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 462850
IELTS Graph # 324 - Site of an airport now and how it will look next year 168251
IELTS Graph # 323 - Manufacturing process for making sugar from sugar cane 318319
IELTS Graph # 322 - Changes in ownership of electrical appliances 217713
IELTS graph 321 - A public park in 1920 and today 404536
IELTS graph 320 - How electricity is generated in a hydroelectric power station 325398
IELTS graph 319 - One country’s exports in various categories during 2015 and 2016 283498
IELTS graph 318 - Average percentages in typical meals of three types of nutrients 359134
IELTS graph 317 - Share of the UK and Australian cinema market 132041
IELTS graph 316 - US population aged 65 and over 82646
IELTS graph 315 - Members in Miami and Florida health club 80214
IELTS graph 314 - Passengers travelling by train in Sydney and trains running on time 70384
IELTS graph 313 - Drinking habits of the US population by age 78492
IELTS graph 312 - How people in a European city reached their office and got back home 63947
IELTS graph 311 - UK investments in clean energy from 2008 to 2015 57288
IELTS graph 310 - Consumption and production of potatoes in five parts of the world 113753
IELTS graph 309 - Top ten countries spending on travel 62684
IELTS graph 308 - Children as a percentage of the young population in the United Kingdom 70680
IELTS graph 307 - Waste recycling rates in the US 95062
IELTS graph 306 - Population size, birth and death rate of England and Wales 100321