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50 TESTS - IELTS WRITING TASK 1

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Contents
GRAPH WITH A TREND .................................................................................................................................. 3
Test 1 ......................................................................................................................................................... 3
Test 2 ......................................................................................................................................................... 4
Test 3 ......................................................................................................................................................... 5
Test 4 ......................................................................................................................................................... 6
Test 5 ......................................................................................................................................................... 7
Test 6 ......................................................................................................................................................... 8
Test 7 ......................................................................................................................................................... 9
Test 8 ....................................................................................................................................................... 10
Test 9 ....................................................................................................................................................... 11
Test 10..................................................................................................................................................... 12
Test 11..................................................................................................................................................... 13
Test 12..................................................................................................................................................... 14
GRAPH WITH A FUTURE TREND .................................................................................................................. 15
Test 13..................................................................................................................................................... 15
COMPARATIVE GRAPHS .............................................................................................................................. 16
Test 14..................................................................................................................................................... 16
Test 15..................................................................................................................................................... 17
Test 16..................................................................................................................................................... 18
Test 17..................................................................................................................................................... 19
Test 18..................................................................................................................................................... 20
Test 19..................................................................................................................................................... 21
Test 20..................................................................................................................................................... 22
Test 21..................................................................................................................................................... 23
Test 22..................................................................................................................................................... 24
Test 23..................................................................................................................................................... 25
Test 24..................................................................................................................................................... 26
Test 25..................................................................................................................................................... 27
Test 26..................................................................................................................................................... 28
Test 27..................................................................................................................................................... 29
Test 28..................................................................................................................................................... 30
Test 29..................................................................................................................................................... 31

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 Test 30..................................................................................................................................................... 32
MANUFACTURING PROCESS ....................................................................................................................... 33
Test 31..................................................................................................................................................... 33
Test 32..................................................................................................................................................... 34
Test 33..................................................................................................................................................... 35
Test 34..................................................................................................................................................... 36
NATURAL PROCESS ..................................................................................................................................... 37
Test 35..................................................................................................................................................... 37
Test 36..................................................................................................................................................... 38
MAPS ........................................................................................................................................................... 39
Test 37..................................................................................................................................................... 39
Test 38..................................................................................................................................................... 40
Test 39..................................................................................................................................................... 41
Test 40..................................................................................................................................................... 42
Test 41..................................................................................................................................................... 43
Test 42..................................................................................................................................................... 44
Test 43..................................................................................................................................................... 45
Test 44..................................................................................................................................................... 46
MIXED CHARTS ............................................................................................................................................ 47
Test 45..................................................................................................................................................... 47
Test 46..................................................................................................................................................... 48
Test 47..................................................................................................................................................... 49
Test 48..................................................................................................................................................... 50
Test 49..................................................................................................................................................... 51
Test 50..................................................................................................................................................... 52

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GRAPH WITH A TREND
Test 1
You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.
The chart below show the percentage of households in owned and rented accommodation in
England and Wales between 1918 and 2011.
Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make
comparisons where relevant.

Write at least 150 words

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Test 2
You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.
The chart below shows the total number of minutes (in billions) of telephone calls in the
UK, divided into three categories, from 1995 – 2002.
Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make
comparisons where relevant.

Write at least 150 words

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Test 3
You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.
The chart below shows how frequently people in the USA ate in fast food restaurants
between 2003 and 2013.
Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make
comparisons where relevant.

Write at least 150 words

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Test 4
You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.
The graph below shows average yearly rainfall in Moscow and San Francisco, measured in
millimetres.
Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make
comparisons where relevant.

Write at least 150 words

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Test 5
You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.
The graph below shows average carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions per person in the United
Kingdom, Sweden, Italy and Portugal between 1967 and 2007.
Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make
comparisons where relevant.

Write at least 150 words

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Test 6
You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.
The graph below shows the quantities of goods transported in the UK between 1974 and
2002 by four different modes of transport.
Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make
comparisons where relevant.

Write at least 150 words

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Test 7
You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.
The graph shows the usage of four different types of transport in Metropolis from 1895 and
2010.
Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make
comparisons where relevant.

