Why you get stuck
The usual causes:
- Trying to fit every number, so each gets half a sentence.
- Looking only at the biggest value, not the change.
- Mixing up "highest" and "joint highest".
- Thinking a missing minor figure costs marks. It does not.
Task 1 · Choosing data
Not sure which Task 1 data to write first? Pick one relationship
"There are a dozen numbers. Which one goes first?" Many writers list every number in order. The opening only needs one clear relationship; minor figures come later.
The button asks you to sign in, then opens level 1. Four levels are free after sign-in.
Do not write the whole chart yet
Fogport Letters level 1, "What should they see first", 3–5 minutes, free after sign-in.
Fixes you can use now
Each comes with an example. Revise your draft against them.
- Look at the first and last year only. Which two items should the reader notice?
- Pick one angle: how shares changed, who ends on top, or what you think matters most.
- Fill in: items ____, time ____, relationship ____.
- One sentence, two facts: position and change. Example: Coffee remained more popular, while tea sales increased.
- Save minor numbers for the detail paragraph.
What this Fogport level makes you do
"What should they see first", 3–5 minutes. At the Fogport newsroom, the editor reads your note before the two commuting charts. Choose one angle and write the relationship in one or two English sentences. Then you see what the reader took from your words. The reader cannot see the chart, so you have to actually choose.
Quick exercise
Which sentence should come first?
Tea: 20→30 cups a day. Coffee: 40→35 cups a day.
- A. Tea rose by 10 cups and coffee fell by 5 cups.
- B. Coffee stayed more popular, although tea sales grew.
- C. Tea was 20 and coffee was 40.
Show answer
B. A only lists numbers and C has no change. B gives both position and change.
FAQ
What problem does Which Task 1 data first solve?
"There are a dozen numbers. Which one goes first?" Many writers list every number in order. The opening only needs one clear relationship; minor figures come later.
Is Which Task 1 data first 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。
Chinese Task 1 overview
雅思小作文 overview 不是报最高最低。先概括全图趋势、最大差异和异常点，再决定哪些数字进主体段；适合 6.0–7.0 同学检查是否把总览写成了细节清单。
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。
Bar chart sample
雅思小作文柱状图范文要看类别分组、最高最低和显著差距，而不是逐根柱子描述。每根柱子都写一句，会占满字数却没有清楚比较。检查重点：类别是否分组、最大差距是否突出、比较词是否准确。
Comparison sentence patterns
雅思小作文对比句型应围绕数据关系选择：倍数、差距、相似、比例或排名不同，结构也不同。先标出比较对象和数值关系，使用 while、whereas、compared with 或 twice as much as，并核对语法与数字。不要为复杂而硬套句型；把孤立数字合并成分组比较，检查它是否支持 overview 和重点。
Start practising
Write your first note at the Fogport newsroom.
"What should they see first" is the first level, 3–5 minutes, free after sign-in.
References
- IELTS Writing band descriptorsOfficial