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Level 4
IELTS Writing Task 1
Task 1 – Non-Temporal Graphs Extension
Task 1 on the IELTS exam requires you to transfer information from a chart into a written report.
You need to be able to give a clear interpretation of the data in the chart. You need to produce a
report that gives an introduction and a body paragraph for each of the data sources.
So far you have practiced how to write about a pie chart and table, or a pie chart and bar chart.
In this section you will use the skills and language that you have learned to write about non-temporal
charts with different amounts of information.
To get a band 5 or 5.5 in IELTS, you need to:-
• write an overview
• describe the main information in the chart(s) correctly
• make some comparisons
• organise your writing in a clear and logical way
• use some good linking words
• use suitable vocabulary with good range, spelling and correct word forms
• have some simple sentences, some compound sentences (using linking words like and &
whereas), some complex sentences (e.g. …., which was much higher than …)
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Task 1 Non-Temporal Graph Analysis Look at the following graphs/charts. Is the information the same or different?
Popular Restaurants in 4 Cities, 2005
Dubai Abu Dhabi RAK Fujairah
Macs 50% 26% 45% 23%
KFC 29% 25% 15% 21%
Pizza Hut 11% 40% 35% 40%
Hardees 10% 9% 5% 16%
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Dubai Abu Dhabi RAK Fujairah
Popular Restaurants in 4 Cities, 2005
Macs
KFC
Pizza Hut
Hardees
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Dubai AbuDhabi
RAK Fujairah
Popular Restaurants in 4 Cities, 2005
Macs
KFC
Pizza Hut
Hardees
Dubai
Macs
KFC
Pizza Hut
Hardees
Abu Dhabi
Macs
KFC
Pizza Hut
Hardees
RAK
Macs
KFC
Pizza Hut
Hardees
Fujairah
Macs
KFC
Pizza Hut
Hardees
Popular Restaurants in 4 Cities, 2005
Is part of the information more important than the other parts or are they all equal?
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Task 1 Non-Temporal Graph Analysis
Look at the graph and answer the questions.
1) What type of graph is it and what does it show?
Write the first sentence of the introduction in the box below.
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2) In this graph, is any one city or restaurant more important than the others or are they all equal?
3) What are the most popular restaurants in each of the cities?
Dubai: ___________ Abu Dhabi: ___________ RAK: ___________ Fujairah: ___________
4) What are the similarities and differences for most popular restaurant between each of the cities?
5) How many paragraphs will you write for this report?
50%
26%
45%
23%
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15%
21%
11%
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10% 9%5%
16%
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Dubai Abu Dhabi RAK Fujairah
Popular Restaurants in 4 Cities, 2005
Macs
KFC
Pizza Hut
Hardees
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Task 1 Non-Temporal Graph Descriptions & Comparisons
Look at the graph. Write the overview sentence of the introduction in the box below.
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Look at the graph. Write the first sentence of each body paragraph in the boxes below.
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Introduction - overview
Body 1 – City 1 most popular restaurant
Body 2 – comparing City 1 & City 2 most popular restaurant
Body 3 – comparing City 3 with City 1 & City 2 most popular restaurant
Body 4 – comparing City 3 & City 4 most popular restaurant sentence
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Dubai Abu Dhabi RAK Fujairah
Popular Restaurants in 4 Cities, 2005
Macs
KFC
Pizza Hut
Hardees
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Look at the graph. Complete the body paragraphs in the boxes below.
Looking at the figures for Dubai, it is clear to see that Macs was the most popular restaurant, at exactly
half. _____________________________________________________________________________________
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Similarly, in RAK, the highest percentage was Macs, at 45%. ___________________________________
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Unlike in Dubai and RAK, Pizza Hut was the most popular restaurant in Abu Dhabi, at 40%. __________
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Similar to in Abu Dhabi, in Fujairah, the most common restaurant was Pizza Hut at 40%. ____________
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Body 1 – describe and compare
Body 2 – describe and compare
Body 3 – describe and compare
Body 4 – describe and compare
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Task 1 Non-Temporal Graph Model Answer
The bar graph shows the most popular restaurants, which were Macs, KFC, Pizza Hut and Hardees, in
Dubai, Abu Dhabi, RAK and Fujairah in 2005. Overall, the most popular restaurant in Dubai and RAK was
Macs, whereas in Abu Dhabi and Fujairah, it was Pizza Hut.
