IELTS Academic Writing Task 1
IELTS Academic Writing Task 1 Samples
Prepare for the IELTS Academic Test by using this collection of IELTS Academic Writing Task 1 practice samples. This collection is a great way to gain insight and practice for the exam.
The line graph illustrates the proportion of university graduates in full-time employment, while the table details their average annual earnings from 2004 to 2012, comparing mathematics and other disciplines.
The line graph illustrates the percentages of graduates in Australia who found full-time employment after university and their income from 2004 to 2012
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The graph describes tendencies of men and women finishing their careers at different life stages in different countries.
The chart provides key information about distribution of wealthy individuals and the global population ratio by region. The units are measured in percentages.
The two pie charts compare the usage of water by various sectors in a country in 1988 and 2008.
The bar chart illustrates the total figure of minutes spent on telephone calls in the UK and categorised in three types between 1995 and 2002.
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The two maps illustrate how Melvin Island changed over a ten-year period between 2000 and 2010. Overall, the whole island experienced a very significant development, characterized by the replacement of all old infrastructure and the addition of new modern entertainment and transport facilities. In the north-west area, the old motel and garages were demolished to make way for a new hotel and chalets. To the south of this area, the farmland remained completely unchanged, while the old tearooms were replaced by a new seafood restaurant. Further south along the coastline, a new marina was also constructed. In the central area, the small woodland and farmland were given way to a big new golf course. Just south of this golf course, a new swimming pool and spa complex was erected to the north of the village. Meanwhile, in the eastern region, the large woodland area was significantly reduced in size to accommodate a newly built airport in the south-east.
The table and pie chart illustrate the number of research students in Australian universities form 2001 to 2010. This report aims to summarise the key trends, significant comparisons and notable changes highlighted in the data.
This line graph illustrates the statement about the percentage of residents of four Asian nationalities living in cities from 1970 to 2020, with predictions for 2030 to 2040.
The bar chart illustrates changes in international tourist arrivals to a particular country between 2010 and 2020, while the accompanying table provides a breakdown of visitors’ travel purposes during these years.
The bar chart illustrates changes in the volume of international tourism to a particular country between 2010 and 2020, while the accompanying table identifies four principal purposes behind these visits.
The charts represent the number of Japanese tourists who travel abroad between 1985 and 1995 and they pourcentage in the tourist market of Australia.
The charts illustrate travel to and from the UK between 1979 and 1999, as well as the most popular countries visited by UK residents in 1999.
The diagrams illustrate information about two different road tunnels in two cities in Australi.
The bar chart illustrates the number of males and females studying engineering at particular Australian universities.
The bar chart illustrates the percentage of people who ate five portions of fruit and vegetables that are eaten by people per day in the UK between 2001 and 2008, measured in percentages.
The diagram illustrates the sequence of stages involved in manufacturing bricks for the construction industry.
The table illustrates how much milk was produced in four different nations, measured in millions of tonnes, in the years 1990, 2000 and 2010.
The line graph illustrates how many books are read by males and females at the Burnaby Public Library between 2011 and 2014.
The two pie charts illustrate the way in which domestic water consumption was divided among five everyday activities in 1980 and, almost three decades later, in 2008.
The two pie charts illustrate how satisfied full-time and part-time students were with the services offered by their university library.
The three pie charts illustrate how the share of sales held by five categories of books at one bookstore changed in 1972, 1992 and 2012.
The two maps illustrate the current layout of a community centre and the changes planned for its renovation.
The two maps illustrate how the grounds of a secondary school were altered between 1985 and the present day.
The two maps illustrate how a small seaside village was developed between 1995 and the present day.
The map illustrates two proposed locations, S1 and S2, for a new supermarket serving the town of Garlsdon and three neighbouring settlements.
The map illustrates two possible locations, labelled S1 and S2, for a new shopping centre in the city of Brandfield.
The map illustrates how the village of Chorleywood, situated near London, expanded in four stages between 1868 and 1994.
The two maps illustrate how the interior of a bookshop was reorganised during a redevelopment.
The chart gives data regarding the children’s cultural and leisure activities that they participate in.
The bar chart compares the proportion of illiteracy by region between male and female for the last year.
The two maps illustrate how the layout of a hospital was altered between 1980 and 2025.
The table illustrates how many cars, lorries and other vehicles were owned for every thousand residents in eight different nations in 1990 and again a decade later.
