IELTS Sample Charts (IELTS Writing Task 1)

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#01

The chart shows the average number of hours each day that Chinese, American, Turkish
and Brazilian tourists spent doing leisure activities while on holiday in Greece in August
2019.

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

Write at least 150 words.

Model answer

The bar chart compares the amount of time each day that people from four different
countries spent doing activities while on holiday in Greece in August 2019. The activities
were going to the beach, visiting different attractions, and reading.

Overall, the tourists spent the most time reading books while they spent the least time
visiting places. The Chinese tourists spent the longest reading books with a total of eight
hours per day. By contrast, the Brazilians spent the longest at the beach with a total of six
hours.
Both the American and the Turkish tourists spent the same number of hours every day
visiting places with a total of three hours each. Similarly, the Turkish and Brazilian groups
spent a total of four hours each reading books. The Chinese tourists spent twice the amount
of time reading books as the Turkish and Brazilian tourists, whereas the American and
Turkish groups spent three times the amount of time visiting places as the Chinese group.

(163 words).
#02

The bar chart and table show information about students from abroad studying in four
English-speaking countries in 2004 and 2012.

Summarize 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 number of foreign students studying in four English-speaking
countries in the years 2004 and 2012, while the table shows foreign students as a
percentage of total student numbers in the countries. We can see that the overall trend is an
increase in both the number and percentage of international students in most countries.
Starting with the number of students, the USA had the most foreign students, rising from
approximately 179,000 in 2004 to around 245,000 in 2012. The figures for Australia and the
UK were similar, increasing from around 120,000 to almost 200,000. Canada had a
significantly lower number of overseas students than the other countries, with about 41,000
in 2004 and approximately 61,000 in 2012.

Next, if we look at the percentage of foreign students, we can see that percentages
increased for all countries, with the exception of the USA. The percentage of foreign
students was highest in Australia at 24% of total student numbers in 2012. In the USA, the
percentage of foreign students remained stable at 2%, which was the lowest percentage of
all four countries.

(195 words)
#03

The chart below shows the proportion of businesses making e-commerce purchases by
industry in Canada between 2015 and 2019.

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

Write at least 150 words.

Model answer

The bar chart provides information about the proportion of businesses purchasing items
online according to industry in Canada between 2015 in 2019.

Generally speaking, the proportion of businesses involved in e-commerce purchases across

the years and sectors varied with the practice being most common in the information and
communications industry. In this sector, there was a greater proportion of businesses
involved (just over 60% in 2015) than the other sectors with a rise to just under 70% in 2019,
including a peak to about 75% in 2018. The proportion of businesses involved in purchases
on line in the retail sector followed a similar pattern, increasing from about 35% to about 55%
in 2019 with a peak of about 58% in 2018. Just under 25% of construction businesses used
online purchasing in 2015 compared to more than a half in 2019, whereas in the wholesale
industry the rise was much smaller from just over 40% to about 60%. As regards
manufacturing, there was a near 100% increase in the proportion of businesses purchasing
online from about 33% in 2015 in comparison with about 58% in 2019.

(185 words)
#04

The bar chart shows the percentages of the Canadian workforce in five major industries in
1850 and 2020.

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

Write at least 150 words.

Model answer

The bar charts divide the Canadian workforce into five categories based on the type of
industry they work in for the years 1850 and 2020.

The overall trend shown in the data is a steep rise in the proportion of employees engaged in
the service industry, coupled with a decline in manufacturing. The most salient feature is that
in 2020 81% of the workforce were involved in providing services, which contrasts sharply
with the figure of 33% in 1850. In contrast, we observe a huge drop in the manufacturing
industry from over a third in the mid nineteenth century to just 9% by the early twenty-first
century.

Furthermore, the 170-year period saw a marked fall in the agriculture and fishing sectors,
leaving food production with a tiny 1% of Canadian workers. Similarly, workers in energy and
water companies decreased by two thirds. On the other hand, the construction industry
experienced significant growth from 5% to 8% over the period.
In general, the job profile of the Canadian workforce changed radically between 1850 and
2020, with the increases coming in the construction and service industry but all other areas
seeing a decline.

