IELTS Cambridge 19 Essay: Dance Classes Australian Town

The pie chart and bar chart detail information concerning dance classes currently being
attended by young people in an Australian town. Looking from an overall perspective, it is
readily apparent that the vast majority of classes are hosted in private studios, followed by
school halls, community halls, and, most distantly, college studios. For very young children,
ballet and tap dancing are more popular, while the preferred option for older students is
modern dance.

Regarding the location of dance classes in the town, private studios account for 48% of the
total, precisely double the figure for after-school school halls (24%). Community and other
halls trail this data point slightly at 18% and the least common venue is college-based studios
at just 10%.

Concerning the varieties of dance classes popular with different age demographics, ballet is
most notable with over 600 students under age 11, and only 300 students aged 11 to 16. The
age disparity narrows for tap classes with 410 older students and 440 younger ones. Modern
dance displays the opposite trend to ballet with far more older students (520) relative to their
younger counterparts (300).

IELTS Task 1: Number of Jobs

The pie chart shows women in poverty in the United States and bar chart compares
poverty rates by gender.

The pie chart gives statistics for the status of women in poverty and the bar chart breaks
down poverty by gender and age demographics in 2008. Looking from an overall perspective,
it is readily apparent that the majority of women in poverty are single without children,
followed by single with children, and much more distantly by married women with or
without offspring. In terms of gender and age, younger people and women were more likely
to be in poverty, particularly female young adults and the elderly.

Looking first of all at the pie chart, an overwhelming 54% of women in poverty were
unmarried without children. This figure was more than double that of single females with
children (26%) and considerably above married women with dependents (12%) and married
women lacking any children (8%).

In terms of the rate of poverty relating to gender and age, more than 20% of those under the
age of 5 were in poverty for both sexes. Poverty rates then generally declined for men and
women until the age of 45 – 54 to relative lows of 7% and 6%, respectively. The exception
was that over 20% of women aged 18 – 24 are in poverty, equal to the peak of the youngest
demographic. After the age of 54, poverty likelihood for men rose to 9% for those aged 60-64
and then dropped to 5% for those over 75. For women, poverty levels rose more steadily to
reach 12% for the oldest age group.

IELTS Task 1: Comparison of Energy Production

The pie charts show information about energy production in a country in two separate
years.

The pie charts detail the distribution of various energy sources in a given nation in the years
1995 and 2005. Looking from an overall perspective, it is readily apparent that production of
two main energies (coal and gas) rose marginally, while petrol declined considerably. ‘Other’
and nuclear production also grew greatly, despite remaining less popular in both years.

In 1995, coal, gas, and petrol were roughly equal in terms of energy production with each
slightly above 29%. By 2005, the figures for coal and gas had risen moderately (30.93% and
30.31%, respectively) while petrol exploitation declined to represent just 19.55% of all
sources.

The data for the remaining categories was considerably lower with ‘other’ accounting for
4.9% of energy production to begin the period and nuclear noticeably higher at 6.4%. By
2005, ‘other’ had narrowed the disparity and nearly doubled to 9.1% as nuclear energy use
grew more slowly to reach 10.1%.
IELTS Essay Task 1: The World’s Forests

The pie charts give information about the world’s forest in five different regions.

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

The pie charts detail information about the world’s forests and timber according to
continent. Looking from an overall perspective, it is readily apparent that most of the world’s
forests are in Africa and North America, followed by Europe, South America, and lastly Asia.
In contrast, Africa possesses the least timber while North America has the most.

Looking first of all at North America and Africa, the former continent represents 25% of the
world’s forest and the latter 27%. In terms of timber, the figure is slightly higher for North
America (30%) and drastically lower for Africa (9%).

Forest and timber ratios are more even in the other regions. European nations contain 18% of
the world’s forests and 20% of its timber. South America is marginally lower at 16% for
forests and moderately higher at 23% for timber. Finally, Asian forests constitute 14% of the
global total and 18% of all timber.
IELTS Essay Task 1: Bookseller Pie Charts

The pie charts detail sales by a bookseller between 1972 and 2012 according to genre
(acccording to + danh từ số it). Looking from an overall perspective, it is readily apparent
that adult fiction became by far the most popular type at the expense of the genres which
declined in popularity (others, biography, and travel). Interest in children’s fiction also
increased.

