Why you get stuck
The usual causes:
- Reporting numbers in the order they appear.
- Naming a group that the data does not fit.
- Thinking extra while or whereas creates structure.
- Hiding an exception inside a group.
Task 1 · Grouping
Too much Task 1 data: group it, then add detail
"There is so much data I just go through it one by one." That reads like a list. Group first and the detail paragraphs get an order.
The button opens the Fogport level map at "Put the facts in order". It is a member level; levels open in order and four levels are free after sign-in.
Group a real commuting chart yourself
"Put the facts in order" is a member level. Four levels are free after sign-in.
Fixes you can use now
Each comes with an example. Revise your draft against them.
- Group by direction. Example: Bus and metro use both rose.
- Group by type. Example: Public transport gained riders, while private travel declined.
- Common point, one or two figures, then the exception. Example: …, although cycling stayed flat at 5%.
- Link the groups. Example: The fall in car use mirrors this rise.
- Check: can the reader say why these figures sit together?
What this Fogport level makes you do
"Put the facts in order", 8–10 minutes. On the newsroom paragraph desk, choose a grouping, name each group, write 60–90 words of detail and one link sentence. The hints ask whether a group name hides a flat period or another exception.
Quick exercise
Which grouping works best?
Bus up, metro up, car down, bike flat.
- A. bus + car, metro + bike
- B. bus + metro (rising), car (falling), bike noted as flat
- C. All four separately
Show answer
B. A mixes opposite directions and C does not group. Bike is flat, so putting it in the rising group would be wrong.
FAQ
What problem does Grouping Task 1 data solve?
"There is so much data I just go through it one by one." That reads like a list. Group first and the detail paragraphs get an order.
Is Grouping Task 1 data an AI essay checker?
Banfen Writing focuses on targeted score-gap repair. Use a real essay to pinpoint your conservative band range, core blockers, text evidence, and next revision steps.
Guides
Keep going with these guides.
These pages explain the Banfen Writing diagnostic and blocker-repair method, Task 1 overview, Task 2 development, and common score blockers.
Home
进入雾港写作通关，选择 Task 1 来信或 Task 2 议事局，从自己的判断和短句写到完整作文。登录后免费玩 4 关，进度自动保存；也可先做一道短练习，获得点评并修改。
Writing guides
按正在写的题目查找雅思写作指南：小作文图型、overview 与数据取舍，大作文题型、立场与主体段展开，以及批改后的同题重写步骤。每篇指南都要求你回到自己的作文验证一个具体改动。
Which Task 1 data first
一张图十几个数字，从哪个写起？先找一处最值得说的关系，用一两句写清，再补细节。这里有三种挑法和一道小题，写之前先练一遍。常见的原因有这几种：。
Trend description
雅思小作文趋势描述要区分上升、下降、波动、持平和峰值，并控制 from-to 句型。只写 went up/down 会缺少变化幅度和时间阶段。
How to write bar chart
雅思小作文柱状图要先分组、找最高最低和明显差异，再安排主体段。先把问题拆成一个卡分点、一条诊断证据和一个下一版重写目标。问题越小，重写越容易真正聚焦。
Start practising
Go to the Fogport paragraph desk.
See what "Put the facts in order" asks on the level map. It is a member level and levels open in order; four levels are free after sign-in.
References
- IELTS Writing band descriptorsOfficial