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 24498
Graph Writing # 184 - Percentage of personal income for selected countries 35584
Graph Writing # 183 - Results of a survey of a new shopping complex in Auckland, New Zealand 83041
Graph Writing # 182 - Pupils attending four secondary school 123138
Graph Writing # 181 - Area of land from which grain was harvested 37868
Graph Writing # 180 - Research students studying six science-related subjects 62910
Graph Writing # 179 - Degrees granted in different fields at the National University 81861
Graph Writing # 178 - Water used for different purposes in six areas 482263
Graph Writing # 177 - Types of music media used from 1990 to 2010 31557
Graph Writing # 176 - How energy is used in an average house in a European country 201714
Graph Writing # 175 - Cinema viewing figures for films by country 87125
Graph Writing # 174 - Sales of Fairtrade labelled coffee and bananas 320930
Graph Writing # 173 - Demographic trends in Scotland 51050
Graph Writing # 172 - At what age rights and responsibilities should be granted 80881
Graph Writing # 171 - Percentage of male and female teachers in the UK 166991
Graph Writing # 170 - Why students are learning a foreign language 67421
Graph Writing # 169 - Vehicle ownership in China 50233
Graph Writing # 168 - Usual water usage by industries 59901
Graph Writing # 167 - The table shows sales made by a coffee shop 49865
Graph Writing # 166 - Household expenditures in Japan and Malaysia 117171