IELTS Academic Writing Task 1 Questions: Employment

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Bar Chart Task 1

The chart below shows the amount of leisure time enjoyed by men and women of different employment status.

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Bar Chart Task 1

The bar chart below shows the percentage participation of men in senior development in three companies between 1980 and the year 2010.

Bar chart for an IELTS Academic Task 1 question about Men Participation in Senior Development Positions.

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Line Graph Task 1

The line graphs below show the production and demand for steel in million tonnes and the number of workers employed in the steel industry in the UK in 2010.

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Line Graph Task 1

The graph below gives information about the number of jobs in four sectors of the economy in the US between 1960 and 2020.

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Mixed Charts Task 1

The charts below show what the business and engineering graduates of a particular university were doing six months after graduating. The figures cover a two-year period.

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Bar chart 2 of 2 for an IELTS Academic Task 1 question about Bar What Engineering Graduates Were Doing.

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Line Graph Task 1

The graph below shows information on employment rates across 6 countries in 1995 and 2005.

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Bar Chart Task 1

The bar chart below shows the percentage of unemployed graduates, aged 20-24, in one European country over a two-year period.

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Line Graph Task 1

The graphs show figures relating to hours worked and stress levels amongst professionals in eight groups.

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Mixed Charts Task 1

The table below shows the percentage of journey by different means in 4 countries and the bar graph shows the reasons for Canadian people to use a car to reach their workplace.

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Mixed-chart visual 2 of 2 for an IELTS Academic Task 1 question about Reasons for Canadian People to Use a Car.

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Line Graph Task 1

The graph shows the percentage of male and female academic staff members across the faculties of a major university in 2016.

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