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Academic Writing | Describing Data in Charts & Graphs

This is an example of an academic writing test Task 1 question for the IELTS test. You are asked to summarize or report information in a graph and chart (Time limit: 20 minutes). Academic Writing - Describing information in a graph & chart Share this academic writing task! The graph and bar chart provide information regarding two distinct coffee consumption metrics: the five countries which consumed the most coffee in total, and those which consumed the largest quantity of coffee per person, in the year 2013. In terms of consumption per person, Finland had the highest coffee consumption at 9.6 Kgs per person in 2013. In contrast, the level of consumption in Austria was only 5.5 Kgs per person; however, still sufficient to be included in the top five countries for coffee consumption. In terms of overall coffee consumption, the pie chart clearly shows that although the USA, Brazil, Germany, Italy and France consume greater quantities of coffee as countries than those with

IELTS Writing General Task 1 Samples | Letter Writing Skills

IELTS General Writing Samples IELTS Sample Letters and Model Answers The sample questions and model answers below will help you understand how to write IELTS letters. IELTS Writing Task 1 Informal Letter You should spend about 20 minutes on this task. You have borrowed something from your friend for a party, but it was damaged during the party. Write a letter to your friend and say: What was it? How was it damaged? What will you do about it? Write at least 150 words. sample answer Hi Paulo, How are you? I hope you are well. I would like to thank you again for lending me your hammock for our beach party last weekend. It was a great a party and it's a shame you couldn't make it. Unfortunately, I have some bad news for you. Some of the guests got a little crazy and they managed to ruin the hammock, I think there were several of them trying to use it at the same time. Obviously they were too heavy for it and it ripped in the mid

Who Should Teach Children to Be Good Members of Society, Teachers or Parents?

IELTS Writing Test Task 2 Questions & Answers This IELTS Writing Test question is from Cambridge IELTS Book 8 practice tests. Sample Answer Everyone would agree that we expect all children to grow up and become productive and responsible members of our society; however, how the burden of forming such responsible future citizens is apportioned can be questioned. Many aspects of our society have changed in recent decades, the traditional nuclear family in many countries is not as strong as it once was, with more children growing up without both parents being present, making parenting a somewhat greater challenge maybe than in the past. Many parents, especially mothers, are now working more than ever and have less time to devote to family matters other than those which are immediate and pressing. The influence of technology and especially social media has introduced yet another source in terms of where children receive their information, not only from school and parents, but