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 # 145 - Village of Stokeford in 1930 and 2010 340399
Graph Writing # 144 - Changes in three areas of crime in New Port city 237735
Graph Writing # 143 - Complaints made about noise to Environmental Health authorities 98964
Graph Writing # 142 - Average monthly temperatures and the average number of hours of sunshine 205971
Graph Writing # 141 - Changes that have taken place at West Park Secondary School 246350
Graph Writing # 140 - Money that a children's charity in the USA spent and received 161510
Graph Writing # 139 - Amount and type of fast food consumed by Australian teenagers 277128
Graph Writing # 138 - Numbers of men and women attending evening courses 138503
Graph Writing # 137 - The map shows changes in an American town 140804
Graph Writing # 136 - Historical oil prices per barrel from 1973 to 2009 31987
Graph Writing # 135 - Visitors to a local cinema according to age in 2000 39668
Graph Writing # 134 - Proportion of monthly household income in five European countries 69740
Graph Writing # 133 - Books read by men and women at Burnaby Public Library 136724
Graph Writing # 132 - The results of surveys about one university 43328
Graph Writing # 131 - Four countries of residence of overseas students in Australia 106399
Graph Writing # 130 - The environmental issues raised by a product 141150
Graph Writing # 129 - Quarterly sales figures of Woodward chocolate bars for 2010 41336
Graph Writing # 128 - Consumption of renewable energy in the USA 88763
Graph Writing # 127 - British survey in 2005 related to housing preferences of UK people 66781
Graph Writing # 126 - Number of minutes of telephone calls in Finland 45756