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 # 185 - What the business and engineering graduates were doing six months after graduating 25077
Graph Writing # 184 - Percentage of personal income for selected countries 36213
Graph Writing # 183 - Results of a survey of a new shopping complex in Auckland, New Zealand 83800
Graph Writing # 182 - Pupils attending four secondary school 124431
Graph Writing # 181 - Area of land from which grain was harvested 38566
Graph Writing # 180 - Research students studying six science-related subjects 63736
Graph Writing # 179 - Degrees granted in different fields at the National University 82777
Graph Writing # 178 - Water used for different purposes in six areas 488202
Graph Writing # 177 - Types of music media used from 1990 to 2010 32186
Graph Writing # 176 - How energy is used in an average house in a European country 203735
Graph Writing # 175 - Cinema viewing figures for films by country 88317
Graph Writing # 174 - Sales of Fairtrade labelled coffee and bananas 324244
Graph Writing # 173 - Demographic trends in Scotland 51925
Graph Writing # 172 - At what age rights and responsibilities should be granted 82323
Graph Writing # 171 - Percentage of male and female teachers in the UK 170003
Graph Writing # 170 - Why students are learning a foreign language 68921
Graph Writing # 169 - Vehicle ownership in China 51351
Graph Writing # 168 - Usual water usage by industries 61320
Graph Writing # 167 - The table shows sales made by a coffee shop 50687
Graph Writing # 166 - Household expenditures in Japan and Malaysia 118818