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IELTS ACADEMIC TASK 1 SAMPLES

IELTS ACADEMIC TASK 1 SAMPLES

The bar chart presented illustrates how many incidents and injuries per 100 million passenger
miles took place, in 2002. The data is broken into 5 types of transportation: commuter rail, heavy
rail, light rail, bus and demand response.
Overall, travelling by bus or commuter rail appears to result in a higher degree of certainty to be
injured if / when there is an incident. While the ratio between incidents and injuries was less for
the other three modes of transport, the number of incidents for transport requested on demand
was significantly higher.
As shown in the chart, in 2002, demand response was by far the most prone to road incidents,
accounting for more than 250 incidents and abot 180 injuries PMT. In stark contrast, commuter
train was reported to be the safest way of commuting with the number of incidents and injuries
not exeeding 20 PMT. Vehicles classified as heavy rail, light rail and bus had from 50-75 incidents
and from 30 to 65 injuries in that year.
The ratio of incidents and injuries correlated only loosely, being aproximately similar for
commuter trail and bus (about 20 and 70 respectively) and significantly differing for the other
other means of transport.

The climograph presented provides data on the average monthly temperature, throughout the
year, in degrees Celsius, and the amount of precipitation, in mm, in the city of Kolgata
Overall, the climate in Kolgata is mild, with only moderate temperature difference across the
year. Patterns for temperature and rainfalls show a similar trend, both increasing in spring and
summer months, with the onset of the heavy rains falling soon after the temperature has
peaked.
While the temperature is rising relatively fast from the beginning of the year, the corresponding
increase in the rainfall is minimal, from about 20 mm in January to just 50 mm in April. However,
from April onwards, the amount of precipitation soars, increasing to a maximum of around 380
mm in July, while temperature remains high, despite a marginal drop.
Having increased from 20 degrees Celsius in January to 26 degrees Celsius In March, it peaks in
May to 32 degrees Celsius. The average temperature remains above the March level until
November.

The line graph presented provides the statistic of tourists traffic to Australia over a 30-year period
from 1975 to 2005, while the table provides data on countries they came from.
Overall, the number of overseas visitors from all countries substantially grew throughout the
period with the prevailing number of visitors being from Asian countries such as South Korea and
Japan.
Visitors from China, also being an Asian country, even though the growth was of a similar factor,
their absolute number was significantly less. This was also the case for those coming from the
USA, Britain and European countries.
The flow of tourists to Australia constantly grew throughout the given period, starting from 9
million in 1975 to exceed 30 million, by2005.
The majority of visitors came from South Korea and Japan, with the numbers tripling from the
former and growing fourfold from the latter. Even though fewer visitors came from Britain and
Europe, their numbers still increased from 0.3 million in 1975 to 2.9 million in 2005, and from 1.1
million to 4.5 million, respectively.
China and the US demonstrated the lowest figures, being 0.3 million and 0.4 million visitors in
1975 and 0.8 million and 1.1 million in 2005, respectively.

The table presented provides comparative data on monthly precipitation across the year in 5
different cities: Hongkong, Tokyo, Jakarta, Cairo and London. Items are measured in millimeters
of precipitation.
Overall, cities located in Asia and Africa showed a similar precipitation pattern with the highest
amount falling in the summer months. In contrast, Jakarta and London received more rain in
winter. Hongkong was the leader in terms of the millimeters of rainfall per month, being closely
followed by Jakarta. That of Cairo, by sharp contrast, was zero or close to that throughout the
whole year.
Summer months in Hongkong and Tokyo brought the highest amount of rainfalls, being 364-380
mm and 180-190 mm respectively, with winter months being the driest with less than 60 mm.
However, the situation in Jakarta and London was the opposite, with the period from November
to February being the wettest, reaching a maximum in January at 300 mm in Jakarta and 80 mm
in London. While the amount of monthly precipitation in London changed moderately across the
year, from 45 mm in July to 80 mm in January, Jakarta showed a more dramatic difference of
240 mm between these months.
Cairo was reported to be the driest among the cities presented, with the amount of monthly
rainfalls not exceeding 7 mm across any month, with the exception of August, when it reached
27 mm.

