IELTS Academic Writing Task 1/ Graph Writing – Column Graph:
The chart below shows the results of a survey about people’s coffee and tea buying and drinking habits in five Australian cities.
IELTS Academic – Graph Writing:
In your IELTS Academic Writing Task 1, you will be given with one or more graph(s) (i.e. bar, column, line, pie), table, flowchart, map or process diagram and you need to summarise the main information, compare data, show contrasts and trends, identify significant trends and describe a process. You should write at least 150 words, ideally between 150 to 180 words.
You are advised to finish your report writing in 20 minutes. Always present factual data based on the diagram presented, and NEVER assume something, even if this is common knowledge! Write in a way so that the reader (examiner in this case) can very easily follow the trends of the graph and understand the factual information presented in the diagram or illustration.
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IELTS Graph # 349 – Maps show road access to a city hospital in 2007 and 2010
IELTS Academic Writing Task 1/ Graph Writing – Maps:
The two maps below show road access to a city hospital in 2007 and in 2010.
IELTS Graph # 348 – How geothermal energy is used to produce electricity
IELTS Academic Writing Task 1/ Graph Writing – Diagram/ Process Diagram:
The diagram below shows how geothermal energy is used to produce electricity.
IELTS Graph # 347 – The maps of a small town called Islip and plans for its development
IELTS Academic Writing Task 1/ Graph Writing – Maps:
The maps below show the centre of a small town called Islip as it is now, and plans for its development.
IELTS Graph # 346 – Percentage of Australians who did regular physical activity
IELTS Academic Writing Task 1/ Graph Writing – Column Graph:
The bar chart below shows the percentage of Australian men and women in different age groups who did regular physical activity in 2010.
IELTS Graph # 345 – Visitors to the Ashdown Museum and how satisfied they were
IELTS Academic Writing Task 1/ Graph Writing – Table + Pie Charts:
The table below shows the numbers of visitors to the Ashdown Museum during the year before and the year after it was refurbished. The charts show the results of a survey asking visitors how satisfied they were with their visit, during the same two periods.
IELTS Graph # 344 – Carbon dioxide emissions per person in the UK, Sweden, Italy and Portugal
IELTS Academic Writing Task 1/ Graph Writing – Line Graph:
The graph below shows average carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions per person in the United Kingdom, Sweden, Italy and Portugal between 1967 and 2007.
IELTS Graph # 343 – Proportions of British Students who could speak other languages
IELTS Academic Writing Task 1/ Graph Writing – Pie Charts:
The charts below show the proportions of British Students at one university in England who were able to speak other languages in addition to English, in 2000 and 2010.
IELTS Graph # 342 – Life cycle of a fish called the salmon
IELTS Academic Writing Task 1/ Graph Writing – Diagram:
The diagrams below show the life cycle of a species of large fish called the salmon.
IELTS Graph # 341 – What UK graduate and postgraduate students did after leaving college
IELTS Academic Writing Task 1/ Graph Writing – Column Charts:
The charts below show what UK graduate and postgraduate students who did not go into full-time work did after leaving college in 2008.