IELTS Academic Writing Task 1 Questions: Employment

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Bar Chart Task 1

The chart below shows the sleep patterns of people in five different occupations according to a Canadian study.

Table 1 of 2 for an IELTS Academic Task 1 question about Generated Sleep Patterns of People in Five Different Occupations.

Table 2 of 2 for an IELTS Academic Task 1 question about Generated Sleep Patterns of People in Five Different Occupations.

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Line Graph Task 1

The graphs below show how people in a European city reached their office and got back home in 1959 and 2009.

Graph for an IELTS Academic Task 1 question about How People Reached Office and Got Back Home.

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Mixed Charts Task 1

The charts below show what UK graduate and postgraduate students who did not go into full-time work did after leaving college in 2008.

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Mixed Charts Task 1

The charts below show the main reasons for study among students of different age groups and the amount of support they received from employers.

Chart 1 of 2 for an IELTS Academic Task 1 question about Garph27 Main Reasons for Study Among Students.

Chart 2 of 2 for an IELTS Academic Task 1 question about Garph27 Employer Support by Age Group.

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Line Graph Task 1

The graph shows a comparison in the pulse rate changes between two different individuals of different ages and professions.

Line graph for an IELTS Academic Task 1 question about Line Exercise and Pulse Rate.

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Line Graph Task 1

The line graph below shows the unemployment rates for the USA and Japan between March 2005 and March 2011.

Line graph for an IELTS Academic Task 1 question about Unemployment Rates USA Japan.

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Bar Chart Task 1

The chart below shows the percentage of female employees in three job sectors in Greece from 1990 to 2015.

Chart for an IELTS Academic Task 1 question about Female Employees Greece.

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Pie Chart Task 1

The two pie charts below show some employment patterns in Great Britain in 1992.

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Table Task 1

The table gives information about the number of people working as researchers in technology per million people in five countries.

Table for an IELTS Academic Task 1 question about Researchers Technology in Five Countries.

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Mixed Charts Task 1

The chart below shows what Anthropology graduates from one university did after finishing their undergraduate degree course. The table shows the salaries of the anthropologists in work after five years.

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