In 1972, this particular bookseller sold relatively equal proportions of each type with others
leading at 25%, followed by adult fiction, children’s fiction, and biography all at 20%, and
travel lowest at 15%. By 1992, adult fiction had risen by 5%, while others and biography
declined by the same number. Travel and children’s fiction grew by 3% and 2%, respectively.

In the final year surveyed, adult fiction surged to 45% and children’s fiction ticked up slightly
to 25%. The rise of adult fiction was compensated for by dramatic drops for the remaining
genres with others finishing at 12%, travel at 10%, and biography 8%.

IELTS Essay Task 1: Pie Charts Energy

The pie charts display the sources of energy production in 1985 and 2003. Looking from an
overall perspective, it is clear that in 1985 the majority of energy came from primarily oil
followed by nuclear power, natural gas, and coal with cleaner energy sources rarer. By 2003,
renewables became slightly more common or remained level, the use of oil decreased but was
still the most used, while both coal and natural gas underwent the largest increases.

In 1985, oil represented 52% of all energy sourced, though this figure had declined to 39% by
2003. Nuclear power, which was the second most pervasive energy source in 1985 at 22%,
had the steepest fall to just 8% in 2003. In contrast, natural gas rose from 13% to 23% and
coal nearly tripled to 22%.

In terms of the cleaner energy sources, hydro power represented 4% of total usage in both
years while other renewables quadrupled from 1% in 1985 to 4% in 2003.

IELTS Essay Task 1 Water Usage Australia

The charts show the total usage proportions for water in Australia and a breakdown of its
residential purposes. Looking from an overall perspective, it is readily apparent that the vast
majority of water is dedicated to houses, followed by apartments, industry, businesses and
finally other. In terms of the residential use, it is mainly for bathrooms and gardens, with
lower numbers for washing clothes, toilets and kitchens.

Looking first of all at the pie chart, houses represent 57% of total water usage, far surpassing
apartments at 13%, industry at 11%, business 10%, government 6%, and lastly other (3%).

The bar chart delineates the uses of residential water, including both homes and apartments.
Nearly 30% of all water was used for bathrooms, the highest figure, while gardens was
slightly lower at 26%. Washing clothes translates to 20% of usage, followed by toilets at
15%, and kitchen use totaling just 10%.

IELTS Essay: Two Graphs (Pie and Bar Charts)

The bar chart records how long students spent in school by gender in two year intervals from
2000 to 2010, while the pie charts break down where they were studying. In general, both
males and females saw steady rises in years spent at school, though male figures were always
higher. In 2000, there were largely equal proportions for secondary, college, diplomas and
university degrees but by 2010 university had more students, largely at the expense of
secondary school.

In Singapore in 2000, males spent around 7.5 years in school and females were at 5.5. This
difference of 2 years remained nearly identical over the period as the numbers for males rose
steadily to over 9 to finish the period and women had narrowed the gap slightly to just under
8 years.

Turning to the types of schooling, in 2000 most students were in secondary school (27.7%)
which was 1.2% higher than college, 3.7% more than those studying for diplomas and well
above university degrees at 21.8%. By 2010, university degrees had surged to 44.5% and
secondary declined to 8%. College students also made up a smaller proportion at 16.3%,
while diploma students rose by about a third to 31.2%.

IELTS Writing Task 1 Sample Answer: Working Pie Charts (Real Past IELTS
Exam/Test)
The given pie charts compare employment sectors in towns A and B in 1960 and 2010.
Overall, sales positions became less common in both towns, while manufacturing showed the
reverse trend and service jobs decreased in town A but not town B. By 2010, manufacturing
supplanted (thay thế) sales as the predominant industry in town A, while in town B sales
remained top.

Manufacturing underwent the largest growth going from 29% to an overwhelming 64% in
town A and more than doubling from 10% to 25% in town B. For both towns this
necessitated a decline in sales positions with town A dropping from 41% to 21% and town B
falling from 70% to 53%, albeit still accounting for the majority of jobs.

Services had contrasting trends, though by 2010 this sector employed the lowest proportions
for both towns. In town A services nearly halved (30% down to 16%) whereas in town B it
rose marginally by 2% to 22%.