Achieve ielts academic Writing Success

 
You should spend 20 minutes on this task.
The bar chart illustrates the proportion of different age groups
enrolled in a range of courses in a university in 2002. 
 
Summarise the information by reporting and selecting the main
features of the graph and making appropriate comparisons where
relevant.
You should write at least 150 words.

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Reporting Data
In a Task 1 essay, your job is to 
report the data
shown in the diagram. You are not
required to make inferences, predictions or to give your opinion. You do not need to write
about every detail of the diagram, only to find the 
important trends and significant
details
, and to compare and contrast those details where you can.
Let’s look again at the diagram:

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Question 3:
 

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Significant details about this diagram include:
o
Trade was the most popular subject area for the age group 26-39.
o
All age groups chose Sports in relatively equal percentages.
o
Arts was most popular among people aged 40 and over.
o
Academic subjects were chosen by younger students, ages 19-25.
Look at the Task 1 diagram throughout this book and practice 
identifying significant
trends and details
. Learning to identify these details is very important as you prepare
for your Task 1 essay examination.
 

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Exercise:
 
 

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