The line graph illustrates the sum of money, in millions of dollars, that five organisations donated to developing nations each year between 2008 and 2011.
The line graph illustrates the annual consumption of grain, meat, vegetables and dairy produce per person in China, measured in kilograms, over the period from 1985 to 2010.
The line graph compares how often four different generations went to museums in a particular country over a thirty-year period from 1980 to 2010.
The line graph illustrates how many overseas visitors, in millions, travelled to France, the USA, Spain, Italy and Turkey between 1995 and 2010.
The graph compares the percentage of the workforce without a job in nine countries in 1994 and again in 2004.
The line graph illustrates how much petroleum, coal and natural gas the UK produced over two decades from 1981 to 2000, measured in million tonnes of oil equivalent.
The two maps illustrate how a seaside area in Australia has changed between 1950 and the present day.
The line graph illustrates information about New Zealand's changes in the birth and death rates over a period of 200 years.
The line graph illustrates the audiences of Radio and Television throughout the day in 1992, measured in percentages.
The map illustrates key developments made to Riverside Park between 2010 and the present day.
The pie charts illustrate the important green space was to people in England in 2009 and the distribution of visits to natural environments between 2009 and 2011.
The charts illustrate the changes in ownership of electrical appliances and amount of time spent doing housework in households in one country from 1920 to 2019.This report aims to summarise the key trends, significant comparisons and notable changes highlighted in the data.
THE PIE CHARTS ILLUSTRATE THE COMPARISON OF THE LANGUAGE SPEAKING SKILLS IN ADDITION TO ENGLISH BY BRITISH STUDENTS AT ONE UNIVERSITY IN ENGLAND, FROM 2000 TO 2010. OVERALL, IT IS CLEAR THAT SPANISH LANGUAGE ACCOUNTED FOR THE LARGEST SHARE IN BOTH YEARS, WHEREAS TWO OTHER LANGUAGES AND GERMAN ONLY REPRESENTED THE LOWEST FIGURES.
The chart depicts differences in electricity usage across 10 countries and compares volumes in billion kWH.
Two charts depict trends in the home appliances ownership and the amount of time invested into house chores in 100 years time.
The graph and the chart show monthly weather dynamics in Brisbane and Canberra over the course of the year - average temperatures and rainfall frequency.
The line graph illustrates the maximum and minimum of daily temperatures, measured by degrees in celsius, while the bar char demonstrates the average number of days with rainfall during 12 months for two major cities in australia.
The given diagram illustrates the structure of a home smokery and how it is used.
The line graph provides hey information about the percentage of people who are reporting high anxiety levels by different age of groups, in the period between 2000 and 2020. The units are measured by percentage.
The line graphs illustrate changes in the percentage of households owning three electrical appliances and the average number of hours spent on housework per week in one country from 1920 to 2019.
The pie charts illustrate the process of contributing dangerous waste products within three different countries.
The bar chart shows information about the education level of Bulgarians who migrated in 2002.
The diagram illustrates the linear process of how paper is recycled takes place.
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The table provides information about the changes in the type of travelling for England in 1985 and 2000.
The pie charts illustrate the proportions of total world energy use and electricity generation for last year.
The bar chart compares the types of transport in terms of the percentage of daily commuters across a European city in 1960, 1980, and 2000. Overall, buses recorded the highest figures at the beginning of the period, whereas cars started with the lowest. Another notable feature is that over the decades, car and bus usage demonstrated an inverse trend.
The line graph illustrates how the number of participants for various entertainments changed in Melbourne between 2000 and 2020.
The charts illustrate US spending patterns from 1966 to 1996. This report aims to summarise the key trends, significant comparisons and notable chages highlighted in the data.
The graph illustrates the level of education of Bulgarian people who wanted to go and live in another country in 2002, 2006 and 2008. This report aims to summarise the key trends, significant comparisons and notable changes highlighted in the data.
The line chart depicts the population of three age groups in Japan from 1960 to 2040
The pie chart illustrates the information about the proportion of commercial sales in different divisions in New Zealand.
The two diagrams show the first establishement of the Grange Park in 1920 and how it looks presently.
The bar graph depicts the information about the Bulgarian natives who wanted to go and live in foreign nation for different modules of education.
The line graph illustrates information on how many participants joined different activities at a social centre in Melbourne, Australia , over a period of 20 years, from 2000 to 2020.