Looking at the figures for Dubai, it is clear to see that Macs was the most popular restaurant, at exactly
half. The second most popular restaurant was KFC, which was at 29%. Pizza Hut was fractionally more
popular than Hardees, at 11% and 10% respectively.
Similarly, in RAK, the highest percentage was Macs, at 45%. Pizza Hut was considerably more common
than KFC, at 35% and 15% respectively. This was higher than the percentage of Hardees, which was by far
the lowest at just 5%.
Unlike in Dubai and RAK, Pizza Hut was the most popular restaurant in Abu Dhabi, at 40%. The second
highest percentage was Macs, which was at just over a quarter. KFC was much more popular than Hardees, at
a quarter and just under a tenth respectively.
Similar to in Abu Dhabi, in Fujairah, the most common restaurant was Pizza Hut at 40%. Together,
Macs and KFC made up 44%, at 23% and 21% respectively. This was higher than the percentage of Hardees,
which was the lowest at 16%.
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Dubai Abu Dhabi RAK Fujairah
Popular Restaurants in 4 Cities, 2005
Macs
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Pizza Hut
Hardees
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Task 1 Non-Temporal Graph Practice
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Types of Holiday Accommodation(in Four Australian States in 2013)
Hotel B&B Camping Homestay
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Task 1 Non-Temporal Graph Analysis
Look at the graph and answer the questions.
1) What type of graph is it and what does it show?
2) In this graph, is any one country or category of spending more important than the others?
3) Which country’s consumers spent the highest percentage on:
Food/Drinks: _____________ Clothing/Footwear: _______________ Leisure/Education: ________________
4) Is it easier to write a body paragraph for each country or a body paragraph for each category of spending?
5) Which categories will be your first two body paragraphs and which one will be your last body paragraph?
6) Which three percentages are roughly similar in food and drinks? __________________________________
7) Which two pairs of percentages are almost the same in leisure and education?
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8) Which three percentages are quite similar in clothing and footwear? _______________________________
Percentage of national consumer expenditure by category - 2002
COUNTRY FOOD/DRINKS CLOTHING/FOOTWEAR LEISURE/EDUCATION
Oman 28.90% 6.43% 2.21%
Yemen 16.36% 9.00% 3.20%
Iran 18.80% 6.51% 1.98%
Egypt 15.77% 5.40% 3.22%
Jordan 32.14% 6.63% 4.35%
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Task 1 Non-Temporal Graph Model Answer
Fill in the missing words. The first letter of each missing word has been given.
The table shows the spending of consumers from five countries, w__________ w__________
Oman, Yemen, Iran, Egypt and Jordan, in three different areas in percentages in 2002. O__________
the h________________ p__________________ of spending in all countries was on food and drinks,
w_____________ the l_______________ w___________ on leisure and education.
L_______________ at the f________________ for food and drinks, it is c____________ to
s_________ t__________ the h__________________ p___________________ was for consumers in
Jordan, at just under a third. The s_______________ l______________ percentage was for spending
by Omanis, at 28.90%. The proportion of spending on food and drinks in Iran, Yemen and Egypt was
r______________ s______________, at 18.80%, 16.36% and 15.77% r____________________.
S_______________, Jordanian consumers spent the g____________ p_____________ on
leisure and education, at 4.35%. Spending on leisure and education in Yemen and Egypt was
a____________ the same at around 3.20%. Spending in Oman was f___________________
h_____________ than in Iran, w____________ w___________ the l________________ at 1.98%.
U____________ spending on food and drinks and leisure and education, the largest proportion
of spending on clothing and footwear was in Yemen, at just under a tenth. In Jordan, Iran and
Oman, the percentages were q____________ s__________________, at 6.63%, 6.51% and 6.43%
respectively. T_________ w__________ h_____________ t__________ the percentage for Egypt,
which was s_____________ lower at 5.40%.