Write at least 150 words

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Test 8
You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.
The table below shows the results of surveys in 2000, 2005 and 2010 about about one
university.
Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make
comparisons where relevant.

Write at least 150 words

Percentage of students giving good ratings for different aspects of a university

2000 2005 2010
Teaching quality 65 63 69
Print resources 87 89 88
Electronic resources 45 72 88
Range of modules offered 32 30 27
Buildings/teaching facilities 77 77 77

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Test 9
You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.
The table below gives information about students enrolments at Bristol University in 1928,
1958 and 2008.
Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make
comparisons where relevant.

Write at least 150 words

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Test 10
You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.
The chart below shows information about changes in average house prices in five different
cities between 1990 and 2002 compared with the average house prices in 1989.
Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make
comparisons where relevant.

Write at least 150 words

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Test 11
You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.
The three pie charts below show the changes in annual spending by a particular UK school
in 1981, 1991 and 2001.
Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make
comparisons where relevant.

Write at least 150 words

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Test 12
You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.
The graph below gives information from a 2008 report about consumption of energy in the
USA since 1980 with projections until 2030.
Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make
comparisons where relevant.

Write at least 150 words

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GRAPH WITH A FUTURE TREND
Test 13
You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.
The bar chart below gives information about the percentage of the population living in
urban areas in different parts of the world.
Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make
comparisons where relevant.

Write at least 150 words

Changes in percentage of population in urban areas

100 89 90
90 84
76 79 76
80 72 71
62 66 64 62
70
60 51
50 41 42
37
40
30
15 17
20
10
0

1950 2007 2050

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COMPARATIVE GRAPHS
Test 14
You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.
The charts below show the average percentages in typical meals of three types of nutrients,
all of which may be unhealthy if eaten too much.
Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make
comparisons where relevant.

Write at least 150 words

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Test 15
You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.
The charts below show the percentage of water used for different purposes in six areas of
the world.
Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make
comparisons where relevant.

Write at least 150 words

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Test 16
You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.
The charts below show the proportions of British students at one university in England who
were able to speak other languages in addition to English, in 2000 and 2010.
Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make
comparisons where relevant.

Write at least 150 words

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Test 17
You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.
The charts below give information on the ages of the populations of Yemen and Italy in
2000 and projections for 2050.
Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make
comparisons where relevant.

Write at least 150 words

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Test 18
You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.
The first chart below shows how energy is used in an average Australian household. The
second chart below shows the greenhouse gas emissions which result from this energy use.
Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make
comparisons where relevant.

Write at least 150 words

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Test 19
You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.
The three pie charts below show the changes in annual spending by a particular UK school
in 1981, 1991 and 2001.
Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make
comparisons where relevant.

Write at least 150 words

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Test 20
You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.
The charts below show the percentage of time younger and older people spend on various
Internet activities in their free time (excluding email).
Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make
comparisons where relevant.

Write at least 150 words

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Test 21
You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.
The charts below show the percentage of monthly household income spent on various items
by two different groups in one European country.
Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make
comparisons where relevant.

Write at least 150 words

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Test 22
You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.
The bar chart below shows the top ten countries for the production and consumption of
electricity in 2014.
Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make
comparisons where relevant.

Write at least 150 words

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Test 23
You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.
The charts below give information about USA marriage and divorce rates between 1970 and
2000, and the marital status of adult Americans in two of the years.
Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make
comparisons where relevant.

Write at least 150 words

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Test 24
You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.
The bar chart below shows the percentage of Australian men and women in different age
groups who did regular physical activity in 2010.
Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make
comparisons where relevant.

Write at least 150 words

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Test 25
You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.
The bar chart below shows the percentage of unemployed graduates, aged 20-24, in one
European country over a two-year period.
Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make
comparisons where relevant.

Write at least 150 words

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Test 26
You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.
The charts below show what UK graduate and postgraduate students who did not go into
full-time work did after leaving college in 2008
Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make
comparisons where relevant.

Write at least 150 words

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Test 27
You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.
The graph below shows the percentage of male and female academic staff members across
the faculties of a major university in 2008.
Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make
comparisons where relevant.

Write at least 150 words

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Test 28
You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.
The table below gives information about changes in modes of travel in England between
1985 and 2000.
Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make
comparisons where relevant.