The diagram illustrates the recycling process of waste paper.
Overall, to turn into new paper, waste paper has to go through 3 main stages of a linear process,
starting from producing a mixture called pulp which is further filtered, purified and dried to
create recycled paper for further use.
The recycling process is based on a production line consisting of a conveyor belt which is
connected to a pulping facility, a filter, a de-ink chamber and a heat roller.
Collected and sorted used paper is placed on the conveyor belt, connected to a chamber where
the paper is blended with water and chemicals to break it down into a substance called pulp.
Next, this well-mixed pulp goes through a filter where undesirable components are removed
through holes of different sizes.
After being filtered from contaminants, pulp is washed with soap and de-inked after which it is
cleaned and dried to be made into new recycled paper. Finally, the recycled paper is ready to be
further utilized in paper manufacturing.

The table presented provides data provided by the United Nations statistics on 4 social indexes:
annual income in $US, life expectancy, daily calorie supply and adult literacy in Canada, Japan,
Peru and Zaire in 1994.
Overall, a direct correlation between the annual income per person and such indicators of
prosperity as life expectancy, daily calorie supply and adult literacy can be seen in all countries.
The only exception was the daily calorie intake of the Japanese, ranking second while its annual
income was the highest. Generally, Japan and Canada by far outperformed Peru and Zaire in all
indicators.
Japan had the lead in in terms of annual income of $15.760 and life expectancy at birth of 78
years, being closely followed by Canada with $11 100 and 76 years respectively. However,
Canadians consumed the highest number of calories per day, being 3326. Almost all adults living
in these countries were literate.
In stark contrast, people living in Peru earned annually only $160 and in Zaire $130 per person.
Accordingly, citizens of these countries, consumed not more than 1927 calories daily, and had a
life expectancy of 51 years in Peru and 47 years in Zaire. Of note, adult literacy rates of these
countries were very different as Peru had twice as many literate adults as Zaire (68 and 34
respectively).

The chart presented provides data on enquiries addressed to the Tourism Information Center in
a city from January to June in 2011. Statistics are broken down by the means of communication,
namely: in person, by letter/email and by telephone.
Overall, initially enquiries were primarily by telephone closely followed by e-mail. Walk-ins
followed by telephone enquiries became the most common type of enquiry over the entire
period as their incidence increased markedly while the number of emails dropped.
Initially, the majority sent e-mails/letters or called being about 750 and 900 enquiries
respectively, while less than 430 enquiries were received in person in January. As the number of
walk-in enquiries increased and the other forms decreased, by February the variance between
all forms of contact was the least, being between approximately 600-800, with telephone
enquiries having the lead.
Post February, the rate of walk-ins continued to soar to reach over 1800 visits per month
overtaking telephonic enquiries towards the end of March. This trend was followed closely
followed by a milder increase in telephonic enquiries to reach just under 1600 per month, despite
moderate fluctuations.
The number of enquiries received by letter/email, though, experienced a steady decline through
the period. Having initially started at around 750, it dropped from 700 in March to less than 400
in May, when it stabilised.

The table presented provides employment statistics as well as the number of industrial items in
England and Wales over a 50-year period, starting from 1851.
Overall, as the number of factories increased over the period, the number of employees
decreased, which was accompanied with gradually_ equalizing gender ratio.
In the initial decade, from 1851 – 1861, the numbers of factories and workers remained
reasonably stable, being 225-227 and 190-160 000 respectively. However, these numbers
changed significantly from 1861 to 1871, when the number of factories almost tripled from 227
in 1861 to 622 in 1891,
while, the number of employees dropped from 291,780 to just 140, 123.
Since then, the number of factories in England and Wales did not change considerably, while the
number of workers continued the downward trend, plummeting to 61 000 over a 50-year period.
The initially gender imbalance witnessed was overcome by 1901. While only 190 000 women
were employed at factories in 1851 compared to 287100 men, by 1901 there was a gender
balance, being 31,000 men and 30,00 women.

