth.
Task 1 是 report，不是 essay。不要解釋原因、不要預測、不要評論。
自主練習
用今天的報紙找一張折線圖——無論什麼主題都可以。按四段結構寫 150 字。寫完對照上面的表格，檢查：
- [ ] 有 paraphrase 開頭
- [ ] 有 overview 句
- [ ] 至少用 3 個不同的趨勢動詞
- [ ] 至少用 2 個對比連接詞
- [ ] 沒有加個人意見