IELTS ACADEMIC WRITING TASK 1 The graphs below show data regarding the unemployment rate in the Eurozone between 2006 and 2016, and for three specific countries within the zone. Summarise the information in the graphs by selecting and reporting the main features and making comparisons where relevant. Write at least 150 words. Unemployment Rate in Eurozone IELTS ACADEMIC TASK 1 SAMPLE ANSWER | EUROZONE UNEMPLOYMENT RATES The line graphs show the overall average Eurozone unemployment rate and the national unemployment rates for three countries within the Eurozone over a ten-year period from 2006 to 2016. Overall, the trend across the Eurozone showed a decreasing unemployment rate between 2006 and 2008, reaching a low of almost 7%; however, then unemployment began to dramatically increase, reaching a peak of 12% in 2013 before beginning to fall again gradually, ending up at 10% by 2016. Switzerland generally followed the early part of this overall trend, with dec