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 87130
Graph Writing # 174 - Sales of Fairtrade labelled coffee and bananas 320944
Graph Writing # 173 - Demographic trends in Scotland 51052
Graph Writing # 172 - At what age rights and responsibilities should be granted 80884
Graph Writing # 171 - Percentage of male and female teachers in the UK 167004
Graph Writing # 170 - Why students are learning a foreign language 67431
Graph Writing # 169 - Vehicle ownership in China 50235
Graph Writing # 168 - Usual water usage by industries 59905
Graph Writing # 167 - The table shows sales made by a coffee shop 49869
Graph Writing # 166 - Household expenditures in Japan and Malaysia 117174
Graph Writing # 165 - Percentages of home schooled students 32803
Graph Writing # 164 - Household recycling rates in three different countries 98618
Graph Writing # 163 - Population of turtles in India from 1980 to 2012 97848
Graph Writing # 162 - Greenhouse gases trap energy from the Sun 110244
Graph Writing # 161 - Annual expenditures on cell phone and residential phone in the US 104318
Graph Writing # 160 - Average levels of rainfall in Marley in the UK 26451
Graph Writing # 159 - Number of girls per 100 boys enrolled in different levels of school education 71889
Graph Writing # 158 - Sales made by a coffee shop in an office building on a typical weekday 94374
Graph Writing # 157 - Time younger and older people spend on various Internet activities 79150
Graph Writing # 156 - Number of vehicles per thousand people in China 30154