Academic Writing Task 1, also known as report writing, is a task that gives you a graph or table and you are expected to write at least 150 words for that report. The task can include a table, line graph, bar chart, flow chart, pie chart or maps. You are expected to present the main features and comparison and/or contrast of the data trend. Write in a coherent manner so that anyone can understand what the graph is about and what it presents just by reading your report.

Graph Writing # 170 – Why students are learning a foreign language

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.