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 # 165 - Percentages of home schooled students 32752
Graph Writing # 164 - Household recycling rates in three different countries 98520
Graph Writing # 163 - Population of turtles in India from 1980 to 2012 97754
Graph Writing # 162 - Greenhouse gases trap energy from the Sun 110139
Graph Writing # 161 - Annual expenditures on cell phone and residential phone in the US 104230
Graph Writing # 160 - Average levels of rainfall in Marley in the UK 26417
Graph Writing # 159 - Number of girls per 100 boys enrolled in different levels of school education 71770
Graph Writing # 158 - Sales made by a coffee shop in an office building on a typical weekday 94280
Graph Writing # 157 - Time younger and older people spend on various Internet activities 79083
Graph Writing # 156 - Number of vehicles per thousand people in China 30099
Graph Writing # 155 - Plan A & B shows a health centre in 2005 and in present day 171839
Graph Writing # 154 - Number of cosmetic procedures performed in Korea 37079
Graph Writing # 153 - Average monthly rainfall and temperature of East Africa 150214
Graph Writing # 152 - The percentage of unemployed graduates 65254
Graph Writing # 151 - Monthly household income spent on various items by two groups 83248
Graph Writing # 150 - Online sales for retail sectors in New Zealand 242838
Graph Writing # 149 - Results of surveys in 2000, 2005 and 2010 about one university 115221
Graph Writing # 148 - British people giving money to charity by age range 200842
Graph Writing # 147 - Projected population growth of China and India 48900
Graph Writing # 146 - Passengers travelled on five types of transport in a European country 35490