Academic IELTS Writing Task 1 (Line Graph) &

Band
9
Model
Essay

Task 1 plan:
paraphrase task heading
summary paragraph 2 major features
o prices for 3 food groups and CPI increased
o only prices for fresh fruits and vegetables were higher than overall
increase in CPI over the period.
compare sugar/ sweets and carbonated drinks trend with CPI
report on fresh fruits and vegetables trend
Model sample:
The line graph provides information about changes in price in the USA of three
different food product groups from 1979 to 2009, and the overall trend in the
consumer price index over this 30-year period.
Overall, it is clear that prices increased for the three food product groups, despite
fluctuations. Only the increase in the prices for fresh fruits and vegetables was
significantly higher than the rise in the general consumer price index.
All the lines on the graph have the same starting figure in 1979. Over the period,
the consumer price index rose steadily from around 60 in 1979 to over 200 in
2009. Prices for sugar and sweets and carbonated drinks showed similar trends.
Although their prices also rose, they were consistently below the consumer price
index average after 1987. After many minor fluctuations, the number for sugar
and sweets was 200 on the graph in 2009, higher than the final figure for
carbonated drinks at 150.
Prices rose sharply for fresh fruits and vegetables, particularly after 1989. From
the same figure of about 60 at the start of the period, the prices finished at
roughly 330 on the index in 2009.
(195 words)

Sample Essay for Academic IELTS Writing Task 1 Topic 18

Pie Chart
The pie charts show the average consumption of food in the world
in 2008 compared to two countries; China and India. Write a report
to a university lecturer describing the data.

Write at least 150 words

Model answer:
The graphs illustrate the consumption of 4 types of food used in the word in 2008.
The figures are compared to the amounts of food used in china and India in the
same year.
As an overall trend, the two countries showed different food consumption from the
world average, while processed food consumption still had the largest
percentages in all the three charts.
In particular, processed food consumption was the highest in the in the world,
accounting for 41%, which was followed by vegetables and fruits at 29% and
animal food at a quarter. Only 4% consisted of nut and seeds consumption.
Likewise, China used processed food in the largest proportion of 39%. Animal food
showed the same figure as the worlds average, 25%. Vegetable and fruits was
used at 23% while nuts and seeds showed less than a half figure.
In India, both vegetable and processed food were used the most in the year 2008
with percentages of 34% and 32% respectively, nuts and seeds used in this

country showed the largest proportion among the three charts given, making up
19% at this time.
(185 words)

Sample Essay for Academic IELTS Writing Task 1 Topic 23

Bar Graph
The bar graph indicates sales figures for reading materials from 2002 to 2012.
Write a report to a university lecturer describing the information shown below.

Write at least 150 words

Model answer:
The graph shows the changes in the sales of four different types of publications
for a decade since 2002.

In general, all the given categorise except hobbies book showed a rising trend in
the sales over the period. The sales of history books were the highest while those
of art books were the lowest.

In particular, the sales of the biggest sellers, history books, experienced an overall
growth during the period. The sales were around 4500 copies in 2002, and then
reached a peak of 10000 in 2008. Although the figure dropped slightly after then,
history books remained the greatest sellers with around 9000 copies sold in 2012.

The sales of art books and entertainment books showed a similar pattern of a
steady growth. The figure for art books increased slowly from around 1500 copies
in 2002 to just under 4000 in 2012 while that for entertainment books went
through a moderate rise from approximately 1300 copies in 2002 to 3000 in 2012.

On the other hand, the last category, hobbies book, did not show an upward
trend. The sales of hobbies book showed the lowest sales figures, and the figure
generally remained constant at between 500 and 700 copies.

IELTS Academic Writing Task 1 (Table) & Band 9

Model Sample

The bar chart illustrates the estimated amount of oil produced in 6 countries
between 1990 and 2010, measured in millions of barrels per day.

Overall, oil production capacity tended to increase during this 20-year period. The
figures for Saudi Arabia were significantly higher than in the other countries, while
production was lowest in Qatar.

From 1990 to 2010, there was a significant increase in oil production in Saudi
Arabia. In 1990, just over 8 million barrels per day were produced and this rose
steadily, reaching a peak of over 14 million barrels per day in 2010. In contrast,
the smallest producer was Qatar. Despite a slight increase in 2000, production in
Qatar remained relatively stable at less than 1 million barrels per day.

The other countries saw a slight rise in oil production over the period. The
estimated figure for Iran in 1990 was over 3 million barrels per day, compared
with around 2 million barrels in the other three countries. Although production did
not increase in 2000 in the UAE, the amount of oil produced peaked in 2010 in
Iran at over 4 million barrels and at almost 4 million barrels in Iraq, Kuwait and the
UAE.

(198 words)