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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Graph Writing # 175 - Cinema viewing figures for films by country 75638
Graph Writing # 174 - Sales of Fairtrade labelled coffee and bananas 276012
Graph Writing # 173 - Demographic trends in Scotland 43529
Graph Writing # 172 - At what age rights and responsibilities should be granted 69220
Graph Writing # 171 - Percentage of male and female teachers in the UK 138168
Graph Writing # 170 - Why students are learning a foreign language 57216
Graph Writing # 169 - Vehicle ownership in China 43874
Graph Writing # 168 - Usual water usage by industries 50400
Graph Writing # 167 - The table shows sales made by a coffee shop 44164
Graph Writing # 166 - Household expenditures in Japan and Malaysia 105068
Graph Writing # 165 - Percentages of home schooled students 28385
Graph Writing # 164 - Household recycling rates in three different countries 80171
Graph Writing # 163 - Population of turtles in India from 1980 to 2012 83339
Graph Writing # 162 - Greenhouse gases trap energy from the Sun 96220
Graph Writing # 161 - Annual expenditures on cell phone and residential phone in the US 92071
Graph Writing # 160 - Average levels of rainfall in Marley in the UK 22384
Graph Writing # 159 - Number of girls per 100 boys enrolled in different levels of school education 62335
Graph Writing # 158 - Sales made by a coffee shop in an office building on a typical weekday 83935
Graph Writing # 157 - Time younger and older people spend on various Internet activities 65700
Graph Writing # 156 - Number of vehicles per thousand people in China 25607