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Academic Writing Task 1

Model Answers for Academic IELTS Writing Task 1 (report)

IELTS Report, topic: Bar chart on wind-generated energy in 4 countries

This is a model answer for the Academic Writing Task 1 from an IELTS exam in India that was shared recently. This response is likely to get Band 8 or 8.5 in IELTS. You should spend about 20 minutes on this task The chart below shows the amount of energy generated from wind in four countries from 1985 to 2000. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant. Write at least 150 words * Note: this isn’t the actual chart given in the test, it was recreated for the purpose of demonstration. Band 8.5 Model Answer The bar chart depicts the amount of wind energy generated in 4 countries in 4 years, measured in megawatt hours. It is clear from the chart that the amount of energy generated from wind generally increased in… Read More »IELTS Report, topic: Bar chart on wind-generated energy in 4 countries

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IELTS Report, topic: Bar chart on attendance for 3 types of music events

This is a model answer for the Academic Writing Task 1 from an IELTS exam in Egypt that was shared recently. This response is likely to get Band 8 or 8.5 in IELTS. You should spend about 20 minutes on this task The chart below shows percentages of attendance for 3 types of music events in 2006 in Australia. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant. Write at least 150 words * Note: this isn’t the actual chart given in the test, it was recreated for the purpose of demonstration. Band 8.5 Model Answer The bar chart provides information about the attendance of Classical music, Opera and Popular music events in Australia in 2006. It can be clearly seen that Popular music events were most attended by the younger and middle aged… Read More »IELTS Report, topic: Bar chart on attendance for 3 types of music events

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IELTS Report, topic: Bar chart + Table on average life expectancy in four countries

This is a model answer for the Academic Writing Task 1 from an IELTS exam in India that was shared recently. This response is likely to get Band 8 or 8.5 in IELTS. You should spend about 20 minutes on this task The charts below give information on average life expectancy in four countries, from 1993 to 2008. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant. Write at least 150 words * Note: these aren’t the actual charts given in the test, they were recreated for the purpose of demonstration. Band 8.5 Model Answer The bar chart describes the life expectancy in Japan, Korea, the US and Indonesia between 1993 and 2008, while the table highlights the growth in life expectancy in these nations in the same period. Overall, Japan had the highest… Read More »IELTS Report, topic: Bar chart + Table on average life expectancy in four countries

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IELTS Report, topic: Bar charts describing bus company services

This is a model answer for the Academic Writing Task 1 from an IELTS exam in Mongolia that was shared recently. This response is likely to get Band 8 or 8.5 in IELTS. You should spend about 20 minutes on this task The charts below give information on a bus company’s services between 1999 and 2003, including the target and actual percentage of buses that arrived on time, and the number of customer complaints. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant. Write at least 150 words * Note: these aren’t the actual charts given in the test, they were recreated for the purpose of demonstration. Band 8.5 Model Answer The given bar chart depicts the percentage of buses that arrived on time as well as the number of complaints about the bus… Read More »IELTS Report, topic: Bar charts describing bus company services

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IELTS Report, topic: Map of the ground floor of a school library

This is a model answer for the Academic Writing Task 1 from an IELTS exam in Oman that was shared recently. This response is likely to get Band 8 or 8.5 in IELTS. You should spend about 20 minutes on this task The plans below show the layout of the ground floor of a school library in 2001, and how it changed as a result of renovations in 2009. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant. Write at least 150 words * Note: these aren’t the actual plans given in the test, they were recreated for the purpose of demonstration. Band 8.5 Model Answer The two plans show the changes that occurred to the ground floor of a library over a period of 8 years, from 2001 to 2009. Overall, what can… Read More »IELTS Report, topic: Map of the ground floor of a school library

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IELTS Report, topic: Mixed charts describing Heavy Goods Vehicles (HGV) in the U.S

This is a model answer for the Academic Writing Task 1 from an IELTS exam in Iran that was shared recently. This response is likely to get Band 8 or 8.5 in IELTS. You should spend about 20 minutes on this task The charts below provide information on HGVs (Heavy Goods Vehicles) in the U.S., including their numbers, fuel usage and carbon emissions, between 1990 and 2010. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant. Write at least 150 words * Note: these aren’t the actual charts given in the test, they were recreated for the purpose of demonstration. Band 8.5 Model Answer The charts show the number of Heavy Goods Vehicles (HGVs) in the US, as well as their fuel usage and carbon emissions between 1990 and 2010. Overall, it can be… Read More »IELTS Report, topic: Mixed charts describing Heavy Goods Vehicles (HGV) in the U.S

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IELTS Report, topic: Line graph describing the birth rate among women in England

This is a model answer for the Academic Writing Task 1 from the IELTS exam in Georgia that was shared recently. This response is likely to get Band 8 or 8.5 in IELTS. You should spend about 20 minutes on this task The chart below gives information on the birth rate among women in England, from 1973 to 2020. The figures are measured in births per 1000 women. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant. Write at least 150 words * Note: this isn’t the actual chart given in the test, it was recreated for the purpose of demonstration. Band 8.5 Model Answer The line graph describes the birth rate for women in different age groups from 1973 to 2020. It is clear from the graph that there was a sharp decrease… Read More »IELTS Report, topic: Line graph describing the birth rate among women in England

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IELTS Report, topic: Line graph describing the average monthly cost of mobile plans from 4 providers

This is a model answer for the Academic Writing Task 1 from the IELTS exam in Kazakhstan that was shared recently. This response is likely to get Band 8 or 8.5 in IELTS. You should spend about 20 minutes on this task The chart below gives information on the average cost of a monthly plan from four different mobile phone providers in a European country, between January and September 2012, measured in euro. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant. Write at least 150 words * Note: this isn’t the actual chart given in the test, it was recreated for the purpose of demonstration. Band 8.5 Model Answer The line graph describes the prices of monthly mobile phone plans that were offered by four different mobile phone service providers over 9 months… Read More »IELTS Report, topic: Line graph describing the average monthly cost of mobile plans from 4 providers

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IELTS Report, topic: Bar chart describing the proportion of renewable energy in 4 countries

This is a model answer for the Academic Writing Task 1 from the IELTS exam in Pakistan that was shared recently. This response is likely to get Band 8 or 8.5 in IELTS. You should spend about 20 minutes on this task The chart below shows the proportion of renewable energy in the total energy supply of 4 countries, from 1997 to 2010. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant. Write at least 150 words * Note: this isn’t the actual chart given in the test, it was recreated for the purpose of demonstration. Band 8.5 Model Answer The bar chart shows the percentage of renewable energy used in four countries over three different years. Overall, Iceland and Türkiye used renewable energy sources in much higher percentages than Australia and Sweden in… Read More »IELTS Report, topic: Bar chart describing the proportion of renewable energy in 4 countries

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IELTS Report, topic: Multiple line graph describing percentage of good quality river water in UK

This is a model answer for the Academic Writing Task 1 from the IELTS exam in Kenya that was shared recently. This response is likely to get Band 8 or 8.5 in IELTS. You should spend about 20 minutes on this task The graph below shows the percentage of river water in the UK that is of good chemical quality, in the period between 1990 and 2002. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant. Write at least 150 words * Note: this isn’t the actual graph given in the test, it was recreated for the purpose of demonstration. Band 8.5 Model Answer The line graph describes the percentage of clean river water that was available in different parts of the UK between 1990 and 2002. Overall, what can be clearly seen is… Read More »IELTS Report, topic: Multiple line graph describing percentage of good quality river water in UK

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