IELTS Academic Writing Task 1/ Graph Writing – Bar Chart:
The graph below shows the way people of a country invested their money in the stock market during the years 2001-2006.
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 # 279 – Types of transport young people prefer
IELTS Academic Writing Task 1/ Graph Writing – Bar Chart:
The chart below shows the types of transport young people in four countries prefer to use.
IELTS graph # 278 – Number and types of books that were borrowed
IELTS Academic Writing Task 1/ Graph Writing – Line Graph + Pie Chart:
The line graph shows the number of books that were borrowed in four different months in 2014 from four village libraries, and the pie chart shows the percentages of books, by type, that were borrowed over this time.
IELTS graph # 277 – Telephone subscribers in Vietnam – 2010
IELTS Academic Writing Task 1/ Graph Writing – Bar Chart/ Column Graph:
The chart below shows how the telephone subscribers in Vietnam developed throughout the year 2010.
IELTS graph # 276 – Water consumption for Americans in their homes
IELTS Academic Writing Task 1/ Graph Writing – Bar Chart/ Column Graph:
The graph below shows the daily water consumption for Americans in their homes.
IELTS Graph # 275 – How frequently people in the USA ate fast food
IELTS Academic Writing Task 1/ Graph Writing – Bar Chart/ Column Graph:
The chart below shows how frequently people in the USA ate in fast food restaurants between 2003 and 2013.
IELTS graph # 274 – Telephone calls in Denmark from 1995-2004
IELTS Academic Writing Task 1/ Graph Writing – Line Graph:
The chart below shows the total volume of telephone calls (in million minutes) in Denmark, divided into three categories, from 1995-2004.
IELTS graph # 273 – Urban/suburban and rural households that had Internet access
IELTS Academic Writing Task 1/ Graph Writing – Bar/Column Graph:
The graph below shows the percentage of urban/suburban and rural households in a European country that had Internet access between 1999 and 2004.
IELTS graph # 272 – Population change between 1940 and 2000 – Oregon
IELTS Academic Writing Task 1/ Graph Writing – Line Graph:
The graph below shows the population change between 1940 and 2000 in three different counties in the US state of Oregon.
IELTS graph # 271 – Passenger activity on the Toronto Metro system
IELTS Academic Writing Task 1/ Graph Writing – Line Graph:
The graph below shows the weekday volume of passenger activity on the Toronto Metro system for July 2007.