(191 words)
#05

The graph below shows the average daily sales of selected food items at the Brisk Café,
by season.

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

Write at least 150 words.

Model answer

The bar graph shows how many servings of certain food items are sold on average every day
in two different seasons at the Brisk Café. The average number of sales of each item
changed with the season.

Certain food items had much higher sales than others in the winter. Hot coffee had the
highest number of sales, with an average of 75 servings sold daily. Following this, the item
with the second highest number of sales was soup, with an average of 50 servings sold
daily. Salad and ice cream had average daily sales of 25 servings each, and iced coffee had
the lowest number of sales, with close to zero servings sold daily.

The sales numbers for each food item were different in the summer from what they were in
the winter. Iced coffee sales rose significantly, to an average of 40 servings sold daily. The
item that had the second highest number of sales was ice cream, with an average of 35
servings sold daily. Hot coffee sales fell to just 30 servings daily. Soup and salad had the
lowest number of sales, with 25 servings sold daily on average.
In general, the average daily sales of each food item changed when the season changed.
Certain items were more popular in the winter, but certain others were more popular in the
summer.

(224 words)
#06

The graph gives information about the age of the population of Iceland between 1990 and
2020.

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

Write at least 150 words.

Model answer

The bar chart compares the different ages of people living in Iceland between 1990 and
2020.

All in all, the size of the 25-54 age group increased the most over the period while the size of
the two younger age groups decreased a little bit. The number of people in the two older age
groups stayed about the same.

The 25-54 age group grew from approximately a third of the population in 1990 to nearly half
of the population in 2020.

The older two age groups did not increase or decrease much. The size of the 65 and over
age group remained at about 13%, whereas the size of the 55 -64 age group only fell from
about 14% to about 10% of the population.

By contrast, the 0-14 age group fell from just over 25% in 1990 to just under 20% in 2020.
Similarly, the 15-24 age group dropped from just over 20% of the population in 1990 to just
under 10% of the population in 2020.
(168 words)
#07

The chart gives information on the percentage of women going into higher education in
five countries for the years 1980 and 2015.

Summarize 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 percentage of females entering higher education in the years 1980
and 2015. The chart shows the percentages in five countries, the UK, the USA, Australia,
South Korea and France. Overall, the proportion of women in higher education increased in
the five countries.

In general, there were more female students in 2015 than in 1980, with more than half of
women in higher education in all of the countries apart from South Korea. In four of the
countries, the percentage of women going into higher education rose.

The most dramatic change was in South Korea, where the percentage doubled from 15% to
30%. The smallest change was seen in France, where the number increased only from 50% to
54%. The only country in which there was not an increase was Australia. Although the
percentage of Australian women going into higher education remained the same at 58%, this
was the highest in 1980 and equal highest with the USA in 2015.

(164 words)
#08

The chart and graph below give information about participants who have entered the
Olympics since it began.

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

Write at least 150 words.

Model answer

The two charts give information about the gender and number of athletes who have entered
the Games since they started. The bar chart illustrates the number of men and women
entering the Games, whereas the line graph shows the number of participants.
It is evident from the bar chart that, until 2012, there were always significantly more men
entering the Games than women. In 1924 and 1952, there were hardly any women entering
the Games, yet in 1952 there were over 4,000 male participants. In 2012, however, the
number of female athletes rose significantly to nearly 5,000, only approximately 1,000 lower
than male participants.

The line graph shows a similar trend, with the number of participants increasing throughout
the century. The most significant increase occurred between 1984 and 2012, when the
number of athletes rose from just over 6,000 to over 10,000 in 2012.

To summarise therefore, since 1924 the number of athletes entering the Olympic Games,
has increased dramatically. This is particularly the case for women, who are now
represented in nearly the same numbers as male participants.

