Nowadays tourists and scientists are allowed to travel to remote natural environments. Do you think the advantages of this development outweigh the disadvantages? Give reasons for your answer and include examples from your own experience.
The chart below shows the total sales value by product category in one particular store, in a three-year period. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
These days, in many counties fewer and fewer people want to become teachers, particularly in secondary schools. What are the reasons for this, and how could the problem be solved?
people should sometimes do things that they do not enjoy doing. Use specific reasons and details to support your answer
More people are now behaving more violently in society than before. Can this behaviour be prevented? Discuss the causes and reasons for this trend. Provide examples to support your opinion.
Some people believe that it is good to share as much information as possible in scientiic research. business and the academic world. others believe that some information is too important or too valuable to be shared freely. Discuss both these views and give your own opinion. Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.
The graph below shows the number of enquiries received by the Tourist Information Office in one city over a six-month period in 2011. Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant.
Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Movies and television have more negative effects than positive effects on the way young people behave. Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer.
It is as important to teach children to protect the environment as it is to teach them to read and write. To what extent do you agree with this statement? Give reasons for your answers and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.
Creative artists should always be given freedom to express their own ideas (in words, music, pictures or films) in whichever way they wish. There should be no government restrictions on what they do. Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge and experience.
The chart below shows the number of households in the US by their annual income in 2007, 2011 and 2015. Summaries the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
In the future, nobody will buy printed newspapers or books because they will be able to read everything they want online without paying. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.
More and more information about the lives of celebrities is found in newspaper, magazines, online. What is happening? what are disadvantages for reading public? Provide reasons for your anwer include relevant examples from your knowledge or experience.
In many places, people are becoming interested in finding out about the history of the building they live in. What are the reasons for this? How can people research this?
Students at universities often have a choice of place to live. They may choose to live in university dormitories, or they may choose to live in apartments in the community. Compare the advantages of living in university housing with the advantages of living in apartment in the community. Where would you prefer to live? Give reasons for your preference.
The charts below give information about the purposes of travel for passengers using four different UK airports in 2016. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
The diagram below show the stages and equipment used in the cement-making process, and how cement is used to produce concrete for building purposes. Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
The line graph shows the number of books that were borrowed in four different months in 2014 from four village libraries, and the pie chart shows the percentage of books, by type, that were borrowed over this time. Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant.
The diagram below shows the process by which bricks are manufactured for the building ndustry. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
The graph below shows the average daily spending of three categories of international visitors to New Zealand from 1997 to 2017. Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
The charts below show that percentage of their daily intake of various nutrients the average person in the USA consumes in each meal and in snacks. These nutrients may be unhealthy if eaten too much. Summarie the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
The table below shows the sales made by a coffee shop in an office building on a typical weekday. ielts-academic-coffee-shop-sales Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant
The table below gives information on consumer spending on different iters in five different countries in 2002. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
In many schools and universities, girls tend to choose arts subjects (eg. languages) and boys choose science subjects (eg. Physics). What do you think are the reasons? Do you think that this tendency should be changed?
The bar chart shows the number of male and female people arrested by type of offence (crime). Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
The chart below shows the results of a survey about people’s coffee and tea buying and drinking habits in five Australian cities. Summerise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
Nowadays shopping has become a new favorite pastime for young people. What are the reasons for this? should they be encouraged to develop other hobbies?
The bar chart below gives information about the number of students studying Computer Science at a UK university between 2010 and 2012. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? “When people succeed, it is entirely because of hard work. Luck has nothing to do with their success.” Use specific reasons and examples to explain your position.
The graph shows the rates of participation in three different activities in a UK sports club between 1995 and 2015. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
The bar chart shows the divorce rates in two European countries from 2011 to 2015. Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
The charts below show the percentage of water used for different purposes in six areas of the world. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
The graphs below show the cinema attendance in Australia and the average cinema visits by different ge groups from 1996 to 2000. Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant
(From Cambridge IELTS Book 4, test 3) The chart below shows the different levels of post-school qualifications in Australia and the proportion of men and women who held them in 1999. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
ultures all around world have become more similar than they used to be. What are reasons for this? Do you think it is a positive or negative?
Students at schools and universities learn far more by lessons with their teachers compared to other sources (e.g. television, the Internet). Do you agree or disagree?
The picture below shows Bell Hill farm in 1976 and the changes that took place in 2006. Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant.
The diagrams below show the process for making sugar from sugarcane. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant
Cooperation rather than competition should be encouraged among high-school students.” In about 200- 250 words, write an essay to express your opinion on the proposal. Use reasons and examples to support your position
The graph compares employment rates in three sectors of the economy, in the UK, 2000-2010. Summerize the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
The two diagrams below show the information about teenagers learning musical instruments in one region of the UK. Summaries the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant?
The graphs show the changes in the UK steel industry between 1970 and 2000. (million tonnes vs thousand). Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant. Value changes in UK steel industry 1970-2000. Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant.
Many people believe that bicycle is a healthy and environmentally friendly mode of transport.However it is no longer the main form of transport. What are the reasons? What could be done to encourage the use of bicycles among the wider population? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.
The diagram shows how chocolate is produced. Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant.
The line chart below shows the results of a survey giving the reasons why people moved to the capital city of a particular country. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
Nowadays celebrities earn more money than politicans. What are the reasons for this? Is it a positive or negative development?
The chart below shows how frequently people in the USA ate in fast food restaurant between 2003 and 2013. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
Examine the arguments in favor of and against animal experiments, and come to a conclusion on this issue. Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own experience or knowledge.
The bar chart below shows the leisure activities that teenagers in Canada report to be their favorite. Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
The graph below shows the demand for electricity in England during typical days in winter and summer. The pie chart shows how electricity is used in an everage english home. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant.