Unit 3: Exercise 1

In IELTS Writing Task 1 you might be asked to write a report about a chart or
graph.

Match the descriptions with the charts and graphs.

This is a pie chart. This is a bar chart. This is a line graph.

1.

2.
3.
Unit 3: Exercise 2
The bar chart compares the amount of money (in millions of dollars) that people
in four different age groups from Seoul, South Korea, spent on going to the
cinema, restaurants and music concerts in 2014.

Fill the gaps in the chart below with the correct words.

Axis data different age groups money spent

Unit 3: Exercise 3
The bar chart compares the amount of money (in millions of dollars) that people
in four different age groups from Seoul, South Korea, spent on going to the
cinema, restaurants and music concerts in 2014.

Choose the correct answers to complete the statements.

1. The 26–39 age group spent less than the 40–55 age group on going to the cinema./
restaurants./ music concerts.
2. The 18–25 age group spent less than the 26–39 age group/about $14 million/the same as
the 56–80 age group on going to music concerts.

3. The 56–80 age group spent the least of their money on going to the cinema./
restaurants./ music concerts.
4. The 26–39 age group spent about the same on going to the cinema and restaurants./
the cinema and music concerts./ restaurants and music concerts.
5. The 40–55 age group spent about $10 million/ over $20 million/ under $5 million on
going to the cinema.

Unit 3: Exercise 4
The bar chart compares the amount of money (in millions of dollars) that people
in four different age groups from Seoul, South Korea, spent on going to the
cinema, restaurants and music concerts in 2014.
Read the information. Then read the sentences about the chart and match them
with the correct main features. Use the words in the box.

When you write a report on a graph or chart for IELTS Writing Task 1, you should try to
describe the main features. This means writing about the most important pieces of
information on the graph or chart. The main features could be the highest/lowest numbers,
the biggest differences, and any similarities.

a similarity a main difference important numbers

1. The 26–39 age group spent the most money on going to the cinema while the 56–80s
spent the least money. __________________________

2. The 40–55 and 56–80 age groups spent almost the same amount of money on music
concerts, at about $7 million. _____________________________
3. Overall, the most amount of money was spent on going to restaurants (about $67
million), compared with going to the cinema (about $40 million) and music concerts
(also about $40 million). _____________________________

Unit 3: Exercise 5
The bar chart compares the amount of money (in millions of dollars) that people
in four different age groups from Seoul, South Korea, spent on going to the
cinema, restaurants and music concerts in 2014.
Choose the correct words to complete the student’s report. Use the words in the
box.

18-25 40-55 amount category compared highest money

Spent total

The bar chart shows how much South Koreans of different age groups spent on seeing
movies, eating out and going to concerts in 2014.

Overall, the _______________ amount of money was spent on going to restaurants (about
$67 million), _______________ with going to the cinema (about $40 million) and music
concerts (also about $40 million).

The _______________ age group spent the most on going to restaurants at about $22
million, while the _______________ age group spent the least with only $13 million. With a
total _______________ of approximately $12 million, the 26−39 category had the highest
spending on going to the cinema while the 56−80s spent the least _______________ , at
around $8 million.

Unit 3: Exercise 6
The pie charts compare what male and female teenagers from Peru prefer to do
in their
free time.
Look at the two charts. Choose the correct option to complete each statement.

1. The most popular activities are using the internet for boys and meeting friends/playing
sport/reading/using the internet/watching TV for girls.

2. The least popular activities are meeting friends/playing sport/reading/using the

internet/watching TV for boys and playing sport for girls.
3. Girls and boys in Peru liked meeting friends/playing sport/reading/using the
internet/watching TV about the same with 20% for girls and 5% less for boys.
4. The biggest difference was playing sport: 20% fewer/ 35% fewer girls preferred
playing sport than boys.
5. Girls liked meeting friends/playing sport/reading/using the internet/watching TV
15% more than boys.

Unit 3: Exercise 7
Some words or phrases can help you compare or add information in IELTS
Writing Task 1.

Look at the charts. Then read the student’s report and look at the words in bold.
Complete the statements.
It is clear that the most popular activity for boys was using the internet while for girls it was
meeting friends. By contrast, the least favourite activity for boys was reading with only 10%.
Similarly, the least favourite activity for girls was playing sport, also with a low percentage
of 5%.

Using the internet was the favourite hobby for just under a third of boys whereas meeting
friends was the favourite for more than a third of girls. Reading was not very popular with
either boys or girls. 10% of the boys preferred to read and only 5% more of the girls.

Girls and boys in Peru liked watching TV about the same. 20% of girls preferred watching
TV and, in the same way, 15% of boys. The biggest difference was playing sport. 20% fewer
girls than boys preferred it.

1. Words and phrases used for comparing information:

... while ... ... ___________ ... By ___________ , ... ... but ...
However, ...

2. Words or phrases used for adding information:

___________ , ... ... also ... ... in the ____________ way, ... ...
and ...

Unit 3: Exercise 8
Complete the sentences with the words in the box.

By contrast, Heart of Darkness is very short. By contrast, my sister always eats in

restaurants. In the same way, about 65% of singers can read it.
 Similarly, my grandfather also skis every year. whereas all the adults cried.

whereas the worst thing is that it’s expensive. while 65% voted against.

while my least favourite are romantic comedies.

1. 45% of yoga teachers voted in support ___________________________________

2. My brother loves cooking. ___________________________________
3. The best thing about horse riding is that it’s fun
___________________________________
4. My mother loves skiing. ___________________________________
5. Two thirds of guitar players can read music.
___________________________________
6. My favourite movies are action films ___________________________________
7. All the children laughed ___________________________________

8. War and Peace is a very long book. ___________________________________

Unit 3: Exercise 9
Put the words in the correct order to complete the sentences.

25% voted against 65% of voted in support while music teachers

1. ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________

My mother loves swimming. my father hates it By contrast,

2. ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________

is that it's cold about skiing The best thing the worst thing

is that it's exciting whereas

3. ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________

___________

a good cook My sister loves cooking. Similarly, is also my grandmother

4. ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________

In the same way, of cat owners don’t like dogs One third of dog

5. ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________

___________
Unit 3: Exercise 10
WRITING TASK 1

You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.

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
2015.

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

Write at least 150 words.

Please add text into the Student post.

Student post:
The bar chart………………………… the amount of time each day that people from
……………………………………………… countries spent doing activities while on
holiday in Greece in …………………………………. The activities
were…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………

Overall, the tourists spent the most time ………………………... while they spent
the
least time …………………………………. The Chinese tourists spent the longest
………………………………… with a total of ………………………………….. By contrast, the
Brazilians spent the longest …………………………….. with a total of six hours.

Both the American and the Turkish tourists spent the same
…………………………………………………. visiting places with a total of three hours
each. Similarly, the Turkish and Brazilian groups ………………………… a total of
four hours each ………………………….. The Chinese tourists spent twice the
amount of time reading books as the Turkish and Brazilian tourists, whereas
the American and Turkish groups spent …………………………… the amount of
time visiting places as the Chinese group.