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 writing # 205 - Effects of different brands of fertilizer on bean plant 20606
IELTS graph writing # 204 - Sales at a small restaurant in a downtown 13119
IELTS graph writing # 203 - Salaries earned by people with different levels of education 30553
IELTS graph writing # 202 - Types of YouTube ads, their average lengths 32360
IELTS graph writing # 201 - Rail transport in five countries in 2015 14560
Graph Writing # 200 - Men and women smokers in Bhutan from 1960 to 2000 21796
Graph Writing # 199 - Online activities of people in different age groups 26118
Graph Writing # 198 - Population distribution in the Northwest Region for 1900-2050 28099
Graph Writing # 197 - British Emigration to selected destinations 29784
Graph Writing # 196 - Travelers at metropolitan airport about purpose of their trip 17799
Graph Writing # 195 - Percentage of international and UK students gaining second class degrees 45487
Graph Writing # 194 - Percentage of UK adolescents following a vegetarian diet 55440
Graph Writing # 193 - Changes in world population by region between 1910 and 2010 58788
Graph Writing # 192 - How rainwater is reused for domestic purposes 132246
Graph Writing # 191 - Average daily minimum and maximum levels of two air pollutants 78079
Graph Writing # 190 - Rating for a hotel's customer service 42800
Graph Writing # 189 - Unemployment rates for the USA and Japan from 2005 to 2011 17794
Graph Writing # 188 - Number of fishers and the world's top exporters of fish 49879
Graph Writing # 187 - Steps in the hiring process at ACME corporation 63433
Graph Writing # 186 - Student involvement in three sports in a school 35674