Try this quick exercise to practise your grammar and vocabulary for IELTS writing task 1. The phrases come from the report that I wrote for last week's lesson.
Fill each gap with one word.
- the amount of money spent _____ coffee
- sales of coffee _____ up in 2004
- the UK saw by _____ the highest levels of spending
- revenue _____ bananas was highest in the UK, _____ €15 million
- the year 2004 _____ dramatic increases _____ the money spent
1. on
2. rose
3. far
4. from, at
5. saw, on
By the way, do you think it's acceptable to use surpass in stead of overtake and as of 2012 instead of in 2012?
I'm looking forwards to your reply. Thank you!
Posted by: James Z. | November 26, 2015 at 09:33
1 on
2 went
3 far
4 from,at
5 saw,on
Posted by: Jass | November 26, 2015 at 09:45
the amount of money spent on coffee
sales of coffee rose up in 2004
the UK saw by far the highest levels of spending
revenue from bananas was highest in the UK, at €15 million
the year 2004 saw dramatic increases in the money spent
Posted by: Keddie Z. | November 26, 2015 at 10:01
the amount of money spent ___on__ coffee
sales of coffee ___went__ up in 2004
the UK saw by __far___ the highest levels of spending
revenue __from___ bananas was highest in the UK, __with___ €15 million
the year 2004 __saw/witnesses___ dramatic increases ___in__ the money spent
Posted by: Tan | November 26, 2015 at 10:06
@ James Z.
I think it is okay to use "surpass" or "exceed" instead of "overtake".
"as of 2012" means "till 2010", different from the meaning of "in 2010".
Open to discuss.
Posted by: Keddie Z. | November 26, 2015 at 10:07
1. ON
2. WENT
3. FAR
4. FROM, AT
5. SAW or EXPERIENCE, IN
Posted by: Harry | November 26, 2015 at 10:45
Fill each gap with one word.
the amount of money spent ____on_ coffee
sales of coffee __rose ___ up in 2004
the UK saw by __far___ the highest levels of spending
revenue __of___ bananas was highest in the UK, ___almost_ €15 million
the year 2004 saw__ dramatic increases __in___ the money spent
Posted by: Shaswat | November 26, 2015 at 10:57
1,on
2,went
3,far
4,from, at
5,saw,in
Posted by: Lucy | November 26, 2015 at 11:53
1. On
2. Rose
3. Far
4 from/ at
5 saw/in
Posted by: Thanh | November 26, 2015 at 12:15
1. the amount of money spent on coffee
2. sales of coffee rose up in 2004
3. the UK saw by report the highest levels of spending
4. revenue from bananas was highest in the UK, about 15 million
5. the year 2004 sales dramatic increases in the money spent.
Thanks.
Posted by: Raveen | November 26, 2015 at 13:07
Hi Keddie Z.,
Thank you for your words. I searched the web a little while ago and found the use of 'as of' a bit complicated than I've thought, which is largely based on the verb tense in the same sentence. Here is the link of its usage:
http://www.learnersdictionary.com/qa/as-of-today
Therefore, I suppose we'd better not using it in IELTS writing to avoid making mistakes.
Posted by: James Z. | November 26, 2015 at 13:14
1. on
2. went
3. far
4. from, at
5. saw, in
Posted by: auau | November 26, 2015 at 14:48
1. on
2. rose
3. far
4. from, at
5 saw, in
Posted by: Thao | November 26, 2015 at 15:34
1. on
2. rose
3. far
4. from, at
5. saw, in
Posted by: Burak | November 26, 2015 at 18:18
1)the amount of money spent __on___ coffee
2)sales of coffee _rose/went____ up in 2004
3)the UK saw by _far____ the highest levels of spending
4)revenue _from____ bananas was highest in the UK, __at___ €15 million
5)the year 2004 __saw__ dramatic increases ___in__ the money spent.
Posted by: Sue | November 26, 2015 at 19:09
1. on
2. increased
3. at
4. of, ... at
5 I dont know ( never seen before)
Posted by: Hong | November 27, 2015 at 00:41
1.went
2. went
3. far
4.from
5.at
6. saw, in
Posted by: Trinh | November 27, 2015 at 01:35
1. on
2. rose
3. far
4. from, at
5. saw, on
Posted by: Quang_Lo | November 27, 2015 at 02:49
1.on
2.went
3.far
4.from,with
5.witnessed,in
Posted by: HARRY TRUONG | November 27, 2015 at 03:45
Hi.....is there any benefit of reading part recheking??kindly give me sincere advic
I was very confident of getting 7 or 8 bands but I got 6.5 and this is second time
Posted by: Maryam | November 27, 2015 at 08:11
the amount of money spent __on___ coffee
sales of coffee __rose___ up in 2004
the UK saw by __far___ the highest levels of spending
revenue __from___ bananas was highest in the UK, __at___ €15 million
the year 2004 __saw___ dramatic increases __in___ the money spent
Posted by: Marat | November 27, 2015 at 09:07
1.On
2.Went
3.Far
4.From, with or at
5.Saw, in
Posted by: Daryoush | November 27, 2015 at 12:33
I have to correct myself for the second sentence. The answer should be 'went up' rather than 'rose'.
Posted by: James Z. | November 27, 2015 at 13:14
Spent on
Went up. With
Saw the increase in
Revenue from
By far = very much
Posted by: TUCHIBA | November 28, 2015 at 07:37
CORRECT ANSWERS FROM SIMON:
1. on
2. went
3. far
4. from, at
5. saw, in
Posted by: Simon | November 28, 2015 at 11:58
James,
"as of 2012" means "from 2012 onwards". It doesn't mean "in 2012".
You might be able to use "surpass" in some situations, but I don't think I've ever used that word in a task 1 answer.
Posted by: Simon | November 28, 2015 at 12:02
Thanks very much for your reply, Simon. Your explanation clears up my confusion!
Posted by: James Z. | November 29, 2015 at 09:49
1. On
2. Rose
3. Far
4. From, At
5. Saw, In
great practice... i hope i could visit your website more Simon
Posted by: hejz | November 30, 2015 at 11:52
1. on
2. went
3. far
4. of; at
5. saw; in
Posted by: viet | December 01, 2015 at 04:35
1. on
2. went
3. far
4. of/ at
5. witnessed/ in
Posted by: Anh | December 27, 2015 at 13:49
1. on
2. went/rose
3. far
4. from,at
5. experienced/saw,in
Posted by: Jasmine | January 05, 2016 at 20:12