IELTS Academic Writing Task 1/ Graph Writing – Bar Chart/ Column Graph:
You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.
The chart below shows how the telephone subscribers in Vietnam developed throughout the year 2010.
Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
You should write at least 150 words.
Model Answer 1:
The bar chart illustrates how the number of telephone subscribers in Vietnam changed over the twelve months of 2010, with figures given in millions.
Overall, the number of subscribers increased considerably over the year. Although there were one or two brief periods where growth stalled or dipped slightly, the general trend was strongly upward.
At the start of the year, Vietnam had just over 115 million telephone subscribers. This figure rose modestly during the first few months, though the increase was not perfectly steady, as there was a small decline in March. In April, Vietnam had approximately 124 million telephone subscribers. However, subscriptions grew more consistently, passing approximately 130 million by June, and continued to climb through the rest of the year, except in September when they slightly declined.
Growth became more noticeable in the second half of the year, with subscriber numbers rising sharply. By December, the number of telephone subscribers had reached over 150 million, marking the peak of the year.
Sample Answer 2:
The bar chart illustrates how the number of Vietnamese telephone users grew during the year 2010. Overall, the telephone subscribers in Vietnam gradually increased throughout 2010.
As is presented in the diagram, the total number of Vietnamese telephone users in January 2010 was just over 115 million, and this number increased by 3 million in February. With a slight drop, the subscription stood at around 118 million in March and then went as high as over 142 million in August 2010. Afterwards, total users dropped a bit before jumping over 144 million in October this year. With a steady rise, total phone subscribers in Vietnam reached over 153 million, which was almost 40 million higher than the number of subscribers at the beginning of the year. It is worth noticing that the number of telephone subscribers in Vietnam progressively developed except in March and September, when their number actually declined compared to the preceding month. The largest number of new telephone users subscribed between June and July, which was roughly 7 million.
The bar chart presents data regarding the growth of telephone subscription in Vietnam during the year 2010. The amount was measured in millions.
Overall, the growth of telephone subscription in Vietnam was non-linear with few fluctuations and by the end of the year, a significant increase was recorded.
In details, according to the graph, in January, 115.7 million people subscribed for the telephone connection. While it recorded an approximately 3 million rise in February, the demand dropped by 0.5 million the next month. However, other than March and September, where the telephone connection demand witnessed a marginal decline than the preceding month, the subscription maintained its increase and by July, around 25 million more customers opted for telephone than that of January.
Lastly, it is worth noticing that, September onwards the subscription developed progressively and reached the highest number by the end of the year when it recorded more than 150 million subscriptions, which were roughly 40 million more than what it was at the beginning of the year.
The bar chart shows the changes in Vietnamese telephone subscribers’ number in a twelve-month period, in the year 2010.
Overall, telephone users in Vietnam increased slowly but steadily in 2010, except for March and September. More specific information will be summarized below.
The diagram suggests that almost 116 million people in Vietnam used telephone service at the beginning of the year. And in December, the number increased by more than 30% and at this point, more than 163 million people had phone connection. As is mentioned, the subscribers’ number declined slightly in March September. 117.9 million subscribers in March 2010 were exactly half a million short than the previous month. The drop in September was less significant, just 0.3 million, to be exact.
And finally, the most noticeable surge in the number of subscribers was seen between June-July and November-December. The figures of June, July, November and December were 133.5, 140.3, 147.3 and 153.7 million, respectively.