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IELTS Writing Task 1 sample answers (Academic)
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Line graphs
- Line graph: teenagers' leisure activitiesThe graph below shows the average number of hours per week that teenagers aged 13–17 in one country spent on four leisure activities between 2004 and 2024.Model answer
- Line graph: prices of rice, lentils and onionsThe graph below shows the average retail price of rice, lentils and onions in one country in each month of 2024.Model answer
- Line graph: household waste disposalThe graph below shows the amount of household waste that was sent to landfill, recycled or composted, and incinerated in one country between 2000 and 2025.Model answer
Bar charts
- Bar chart: adults' physical activitiesThe chart below shows the percentage of adults in one country who took part in five types of physical activity at least once a month in 2005 and 2025.Model answer
- Bar chart: a city council's budgetThe chart below shows how a city council divided its annual budget between seven services in 2014 and 2024.Model answer
- Bar chart: new car sales by fuel typeThe chart below shows the number of new cars sold in one country, by type of fuel, between 2010 and 2025.Model answer
Pie charts
Tables
- Table: library borrowing by categoryThe table below shows the number of items borrowed from a city's public libraries, by category, in 2005, 2015 and 2025.Model answer
- Table: working hours, holidays and payThe table below gives information about average working hours, paid holiday and hourly pay in six occupations in one country in 2024.Model answer
Process diagrams
Maps
Mixed charts
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