IELTS Preparation and Model Answers
IELTS Preparation and Model Answers
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 Academic Writing Task 1/ Graph Writing – Pie Charts: The pie charts below show responses by teachers of foreign languages in Britain to a survey concerning why their students are learning a foreign language. The first chart shows the main reason for learning a foreign language. The second chart shows how many teachers felt that there has been a recent change in the reason.
Write a report for a university lecturer describing the information below.
IELTS Academic Writing Task 1/ Graph Writing – Bar/Column Graph: The bar chart below gives information about vehicle ownership in China.
Write a report for a university lecturer describing the information.
IELTS Academic Writing Task 1/ Graph Writing – Bar Graph: The graph below shows usual water usage (in millions of cubic meters) by industries in some countries in a year.
Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
IELTS Academic Writing Task 1/ Graph Writing – Table: The table below shows sales made by a coffee shop in an office building on a typical weekday.
Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
IELTS Academic Writing Task 1/ Graph Writing – Pie Charts: The pie charts below describe average household expenditures by major categories in Japan and Malaysia in 2010.
Write a report for a university lecturer describing the information shown.
IELTS Academic Writing Task 1/ Graph Writing – Table: The table below describes percentages of homeschooled students in Some Country in 1999-2004.
Write a report for a university lecturer describing the information shown.
IELTS Academic Writing Task 1/ Graph Writing – Line Graph: The line graph below shows the household recycling rates in three different countries between 2005 and 2015.
Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant.
IELTS Academic Writing Task 1/ Graph Writing – Line Graph: The graph below gives information on the population of turtles in India from 1980 to 2012.
Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant.
IELTS Academic Writing Task 1/ Graph Writing – Diagram / Pictorial: The following diagram shows how greenhouse gases trap energy from the Sun. Write a report for a university lecturer describing the information shown in the diagram.
Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant.
IELTS Academic Writing Task 1/ Graph Writing – Line Graph: The graph below shows US consumers’ average annual expenditures on the cell phone and residential phone services between 2001 and 2010.
Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant.