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Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.. The chart below shows the number of travellers using three major airports in

IELTS WRITING TASK 1

1 BAR CHART

Test Tip

When writing a Task 1 answer, it is important to describe numbers anddata in different ways to avoid repetition You will be given credit fordoing this, as it will show you have a wider range of vocabulary

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You should spend about 20 minutes on this task

The chart below gives information about Someland's main exports

in 2005, 2015, and future projections for 2025.

Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

Write at least 150 words

Model answer

This bar chart illustrates the performance of Someland's primary exports

in 2005 and 2015 It also indicates future projections for 2025 According

to the data, it seems likely that international tourism will become thedominant industry, although dairy exports will remain strong In 2005,

we can see that tourism was the greatest exports earner of the threeindustries, with revenue standing at just over $6 billion

This figure has increased slightly, so that now, in 2015, it has reachedalmost $7 billion It is estimated that international tourism will continue

to grow, so that by 2025, it will be earning around $8 billion for thecountry In 2000, dairy exports were worth around $5 billion, but sincethen there has been a dramatic increase, and sales for this year areapproximately $8 billion Experts are predicting that exports in this areamay fall slightly, so a figure of $7.5 billion is expected for 2025 Meatproducts are the third key industry in Someland, but sales have droppedsince 2000 and now stand at $3.5 billion It is expected that sales willcontinue to decrease in the future

(187 words)

Writing Exam Tip

You do not have to write very long sentences to do well in your Writingtest If sentences are too long, they will become less coherent and alsomake it harder for you to control the grammar

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The chart below shows the number of travellers using three major airports in New York City between 1995 and 2000.

Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

Write at least 150 words

Looking at the detail, the number of travellers at John F Kennedy airportstarted at 26m in 1995, and then increased remarkably to reach thehighest point of 47m in 1997 In 1999, the figure dipped to 32m At thelast year, there was a slight growth to 44m On the other hand, LaGuardiabegan at 35m in 1995, after that it rose remarkably for the next threeyears, at 46m In 2000, LaGuardia hit the peak point at 68m travellers.However, if we look at Newark airport, it started at the lowest point of16m passengers in the first year After this point, the trend increasedsignificantly to 42m in 1998 In the last two years it remained stable at42m travellers.

(197 words)

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The bar chart below shows shares of expenditures for five major categories in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and

Write a report for a university lecturer describing the information below.

Write at least 150 words

Source: U.S Bureau of Labor Statistics

Test Tip

In Writing Task 1, it is a good idea to end your answer by summarizingthe main information shown by the diagram You are not required toexplain this information

Read the following sample answer Complete the answer by filling the gaps with the words in the box.

by contrast Indicates Lowest compares

The bar chart how consumers in the United States, Canada, the

United Kingdom, and Japan allocated different shares of total spending to

categories such as food, housing, and transportation in 2009.

We can see that the United States had the housing expenditure

share, 26% of total expenditures in 2009 The United Kingdom and Japan

followed, with 24% and 22%, respectively Canada had the housing share at 21% Housing was the expenditure component in all countries Japan.

, Canada had the largest transportation share of all four countries at

20% The United States and the United Kingdom had the next-highesttransportation shares, 17% and 15%, respectively Japan had the lowest,

, in Japan, consumers spent 23% of their total expenditures on food

in 2009 The United Kingdom had the second-highest share at 20%.Canada, with 15%, and the United States, with 14% had the lowest foodexpenditure shares among the countries studied

, the data that housing and health care shares of total expenditures were in the United States than in Canada, the United Kingdom, and Japan in 2009, Americans had the lowest clothing

share Canada had the highest clothing and transportation shares, and

Japan had the highest food share, the countries compared.

(214 words)

Test Tip

You only have 20 minutes to do Writing Task 1, so make sure the points

Relevant – you will waste time and lose marks if you don’t follow the

instructions Don’t speculate or add your own opinions

Not repetitive – don’t say the same thing in different words, or write

similar sentences about all the figures Describe something different inevery point Make comparisons and describe trends rather than focus on

Accurate – giving the wrong information loses marks, so study the

question carefully and interpret data or diagrams correctly

You should spend about 20 minutes on this task

The chart below shows the percentage of male and female teachers

in six different types of educational setting in the UK in 2010.

Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

Write at least 150 words

Model answer

The bar chart gives information about the gender of teachers in six types

of educational institutions in the UK in 2010 It shows what percentage ofteachers was male and what percentage was female

Women dominated the teaching profession in primary education, but less

so at lower and upper secondary education It was particularly true ofnursery school, where the share of female teachers was above 95%.Similarly one-sided was the situation in primary school, where over 90%

At secondary and upper secondary level this pattern was lesspronounced, where there were nearly equal proportions of male andfemale teachers On the other hand, male teachers outnumbered femaleteachers in high-level education, where the proportion of men was twice

that for women.

Overall, the higher the level of education, the more male teachersdominated, and the reverse occurred with respect to female teachers.(150 words)

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The chart below shows the percentage change in the share of international students among university graduates in different Canadian provinces between 2001 and 2006.

Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

Write at least 150 words

Source: Statistics Canada, Postsecondary Student Information System

Test Tip

In Task 1 of the IELTS Writing modules, you may be asked to describe agraph which shows changes over a period of time To do this you need touse language expressing change and appropriate tenses In the exam,make sure you leave time to edit your written answer You will losemarks if you make too many mistakes in grammar and vocabulary

Over this five-year period, changes in the proportion of internationalgraduates have been very uneven across the provinces of Canada.However, New Brunswick remained the province with the highestpercentage overall

(158 words)

Test Tip

This chart does not provide information about population size If youchoose to include information in your answer that is not given in the task,you will not get extra marks In fact, it may be considered irrelevant andyou may be penalised if you make detailed comments about informationthat is not provided in the chart.

You should spend about 20 minutes on this task

The chart below gives information about the most common sports

Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

Write at least 150 words

Model answer

The bar graph provides information about the most Common sportsplayed in New Zealand in 2002 It gives figures for both boys and girlsand clearly shows that their participation in sports is fairly equal.However, their sporting preferences tend to be different

According to the graph, the most popular sport among girls is netball,with participation rates reaching 25 per cent A similar percentage ofboys prefer soccer, which is clearly their favourite sport Ten per cent ofboys also enjoy playing cricket but hardly any girls take part in this game.While swimming is popular among both boys and girls, fewer boysparticipate in this sport - about 13 per cent compared to approximately

22 per cent of girls

Other sports such as tennis, basketball and martial arts have lower levels

of popularity, and a significant percentage of boys and girls say theyenjoy sports not referred to on the chart

(153 words)

IELTS Tip

1) Focus on the most important aspects of any data you are given Do not

quote the data mechanically Link your ideas together naturally while

2) Think about the most significant changes over time or the key points

3) Organise your description of the data around these key points, and

include any relevant secondary points

You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.

The bar chart below shows the percentage of students who passed their high school competency exams, by subject and gender, during

Students passing high school competency exams, by subject and

*includes French, German and Spanish

Look at the graph and complete the following model answer by writing NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS in each space.

Model answer

The graph shows the percentages of boys and girls who were successful

in their high school competency exams in the period from 2010 to 2011,

by subject

Overall, students of both sexes best in Computer Science,Mathematics, and Foreign Languages, French, German and Spanish.Results for boys and girls were roughly in Computer Science andMathematics In other subjects, , there were some significant Girls achieved by far their in Computer Science, with a pass rate

of , which was than the boys The difference was even inChemistry, where more girls passed .subject where boys’results were better than girls was where they achieved a pass rateof , which was 10% higher than for girls

In general, that during the period in question girls performed better

in most subjects in the competency exams than boys

Writing Exam Tip

When you first see a bar chart, ask yourself the following questions:

1) What do the numbers on the vertical/horizontal axis measures? 2) How is the information grouped on the other axis? 3) What do the different shades of the bars show?

4) When was the data collected?

The answers will give you the essential information for understanding it.Make sure you know which units are being used to measure quantities

You should spend about 20 minutes on this task

The chart below gives information about the UK's ageing population

in 1985 and makes predictions for 2035.

Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

Write at least 150 words

Source: Office for National Statistics, National Records of Scotland,Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency

Exam Tip

In Writing Task 1, it is essential to understand what the graph or chart isrepresenting Look closely at the information in the instructions as well

The graph in this task shows the percentage of over 65s in each country

of the UK The following are incorrect statements:

 Wales had more over 65s than England (The graph is inpercentages, not numbers)

 Northern Ireland had 12% of over 65s in 1985 (The countries donot add up to 100% so Northern Ireland did not have 12% of all over 65s.The graph shows that 12% of thepopulation of Northern Ireland wasover 65.)

Model answer

The graph shows how the size and distribution of the UK's ageingpopulation is likely to change over a 50-year period.Overall, the proportions are predicted to increase in all UK countries In

1985, 15 per cent of the UK population was over 65, but by 2035, this willaccount for 23 per cent of the total population

A closer look at the data reveals that the ageing population is expected torise more in some parts of the UK than in other In 1985, Wales had thehighest percentage of people aged 65 and over, at 16 per cent Thesecond-largest group could be found in England and the third in Scotland.Northern Ireland had lowest proportion, with 12 per cent aged 65 andover

By 2035, Wales is still going to have by far the greatest percentage of

over 65s, with figures likely to reach 26 per cent However, the biggestincreases in this age group, relative to the rest of the population, arepredicted to occur in Northern Ireland and Scotland In Northern Ireland,for example, this figure will increase almost double to 23 per cent.

(189 words)

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The chart below shows the total number of minutes (in millions) of telephone calls in Finland, divided into three categories, from 1995

Model answer

The chart shows the time spent by Finland’s residents on different types

of telephone calls between 1995 and 2004.Local landline calls were the highest throughout the period, rising from

12000 million minutes in 1995 to just under 17000 million in 2000 Afterpeaking at 17000 million the following year, these calls had fallen back to

National and international landline calls grew steadily from 6000 million

to 10500 million at the end of the period in question, though the growth

There was a dramatic increase in mobile calls from 250 to 9800 millionminutes This rise was particularly noticeable between 2000 and 2004,during which time the use of mobile phones tripled

To sum up, although local landline calls were still the most popular in

2004, the gap between the three categories had narrowed consideratelyover the second half of the period in question

(155 words)

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The chart below gives information about science qualifications held

Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

Write at least 150 words

Model answer

The bar chart illustrates the percentage of people who hold a sciencequalification in Singapore and Malaysia A prominent feature is that asignificantly low percentage of people hold science qualifications, that isMaster’s and Bachelor’s degrees in science from university level studies

in both countries Less than 5% of people hold a qualification in science

at Master’s degree level in both Singapore and Malaysia

There is a significant difference in the percentage of people holdingscience qualifications at Bachelor level between the two countries; whilethis number is 20% in Singapore, in Malaysia it is a mere 10% Thepercentage of people with school leaving exams in science is slightlyhigher in Malaysia than in Singapore 35% of people in Malaysia have ascience qualification at this level, whereas the number in Singapore is 5%lower Finally, more than half the people in both countries hold noscience qualification at all

(152 words)

English grammar tips

The following is a brief summary of the main tenses that you need to beaware of in preparing for IELTS:

 We use the present simple tense to describe tables and

diagrams: As the graph indicates… The X then passes to the next

stage… (Writing)

 We use the present progressive tense to describe change and

development: The population is decreasing rapidly (Writing)

 We use the present perfect simple tense to talk about past events

which are still valid:Experiments have shown that… (Writing)

 We use the past simple tense to mention past experience to

support an argument: I had one teacher in particular who inspired me.

(Speaking/Writing)

 We use the past perfect simple tense to describe graphs: By the

year X, the price of Y had fallen (Writing)

 We use the future simple tense to talk about the future: I hope I’ll

pass the exam (Speaking)

You should spend about 20 minutes on this task

The bar chart below gives information about the number of students studying Computer Science at a UK university between

Model answer

The bar chart illustrates the number of male and female studentsstudying Computer Science at a UK university over three years It alsoindicates whether they were home or international students Compared

to the number of home students, the number of international studentswas significantly smaller Nevertheless, there was clear statistical growth

in the latter group from 2010-2012 Furthermore, the number of femalehome students eventually overtook the number of males from the samegroup, reaching a high of 45 in 2012

The year 2011 saw the most dramatic developments; the number of malehome students fell from just below 40 to 24 and the number of femalesrose from 32 to 44 There was also significant growth in the number ofmale students from overseas, climbing from 20 in 2010 to 39 in 2012.Overall, we can see an upward trend in the number of students at theuniversity

(150 words)

describing visual information in Task 1, it is important to think aboutwhat tenses you will need If the diagram includes time references (dates,years) you will need a range of pastand present tenses If the graph has

no past time reference, you will need to use the present simple tenseonly

You should spend about 20 minutes on this task

You should spend about 20 minutes on this task

The table below gives information about Favorite Pastimes in

Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

Write at least 150 words

From 30 - 50 years old

TV Sport ReadingHobbiesMusic Beach Sleep

As can be seen, about 60% of Canadians, Australians and Americans like

watching television On the other hand, this figure is quite low for Chinawhere only 15% of people watch television Predictably, Americans likemusic at 23%, whereas only 2 to 5% of people in the other countries feelthe same way 20% of people in England enjoy sleeping as a pastimewhereas in Canada and the USA, for example, the figure is only 2%.Interestingly, the Chinese like hobbies the most at 50%, as opposed toonly 20% in France It isn’t surprising that the highest percentage ofbeach-lovers is in Australia and the USA at 30%.