Percentage of national consumer expenditure by category - 2002
COUNTRY FOOD/DRINKS CLOTHING/FOOTWEAR LEISURE/EDUCATION
Oman 28.90% 6.43% 2.21%
Yemen 16.36% 9.00% 3.20%
Iran 18.80% 6.51% 1.98%
Egypt 15.77% 5.40% 3.22%
Jordan 32.14% 6.63% 4.35%
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Task 1 Non-Temporal Graph Model Answer
The table shows the spending of consumers from five countries, which were Oman, Yemen,
Iran, Egypt and Jordan, in three different areas in percentages in 2002. Overall the highest
percentage of spending in all countries was on food and drinks, while the lowest was on leisure and
education.
Looking at the figures for food and drinks, it is clear to see that the highest percentage was
for consumers in Jordan, at just under a third. The second largest percentage was for spending by
Omanis, at 28.90%. The proportion of spending on food and drinks in Iran, Yemen and Egypt was
roughly similar, at 18.80%, 16.36% and 15.77% respectively.
Similarly, Jordanian consumers spent the greatest proportion on leisure and education, at
4.35%. Spending on leisure and education in Yemen and Egypt was almost the same at around
3.20%. Spending in Oman was fractionally higher than in Iran, which was the lowest at 1.98%.
Unlike spending on food and drinks and leisure and education, the largest proportion of
spending on clothing and footwear was in Yemen, at just under a tenth. In Jordan, Iran and Oman,
the percentages were quite similar, at 6.63%, 6.51% and 6.43% respectively. This was higher than
the percentage for Egypt, which was slightly lower at 5.40%.
Percentage of national consumer expenditure by category - 2002
COUNTRY FOOD/DRINKS CLOTHING/FOOTWEAR LEISURE/EDUCATION
Oman 28.90% 6.43% 2.21%
Yemen 16.36% 9.00% 3.20%
Iran 18.80% 6.51% 1.98%
Egypt 15.77% 5.40% 3.22%
Jordan 32.14% 6.63% 4.35%
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Task 1 Non-Temporal Graph Analysis
Percentage of energy generation from different
sources - 2004
Country oil/gas/coal nuclear renewable
China 65% 25% 5%
Brazil 27% 19% 11%
Sweden 40% 20% 10%
Germany 64% 30% 5%
Portugal 66% 18% 4%
Different ways that energy was generated - 2004
Look at the following graphs/charts.
Is the information the same or different?
Is part of the information more important than the other
parts or are they all equal?
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Task 1 Non-Temporal Graph Practice
Percentage of energy generation from different sources - 2004
Country oil/gas/coal nuclear renewable
China 65% 25% 5%
Brazil 27% 19% 11%
Sweden 40% 20% 10%
Germany 64% 30% 5%
Portugal 66% 18% 4%
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Task 1 Non-Temporal Graph Analysis
Percentage of people who ranked different aspects of their
lives the most important in the USA – 2010
Aspects of life
Men
Women
Age range (in years)
18-25
26-40
41-60
61+
Study
14%
25%
67%
15%
3%
2%
Work
75%
65%
3%
50%
70%
20%
Leisure
11%
10%
30%
35%
27%
78%
Look at the graph and answer the questions.
1) What type of graph is it and what does it show?
2) In this graph, is the information about men and women more important or is the age range information
more important?
3) Will you give all the information for men and women?
4) What information will you give for the age ranges?
5) Which aspects of life did men and women rank the highest and lowest?
6) Did men or women rank each aspect higher?
Study: _____________ Work: _______________ Leisure: ________________
7) Is it easier to write a body paragraph for each group of people or a body paragraph for each aspect of life?
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Task 1 Non-Temporal Graph Model Answer
Percentage of people who ranked different aspects of their lives the most important in
the USA – 2010
Aspects of life
Men
Women
Age range (in years)
18-25 26-40 41-60 61+
Study 14% 25% 67% 15% 3% 2%
Work 75% 65% 3% 50% 70% 20%
Leisure 11% 10% 30% 35% 27% 78%
The table shows what men, women and people at different ages in the USA thought was the most
important out of three different parts of their lives, which were study, work and leisure, in 2010 in
percentages. Overall, the highest percentage among men and women was for work, while the lowest was for
leisure.
Looking at the figures for work, it is clear to see that the percentage of men was higher than women,
at exactly three quarters and just under two thirds respectively. In terms of different ages, the largest
percentage was people who were between 41 and 60, at 70%. In contrast, only 3% of people aged 18 to 25
ranked work as the most important.
