IELTS Diagram Paragraphs and Organisation

IELTS writing task 1 diagrams must be clearly organised with logical paragraphs. This is part of the marking criteria of Coherence and Cohesion which is 25% of your marks. Most IELTS diagrams show a type of process which is divided into stages or given as a cycle. Also remember that writing task 1 is a report, not an essay.

You must organise your IELTS diagram into different paragraphs. Look at the process below and then answer the questions to learn about organising information.

IELTS Water Cycle Diagram:

IELTS_Writing_Sample_Task_1_Water_Cycle

Source: Diagram not designed by IELTS Liz.

Questions 

Learn to analyse and organise your IELTS diagram by answering the following questions:

  1. How many paragraphs would you have in your report?
    1. Tips: Never have only one body paragraph.
  2. What information would you put in each paragraph?
    1. Tip: Use the arrows and always organise the information logically.

Answers

Read the answers very carefully and look at each point given in the diagram. Click below to reveal the answers:

Answers

1. There should be 4 paragraphs for this report.

2. You should put the following information in each paragraph:

  • Introduction: You need to introduce the content of the diagram (the process of the water cycle).
  • Overview: Put the key stages in this statement (a continual cycle of evaporation, cloud formation, rain and water returning to the sea).
  • Body paragraph A: Water in the ocean, evaporation, condensing water vapour and cloud formation.
  • Body Paragraph B: Precipitation, rain or snow, lakes, surface run off, ground water, impervious layer and salt water intrusion. You also need to note that at the water cycle starts again as the water returns to the ocean.
    • For the body paragraphs, you need to describe each stage in detail using full sentences linked together. You should divide the body into two or three paragraphs for all diagrams.

Example Introduction and Overview

The diagram illustrates the key stages in the water cycle.

Overall, the water cycle is a continual process of water evaporating and forming clouds which then return the water to the land and sea in the form of rain.

  • Note: You can see that the introduction is short and brief. You can see that the overview contains the key words as well as the key stages in summary.
  • It is possible to put these two sentences into one paragraph.

 

For model answers for writing task 1 and more tips, see this page: IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answers & Tips

To see a model answer for an IELTS Diagram, click here: IELTS Diagram Model Answer

All the best

Liz

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Comments

  1. The given diagram shows the life cycle process of water with the effect of temperature.
    Overall, it is illustrated how water from the ocean changes its state at four different stages by converting into water vapors, snow, rain and ground water to keep the cycle flowing for needs of the ecosystem.
    At first ocean water transforms into water vapors due to heat from the sun. The water vapors are stored in the clouds. Secondly, the water filled clouds are carried to mountainous regions by the wind. Here the vapors fall in the form of precipitation and snow. Some of this rain and snow water gets collected in lakes, while the majority runoffs the surface in the form of groundwater through the impervious layer. Lastly, water in the ground goes through saltwater intrusion near the coast and is then mixed back into the ocean to keep this cycle going. It is important to note that primary source of water vapors in the air is the ocean.

    • Be careful adding information that isn’t given. This cycle is something that is part of the eco system and it’s a very important part. But this information isn’t given. You’ve added that yourself. This will cause you to lose marks. Only state what is given in the diagram.

  2. The diagram described the formation and processes involved in the water cycle.
    Overall, water on land moves in a continuous cycle and processes like evaporation, condensation and precipitation and the whole cycle is aided by the sun.
    in details, the heat from the sun rays evaporates some of the water into water vapour. Evaporated water from the sea sums up to about 80% of the total atmospheric water vapour . Through condensation process, water vapour is condensed to form clouds. Clouds formed are poured down to the land in the form of precipitation or snow.
    Snow and water precipitations that hit the ground run off into the ground water. Ground. water in the impervious layer mix with salt water runs to the sea. This cycle continues over and over again

  3. Liliana says

    The diagram demonstrates the main steps involved in the water cycle.
    Overall, water goes through an ongoing process starting at evaporation of water coming from the ocean. This evaporation leads to cloud formation and precipitation of water to the land, to finally make its way back to the ocean.
    First, the heat of the rays of the sun causes ocean water to evaporate which makes up around 80% of the total water vapor in the air. Then, this hot water vapor coming from the ocean experiences a condensation process that causes the formation of clouds.
    Next, when enough water vapor accumulates in the clouds it leads to precipitation. Some of the rainwater that falls to the earth contributes to the formation of lakes. Another portion of the water, both from the rain and from the melting of snow seeps into the ground as groundwater. This groundwater runs down through the impervious layer to finally get mixed with salt water and return to the ocean to start the process again.

