IELTS Academic Writing Task 1 Samples

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the bar chart provides information on the number of households depending on the yearly income in the us comparing the trends for 2007, 2011 and 2015.
The pie charts provide information on unhealthy consumption featuring three types of nutrients (sodium, saturated fat and added sugars) which are used in daily meals in the USA.
The line graph illustrates the changes in ownership of electrical appliances and amount of time spent doing house work in households in one counrty between 1920 and 2019. It is clear that all three electrical appliances including Washing machine, Refrigerator and Vacuum cleaener were increased over the period. Overall, as the appliances percentage rose the figures of house work increased during the period.
The bar chart illustrates information about the favourite subjects of students from two middle schools, school A and B, Including Social science, Science, language, Craft/Drawing. It is clear that sports are the hightest percentage above all by 36%. Overall, except sport school B is popular with other subjects,which is social science, language and Craft/Drawing.
This bar chart with four section illustrates the locations that different people living in Australia visited. The three cohorts analyzed are those born in Australia, new migrants born in English-Speaking countries, and new migrants born in other countries. Overall, the cinema is the most frequently visited place amongst the total cohort, and the theatre is the least popular.
The map shows a map of the city of Brandfield with all significant features. The main points on the map are S1 and S2 for shopping mall, golf course and park, housing estate, city centre, industrial estate, river, road, and railway.
The depictTed graph delineates the information about the population of men and women in various different countries.
The given bar chart provides information about the type of waste disposal in one European country between 2005 and 2008. The data is measured in million tonnes
The line graph illustrates the rate of three types of crime — car theft, house burglaries, and street robbery— across England and Wales from 1970 to 2005.
The line graph provide key infromation about precentage of population aged 65 and more in amjor developed countries. The units are mwasures in proportion of population.
The given two line graphs compare the percentages of people using public transportation and private cars over the decade from 2000 to 2010.
The given graph provides information about status and age of marriage between 1960 and 2000 in Australia. The given data is measured in numbers.
Bar chart 1 shows the average years of schooling in 1980 and 1990. Bar chart 2 illustrates the number of scientists and technicians in the same years. Bar chart 3 presents spendings on research and development.
The bar chart illustrates donating funds by one company to six different types of charity between 2012 and 2014. The chart gives information in dollars.
The bar chart shows how many businesses used social media in 2012-2016. The data are measured in percentage.
The bar chart illustrates the percentage of businesses in the UK who had a social media presence.
The pie charts show how many time people spend on smartphones and tablets. The charts are measured in percentage.
The pie charts show the level of electicity generated by Germany and France in 2009. The charts are measured in percentage.
the pie charts show the electricity generated in germany and france from all sources and renewables in the year 2009. summarize the information and make comparison.
The pie charts compare the distribution of male and female workers across six occupational categories in 1992. These categories are divided into manual occupations (craft or similar, general labourers, and other manual jobs) and non-manual occupations (managerial and professional, clerical or related, and other non-manual jobs).
The line graph illustrates the global water consumption of three different sectors—namely agriculture, industry, and domestic—between 1900 and 2000. The table demonstrates the specific data of Brazil and Democratic Republic of Congo’s water use in 2000.
The bar chart gives information about the percentages of global students who finished their higer education in different universities in the UK in 2000 and 2015.
The bar chart compares the donations given to Social Welfare, Education, Environment, Health, Wildlife and Arts by one company from 2012 to 2014 (in thousands of dollars).
The chart shows the percentage of smokers in some countries for two years : 2000 and 2015. By observing the bars it is apparent that there is no single trend between these countries.
The map illustrates the grown of Petland during the period from 1950 to 2007.
The pie chart illustrates the different regarding future of energy capacity and how it is was in the previous year for 2015 and 2040.
The diagram illustrates the process of producing coffee from coffee beans. Overall, there are several stages involved, starting with picking coffee beans and ending with packing the finished coffee into jars.
The three pie charts compare the average proportions of sodium, saturated fat and added sugar contained in four typical meals consumed in the USA, namely breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks.
The line graph compares the three regions in terms of crime rates that occurred between 1970 and 2005. Overall, the three regions experienced different trends in the time period. While the car thefts rose with some fluctuations, the street robberies barely increased over time.
The line graph compares the three regions in terms of crime rates that happened between 1970 and 2005. Overall, the three regions experienced different trends in time period. While the car thefts rose with some fluctuations, the street robberies barely increased over time.
We can see that the chart shows the number of households in the US by their annual income. We can also notice a general pattern that there are moderate changes in all groups except for one group that did not change throughout the years.
The diagrams compare the layout of a library in 2001 and 2009.
The line graph illustrates a comparison between cell phone and residential phone services in average annual during the period from 2001 to 2010.
The given bar graph provides information about the proportion of the population in 4 states , such as India, China, the USA and Japan , between 1950 and 2010.
The line graph illustrates the changes in average closing costs for three valuable metals between 2013 and 2021.
The line chart illustrates the number of US consumers' cell phone services and residential phone services between 2001 and 2010.
The line graph illustrates the methods of US dollars funding for future investments from 1988 to 2014, which are the funding sources as property, gold, fine art, and company shares.
This two Pie charts illustrate the social status of the Citizens in Canada and Australia.
