IELTS Graph #26

You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.

The graph shows Underground Station Passenger Numbers in London.

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

• You should write at least 150 words.

model answer:

The graph shows the fluctuation in the number of people at a London underground station over the
course of a day.

The busiest time of the day is in the morning. There is a sharp increase between 06:00 and 08:00,
with 400 people using the station at 8 o'clock. After this the numbers drop quickly to less than 200 at
10 o'clock. Between 11 am and 3 pm the number rises, with a plateau of just under 300 people using
the station.

In the afternoon, numbers decline, with less than 100 using the station at 4 pm. There is then a
rapid rise to a peak of 380 at 6pm. After 7 pm, numbers fall significantly, with only a slight increase
again at 8pm, tailing off after 9 pm.

Overall, the graph shows that the station is most crowded in the early morning and early evening
periods.
IELTS Graph #44

Write a report for a university lecturer describing the information in the graph below.

• You should write at least 150 words.

model answer:

The graph compares the rate of smoking in men and women in Someland between the years 1960
and 2000. It can be clearly seen that the rate of smoking for both men and women is currently
declining and that fewer women have smoked throughout the period.

In 1960, 600 men in every 1,000 was smoking. This number decreased gradually to 500 by 1974
and continued to decrease but more steeply to 250 in 2000. In contrast, the rate of smoking in
women in 1960 was very low at only 80 in every 1,000. By 1968 this increased to 170, and
increased again but more steeply to 320 in 1977. The rate of female smokers then remained stable
at 320 until 1984 at which point the figures began to decline and had dropped to 200 by 2000.

In conclusion we can see that the rate of smoking in men dropped throughout the whole period but
was always at a higher level than the female figures. The rate of smoking in women increased until
1977 but then decreased for the rest of the period.
IELTS Graph #35

Write a report for a university lecturer describing the information below.

• You should write at least 150 words.

model answer:

The graph shows changes in the amount of fast food consumed in the UK between 1970 and 1990.
Several trends are apparent. First, Britons are eating more and more fast food. Secondly, the type
of fast food has changed.

In 1970, the most popular fast food was fish and chips. Over 300g were consumed each week. By
1990, however, this had fallen to just over 200g - a 50% drop. Consumption of other fast foods
such as pizza and hamburgers increased, however. The amount of pizza eaten shot up from about
20g a week to more than 270g, overtaking fish and chips in the late 1980s. Hamburger consumption
also increased, rising from about 80g in 1970 to almost 300g in 1990.

Accompanying this change in the choice of foods was an increase in the amount of fast food
consumed. In 1970, British consumers ate about 450g a week of fast food. In 1990, on the other
hand, this had more than doubled, to 1000g.

alternative answer:

The graph shows the amount of fast food eaten between 1970 and 1990 in grams per person per
week. Overall, the amount of fast food eaten more than doubled.

The amount of fish and chips eaten declined slightly. In 1970, the consumption was about
300g/week. This fell to 220g/week in 1990.

In contrast, sales of hamburger and pizza rocketed. In 1970, very little pizza was eaten - less than
50g/week. This rose to 280g/week by 1990. In the same period, hamburger sales shot up by more
than 500%, from 100g/week in 1970 to 500 grams in 1990.

In conclusion, although there was a big increase in the consumption of pizza and hamburger, sales
of fish and chips decreased.
IELTS Graph #33

Write a report describing the information in the graph below.

• You should write at least 150 words.

model answer:

The line graph shows estimated sales of gold in Dubai for 12 months in 2002 in millions of dirhams.
There were two main seasons for gold sales.

The main season for sales is in the December to May period. Sales were consistently above 200
million dirhams per month, rising sharply to a peak of 350 million dirhams in March. However, for the
next four months, sales declined steadily, reaching an annual low of 120 million dirhams in July.

In August, there was a sudden increase. Sales almost doubled, rising from 120 million dirhams in
July to 210 million dirhams in August. This was followed by a drop in September, back to the July
figure.

From September to October, sales recovered, from 120 to 180 million. In October and November,
sales remained steady, and there was a small increase in December to 190 million dirhams.

In conclusion, the main sales period is in the early part of the year, slumping in the summer, except
for a sudden increase in August.
IELTS Graph #9

You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.

The graph below compares the number of visits to two new music sites on the web.

Write a report for a university lecturer describing the information shown below.

You should write at least 150 words.

model answer:

The graph shows people using new music places on the Internet in fifteen days period of time namely personal choice
and trendy pop music.

The overall trend shows fluctuation with slight Increased towards the end of the period.

Starting with Music Choice websites; 40,000 people went on this new site on first-day. Half of them backed out the
next day. In Contrast to this Pop Parade net sites were visited by 120,000 music lovers on day one which decreased
slightly on the next day thereafter regaining the same fame on 3rd day.

After 3rd day the enthusiasm for both music lines on Internet dropped slowly- reaching maximum fall of 40,000 on 7th
day. Whereas Music choice gained popularity, slightly Improving to get the original strength of 30,000 viewers on
screen, but was getting still less visiters than their opponent Pop group i.e. 40,000 on day 7.

In the biegining of the next week both gained remarkable recovery after a few fluctuations for 8th and 9th day having
40,000 and 50,000 visiters respectively, reaching to their peaks of one and a half thousand new viewers for Pop
Parade on 11th day showing a contrast of very few people visiting Music choice for the same day. Thereafter Music
choice gained popularity on 12th day for having more than 120,000 new visiters on web.

In the end of the period Pop sites were visited by maximum viewers of 180,000 whereas sites located to Music choice
were not explored by more than 80,000 explorers on the last day of the report.

(257 words)

This is an answer written by a candidate who achieved a Band 6 score. Here is the examiner's comment:

Well organized with some good linking devices and collocations (gain popularity, remarkable recovery, decrease slightly) and some valid
comparison of the music sites. However, some sentences are long and confusing (paragraph 5), some collocations are inaccurate (slight increased,
reaching to their peaks) and there is some repetition (7th day, 3rd day, 11 th day). Some words are spelt incorrectly (poeple, Improoving, visiters,
begining).
IELTS Graph #2

You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.

The graph and table below give information about water use worldwide and water consumption in two
different countries.

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

Write at least 150 words.

model answer:

The graph shows how the amount of water used worldwide changed between 1900 and 2000.

Throughout the century, the largest quantity of water was used for agricultural Purposes, and this increased
dramatically from about 500 km³ to around 3,000 km³ in the year 2000. Water used in the industrial and domestic
sectors also increased, but consumption was minimal until mid-century. From 1950 onwards, industrial use grew
steadily to just over 1,000 km³, while domestic use rose more slowly to only 300 km³, both far below the levels of
consumption by agriculture.

The table illustrates the differences in agriculture consumption in some areas of the world by contrasting the amount
of irrigated land in Brazil (26,500 km³) with that in the D.R.C. (100 km²). This means that a huge amount of water is
used in agriculture in Brazil, and this is reflected in the figures for water consumption per person: 359 m³ compared
with only 8 m³ in the Congo. With a population of 176 million, the figures for Brazil indicate how high agriculture water
consumption can be in some countries.

(180 words)