The chart presented illustrates the proportions of UK residents who consumed daily
recommended amount of fruit and vegetable in 2002, 2006 and 2010 with a breakdown into 3
categories: men, women and children.
Overall, a similar ratio of men, women and children who consumed the recommended amount
of fruit and vegetable can be seen throughout the years reported. The proportion of women who
consumed the recommended portion of fruit and vegetable was the highest, being closely
followed by men, while children’s consumption was the lowest. Of note, a higher percentage of
fruit was eaten by all cohorts in 2006 than initially, with a marginal decline in 2010.
The majority were women who reported to follow the daily recommended intake of fruit and
vegetable in their diet, which increased from 25% in 2002 to 32% in 2006, falling back to 2002
levels in 2010. Men closely followed this trend, whose percentage similarly rose from 22% to 26%
in 2006 with a slight decline of 2% in the final year.
Children’s daily diet, by sharp contrast, consistently accounted for the lowest proportion of fruit
and vegetable across all years. Only 11% ate the recommended portion of fruit and vegetable in
2002. Having risen though to 18% in the following year, this percentage dropped marginally to
16%, by the end of the period.

The diagram presented illustrates the process of rainwater harvesting and its further use for
drinking in a town in Australia.
Overall, by using the system depicted, homes are supplied with drinking water from two sources,
municipal water and rain. The rain water is prepared for human consumption through a three-
step process, collecting, filtering and purifying.
The rain water system consists of a series of pipes that capture the rain to be passed through a
water filter system, and then stored awaiting further treatment, prior to being piped back to the
homes for consumption.
Initially, the run-off water is collected through a drainage system that is connected to all houses
in the town. The harvested water is then directed to the filter that removes undesirable physical
contaminants. Water from the filter system is then stored before further chemical
purification. Being removed from substances remained after filtering, now fit for human
consumption, it is then readily available for drinking.

The chart presented provides the number of tourists travelled to a Caribbean island over a 7-year
period from 2010 to 2017. The statistics is broken down into three categories: visitors staying on
cruise ships, visitors staying on island and the total number who visited.
Overall, the total number of tourists in both categories of visitors significantly grew over the
period. Generally, more travelers stayed on the island, with the exception of the last year
reported, when those staying on cruise ships outnumbered.
The number of tourists travelling to a Caribbean island experienced a consistently increasing
trend, having rocketed from 1 million in 2010 to 3.5 million 2017. Up to 2013 this growth was
primarily fueled by the increasing number of tourists who stayed on the island, which was
consistently higher than that of staying on cruise ships. In fact, in the first half of the period after
rising from 2010 to 2011 to reach .5 million visitors, the number staying on the cruise ships
dropped back to 2010 figures.
However, from 2013 and afterwards the growth in the total number of tourists travelling to a
Caribbean island was totally based on the steady increase in the number of for visitors staying
on cruise ships over the period, from 0.25 million to 2 million, to outnumber the tourists who
stayed on the island in 2016.

The chart presented provides comparative global population and wealth distribution data, across
eight regions.
Overall, a significant wealth gap can be seen between the 3 richer and the other developing
regions reported. In addition, the number of people living in the reported countries indirectly
correlate with the distributed wealth, with the exception of Europe and .
Practically all global wealth is accumulated in North America, Europe and Rich Asia-Pacific. These
regions in total possess almost nine tenths of overall wealth (34%, 30% and 24% respectively),
while for each of the remaining countries, the proportion of wealth is less than 5%.
Even though North America, Europe and Rich Asia-Pacific have the greatest concentration of
wealth, their population is significantly lower. North America’s and Rich Asia-Pacific’s proportions
of population are almost 5 times less than their global wealth shares. Europe, even though having
approximately equal population to that of Other Asia Pacific and India, accounts for almost a
third of the global wealth, while the latter for only 1% and 3% respectively.
In sharp contrast, population in China is almost a quarter of the global, although accounting for
only 3% of the global wealth. Africa, Latin America and Caribbean account collectively for 17% of
the global population, while their wealth’s share is only 7%.

The charts presented illustrate 2 scenarios concerning the carbon dioxide emissions and the
global temperature change expected between 2020-2100.
Overall, the first scenario assumes a relatively constant increase in carbon dioxide emissions with
an immediate corresponding increase in temperature. In contrast, the second scenario predicts
that the emissions for the current year will be higher and will continue to increase for a short
period only, before plummeting to zero. Unlike the first scenario an increase in the rise of
temperature is only expected part way through the period being considered, and will be mild in
comparison.

