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Model Graph 12
You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.
The pie chart shows the percentage of persons arrested in the five years ending 1994
and the bar chart shows the most recent reasons for arrest.
Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons
where relevant.


IELTS Pie and Bar Chart - Model Answer
The pie chart illustrates the percentage of males and females who were arrested from 1989 to
1994, while the bar chart compares the main reasons that the different genders were arrested
most recently. It is evident from the charts that males were arrested more than females and that
public drinking was the most common reason for arrest for both.
To begin, the proportion of males arrested was much greater than for females. 32% were
arrested compared to only 9% for women. Turning to the reasons for the most recent arrests,
there were some clear differences between men and women. Men were twice more likely to be
arrested for drunk driving than women, at 26% and 14% respectively. Breach of order, assault,
and other reasons were also slightly higher for men, all standing at around 12-
18%. Interestingly though, women experienced a higher percentage of arrest rates for assault
and public drinking. The figures for assault were fairly similar at approximately 18%, whereas
public drinking represented the main reason for arrest, with women at a massive 38%, compared
to 31% for men. (180 Words)
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You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.
The line graph below shows changes in the amount and type of fast food consumed by
Australian teenagers from 1975 to 2000.
Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make
comparisons where relevant.
Write at least 150 words.



The line graph illustrates the amount of fast food consumed by teenagers in Australia between
1975 and 2000, a period of 25 years. Overall, the consumption of fish and chips declined over the
period, whereas the amount of pizza and hamburgers that were eaten increased.
In 1975, the most popular fast food with Australian teenagers was fish and chips, being eaten 100
times a year. This was far higher than Pizza and hamburgers, which were consumed
approximately 5 times a year. However, apart from a brief rise again from 1980 to 1985, the
consumption of fish and chips gradually declined over the 25 year timescale to finish at just under
40 times per year.
In sharp contrast to this, teenagers ate the other two fast foods at much higher levels. Pizza
consumption increased gradually until it overtook the consumption of fish and chips in 1990. It
then leveled off from 1995 to 2000. The biggest rise was seen in hamburgers, increasing sharply
throughout the 1970s and 1980s, exceeding fish and chips consumption in 1985. It finished at
the same level that fish and chips began, with consumption at 100 times a year. (191 words)






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You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.
The line graph shows visits to and from the UK from 1979 to 1999, and the bar graph
shows the most popular countries visited by UK residents in 1999.
Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons
where relevant.
Write at least 150 words.



IELTS Line and Bar Chart - Model Answer
The line graph illustrates the number of visitors in millions from the UK who went abroad and
those that came to the UK between 1979 and 1999, while the bar chart shows which countries
were the most popular for UK residents to visit in 1999. Overall, it can be seen that visits to and
from the UK increased, and that France was the most popular country to go to.
To begin, the number of visits abroad by UK residents was higher than for those that came to the
UK, and this remained so throughout the period. The figures started at a similar amount, around
10 million, but visits abroad increased significantly to over 50 million, whereas the number of
overseas residents rose steadily to reach just under 30 million.
By far the most popular countries to visit in 1999 were France at approximately 11 million visitors,
followed by Spain at 9 million. The USA, Greece, and Turkey were far less popular at around 4, 3
and 2 million visitors respectively.
(Words 171)
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Model Graph 14
You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.
The table illustrates the proportion of monthly household
income five European countries spend on food and drink,
housing, clothing and entertainment.
Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main
features and make comparisons where relevant.
Write at least 150 words.
Proportion of household income five European countries spend on food and drink,
housing, clothing and entertainment.

Food and
drink
Housing Clothing Entertainment
France 25% 31% 7% 13%
Germany 22% 33% 15% 19%
UK 27% 37% 11% 11%
Turkey 36% 20% 12% 10%
Spain 31% 18% 8% 15%
IELTS Tables - Model Answer
The table shows the amount of household income that five countries in Europe spend per month
on four items. Overall, it is evident that all five countries spend the majority of their income on
food and drink and housing, but much less on clothing and entertainment.
Housing is the largest expenditure item for France, Germany and the UK, with all of them
spending around one third of their income on this, at 30%, 33% and 37%, respectively. In
contrast, they spend around a quarter on food and drink. However, this pattern is reversed for
Turkey and Spain, who spend around a fifth of their income on housing, but approximately one
third on food and drink.
All five countries spend much less on the remaining two items. France and Spain spend the least,
at less than 10%, while the other three countries spend around the same amount, ranging
between 13% and 15%. At 19%, Germany spends the most on entertainment, whereas UK and
Turkey spend approximately half this amount, with France and Spain between the two.
(175 Words)




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You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.
Write a report for a university lecturer describing the information in the graph below.
Write at least 150 words.


The graphs compare the number of deaths caused by six diseases in Someland in 1990 with the
amount of research funding allocated to each of those diseases. It can be clearly seen that the
amount of research funding in many cases did not correlate with the seriousness of the disease in
terms of numbers of deaths.