(179 words)
#09

The bar charts below give information on road transport in a number of European
countries.

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

Write at least 150 words.

Model answer

The bar charts give information about methods of travel and commuting times for six
European countries, as well as the average figure for the European Union. From the
information, we can see that car use is highest in Denmark at about 12,500 kilometres per
person a year, and lowest in Spain and Germany.

Perhaps surprisingly, the Danish also make far greater use of alternative transport than
people in other countries, travelling over 3,000 kilometres a year by bus, tram, metro or bike,
which is more than double the EU average. By comparison, the British and French travel less
than a third of that distance by public transport.

When it comes to commuting times, British drivers spend about 47 minutes each day
travelling to work, which is more than any other country. In Denmark and Italy, on the other
hand, where many more people use public transport, commuting times are significantly
lower.

(151 words)
#10

The graph below shows the percentage of part-time workers in each country of the United
Kingdom in 1980 and 2010.

Summarize 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 percentage of people who have part-time jobs in the countries that
make up the United Kingdom, both in 1980 and in 2010. There'has generally been a small
increase in part-time workers from 1980 to 2010, except in Northern Ireland. The graph also
shows that England and Wales have far more part-time workers than Northern Ireland and
Scotland.

In 1980, 25% of people in England worked part time. The only country with a greater
percentage of part-time workers was Wales, with around 33% working part time. Both
countries saw an increase in the percentage of people working part time in 2010. In England,
the percentage rose to over 30% and in Wales percentage rose to just over 35%.

Scotland had the smallest percentage of part-time workers in 1980, with just over ten per
cent. However, this rose to almost 20% in 2010 which is a large increase. Lastly, Northern
Ireland was the only country which had a decreasing percentage of part-time workers. In
1980, it had around 15% of people in part-time work. This decreased by a couple of per cent
in 2010. (187 words)
#11

The bar chart below illustrates five different industries’ percentage share of Brazil’s
economy in 2009 and 2019 with a forecast for 2029.

Summarize 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 actual and projected share of the economy of Brazil held by the five
key business sectors for the years 2009, 2019 and 2029.

Beginning with the real figures, the sectors that saw growth between 2009 and 2019 are
Finance, Fossil Fuels and Food Processing with rises of around 5 percent for the two former
and around 10% for the latter. However, both Tourism and Manufacturing saw falls of around
5% for that period.

Turning next to the projected figures for 2029, only the Finance sector is predicted to see a
continued growth in 2029, again by 5%. Of the remaining sectors, tourism stays at 2019
levels with around 21% and both Food Processing and Oil, Coal and Gas return to 2009 levels
(11 and 26% respectively). Meanwhile, Manufacturing sees a further drop in its share, falling
by a further 10 percent to around 5 percent.
Overall, for the period covered, the Finance sector stands out in terms of having the largest
share of brazil’s economy and its share shows continued growth. The big loser is
manufacturing, which starts as the joint smallest sector and sees both real and projected
falls.

(195 words)
#12

The bar charts below show the percentages of men and women in employment in three
countries in 2005 and 2015.

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

Write at least 150 words.

Model answer

The two charts show the percentages of men and women in employment in three countries
in the years 2005 and 2015. In general, we can see that the percentages of working people
increased, with the proportion of women showing the most significant rise.

In all of the countries covered, and in both years, the number of men in employment was
greater than the number of women. South Korea has the highest rate of male employment –
approximately 75% in 2005, rising slightly to about 78% in 2015 – and Canada has the lowest
– just over 60% in 2005 and 70% in 2015.

The proportion of women in employment was lower than men in all of the countries covered
over the two years. It was below 50% everywhere in 2005, but the figures had risen by 2015.
In Canada, over half of the women were working, and in Sweden the figure was exactly 50%.
In contrast, the number of South Korean women who were working was only about 35%
compared with a percentage which was more than double for men at over 70%.

(180 words)