IELTS Academic Task 1 Practice Questions

The table below shows the results of a survey which sampled a cross-section of 100,000 people asking if they travelled abroad and why they travelled from 1994 – 1998. The bar chart shows their destinations over the same period.

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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 pie chart shows the percentage of women in poverty and the bar chart shows poverty rates by sex and age. They are from the United States in 2008.

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