The table and pie charts provide the data about the police budget in one area of Britain during the period between 2017 and 2018. The table gives information about the sources, while the charts illustrate the distribution of this budget.
The provided diagram illustrates key information about the form of a home smokery and how it works.
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The chart illustrates the number of air pollutants on a daily basis among four urban areas in 2000.
The pie charts illustrate how many changes were experienced in the energy production of a country during the period between 1983 and 2003.
The line graph provides key informatio about the number of academic articles that published on selected various psychological topics from 1980 to 2020. The units are measured number in thousands.
The line graph provides key information about the percentage of adults in foreign language learning in five different European communities in the period between 2005 and 2020. The units are measured by percentage.
The charts demonstrate the proportion of the travelling cause and the major problems faced by the US citizens in 2009.
The given bar chart compares the proportion of households that owned four different electronic appliances in two years (2005 and 2015.)
The given chart compares the proportion of both gender males and females, with higher education qualifications in five different nations in 2001.
The given pie charts compare the proportion of electricity used by eight sectors in Eastern Australia in 2007 and 2010.
The given chart compares the percentage of households that used different electrical appliances in specific country in 1995 and 2015.
The provided table compares the number of public holidays and days of paid annual leave given to full-time employees in six different nations in 2021.
The diagram illustrates the process by which recycled paper is manufactured from used paper.
The line graph illustrates the proportion of purchases between three different music methods over a 7-year period, from 2011 to 2018. Units are measured in persentage.
The table shows the proportion of different types of households living in poverty in Australia in 1999.
The diagram illustrates the process by which recycled paper is produced using different chemicals and machines, outlining the key stages involved in its production.
The bar chart provides the data in the ratio of British people who donate money to non-profit organisations by age group between 1990 and 2010.
The graph demonstrates the amount of earned money a single nation acquires through exports by various catigories from 2015 to 2016. The table represents the percentage transformation for every category in 2016 compared to the previous year.
The bar chart depicts the average amount of international students admitted in a second year Graphic Design programme at a college in the south of England.
The given bar charts compare the number of bookings and the cost of staying for one night at large hotels or in small three-stars, four-stars, and five-stars.
The provided diagram illustrates the process of electricity generation in a hydroelectric power station.
THE CHART COMPARES THE PROPORTION OF WORLD FOREST AND TIMBER IN FIVE DIFFERENT NATIONS, namely , South Africa, Africa, EUROPE AND NORTH AMERICA. OVERALL, IT IS CLEAR THAT THE LARGEST SEGMENT IN FOREST IS IN AFRICA, WHEREAS THE LOWEST IS SEEN IN ASIA. IN ADDITION, IN TIMER SECTOR THE HIGHEST PROPORTION REPRESENTED IN NORTH AMERICA, WHILE AFRICA HAD THE LOWEST SHARE.
The chart gives data regarding the proportion of film production and cinema ticket sales for two years in one country.
The line graph provides a key information about the number of employment in different type of sectors in the US from 1960 to 2020.
The line graph provides key information about the average daily hours that spent on activities by adults in the British society in the period between 1985 and 2023. The units are measured by average hours.
This chart provides the data regarding the people involved in several activities at one of Melbourne, Australia’s social centres between 2000 and 2020.
The given table compares the number of visitors and their amount of expenditure in five different countries between 2012 and 2013.
The shown picture illustrates the cost of 800 gram of bread which manufactured in four different ingredients in a European country within a period of five years from 2001 to 2005. The chart divided into four lines of navy blue, yellow, grey, and light blue which stand for wholegrain, brown, white, and rye respectively.
The pie charts illustrate the proportion of a family's food budget allocated to restaurant meals versus home cooking from 1990 to 2020.
The diagram illustrate deference in the popularity of three types of transport - car, motorcycle and bicycle, amound young people in the UK, US, France and Italy.
The bar chart shows and compares the average salary from two majors, five years after graduation. Correspondingly, the table shows the annual tuition fees for international students from both majors that needed to be paid in a five year period.
The bar chart displays the average amount of salaries received by science and law degree holders who graduated from UK universities five years ago, while the table accounts for the tuition fees needed to be paid by international students from both degrees.
The table illustrates date how many residents from British, German, Italian, Polish, Spanish countries living in each other’s nation in 2011
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