The line graph illustrates the fluctuations in banana prices across four countries — Japan, France, Germany, and the USA — over a ten-year period from 1994 to 2004.
The given line graph illustrates how many individuals look out types of overseas that the coast, the mountains, and the lakes in a European country over the 20 year period from 1987 to 2007.
The bar chart compares four regions in terms of world citizenry between 1950 and 2050. Overall, the four regions experienced different yet slightly similar trends in the time period. While China peaked at first, and decreased rapidly as the years passed, India's population grew sharply over time.
The bar chart compares the Canadian citizen who is working in five diffrenents majors industries by percentages in a year of 1980 and 2020.
The bar chart illustrates how many British people emigrated to specific countries from 2004 to 2007. Overall, in these years, most of them decided to move to Australia. By contrast, few individuals moved to the USA.
The bar chart compares the contributions of three sectors—Agriculture, Industry and Services—to India's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) between 1960 and 2000.
The bar chart compares the percentages of residents in five Australian cities who engaged in three different coffee and tea consumption habits over the preceding four-week period.
The line graph illustrates the decimal of visitor arrivals to a particular Caribbean bar between 2010 and 2017.
The bar chart illustrates the transportation of kids from and to school in a country, counting the number of trips, and the type of vehicle. The numbers are majorized by millions per year.
The two maps illustrate the transformation of the Happy Valley shopping center from 1982 to 2012. Overall, the shopping center became visitor-oriented with the introduction of themed restaurants, a parking lot, and a furniture retail section. Notably, several places, such as internal facilities and the trees surrounding the center were not subject to changes over a three decade period.
The bar graph illustrates the various methods of media, which people are in age group between ten to more than sixty-five, who prefer to have updates on news in a regular basis of one country in 2011. There are micro blogging, radio, and social networks as the ways of media.
The bar chart below shows the proportion of government spending on roads and transport in Italy, Portugal, the UK and the USA in the years 1990, 1995, 2000, and 2005.
The line graph illustrates how many kilograms of five types of food an Australian citizen consumed every year from 1950 to 2010.
The bar chart gives information about the average monthly temperature in the Lapland region in 2022, measured in degrees Celsius.
The line graph shows the information about consumpation of vegetables , fruit ,meat ,bread and seafood for total of wighting personal per years in Australia from 1950 to 2020
The bar chart illustrates the proportion of five age groups of people from the UK who donate to charity in 1990 and 2010.
The given pie charts illustrate the proportions of energy production from five different sources-nuclear, petroleum, gas, coal, and other sources in France in 1995 and 2005.
The provided bar chart illustrates the percentage of residents giving money to charity by range in Britain from 1990 to 2010.
These two maps illustrate the changes in the town named Shakefield from 1995 until now. According to the information we have, the town has built up some new buildings and also removed some trees.
The line graph illustrates food consumption in Australia between 1950 and 2010, covering five categories: vegetables, fruit, meat, bread and seafood.
The diagram provides key information on transport and car use in Edmonton. In addition, the schedule includes percentage of five different reasons why people use the car in the city.
The chart provides key information about the types of communication training undertaken by employees in an international company and the reasons why they attended this training.
The assigned pie chart illustrates the water usage patterns across three sectors namely agriculture, domestic, and industry, while the bar graph provides the information about water used by the same three sectors in different countries in the year 2000.
This table illustrates the three main ways in which the police distribute cash, whereas the pie charts indicate the money utilisation from 2017 to 2018. There are main categories of money income , such as, national government, local taxes, other sources, for example , grants. On the other hand, cash is used for salaries for employees, technology, buildings and transport services.
This table illustrates the main three different ways of the police distributed the cash, whereas the pie charts indicate the money utilization from 2017 to 2018. There are main categerios of money income such as, national government, local taxes, other sources, for an example grants. On the other hand, cash used for salaries for employees, technology, and buildings and transport services.
The bar charts provide key informatiom about the reasons for study according to age of student and the number employer support, by age group. Overall, the most student studey for career higer than students study for interest, whereas another chart the most support for youngest people higher than over age groups.
The charts illustrate the percentage of men and women who hold driving licences in one European country between 1976 and 2006, as well as the proportion of young drivers aged 17-20 from 1996 to 2006.
The bar chart presents data on the proportion of women entering higher education in five countries— the UK, the USA, Australia, South Korea and France— in 1980 and 2015.
The table provides data about the earnings of school teachers in five different nations in 2009.
The line graph show the total number of university graduates in Canada between 1992 and 2007.
The given bar charts compare the changes in the amount of land used to grow con and weight in different region in a state of Canada for a period of 20 years.
The table compares the annual milk production in four countries - the Netherlands, Australia, Tanzania, and Guatemala - in 1990, 2000, and 2010, measured in litres.
These two maps illustrate the structure in 1995, while the second map indicates the current situation of the village of Ryemouth. There are some significant modifications, that relate from the past to the present.
The line graph illustrates how the climate of three cities changes throughout the year. (Units are measured in Celsius)
The depicted charts provide data on the education of grown-ups, as the bar chart illustrates the motives behind individuals enrolling in courses, while the pie chart indicates how they believe the prices of these courses should be paid.
The given pie chart provides information about the consumption of water, while, bar graph illustrates the use of water by local individuals in Australia in 2004. The data is measured in percentages.
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