According to the first forecast, both the number of tons of carbon dioxide emissions and
temperature are set to have similar upward trends. Carbon dioxide emissions are predicted to
rise from 7 billion to 7.5 billion tons and the temperature from 0- 6 degrees in the 80 years
considered.
In comparison, as shown in the second chart, provided the pollution rate declines from 20 tons
in 2010 to zero in 2100, this will stabilize the global temperature patterns which will only start to
increase in 2060 to 1.2 degrees by the end of the period. This growth will be moderate.

The chart presented provides data on the number of trips by private vehicles to the city center
over a 10-year period from 1996 to 2005 with a breakdown into journeys per day made by
residents and non-residents.
Overall, fewer people visited the city center towards the end of the period. However,
introduced measures influenced mostly the residents, with the number of non-residents
driving into the city center increasing for the larger part of the analyzed period.
The resident traffic decreased throughout the period from 9500 journeys per day in 1996 to
only 4000 in 2005. The turning point in this downward trend was the year 2000 when parking
meters were introduced. This led to the initial figure almost halving, from then onwards, it
remained reasonably stable until 2003, hovering over 5000 visits per day. However, this change
did not affect the non-resident traffic which, having almost doubled to 8000 since 1996,
maintained relatively the same level in the subsequent 3 years.
At this point, West Gate and Park Lane were closed to traffic. This pedestrianization of the city
center largely affected non-residents and led to a threefold decrease in visits to the city center
(3000 visits). This also resulted in a slight decline in car journeys to the city center by residents
(falling from 5000 to 4000 visits), while the residents’ patterns changed only slightly resulting
in 1000 fewer visits. In 2005 (at the end of the period), however, the number of visits for both
categories started to grow slightly, although not exceeding 5000 visits per day.

The table provides data on the population of 3 countries use of the underground and bus
transport in London, New Your City and Tokyo, while the bar chart given gives the density of
the population in these cities.
Overall, patterns of using the subway and bus service in the reported metropolitan cities did
not correlate with the density of their population. London and Tokyo, which were the most
densely populated had contrasting use of the public transport services. While New York city
which had the least population density, ranked second in terms of both services.

According to the table, subway use was the lowest in London and the highest in Tokyo (with
19% and 33.3% respectively), while the difference in the density of the these cities was
insignificant (5000 and 5800 people per square kilometer respectively). However, London
outnumbered the other cities in terms of bus ridership with 39.3% compared to 12% of the
population using this means of transport in New Your City and only 4% in Tokyo.
The least populated city, New York which accounted for less than half of the population of
London ranked second in terms of using both subway and bus services with 28.6% and 12%
respectively.
The chart presented provides data on the percentages of the population of European countries’
owning laptops, in 1995 and 2000.
Overall, the percentage of ownership of laptops has increased over the period. A higher
percentage of people who lived in the UK, Germany and Italy had more notebooks in 1995.
However, these countries showed a more moderate growth compared to Scandinavian
countries which, having started at lower percentages, showed a dramatic increase in the
percentage of their population owning such devices.
The UK, Germany and Italy, had the lead in 1995 with similar percentages of around 4% of
laptop users in their population, while the remaining countries ownership was limited to less
than 2% for France, and less than or equal to 1% for the remainder, in 1995. The Netherlands
had the lowest percentage of laptop owners.
By 2000, the percentages of laptops owners increased dramatically in all reported countries
with more significant growth in the Scandinavian countries included, shooting from 1% in 1995
to 12-17% in 2000. Denmark becoming the leader in 2000, from an extremely low base in 1995.

In comparison, these percentages grew moderately in the UK, Germany and Italy and France
(from approximately 4% to 12%, 14, 10 and 8 respectively).
The presented chart provides data on dietary development of typical Americans from 1990 to
2005 with a breakdown into intakes of starches, sugar, protein and fat with items measured in
percentages.
Overall, eating patterns of Americans became less healthy during the period with increased
proportions of sugar and fat consumption. The statistics shows a negative correlation between
a spike in fat and sugar consumption which took the lead in 2005 and a drop in the amount of
consumed carbohydrates. In comparison, the protein consumption remained stable during the
period.
While the starches consumption accounted for only 30% in 1990, it outnumbered other
nutrients by 2005, having taken the lion’s share of the chart with 42%. Similarly, the amount of
consumed sugar increased from 15% to 24%, ranking second in 2005.
However, the amount of consumed carbohydrates shrunk from 43% in 1990 to less than a
quarter in 2005. To compare, the proportion of consumed protein did not change through the
period, accounting for the lowest proportion of 12%.
In this question, the amount of information presented is not significant /in abundance.
Therefore, including ranking may help you to include more meaningful language and a wider
range of structures and lexical resources. Please redo and send to me when you have time –
making any other corrections that you note on the way.