Similarly, more men than women thought that leisure was the most important at 11% and exactly a
tenth respectively. However, 78% of people over 60 said leisure was the most important part of life. This was
far higher than the percentage of 41 to 60 year olds, which was the lowest at just over a quarter.
Unlike work and leisure, more women than men ranked study highest. Exactly a quarter of women felt
that study was the most important, while the figure for men was 14%. The highest percentage for study was
people who were between 18 and 25, at just over two thirds. On the other hand, the smallest percentage was
in the over 60 age group, at just 2%.
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Task 1 Non-Temporal Graph Practice
Percentage of people using different forms of communication the most in China – 2012
Forms of
communication
Men
Women
Age range (in years)
18-25 26-40 41-60 61+
Phonecall 15% 32% 5% 16% 65% 85%
Text 52% 60% 75% 33% 10% 5%
Email 33% 8% 20% 51% 25% 10%
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Task 1 Non-Temporal Graph Analysis - Answers
Look at the graph and answer the questions.
1) What type of graph is it and what does it show? Bar chart – see first sentence model answer
Write the first sentence of the introduction in the box below.
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2) In this graph, is any one city or restaurant more important than the others or are they all equal? all equal
3) What are the most popular restaurants in each of the cities?
Dubai: Macs Abu Dhabi: Pizza Hut RAK: Macs Fujairah: Pizza Hut
4) What are the similarities and differences for most popular restaurant between each of the cities?
Dubai & RAK = Macs Abu Dhabi & Fujairah = Pizza Huts
5) How many paragraphs will you write for this report? 1 x Introduction +4 x Body Paras = 5 Paras
50%
26%
45%
23%
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15%
21%
11%
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40%
10% 9%5%
16%
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60%
Dubai Abu Dhabi RAK Fujairah
Popular Restaurants in 4 Cities, 2005
Macs
KFC
Pizza Hut
Hardees
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Task 1 Non-Temporal Graph Practice Answers
The bar graph shows the percentages of four kinds of holiday accommodation, which were hotel, B &
B, camping and homestay, in Victoria, New South Wales, Tasmania and Queensland in 2013. Overall, the most
common type of holiday accommodation in Victoria and New South Wales was hotel, whereas in Tasmania and
Queensland, it was B & B.
Looking at the figures for Victoria, it is clear to see that hotel was the most popular accommodation, at
40%. The second most popular was B & B, which was at exactly a quarter. Camping was slightly more popular
than homestay, at 20% and 15% respectively.
Similarly, in New South Wales, the highest percentage was hotel, at 43%. B & B was more common
than camping, at 27% and 18% respectively. This was higher than the percentage of homestay, which was
the lowest at just over a tenth.
Unlike in Victoria and New South Wales, B & B was the most popular holiday accommodation in
Tasmania, at slightly more than a third. The second highest percentage was hotel, which was at just under a
third. Camping was considerably more popular than homestay, at a quarter and a tenth respectively.
Similar to in Tasmania, in Queensland, the most common form of vacation accommodation was B & B
at 45%. Together, hotel and camping made up exactly half, at 30% and 20% respectively. This was
significantly higher than the percentage of homestay, which was by far the lowest at only 5%.
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Task 1 Non-Temporal Graph Analysis – Answers
Look at the graph and answer the questions.
1) What type of graph is it and what does it show? Table – see first sentence model answer
2) In this graph, is any one country or category of spending more important than the others? No, all equal
3) Which country’s consumers spent the highest percentage on:
Food/Drinks: Jordan Clothing/Footwear: Yemen Leisure/Education: Jordan
4) Is it easier to write a body paragraph for each country or a body paragraph for each category of spending?
each category of spending
5) Which categories will be your first two body paragraphs and which one will be your last body paragraph?