In 1990 there were around 0.2 million deaths from AIDS, 0.1 million deaths from leprosy, 0.3
million deaths from tropical diseases, 0.5 million deaths from diarrhoea, 0.4 million deaths from
malaria and 1.8 million deaths from TB. These figures can be contrasted with the amount of
funding allocated for each disease. In 1990 AIDS received 180 million dollars in research funding,
leprosy 80 million dollars in research funding, tropical diseases 79 million dollars in research
funding, diarrhoea 60 million dollars in research funding, malaria 50 million dollars and TB 20
million dollars in research funding.

In conclusion it is clear that funding allocation for disease research in Someland is not wholly
determined by the number of deaths for which each disease is responsible in a given year.






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Task 1 Question
The bar chart shows the relative electricity consumption and cost per year of various
household devices.
Write a 150-word report for a university lecturer explaining the data and making
comparisons where relevant.

The bar chart compares the energy consumption and expense of operating 16 different items of
household equipment. Overall, we can see significant differences in both cost and consumption.
To begin with, there are some common household items which consume relatively little energy.
These include an electric blanket (approx. $10 or 100kwh/year), a microwave oven (approx. $15
or 150kwh/year) and a television (approx. $17 or 170kwh/year).
By contrast, devices that might be classified as luxury items such as a pool pump or spa are
comparatively expensive and energy-intensive, at nearly $125 or 1500kwh/year and around $190
or 2225kwh/year respectively.
It is interesting to note that even among household items normally considered alike, such as a
microwave and refrigerator, there are enormous discrepancies in cost and energy use. The former
uses only around $15 or 150kwh/year, while the latter consumes at least six times that amount at
$90 or 1150kwh/year.
In conclusion, it appears that there is no clear pattern in the relative energy consumption of
domestic equipment, although households had better be aware of the high running costs of luxury
items such as a pool pump and spa. (187 words, IELTS 8.5)
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You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.
Write a report for a university lecturer describing the information in the table below.
Write at least 150 words.

The table shows how people in different age groups spend their leisure time in Someland over the
course of a year. It can be clearly seen that the amount of leisure time available varies
considerably across the age groups and that people of different age levels have very different
ways of spending their leisure time.

According to the figures, as people age in Someland their social lives reduce. Teenagers and
people in their twenties spend on average 500 hours per year on socialising and 350 hours of that
time is with a group of more than 4 people. Although the total hours of socialising in their 30s,
40s, 50s and 60s is fairly constant (between 300-350), socialising with more than 4 people drops
dramatically to 50 hours in the 30s and 40s age groups and only 25 from 50 years old. Group and
individual exercise follow a similar pattern.

People of all ages spend a good part of their leisure time on entertainment such as TV/video
viewing and cinema. In both cases, teenagers and retired people spend around twice as much
time as those who are at working age. Home entertainment ranges from just over a thousand
hours for teenagers and retired people and an average of 600 hours for everyone else. Cinema
accounts for 100 hours of the teenagers and retired peoples leisure time and 25-50 hours for the
rest.

In conclusion we can see there is a significant trend towards solitary and smaller group activities
as people grow older and that teenagers and retired people spend a lot more time on
entertainment than those of working age do.

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Vocabulary
Other words you can use instead of increased or grew are rose and went up.
Adverbs you can use with these words are:
How? How much?
increased
dramatically, significantly, considerably, rapidly, substantially, steadily, sharply,
markedly, greatly, slightly, exponentially, proportionally, strongly
by X% (by X per cent), by X
(units), from X to Y, tenfold,
fourfold ...
grew rapidly, steadily, slowly, gradually, dramatically, substantially, enormously, quickly
by X% (by X per cent), by X
(units), from X to Y
rose
sharply, slowly, steadily, slightly, rapidly, quickly, dramatically, significantly,
substantially, gently, fractionally, considerably, gradually
by X% (by X per cent), by X
(units), from X to Y
went up The above adverbs are not usually used with "went up".
by X% (by X per cent), by X
(units), from X to Y

Vocabulary
Other words you can use instead of fell or decreased are declined, dropped and went down.
Adverbs you can use with these words are:
How? How much?
fell
sharply, heavily, slightly, steadily, dramatically, significantly, considerably,
quickly, rapidly, steeply, gradually, gently, substantially, precipitately,
fractionally, drastically, marginally, markedly, progressively, continuously
by X% (by X per cent), by X
(units), from X to Y, tenfold,
fourfold ...
decreased
significantly, markedly, slightly, steadily, rapidly, considerably, continuously,
dramatically,
by X% (by X per cent), by X
(units), from X to Y, tenfold,
fourfold ...
declined
sharply, rapidly, dramatically, steadily, slightly, markedly, significantly,
considerably, steeply, drastically, continuously, substantially, quickly
by X% (by X per cent), by X
(units), from X to Y
dropped
dramatically, sharply, slightly, considerably, steadily, significantly, rapidly,
drastically, alarmingly, noticeably, markedly, radically, abruptly, substantially,
gradually, gently, slowly
by X% (by X per cent), by X
(units), from X to Y
went
down
The above adverbs are not usually used with "went down ".
by X% (by X per cent), by X
(units), from X to Y