The diagram presented illustrates the combined domestic water heating system that is
powered by both a solar panel and a boiler.
Overall, the presented system of hot water supply is cost-efficient since, being powered by
solar energy, it facilitates cutting down on the use of fossil fuel.
The main component of the system is the tank, connected to cold water feed and taps, and
heated by both the solar collector installed on the roof of the building and the coil-powered
boiler. At the first stage, water is pumped to the solar collector where it is heated by sun power
until it reaches a necessary temperature. After this, hot water circulates through the pipe,
heating the tank which then supplies warm water for domestic needs.

Provided the controller signals that solar power sunshine is not sufficient to heat the water, the
pump stops transporting water, and the boiler automatically switches on to maintain the set
temperature in the tank.
The presented chart provides data on proportions of the young population, by age categories in
UK in a 11-year period from 1990 to 2001. The statistics are broken down into 4 age categories:
0-4, 5-9, 10-14 and 15-19.
Overall, while statistics for all age groups experienced significant changes through the period,
the average age of the young population increased by 2001. This was caused by the decrease in
the percentage of toddlers which was accompanied by a substantial rise in the percentage of
children at the age of 5 and above in the population.

All age categories of children, with the exception of the oldest teenage group, experienced a
general upward trend at the beginning of the period. However, having increased from 25.8% to
26.5% by 1992, from then onwards the proportion of children aged 0-4 dropped to less than
24% by the end of the period. Similarly, after a period of stable growth in the first half, by 2001,
the proportions of children in the age group 5-9, returned to the initial level, 25%.
The general trend for the teenage categories for 10 years of age and more was upwards.
However, while the 10-14 group demonstrated a steady 3% growth over the period, the oldest
teenage category of 15-19, having plummeted from 26%to 23% in the first 3 years, recovered
by the end of the period reaching 25%of the total population.
The given map presents the plan of school buildings and related facilities in 2004 and their
projected expansion by 2024.

Overall, the school capacity is planned to be sufficiently increased to accommodate a larger
number of students. Despite this extension, the adjacent wooded area is going to remain intact,
which makes the redevelopment environmentally-friendly.
By 2024, the school capacity is set to be increased from 600 students to 1000 with the
consequent construction of a new school building to the east of the existing ones. Besides this,
an additional car park is going to take up the most of the northern part of the existing sports
field, which is going to be expanded to the south-east.
The present school buildings are planned to be connected with a way across, which will have
access to a shortened path to a new building. The existing car park is planned to stay intact,
while a new road is projected to connect a new car park and a new sports field in the East with
the main road.
The chart demonstrates daily viewing figures for channel 7 news in a 12- month period, with
items measured in millions of viewers per day.
Overall, most viewers preferred to watch the news in the evening, while the figure for the
afternoon program remained low but stable. The introduction of the late evening news mostly
affected the rate of 9.30 pm news, causing a decline in numbers, which soon recovered.
One noticeable trend was that the afternoon program was the least popular, not exceeding 1.4
million viewers. Another noticeable feature was that 6 pm news was by far more popular than
other showings throughout the period, even regardless of the fact that the general trend was
downward. The rate of 6 pm news fluctuated throughout the year between 4.8 and 3.3 million
of viewers per day. Meanwhile, 9.30 ranked second, with the number of viewers increasing
steadily from 3.2 million, having reached a peak at 3.8 million in July.
However, the ranking changed in July with the introduction of the late evening news at 11 pm,
which caused a decline in popularity of the program aired at 1.5 hour earlier. From this point
onwards, 9 pm news plummeted, hitting a low point at 1.1 in August, however, recovering by the
end of the period. Meanwhile, 11 pm news rapidly gained popularity, rocketing to 4.1 million
viewers per day in August, which was followed by a reverse trend.
The line graph provided presents population indexes of 3 turtle species in India as well as the
index of all species over a 32-year period.