  4. THE DIAGRAM SHOWS HOW WATER IS BEING CIRCULATED BACK TO THE OCEAN THROUGH EVAPORATION AND PRECIPITATION. OVERALL IT SHOWS CONDENSATION STARTS IN THE OCEAN ON A SUNNY DAY WHEN AIR RISES AND PRECIPITATION IN THE FORM OF RAIN WHEN THE WATER IS RELEASED BACK TO EARTH.
    THE OCEAN CONTRIBUTED ABOUT 80% OF TOTAL WATER VAPOUR IN THE AIR. WITH THE HELP OF A BRIGHT HOT SUNNY DAY, THE CONDENSED WATER VAPOUR RISE TO THE AIR AND THROUGH THIS PROCESS CAUSED THE FORMATION OF CLOUDS.
    WHEN ENOUGH WATER VAPOUR ACCUMULATES IN THE CLOUDS, THE RAIN WILL START POURING. RAINWATER FALLS DOWN TO THE EARTH IN THE FORM OF PRECIPITATION. SOME OF THE RAINWATER GETS CAPTURED BY LAKES, A PORTION UNDERGOES SURFACE RUNOFF AND SEEPS INTO THE GROUND AS GROUNDWATER. WHEN SNOW MELTS FROM THE MOUNTAINS, ITS WATER WILL ALSO SEEP INTO THE GROUND.
    THE IMPERVIOUS LAYER OF THE EARTH HINDERS THE WATER FROM GOING DEEPER THE SURFACE HENCE LEADING THE RAINWATER ALONG WITH INTRUSION OF SALT WATERI TO FLOW BACK TO THE OCEAN WHERE THE WATER INITIALLY CAME FROM. THIS COMPLETES THE PROCESS OF WATER BEING RECYCLED IN THE ENVIRONMENT.

  5. The diagram shows the wheel of life for water in which it undergoes different phases that, as a constant cycle, start from evaporation to precipitation.
    Overall, this continual cycle can be divided into three prominent stages namely evaporation, condensation, and finally precipitation. This process repeats in this manner throughout.
    Initially, using the Sunlight, Water from Ocean will be evaporated and subsequently rises to the sky in the form of vapor. It is pertinent to note that although there are different sources from which water-vapour is formed, Oceans contribute nearly 80% to the formation. From this point, water vapor in the air will be subjected to condensation through which clouds are formed.
    Water from both melting of snow and precipitation of clouds either gets collected in the form of lakes or runs down the surface in the form of groundwater. Through an Imperious layer, Groundwater along with saltwater, from the intrusion of ocean water, moves back to the Ocean and entire process repeats again to form a cycle .

  6. Mahmoud Shanab says

    The diagram picture illustrates the main water cycle process in the earth, how it’s goes from the ocean to evaporate then rain and end to ocean again.
    Overall, water cycle it’s a constant process which starts with evaporation of ocean water and complete it’s journey of remaining water to the seas or the oceans.
    Oceans are the biggest salty water container in the earth which it’s responsible for 80% of evaporation process, the rain fall on the mountains, heights, flat earth and others for forming lakes and rivers which it’s important for humans, animals and planets, the extra water goes again to the oceans to repeat the previous cycle again and again.

  7. Olasunkanmi Angela says

    The diagram shows the process and activities on the Earth sùrface by which water is continuously circulated.
    Overall, the water cycle is sustained by the continuous evaporation of water, mainly from surfaces of water bodies, the accompanying cloud formation in the atmosphere as a result of water saturation and condensation to vapour which is precipitates to liquid falling back to the lakes, mountain and other parts of the biosphere as rain.

    The ocean contributes 80% of the total evaporated water from the lower spheres of the Earth. At elevated temperatures of the sun, evaporation is at its peak, precipitating water vapors to rain water. Rain falls to the surfaces of lakes, mountains and even bare lands on valleys. Run offs from snows formed at mountain tops and lands percolates the impervious ground layer and filters back to the sea when there is an intrusion. This cycle is repeated to give rise to the water cycle diagram on Earth surface.

