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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Title Hits
Graph Writing # 185 - What the business and engineering graduates were doing six months after graduating 23355
Graph Writing # 184 - Percentage of personal income for selected countries 34650
Graph Writing # 183 - Results of a survey of a new shopping complex in Auckland, New Zealand 81583
Graph Writing # 182 - Pupils attending four secondary school 120836
Graph Writing # 181 - Area of land from which grain was harvested 36575
Graph Writing # 180 - Research students studying six science-related subjects 61718
Graph Writing # 179 - Degrees granted in different fields at the National University 80256
Graph Writing # 178 - Water used for different purposes in six areas 473876
Graph Writing # 177 - Types of music media used from 1990 to 2010 30412
Graph Writing # 176 - How energy is used in an average house in a European country 199743
Graph Writing # 175 - Cinema viewing figures for films by country 85290
Graph Writing # 174 - Sales of Fairtrade labelled coffee and bananas 315748
Graph Writing # 173 - Demographic trends in Scotland 49602
Graph Writing # 172 - At what age rights and responsibilities should be granted 78212
Graph Writing # 171 - Percentage of male and female teachers in the UK 157933
Graph Writing # 170 - Why students are learning a foreign language 65290
Graph Writing # 169 - Vehicle ownership in China 48894
Graph Writing # 168 - Usual water usage by industries 57826
Graph Writing # 167 - The table shows sales made by a coffee shop 48517
Graph Writing # 166 - Household expenditures in Japan and Malaysia 115014