Academic Writing Task 1 Sample

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 or 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 between 150 to 200 words and the minimum word requirement is 150. 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 a 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 regarding the diagram.

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IELTS Graph # 325 - The diagram shows the process for recycling plastic bottles 469021
IELTS Graph # 324 - Site of an airport now and how it will look next year 170504
IELTS Graph # 323 - Manufacturing process for making sugar from sugar cane 322325
IELTS Graph # 322 - Changes in ownership of electrical appliances 220182
IELTS graph 321 - A public park in 1920 and today 407576
IELTS graph 320 - How electricity is generated in a hydroelectric power station 326948
IELTS graph 319 - One country’s exports in various categories during 2015 and 2016 284874
IELTS graph 318 - Average percentages in typical meals of three types of nutrients 360812
IELTS graph 317 - Share of the UK and Australian cinema market 133130
IELTS graph 316 - US population aged 65 and over 83693
IELTS graph 315 - Members in Miami and Florida health club 81194
IELTS graph 314 - Passengers travelling by train in Sydney and trains running on time 71321
IELTS graph 313 - Drinking habits of the US population by age 79427
IELTS graph 312 - How people in a European city reached their office and got back home 64722
IELTS graph 311 - UK investments in clean energy from 2008 to 2015 58498
IELTS graph 310 - Consumption and production of potatoes in five parts of the world 114644
IELTS graph 309 - Top ten countries spending on travel 63566
IELTS graph 308 - Children as a percentage of the young population in the United Kingdom 71484
IELTS graph 307 - Waste recycling rates in the US 95982
IELTS graph 306 - Population size, birth and death rate of England and Wales 101422