  8. Katherine says

    The picture illustrates the key stages in the water cycle. The stages that is familiar would be evaporation, condensation, cloud formation then precipitation. Water cycle is a continual process of water and forming clouds which then return the water to the land and sea in the form of rain.

    Ocean is the biggest body of water in the earth and it contributes about 80% of total water vapour in air. Once the water from the sea evaporates it fills the clouds through condensation of water vapour, thus the cloud formation. These cloud formations are filled with evaporated water from the sea that will serves as rain during a rainfall.

    After the forming of clouds, precipitation will follow. The water that produces by precipitation will be the rain or snow. Rainwater could be stuck in the lakes or just flows underneath the soil through the surface underground. Some rainwater also goes down to the impervious layer of the ground. In addition, some rain water also goes back to the ocean with salt water intrusion and the process starts again as the water returns to the ocean.

  9. The diagram illustrates the water cycle model on Earth.
    Overall, the cycle is responsible for the rainfall we get. This process involves different stages such as evaporation, condensation, cloud formation and precipitation.
    Initially, the water from water bodies evaporate due to the heat of the sun, it is to be noted that almost 80% of the water vapour is contributed by the oceans. Secondly, the water vapour condenses to form the clouds and this process is known as condensation.
    Finally, when the clouds are heavily dense it gives water in the form of rain back to the water sources such as lakes. This process is usually called as precipitation. Gradually, the groundwater, the water from mountain snow and the surface run off water all flow through the impervious layer of earth to join the ocean, where the sweet water is intruded with the salt water. And the above cycle repeats.

  10. Abhishek V Nair says

    The diagram illustrates the cycle process of water on earth. The phenomenon is described in between ocean, lakes, and mountain regions, which contributes to the various steps occurring in the water cycle phenomenon.

    Overall, three major phenomena are happening throughout the water cycle process, these are Evaporation, Condensation, and Precipitation. The water is evaporated to condense and later on precipitated to complete the entire water cycle process.

    To begin with, the evaporation step is backed up majorly by the water present in the ocean (80%). The heat from the sun is used to form water vapors from the ocean, which is condensed to form clouds by the condensation process. Once, there is enough cloud formed, it gets blocked by the massive mountain regions which lead to precipitation.

    During precipitation, the water returns to the earth through the rain to fill the lakes and ocean. However, this is not the only contributor, there is surface runoff of groundwater from mountain regions, Also the groundwater increases from the water coming from trees too. This creates an impervious layer, which flows back to the ocean. The merging of water from lake and ocean is known as saltwater intrusion, with this the water cycle phenomenon is completed.

  11. The diagram demonstrates the key stages in the water cycle on earth.
    All in all , water cycle is a constant process which starts with the evaporation of water from oceans and culminating in the precipitation and return journey of remaining water to the seas or oceans.

    The formation of majority of water vapors about four fifth allocated to atmosphere by oceans. Afterwards, it condenses to form giant clouds, which ended up in rain or precipitation. The rainwater is distributed among different sources on earth.

    Some water again drain out in lakes and other water bodies. Some volume of it getting absorbed by plants .little bit of it goes to the impervious layer of earth . The water from upper regions like mountains , also contributes to soil erosion. In this way, this process keep on occurring in biosphere.

  12. Zulaa says

    Thank you for your all information Liz,
    Did anyone write full essay by using this introduction?
    I’ve tried a little, but i’m not sure it’s completely correct.
    Can you please share?

  13. Chetan Patle says

    Thanks for sharing Liz. Tomorrow is my exam and this representation cleared lots of doubts. Wish me good luck.

  14. Sanjoy Kumar Das says

    Thanks for sharing.

  15. RAHUL DEB CHAKRABORTY says

    Hi Liz,
    Thanks a ton for your advices. Would you please help me with a detailed orientation on writing task 2 …It will be great if you can share a broad guidelines for writing the intro , main ideas and sub ideas and the conclusion.
    Regards

  16. Sainath says

    This IELTS water cycle diagram is the example for Academic or General Training module

  17. Ogheneovo says

    Thanks Liz. You are really good at it. You simplified it in a way I love to learn.

  18. dineth perera says

    Hi Liz,
    Thank you very much for your great lessons.
    Could you please do some writing lessons on illustrating tables, maps, specially process (ex: life cycle of butterfly).
    Thanks

  19. Thank you Liz for this informative post. I really like the thoroughness with which you approach this task as well as the invaluable tips you provide.

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