Section Three / Lesson Four - Linking and Comparisons Review
Below you will find 23 questions to practice using the three methods of linking our ideas together which we outlined in this class. Using the study notes and the class video, you should be able to answer these questions to practice the language, and then be able to use the language in your IELTS writing test. The answers to all the questions are available to Patreon supporters as a means to support this website and Youtube Channel. Please find them here.
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For these questions, we'll be using this IELTS Writing Task One question about car sales in the USA.
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Comparisons
Use each of the structures to write a comparison about the above graph.
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1. There were a _________ number of sales of _________ in _________.
2. In _________, sales of _________ were more common than of _________.
3. The number of sales of ______ was around ______ times ______ than ______ in ______.
4. After _________, there were almost as many sales of _________ as _________.
5. There were more _________ in _________ than in _________.
6. Around ______% more _______ of _______ were made in _______ than in _______.
7. _________ were the most common _________ sold in _________.
8. The number of _______ of _______ was _______ as _______ as _______ in _______.
Transition Phrases
Add the correct transition into the gap.
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In 2018, around two and quarter million midsized cars were sold in the USA, which was the highest number of sales over the whole period. 11. __________, far fewer compact cars were sold at only just over 1.6 million sales. Sales of this type of car had increased to almost 2 million by 2019 12. __________ there was a steady drop in sales of the slightly larger cars to just over 2 million. 13. __________, sales in both types of car fell over the next year by around half a million. Purchases of midsized cars continued to decrease 14. __________ there was a small growth in the smaller cars over the next year. ​
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15. Describe the other two lines on the graph using at least three transitional phrases.
Before + Verb...ing
In 2018, around 1.6 million compact cars 16. _________ sold in the USA. This rose to a 17. _________ in 2019 of just under 18. _________ million cars 19. _________ 20. _____ing dramatically to around 1.2 sales in 2020. By 2021, the number of sales 21. _________ risen a little 22. _________ around 50,000.
23. Write a sentence to describe the sales of full-sized SUV's using 'before' + v...ing.