IELTS Academic Task 1 Practice Questions

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Mixed Charts Task 1

The charts below show the Internet use in different purposes in Australia in 2010,2011 and the percentage by users.

Chart for an IELTS Academic Task 1 question about Australian Internet Use by Purpose.

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Mixed Charts Task 1

The table and chart provide a breakdown of the total expenditure and the average amount of money spent by students per week while studying abroad in four countries.

Mixed-chart visual for an IELTS Academic Task 1 question about Student Expenditure Abroad.

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Process Diagram Task 1

The diagram below shows the process of growing and preparing pineapples and pineapple products.

Process diagram for an IELTS Academic Task 1 question about Pineapple Growing and Product Preparation.

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Pie Chart Task 1

The pie charts below show the methods used by international students when booking online English courses in three different countries in 2009 and 2010.

Pie chart for an IELTS Academic Task 1 question about Online English Course Booking Methods.

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Mixed Charts Task 1

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.

Mixed-chart visual for an IELTS Academic Task 1 question about Causes of Land Degradation.

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Table Task 1

The tables below give information about the amount of beer and fruit juice consumed per person per year in different countries.

Table for an IELTS Academic Task 1 question about Beer and Fruit Juice Consumption.

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Map Task 1

The maps below show the changes that occurred to a town named Willington in 1780, 1860, and 2000.

Map for an IELTS Academic Task 1 question about Willington Town Changes 1780–2000.

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Process Diagram Task 1

The diagram below shows the typical stages of consumer goods manufacturing, including the process by which information is fed back to earlier stages to enable adjustment.

Process diagram for an IELTS Academic Task 1 question about Consumer Goods Manufacturing Process.

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Map Task 1

The plans show how a coastal land has developed into a coastal park.

Map for an IELTS Academic Task 1 question about Coastal Land to Coastal Park.

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Mixed Charts Task 1

The line graph shows visits to and from the UK from 1979 to 1999. The bar chart shows the most popular countries visited by UK residents in 1999.

Mixed-chart visual for an IELTS Academic Task 1 question about UK Travel and Popular Destinations.

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