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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IELTS graph 275 - How frequently people in the USA ate fast food 114154
IELTS graph 274 - Telephone calls in Denmark from 1995-2004 19528
IELTS graph 273 - Urban/suburban and rural households that had Internet access 69118
IELTS graph 272 - Population change between 1940 and 2000 - Oregon 45871
IELTS graph 271 - Passenger activity on the Toronto Metro system 41540
IELTS graph 270 - How much money is spent in the budget by the UAE 189733
IELTS graph 269 - Expenditures for five major categories in 2009 89824
IELTS graph 268 - GDP growth per year for three countries 52295
IELTS graph 267 - Growth in the population in largest cities 164090
IELTS graph 266 - Unemployment rates for the female in the UK 32644
IELTS graph 265 - Prices per kilometre of clothing imported into the European Union 121208
IELTS graph 264 - Annual working hours and duration of holidays in five European countries 26049
IELTS graph 263 - Proportions of people living in different types of houses 28655
IELTS graph 262 - Number of hours each teacher spent teaching 111050
IELTS graph 261 - Male and female internet users aged 15-24 in Canada 40340
IELTS graph 260 - Production and demand for steel in the UK in 2010 121609
IELTS graph 259 - Waste produced in million tonnes in six different countries 26430
IELTS graph 258 - What people who live in London think of the city 76324
IELTS graph 257 - In-house training courses in a large financial company 55558
IELTS graph 256 - Proportion of holidaymakers staying in different accommodation 34352