Cambridge IELTS Academic Writing Task 1 Questions

The graph below gives information about the number of jobs in four sectors of the economy in the US between 1960 and 2020.

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The plans below show a college café before it was redesigned and how it looks now.

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The diagram below shows how one type of desert, known as a rain-shadow desert, is formed.

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The chart and table below show the results of a survey of library users at a university.

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The first table below shows changes in the total population of New York City from 1800 to 2000. The second and third tables show changes in the population of the five districts of the city (Manhattan, Brooklyn, Bronx, Queens, Staten Island) over the same period.

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The plans below show the site of a farm in 1950 and the same site today. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The charts below give information about a public library in a town called Little Chalfont. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The diagram below shows how fabric is manufactured from bamboo. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The graph below gives information on the numbers of participants for different activities at one social centre in Melbourne, Australia for the period 2000 to 2020.

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The plans below show a harbour in 2000 and how it looks today.

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The diagram below shows how a biofuel called ethanol is produced.

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The charts below give information on the location and types of dance classes young people in a town in Australia are currently attending.

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The graph below gives information about the percentage of the population in four Asian countries living in cities from 1970 to 2020, with predictions for 2030 and 2040.

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The chart below shows the number of households in the US by their annual income in 2007, 2011 and 2015.

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The diagram below shows the floor plan of a public library 20 years ago and how it looks now.

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The graph below shows the average monthly change in the prices of three metals during 2014.

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The maps below show an industrial area in the town of Norbiton, and planned future development of the site.

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The table and charts below give information on the police budget for 2017 and 2018 in one area of Britain. The table shows where the money came from and the charts show how it was distributed.

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The chart below gives information about how families in one country spent their weekly income in 1968 and in 2018.

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The graph below shows the number of shops that closed and the number of new shops that opened in one country between 2011 and 2018.

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The charts below show the changes in ownership of electrical appliances and amount of time spent doing housework in households in one country between 1920 and 2019.

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The diagram below shows the manufacturing process for making sugar from sugar cane.

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The plans below show the site of an airport now and how it will look after redevelopment next year.

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The diagram below shows the process for recycling plastic bottles.

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The chart below shows the results of a survey about people’s coffee and tea buying and drinking habits in five Australian cities.

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The graph below shows the number of tourists visiting a particular Caribbean island between 2010 and 2017.

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The diagram shows how instant noodles are manufactured.

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The chart below shows what Anthropology graduates from one university did after finishing their undergraduate degree course. The table shows the salaries of the anthropologists in work after five years.

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The charts below show the average percentages in typical meals of three types of nutrients, all of which may be unhealthy if eaten too much.

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The chart below shows the value of one country’s exports in various categories during 2015 and 2016. The table shows the percentage change in each category of exports in 2016 compared with 2015.

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The diagram below shows how electricity is generated in a hydroelectric power station.

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The plans below show a public park when it first opened in 1920 and the same park today.

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The two maps below show road access to a city hospital in 2007 and in 2010.

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The chart below shows the percentage of households in owned and rented accommodation in England and Wales between 1918 and 2011.

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The bar chart below shows the top ten countries for the production and consumption of electricity in 2014.

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The plans below show the layout of a university’s sports centre now, and how it will look after redevelopment.

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The bar chart below shows the percentage of Australian men and women in different age groups who did regular physical activity in 2010.

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The maps below show the centre of a small town called Islip as it is now, and plans for its development.

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The chart below shows how frequently people in the USA ate in fast food restaurants between 2003 and 2013.

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The diagram below shows how geothermal energy is used to produce electricity.

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The charts below show the percentage of water used for different purposes in six areas of the world.

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The charts below show the proportions of British students at one university in England who were able to speak other languages in addition to English, in 2000 and 2010.

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The graph below shows the average carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions per person in the United Kingdom, Sweden, Italy and Portugal between 1967 and 2007.

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The table below shows the numbers of visitors to Ashdown Museum during the year before and the year after it was refurbished. The charts show the result of surveys asking visitors how satisfied they were with their visit, during the same two periods.

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The first chart below shows how energy is used in an average Australian household. The second chart shows the greenhouse gas emissions which result from this energy use.

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The tables below give information about sales of Fairtrade-labelled coffee and bananas in 1999 and 2004 in five European countries.

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The charts below show what UK graduate and postgraduate students who did not go into full-time work did after leaving college in 2008.

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The diagrams below show the life cycle of a species of large fish called the salmon.

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The two maps below show an island, before and after the construction of some tourist facilities.

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The chart below shows the total number of minutes (in billions) of telephone calls in the UK, divided into three categories, from 1995–2002.

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The charts below give information on the ages of the populations of Yemen and Italy in 2000 and projections for 2050.

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The graph below gives information from a 2008 report about consumption of energy in the USA since 1980 with projections until 2030.

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The pie chart below shows the main reasons why agricultural land becomes less productive. The table shows how these causes affected three regions of the world during the 1990s.

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The three pie charts below show the changes in annual spending by a particular UK school in 1981, 1991 and 2001.

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The diagrams below show the stages and equipment used in the cement-making process, and how cement is used to produce concrete for building purposes.

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The graph below shows the quantities of goods transported in the UK between 1974 and 2002 by four different modes of transport.

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The table below gives information on consumer spending on different items in five different countries in 2002.

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The graph below shows the consumption of fish and some different kinds of meat in a European country between 1979 and 2004.

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The chart below shows information about changes in average house prices in five different cities between 1990 and 2002 compared with the average house prices in 1989.

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The pie charts below show units of electricity production by fuel source in Australia and France in 1980 and 2000.

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

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The table below gives information about changes in modes of travel in England between 1985 and 2000.

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The diagrams below show the life cycle of the silkworm and the stages in the production of silk cloth.

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The charts below give information about USA marriage and divorce rates between 1970 and 2000, and the marital status of adult Americans in two of the years.

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The graph below shows the proportion of the population aged 65 and over between 1940 and 2040 in three different countries.

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The charts below show the main reasons for study among students of different age groups and the amount of support they received from employers.

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The map below is of the town of Garlsdon. A new supermarket (S) is planned for the town. The map shows two possible sites for the supermarket.

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The table below gives information about the underground railway systems in six cities.

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The table below shows the proportion of different categories of families living in poverty in Australia in 1999.

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The graph below shows the demand for electricity in England during typical days in winter and summer. The pie chart shows how electricity is used in an average English home.

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The chart below shows the different levels of post-school qualifications in Australia and the proportion of men and women who held them in 1999.

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The charts below give information about travel to and from the UK, and about the most popular countries for UK residents to visit.

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