Overall, the growth and decline of the turtle species in India, fluctuated over the period, while
maintaining a steady trend. Initially, all indexes were at the same level, the levels all changed
with the exception of All Species, resulting in a wide range by the end of the period reported.
The indexes for all species and Green Turtles fluctuated at around the same level from 90 to
110 throughout the studied period, however, all species index outnumbered Green Turtles by
20 by 2012.
Leatherback turtles’ index, having taken the lead in 1986, rapidly grew and leveled off at 140 in
1996, maintaining this level onwards. In stark contrast, Olive Ridley turtles’ index declined
dramatically throughout the period reported, reaching a low of 55 in 2008.

The diagram presented illustrates how cement is produced and its further exploitation as a
building material.
Overall, the process of cement production has 3 distinct stages, starting from crushing
limestone and clay which, thereafter, get heated and ground. The derived cement is blended
with water, sand, and gravel to produce concrete.
The main components of the equipment are a mixer, a rotating heater, and a grinder. Initially, a
crushed substance from limestone and clay is mixed and heated to be directed to the grinder,
which is the final stage in cement production.
After being packed, cement can then be transported to building sites where it is blended with
water, sand and gravel in specific proportions (15%, 10%, 25% and 50% of each ingredient
respectively). Finally, a concrete mixer facilitates the blending of these components to derive
well-mixed concrete that suits building purposes best.

The map provided illustrates changes that a village Meadowside and Fonton town have
undergone since 1962. Data is presented for 1962, 1985 and the present day.
Overall, over a 57-year period, both Meadowside and Fonton, being 2 neighboring entities in
1962, witnessed a significant expansion to support a larger residential community, with direct
road access to Fonton. There were further commercial developments to connect the two areas
in 1985 which eventually resulted in Meadowside becoming a suburb of Fonton.
Initially, in 1962, Meadowside village, located to the west, and Fonton were separate areas,
both based on transport arteries, country road and railway respectively.
In 23 years, both areas expanded towards each other, being connected by a new motorway. In
addition, Meadowside village significantly developed its infrastructure, having built a housing
estate and a supermarket in the west and a leisure facility in the center of the village.

Currently, Fonton has merged Meadowside village, which has become its suburbs. Additionally,
a number of transport facilities were constructed in the center of a new town which are the
station, a hotel and a business park.

The table provides data presented in percentages on the past and predicted population in the
age 65 and older category, from 1988 to 2030,for3 countries: Canada, Germany and the UK.
Overall, populations in all reported countries have grown, up to the present and this trend is
predicted to continue, maintaining the initial rankings throughout. The growth in Canada and
Germany was relatively consistent, while in the UK it was flat in the past. However, it is
anticipated that growth in the UK will accelerate.
German population had the biggest percentage of senior citizens in 1988 with just above a fifth,
and this figure is set to rocket to more than 30% by 2030. Likewise, similarly, Canada was
reported to have 16.32% of the elderly population in 1988, 20.67 in 2000, and is predicted to
outnumber a quarter of the total Canadian citizenry by 2030.
In contrast, Britons older than 65 accounted for only slightly more than 14% in 1988 and 2000,
and this share is projected to grow moderately to just over a fifth in 2030.

The bar chart presented provides data on time spent per week by youngsters on 7 activities
over a 6-year period, from 2002 to 2007, in Chester. The time spent on each activity is
measured in hours.
Overall, watching television, which was the most popular activity, going to pubs, and shopping
demonstrated a similar upward trend, whereas the number of hours spent on doing homework
and sport suffered a steady decline. DVDs were moderately watched, increasing slightly
initially, before returning to the same level at the outset. Bowling was consistently the activity
engaged the least and despite one year, the time reduced over the years.
The vast majority of hours were spent on watching TV which increased by a third up to about
38 hours weekly, while this time only doubled in going to pubs and shopping, having reached
18 and 15 hours per week respectively. In stark contrast, time spent on doing homework
halved, likewise, sport declined tenfold to just 1 hour per week.

Whereas watching TV was by far the most popular leisure, dramatically increasing in popularity,
only a negligibly small minority of not more than 4 hours spent on bowling.

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