It seems that pastimes of people of different nationalities may beinfluenced by a number of factors such as the socio-economic situation orthe climate These factors influence cultural differences betweendifferent nationalities and make cross-cultural experiences moreinteresting

(175 words)

The graph below shows female unemployment rates in each country

of the United Kingdom in 2013 and 2014.

Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

Write at least 150 words

Model answer

The bar chart shows the unemployment rates among women in thecountries that make up the United Kingdom, both in 2013 and in 2014.There has generally been a small decrease in female unemployment rates

In 2013, 5.6% of women in Northern Ireland were unemployed The onlycountry with a smaller percentage of women unemployed was Wales,with a rate of 5.4% Both countries saw a decrease in the percentage ofunemployed women in 2014 In Northern Ireland, the percentage fell to

England had the greatest percentage of unemployed women in 2013,with 6.8% However, this decreased by 0.3% in 2014 Lastly, Scotlandwas the only country which had an increasing percentage of unemployedwomen In 2013, it had 6.1% of women out of work This increased to

6.7% in 2014, making it the country with the highest femaleunemployment rate of the four countries.

(160 words)

Test Tip

Do not copy information from the question paper, use your own words.Make sure that you describe the most important information and that

When describing trends in the IELTS test it is best to use:

- the simple past to talk about ‘finished’ time, e.g in 1950, last year

- the present perfect to talk about ‘unfinished’ time, e.g since 1950, ever,

- a future tense to talk about future time, e.g in 2030, next year

We often use the following expression when talking about future orpredicted data, because the simple future is a little too certain:

For example: Between 1950 and 2030, the proportion of the world's

OR we use a verb such as predict and a future tense

For example: It is predicted that the proportion of the world's

population will double by 2030.

You should spend about 20 minutes on this task

The bar chart below gives information about the percentage of the population living in urban areas in the world and in different continents.

Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

Write at least 150 words

Source: UN, World Urbanization Prospects: The 2005 Revision (2006)and Carl Haub, 2007 World Population Data Sheet

Read the following sample answer Complete the answer by filling the gaps with the words in the box.

by contrast in spite of compares smaller

The bar chart the urbanization percentage of the world in 1950 and this with the percentage in 2007 and the projected percentage

Between 1950 and 2030, the proportion of the world's population

residing in cities is expected to , growing from 29% to 60% However, this rate is less in some continents than others.

For example, 64% of the population of North America was urban in 1950,

increasing to 79% by 2007 ., just 15% of the African population

was urban in 1950, but this rose to 37% by 2007 This represents one of

the urbanization rates in the world, even though the percentage of Africans in urban areas is still than the world average.

It is also clear from the graph that, urbanization in Latin America is

projected to be higher than Europe in 2030, being lower in 1950.

Vocabulary Tip

Notice the following rules for the spelling of the

words programme and program:

programme (UK only) = a show on television

program (US only) = a show on television program (UK and US) = instructions for a computer (a verb and a noun)

You should spend about 20 minutes on this task

The graph below gives information about the preferred leisure

Write a report for a university lecturer describing the information shown.

You should write at least 150 words

model answer:

The graph shows the preferred leisure sctivities of Australian childrenaged 5-14 As might be expected, it is clear from the data that sedentarypursuits are far more popular nowadays than active ones.

Of the 10,000 children that were interviewed, all the boys and girls statedthat they enjoyed watching TV or videos in their spare time In addition,the second most popular activity, attracting 80% of boys and 60% ofgirls, was playing electronic or computer games While girls ratedactivities such as art and craft highly – just under 60% stated that theyenjoyed these in their spare time – only 35% of boys opted for creativepastimes Bike riding, on the other hand, was almost as popular aselectronic games amongst boys and, perhaps surprisingly, almost 60% ofgirls said that they enjoyed this too Skateboarding was relatively lesspopular amongst both boys and girls, although it still attracted 35% ofboys and 25% of girls

(157 words)

Write a report for a university lecturer describing the information

in the graphs below.

 You should write at least 150 words.

 Allow yourself 20 minutes for this task.

In 1990 there were around 0.2 million deaths from AIDS, 0.1 milliondeaths from leprosy, 0.3 million deaths from tropical diseases, 0.5 milliondeaths from diarrhoea, 0.4 million deaths from malaria and 1.8 milliondeaths from TB These figures can be contrasted with the amount offunding allocated for each disease In 1990 AIDS received 180 milliondollars in research funding, leprosy 80 million dollars in researchfunding, tropical diseases 79 million dollars in research funding,diarrhoea 60 million dollars in research funding, malaria 50 milliondollars and TB 20 million dollars in research funding.

