Writing much more than about 180 words may mean your progression is too slow.
True You may be giving unnecessary details instead of focusing on key features.
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Writing fewer than about 180 words may suggest your progression is too fast.
True It may mean you have not developed the important categories enough.
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“Meanwhile” can be useful when the writer moves from one category to another and wants to show that the second development occurred during the same general period.
TRUE For example: Sales of tennis equipment increased steadily. Meanwhile, sales of football equipment fluctuated.
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Starting the overview with “Overall” is essential because an overview without this word would not satisfy the Coherence and Cohesion criterion.
FALSE “Overall” is useful and common, but it is not compulsory. What matters is that the overview clearly summarises the main features.
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The words “while” and “whereas” can both be used to contrast trends, so replacing one with the other will always produce an equally natural sentence.
FALSE They can have similar functions, but they are not always interchangeable. The surrounding sentence structure and intended meaning determine which is more
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If an overview discusses four categories in the order football, rugby, tennis and swimming, maintaining that same order in the detail paragraphs can contribute to clearer logical organisation.
TRUE Following the same order makes it easier for the reader to connect the overview with the supporting details.
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Logical organisation means arranging information in a clear and meaningful order.
True A logical order helps the reader process information more easily.
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In “All four categories remained below 50 units, except for electricity,” “except for” indicates that electricity was the only category that did not follow the general pattern.
TRUE The expression highlights an exception to the overall statement.
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In “The figure fell to 20 before rising to 40,” “before” indicates that the increase occurred earlier than the decrease.
FALSE - The sequence is: fell → before → rose (Therefore, the fall happened first, followed by the rise.)
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Good progression means describing every single detail shown in the chart.
False You should include only the most important information, not every number or detail.
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The biggest referencing mistake in IELTS Task 1 is using the wrong pronoun.
True Students often use it, they, or its incorrectly, making the reference unclear.
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The order of categories in your detail paragraphs should match the order in your overview.
True This creates consistency and improves logical flow.
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Learning many different cohesive devices is enough to get a Band 9 for Coherence and Cohesion.
False - Cohesive devices help, but Band 9 also requires logical organisation, clear progression, and accurate use of linking words.
