IELTS Academic Writing Task 1

IELTS Academic Task 1 Table Topics

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Topic type
Tables
Prompts
6
Source groups
6

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Cambridge IELTS Academic Book 20

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Writing Test 1

Academic Writing

Academic Writing Task 1

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The first table below shows changes in the total population of New York City from 1800 to 2000. The second and third tables show changes in the population of the five districts of the city (Manhattan, Brooklyn, Bronx, Queens, Staten Island) over the same period.

Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

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Cambridge IELTS Academic Book 10

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Writing Test 2

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The tables below give information about sales of Fairtrade-labelled coffee and bananas in 1999 and 2004 in five European countries.

Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

Cambridge IELTS Academic Book 10 Writing Test 2 Table topics visual prompt
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Cambridge IELTS Academic Book 7

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Writing Test 1

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The table below gives information on consumer spending on different items in five different countries in 2002.

Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

Cambridge IELTS Academic Book 7 Writing Test 1 Table topics visual prompt
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Cambridge IELTS Academic Book 6

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Writing Test 2

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The table below gives information about changes in modes of travel in England between 1985 and 2000.

Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

Cambridge IELTS Academic Book 6 Writing Test 2 Table topics visual prompt
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Cambridge IELTS Academic Book 5

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Writing Test 4

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The table below gives information about the underground railway systems in six cities.

Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

Cambridge IELTS Academic Book 5 Writing Test 4 Table topics visual prompt
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Cambridge IELTS Academic Book 4

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

Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

Cambridge IELTS Academic Book 4 Writing Test 1 Table topics visual prompt
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