IELTS Academic Task 1 Practice Questions

The chart below shows the proportions of graduates from Brighton University in 2019 entering different employment sectors.

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The chart below shows the number of men and women in further education in Britain in three periods and whether they were studying fulltime or part-time.

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The chart below shows the number of travellers using three major airports in New York City between 1995 and 2000.

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The chart below shows the percentage of male and female teachers in six different types of educational setting in the UK in 2010.

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Line Graph Task 1

The graph shows data about the annual earnings of three bakeries in Calgary, 2000-2010.

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Line Graph Task 1

The graph shows the impact of vaccinations on the incidence of whooping cough, a childhood illness, between 1940 and 1990 in Britain.

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The bar chart shows the number of times per week (in 1000s), over five weeks, that three computer packages were downloaded from the internet.

Bar chart for an IELTS Academic Task 1 question about Computer Package Download Trends.

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Table Task 1

The table below shows the average band scores for students from different language groups taking the IELTS General Test in 2010.

Table for an IELTS Academic Task 1 question about Language Group Band Scores.

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Line Graph Task 1

The line graph shows the percentage of people of different age groups and how they rate a set of factors in terms of importance when buying a new home.

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Pie Chart Task 1

The pie charts compare ways of accessing the news in Canada and Australia.

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