IELTS Academic Task 1 Bar Chart Topics

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Test 1Task 1

The chart below gives information on the percentage of British people giving money to charity by age range for the years 1990 and 2010.

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

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Test 4Task 1

The chart below gives information about Southland's main exports in 2000, 20.., and future projections for 2025.

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

*20..: for test purposes, use and refer to the current year.

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Test 6Task 1

The chart below shows the changes that took place in three different areas of crime in Newport city centre from 2003-2012.

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

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Test 8Task 1

The chart below shows the annual number of rentals and sales, in various formats, of films from a particular store between 2002 and 2011.

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

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