Food/Drinks + Leisure/Education, then last one= Clothing/Footwear
6) Which three percentages are roughly similar in food and drinks? 18.80, 16.36 & 15.77
7) Which two pairs of percentages are almost the same in leisure and education? 3.20 & 3.22; 2.21 & 1.98
8) Which three percentages are quite similar in clothing and footwear? 6.63, 6.51 & 6.43
Percentage of national consumer expenditure by category - 2002
COUNTRY FOOD/DRINKS CLOTHING/FOOTWEAR LEISURE/EDUCATION
Oman 28.90% 6.43% 2.21%
Yemen 16.36% 9.00% 3.20%
Iran 18.80% 6.51% 1.98%
Egypt 15.77% 5.40% 3.22%
Jordan 32.14% 6.63% 4.35%
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Task 1 Non-Temporal Graph Practice Answers
Percentage of energy generation from different sources - 2004
Country oil/gas/coal nuclear renewable
China 65% 25% 5%
Brazil 27% 19% 11%
Sweden 40% 20% 10%
Germany 64% 30% 5%
Portugal 66% 18% 4%
The table shows the energy production in five countries, which were China, Brazil, Sweden,
Germany and Portugal, from three different sources in percentages in 2004. Overall the highest
percentage of energy generation in all countries was from oil, gas and coal, while the lowest was
from renewable sources.
Looking at the figures for oil, gas and coal, it is clear to see that the highest percentage was
for Portugal, at exactly two thirds. The percentages for China and Germany were only slightly lower
at 65% and 64% respectively. Energy production from these sources in Sweden, at 40%, was far
higher than in Brazil, which was the lowest at just over a quarter.
In contrast, Germany generated the greatest proportion of energy from nuclear power, at
slightly less than a third. The second largest percentage was for China, at exactly a quarter. The
proportion of nuclear power production in Sweden, Brazil and Portugal was roughly similar, at 20%,
19% and 18% respectively.
Unlike energy from oil, gas and coal and nuclear power, the largest proportion of generation
from renewable sources was in Brazil, at just over a tenth. In Sweden, it was fractionally lower at
exactly a tenth. In China and Germany, the percentages were the same, at 5%. This was higher than
the percentage for Portugal, which was the lowest at only 4%.
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Task 1 Non-Temporal Graph Analysis - Answers
Percentage of people who ranked different aspects of their
lives the most important in the USA – 2010
Aspects of life
Men
Women
Age range (in years)
18-25
26-40
41-60
61+
Study
14%
25%
67%
15%
3%
2%
Work
75%
65%
3%
50%
70%
20%
Leisure
11%
10%
30%
35%
27%
78%
Look at the graph and answer the questions.
1) What type of graph is it and what does it show? Table – see first sentence model answer
2) In this graph, is the information about men and women more important or is the age range information
more important? The information about men and women is more important
3) Will you give all the information for men and women? Yes
4) What information will you give for the age ranges? Just highest and lowest
5) Which aspects of life did men and women rank the highest and lowest?
highest = work, lowest = leisure
6) Did men or women rank each aspect higher?
Study: Women Work: Men Leisure: Men
7) Is it easier to write a body paragraph for each group of people or a body paragraph for each aspect of life?
each aspect of life
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Task 1 Non-Temporal Graph Practice ANSWERS
Percentage of people using different forms of communication the most in China – 2012
Forms of
communication
Men
Women
Age range (in years)
18-25 26-40 41-60 61+
Phonecall 15% 32% 5% 16% 65% 85%
Text 52% 60% 75% 33% 10% 5%
Email 33% 8% 20% 51% 25% 10%
The table shows what men, women and people at different ages in China used the most out of three
different ways of communicating, which were phonecall, text and email, in 2012 in percentages. Overall, the
highest percentage among men and women was for text messages, while the lowest was for email.
Looking at the figures for texting, it is clear to see that the percentage of women was higher than men,
at 60% and just over half respectively. In terms of different ages, the largest percentage was people who
were between 18 and 25, at exactly three quarters. In contrast, only 10% of people aged over 61 used text
messaging the most.
Similarly, more women than men made phonecalls the most, at slightly under a third and 15%
respectively. However, 85% of people over 60 used phonecalls the most for communication. This was far
higher than the percentage of 18 to 25 year olds, which was the lowest at only 5%.
Unlike texts and phonecalls, more men than women communicated through email the most. Exactly a
third of men mostly used email, while the figure for women was 8%. The highest percentage for email was
people who were between 26 and 40, at fractionally over half. On the other hand, the smallest percentage
was in the over 60 age group, at exactly a tenth.