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 33644
Graph Writing # 164 - Household recycling rates in three different countries 101889
Graph Writing # 163 - Population of turtles in India from 1980 to 2012 100091
Graph Writing # 162 - Greenhouse gases trap energy from the Sun 114097
Graph Writing # 161 - Annual expenditures on cell phone and residential phone in the US 106055
Graph Writing # 160 - Average levels of rainfall in Marley in the UK 27351
Graph Writing # 159 - Number of girls per 100 boys enrolled in different levels of school education 74097
Graph Writing # 158 - Sales made by a coffee shop in an office building on a typical weekday 96814
Graph Writing # 157 - Time younger and older people spend on various Internet activities 81217
Graph Writing # 156 - Number of vehicles per thousand people in China 31290
Graph Writing # 155 - Plan A & B shows a health centre in 2005 and in present day 179055
Graph Writing # 154 - Number of cosmetic procedures performed in Korea 38360
Graph Writing # 153 - Average monthly rainfall and temperature of East Africa 152791
Graph Writing # 152 - The percentage of unemployed graduates 67009
Graph Writing # 151 - Monthly household income spent on various items by two groups 85193
Graph Writing # 150 - Online sales for retail sectors in New Zealand 246033
Graph Writing # 149 - Results of surveys in 2000, 2005 and 2010 about one university 117069
Graph Writing # 148 - British people giving money to charity by age range 205248
Graph Writing # 147 - Projected population growth of China and India 50630
Graph Writing # 146 - Passengers travelled on five types of transport in a European country 36528