In conclusion it is clear that funding allocation for disease research inSomeland is not wholly determined by the number of deaths for whicheach disease is responsible in a given year

You should spend about 20 minutes on this task

The bar chart below shows the results of a survey conducted by a personnel department at a major company The survey was carried out on two groups of workers: those aged from 18-30 and those aged 45-60, and shows factors affecting their work performance.

Write a report for a university lecturer describing the information shown below.

You should write at least 150 words

On the internal factors above 50% in both age groups agreed that teamspirit, competent boss and job satisfaction are essential to make their

environment pleasant Whereas on the external factors, there arecontrasting results On the chance for personal development andpromotional aspects, 80% to 90% of the younger groups were in favorwhile only less than 50% of the older group thought so A similar pattern

is also noted on job security With regards to money, 69% to 70% on both

In conclusion, the internal factors have similar responses from the twoage groups while they had dissimilar responses on the external factors.(170 words)

This is an answer written by a candidate who achieved a Band 7 score.

Here is the examiner's comment:

The information contained in the bar chart has been described accuratelyand concisely and follows a clear progression There is a clearintroduction followed by effective comparisons between the age groupsand a valid conclusion Good formulaic phrases (the bar chart indicates,these factors are divided), although the candidate uses the same language

to describe the factors in the bar chart and does not attempt to rephrasethem in any way

You should spend about 20 minutes on this task

The table below provide information on rental charges and salaries

Write a report for a university lecturer describing the information shown below.

You should write at least 150 words

Weekly rents per property (£/w) Salaries needed (£/year)

Model answer

The table shows two sets of related information: the relative cost, inpounds, of renting a property with one, two or three bedrooms in threedifferent suburbs of London and an indication of the kind of annual salaryyou would need to be earning to rent in these areas

Of the three areas mentioned, Notting Hill is the most expensive withweekly rents starting at £375 (salary approximately £100,000) and rising

to £738 per week for a 3-bedroom property To afford this, you wouldrequire a salary in the region of £200,000 per annum Alternatively,Fulham is the cheapest area shown with rents ranging from £215 perweek for a one bedroom property to £600 per week for a 3-bedroomproperty To rent in this area, salaries need to be somewhere between

£85,000 and £170,000 depending on the number of bedrooms required.For those able to pay in the middle price range for accommodation,Regent's Park might be a more suitable district.

(163 words)

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The table below shows the sales at a small restaurant in a

Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples fromyour own knowledge or experience

Sales: week of October 7-13

$2,450

$2,595

$2,375

$2,500

$1,950

$1,550

Dinn

er

$3,623

$3,850

$3,445

$3,800

$4,350

$2,900

$2,450

Model answer

The sales at this small restaurant during the week of October 7 to 13thfollowed a fairly set pattern from Monday to Friday, and then showednotable shift on the weekend The lunch and dinner sales during the weekpeaked on Friday and then dipper down as the weekend set in

During the week of October 7-14th, the lunch sales averaged atapproximately $2,400 The highest lunch sales occurred on Friday, andthe lowest occurred on Sunday Sunday's lunch sales were approximately

$1,000 less than the average lunch sales during the rest of the week

Dinner sales, which generated at least $1,000 to $1,500 more a day thanlunch sales, also remained steady during the week Just like the lunchsales, the dinner sales peak on Friday and dipped down for the weekend

Excluding Wednesday and Thursday, the lunch and dinner sales fromOctober 7-11 rose gradually until the end of the business week Midweek,

on Wednesday and Thursday, the sales were slightly lower than they

According to the sales report, this restaurant has a steady lunch anddinner crowd The most profitable day during the second week ofOctober was Friday Sunday, was the least profitable day, with the fullday's sales totaling/totalling less than the Friday dinner sales Thesenumbers are reflective of a restaurant that is located in abusiness/financial district where business hours are Monday throughFriday

(234 words)

You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.

The chart below shows the number of girls per 100 boys enrolled in

Write a short report for a university lecturer describing the information shown below.

You should write at least 150 words

Model answer

The chart shows the number of female students per 100 male students in

On Average, more boys than girls were enrolled in school both in 1990and 1998 in all the countries, except in tertiary education in developedcountries The number of girls per 100 boys was bigger in 1998 than in

1990 in the two country groups and in all the educational stages