Write at least 150 words

Average distance in miles travelled per person per year, by mode of travel
1985 2000
Walking 255 237
Bicycle 51 41
Car 3,199 4,806
Local bus 429 274
Train 289 366
Taxi 13 42
Other 450 585
All modes 4,740 6,475

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Test 29
You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.
The tables below give information about sales of Fairtrade*-labelled coffee and bananas in
1999 and 2004 in five European countries.
Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make
comparisons where relevant.

Write at least 150 words

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Test 30
You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.
The table below gives information on consumer spending on different items in five different
countries in 2002.
Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make
comparisons where relevant.

Write at least 150 words

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MANUFACTURING PROCESS
Test 31
You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.
The diagram below shows how electricity is generated in a hydroelectric power station.
Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make
comparisons where relevant.

Write at least 150 words

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Test 32
You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.
The diagram below shows how geothermal energy is used to produce electricity.
Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make
comparisons where relevant.

Write at least 150 words

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Test 33
You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.
The diagrams below show the stages and equipment used in the cement-making process,
and how cement is used to produce concrete for building purposes.
Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make
comparisons where relevant.

Write at least 150 words

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Test 34
You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.
The diagram below show how leather goods are produced.
Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make
comparisons where relevant.

Write at least 150 words

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NATURAL PROCESS
Test 35
You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.
The diagrams below show the life cycle of a species of large fish called the salmon.
Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make
comparisons where relevant.

Write at least 150 words

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Test 36
You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.
The diagrams below show the life cycle of the silkworm and the stages in the production of
silk cloth
Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make
comparisons where relevant.

Write at least 150 words

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MAPS
Test 37
You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.
The plans below show a public park when it first opened in 1920 and the same park today.
Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make
comparisons where relevant.

Write at least 150 words

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Test 38
You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.
The two maps below show road access to a city hospital in 2007 and 2010
Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make
comparisons where relevant.

Write at least 150 words

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Test 39
You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.
The plans below show the layout of a university’s sports center now and how it will look
after redevelopment.
Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make
comparisons where relevant.

Write at least 150 words

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Test 40
You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.
The two maps below show an island, before and after the construction of some tourist
facilities.
Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make
comparisons where relevant.

Write at least 150 words

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Test 41
You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.
The maps below show the centre of a small town called Islip as it is now, and plans for its
development.
Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make
comparisons where relevant.

Write at least 150 words

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Test 42
You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.
Plan A below shows a health centre in 2005. Plan B shows the same place in the present
day.
Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make
comparisons where relevant.

Write at least 150 words

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Test 43
You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.
The map below is of the town of Garlsdon. A new supermarket (S) is planned for the town. The
map shows two possible sites for the supermarket.
Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make
comparisons where relevant.

Write at least 150 words

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Test 44
You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.
The diagram below gives the information about the Hawaiian island chain in the centre of the
Pacific Ocean.

Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make
comparisons where relevant.

Write at least 150 words

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MIXED CHARTS
Test 45
You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.
The table below shows the numbers of visitors to Ashdown Museum during the year before
and the year after it was refurbished. The charts show the result of surveys asking visitors
how satisfied they were with their visit, during the same two periods.
Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make
comparisons where relevant.

Write at least 150 words

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Test 46
You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.
The pie chart below shows the main reasons why agricultural land becomes less productive.
The table shows how these causes affected three regions of the world during the 1990s.
Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make
comparisons where relevant.

Write at least 150 words

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Test 47
You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.
The chart below show the value of one country’s exports in various categories during 2015
and 2016. The table shows the percentage change in each category of exports in 2016
compared with 2015.
Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make
comparisons where relevant.

Write at least 150 words

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Test 48
You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.
The graph and table below give information about water use worldwide and water
consumption in two different countries.
Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make
comparisons where relevant.

Write at least 150 words

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Test 49
You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.
The pie chart below shows where energy is used in a typical Australian household, and the
table shows the amount of electricity used according to the number of occupants.
Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make
comparisons where relevant.

Write at least 150 words

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Test 50
You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.
The graph and bar chart below show the average monthly rainfall and temperature for one
region in East Asia.
Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make
comparisons where relevant.

Write at least 150 words

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