IELTS Academic Writing Task 1 Questions: Spending

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Table Task 1

The table illustrates the proportion of monthly household income spend on food and drink, housing, clothing and entertainment in five European countries.

Table for an IELTS Academic Task 1 question about Monthly Household Income Five European Countries.

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Pie Chart Task 1

The pie charts below show the average household expenditures in a country in 1950 and 2010.

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Table Task 1

The table data shows the proportion of income adults and children spent on 4 common items in the United Kingdom in 2005.

Table for an IELTS Academic Task 1 question about Income Adults Children Spent in UK.

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Table Task 1

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

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Mixed Charts Task 1

The graph below shows CO 2 emissions for different forms of transport in the European Union. The Pie Chart shows the percentage of European Union funds being spent on different forms of transport.

Pie chart 1 of 2 for an IELTS Academic Task 1 question about CO2 Emissions for Different Transport.

Pie chart 2 of 2 for an IELTS Academic Task 1 question about EU Spending on Different Transport.

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Bar Chart Task 1

The bar chart below shows shares of expenditures for five major categories in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and Japan in the year 2009.

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Line Graph Task 1

The bar graphs below show the Riverdale Public School’s spending per student in a year as well as percentages of students who passed the reading and math tests from 1990 to 2005.

Bar chart 1 of 2 for an IELTS Academic Task 1 question about Riverdale Public School System.

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Bar Chart Task 1

The chart below shows the amount spent on six consumer goods in four European countries.

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Bar Chart Task 1

The chart shows student expenditure over a three-year period in the United Kingdom.

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Line Graph Task 1

The line graph below shows how much people in four countries spent on purchasing books from 1995 to 2005.

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