IELTS Academic Task 1 Practice Questions

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 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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Charts A and B show the share of the UK and Australian cinema market in 2001 and cinema admission in the UK and Australia from 1976 to 2006.

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The graphs below show the average monthly expenditure on children’s sports and participation in different sports in the UK from 2008 to 2014.

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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 chart below shows the results of a survey that sampled a cross section of travelers at a major metropolitan airport about the purpose of their trip. The survey was carried out during four different months in 2002.

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The graph below shows the comparison between the number of applicants and the number of students who were granted admission in a university.

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