IELTS Academic Writing Task 1/ Graph Writing – Line Graph + Pie Chart:
The graph below shows the demand for electricity in England during typical days in winter and summer. The pie chart shows how electricity is used in an average English home.
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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Graph Writing # 89 – The graph shows the unemployment rates in the US and Japan
IELTS Academic Writing Task 1/ Graph Writing – Line Graph:
The graph below shows the unemployment rates in the US and Japan between March 1993 and March 1999.
Graph Writing # 88 – Participation in education and science in developing and industrialised countries
IELTS Academic Writing Task 1/ Graph Writing – Column Graph:
The charts below show the levels of participation in education and science in developing and industrialised countries in 1980 and 1990.
Graph Writing # 87 – Chorleywood is a village near London whose population has increased steadily
IELTS Academic Writing Task 1/ Graph Writing – Map:
Chorleywood is a village near London whose population has increased steadily since the middle of the nineteenth century. The map below shows the development of the village.
Graph Writing # 86 – Australian Bureau of Meteorology collects information on the weather
IELTS Academic Writing Task 1/ Graph Writing – Diagram:
The diagram below shows how the Australian Bureau of Meteorology collects up-to-the-minute information on the weather in order to produce reliable forecasts.
Graph Writing # 85 – The charts show the result of a survey of adult education
IELTS Academic Writing Task 1/ Graph Writing – Bar Graph + Pie Chart:
The charts below show the results of a survey of adult education. The first chart shows the reasons why adults decide to study. The pie chart shows how people think the costs of adult education should be shared.
Graph Writing # 84 – Favourite Pastimes in different countries
IELTS Academic Writing Task 1/ Graph Writing – Table:
The table below gives information about favourite pastimes in different countries.
Graph Writing # 83 – Data on the spending and consumption of resources
IELTS Academic Writing Task 1/ Graph Writing – Pie Charts:
The pie charts below give data on the spending and consumption of resources by countries of the world and how the population is distributed.
Graph Writing # 82 – Differences in wheat exports over three different areas
IELTS Academic Writing Task 1/ Graph Writing – Line Graph:
The graph below shows the differences in wheat exports over three different areas.
Graph Writing # 81 – The two graphs show the main sources of energy in the USA
IELTS Academic Writing Task 1/ Graph Writing – Pie Charts:
The two graphs show the main sources of energy in the USA in the 1980s and the 1990s.