Academic Writing Task 1

This is a model answer for the Academic Writing Task 1 from the IELTS exam in Ghana 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 table below shows the historical data about family budgets in a European country. 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 table given in the test, it was recreated for the purpose of demonstration. Band 8.5 Model Answer The table provides information about the changes to the budget of a family in a European country in 5 different years between 1920 and 1980. The categories of expenses listed in the table are Food, Housing, Transport, Clothing, Health care and… Read More »IELTS Report, topic: A table with historical data about family budgets

This is a model answer for the Academic Writing Task 1 from the IELTS exam in Algeria 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 show the proportions of male and female students getting top grades in 1960 and 2000. 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 two bar charts describe the percentage of male and female students who obtained the highest grades in 5 different subjects in the years 1960 and 2000. Overall, it can be clearly seen that girls consistently outperformed… Read More »IELTS Report, topic: Bar charts describing the ratios of male and female students with top grades

This is a model answer for the Academic Writing Task 1 from the IELTS exam in Oman, Iran and Sri Lanka 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 diagrams below describe the floor plan of a café 10 years ago, 5 years ago and at present. 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 given plans describe the layout of a café over three different periods, a decade ago, five years ago and at present. Overall, it can be clearly seen that the amount of… Read More »IELTS Report, topic: 3 diagrams of a cafe layout, in the past and now

This is a model answer for the Academic Writing Task 1 from the 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 graph below describes oil consumption of 4 countries/regions from 1965 to 2015, in million barrel per day. 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 illustrates the changes that occurred in the usage of oil in 4 regions, the US, China, Europe and the Middle East during the period from 1965 to 2015. The units are measured in million… Read More »IELTS Report, topic: Line graph describing oil consumption of 4 countries

This is a model answer for the Academic Writing Task 1 from the 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 maps below describe a university campus at present and after expansion planned for the future. 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 maps given in the test, they were recreated for the purpose of demonstration. Band 8.5 Model Answer The maps describe the layout of a university at present and how it will look after its planned redevelopment. Overall, once redeveloped, the campus will have many new facilities, including improved road access, a new transport option and more… Read More »IELTS Report, topic: Two maps describing a university campus at present and after a future expansion

This is a model answer for the Academic Writing Task 1 from the IELTS exam in South Korea that was shared last week. 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 describes the number of male and female visitors to a website in 2020-2021 (presented in hundreds of thousands). 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 This bar graph shows the number of men and women who visited a particular website in the 12 months from March 2020 until February 2021. Overall, it can be clearly seen that… Read More »IELTS Report, topic: Bar chart describing the number of male and female website visitors

This is a model answer for the Academic Writing Task 1 from the IELTS exam in Saudi Arabia 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 graphs below compare the percentages of people who travelled to work by public transport and private cars in 5 Australian cities between the years 2000 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 graphs given in the test, they were recreated for the purpose of demonstration. Band 8.5 Model Answer The two charts describe the percentage of Australian residents that used public or private transport to travel to work in five different cities, Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane,… Read More »IELTS Report, topic: Line graphs comparing the use of public transport to private cars

This is a model answer for the Academic Writing Task 1 from the IELTS exam in Nigeria 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 diagrams below show the layout of the town’s shopping centre at present and after a future redevelopment. 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 describe the layout of a town’s shopping center, as it appears at present and how it will look after a redevelopment in the future. Overall, it can be seen that in the future shoppers… Read More »IELTS Report, topic: Two plans of the town’s shopping centre, before and after redevelopment

This is a model answer for the Academic Writing Task 1 from the 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 table below gives information about international tourism to 8 different countries in 2009 and 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 table given in the test, it is provided for demonstration purposes. Band 8.5 Model Answer The table shows information about the number of international tourists that visited 8 different countries in 2009 and 2010, including the percentage of change. Overall, it can be seen that most countries showed a significant decrease in tourism, except for Italy… Read More »IELTS Report, topic: A table on international tourism to 8 different countries

This is a model answer for an Academic Writing Task 1 from the IELTS exam in Taiwan, shared yesterday. This response is likely to get Band 8 or 8.5 in IELTS. You should spend about 20 minutes on this task The graphs below show how often people exercised in Europe in 2016, by age group and gender. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant. Write at least 150 words Band 8.5 Model Answer The bar graphs describe the frequency with which men and women in Europe engaged in physical activity in 2016. The participants are split into 4 age groups (15-24, 25-30, 40-54 and 55+ years old) and the data is presented in percentages. It can be clearly seen that for both men and women regularity of exercise dropped with age, and… Read More »IELTS Report, topic: Two bar graphs showing how often people exercised in Europe in 2016