IELTS Academic Task 1 Practice Questions

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Table Task 1

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

Table for an IELTS Academic Task 1 question about Australian Families Living in Poverty.

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Line Graph Task 1

The graphs show changes in spending habits of people in UK between 1971 and 2001.

Graph for an IELTS Academic Task 1 question about UK Spending Habits, 1971–2001.

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Bar Chart Task 1

The chart shows the average life expectancy for males and females in 1990, 1950 and 1990.

Chart for an IELTS Academic Task 1 question about Male and Female Life Expectancy.

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Bar Chart Task 1

The chart below shows the price in Euros of 800 grams of four types of bread in one European country from 2001 to 2006

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Pie Chart Task 1

The pie charts below show the different types of courses, which were followed by the students during the years of 1984, 1994 and 2004.

Pie chart for an IELTS Academic Task 1 question about Student Course Types Over Time.

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Process Diagram Task 1

The diagram below shows how the Australian Bureau of Meteorology collects up-to-the-minute weather information to produce reliable forecasts.

Visual for an IELTS Academic Task 1 question about Australian Weather Forecasting Process.

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Map Task 1

The diagram below shows a school now and the plan for the school in 2025

Map for an IELTS Academic Task 1 question about School Redevelopment Plan for 2025.

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Bar Chart Task 1

The charts give information about world forest in five different regions

Chart for an IELTS Academic Task 1 question about World Forest and Timber Distribution.

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Process Diagram Task 1

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

Process diagram for an IELTS Academic Task 1 question about Sugar Production from Sugar Cane.

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Line Graph Task 1

The graph below shows the popularity of different fast foods in Britain and the trends in their consumption.

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