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Cambridge IELTS 4 Academic Writing Task 1

Test 3Task 1

The chart below shows the different levels of post-school qualifications in Australia and the proportion of men and women who held them in 1999.

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

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Test 4Task 1

The charts below give information about travel to and from the UK, and about the most popular countries for UK residents to visit.

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

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Test 1Task 1

The chart below gives information on the percentage of British people giving money to charity by age range for the years 1990 and 2010.

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

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Test 2Task 1

The graph and table below show the average monthly temperatures and the average number of hours of sunshine per year in three major cities.

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

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Test 3Task 1

The diagrams below show the changes that have taken place at West Park Secondary School since its construction in 1950.

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

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Test 4Task 1

The chart below gives information about Southland's main exports in 2000, 20.., and future projections for 2025.

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

*20..: for test purposes, use and refer to the current year.

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Test 5Task 1

The pie charts below show the online shopping sales for retail sectors in New Zealand in 2003 and 2013.

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

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Test 6Task 1

The chart below shows the changes that took place in three different areas of crime in Newport city centre from 2003-2012.

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

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Test 7Task 1

The maps below show the village of Stokeford in 1930 and in 2010.

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

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Test 8Task 1

The chart below shows the annual number of rentals and sales, in various formats, of films from a particular store between 2002 and 2011.

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

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