Hand Note Writing Task - 1
Hand Note Writing Task - 1
It is clearly seen from the graph that Frakletown has a steady rise from 40 new houses in
the first 10 years of the century to just under 120 during the 30 years. Over the next 40
years, new house construction in Farkletown remained constant at just under 120. In the
last two decades, the number of houses that went up dramatically to 280 houses in 1980
and 350 houses in 1990.
In contrast, more houses were erected in Newtown than in Farkletown over the
first two decades of the century. In 1920, however, the number of houses declined to
only 20 houses. House numbers that rose steadily over the next three decades and
dropped practically to zero in 1960. There was then a dramatic increase in 1970 with over
200 houses. However, there was a rapid decrease again, the number of
houses stood at only 10 houses. Finally, in the last of century the
number of house of Newtown reached a peak at about 270 houses.
Example 7
You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.
The bar chart shows the scores of teams A, B and C over four
different seasons.
Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the
main features and make comparisons where relevant.
The charts give information about two genres of TV programmes watched by men and women and
four different age groups in Australia.
Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons
where relevant.
Write at least 150 words.
IELTS Tip
With graphs, make sure you understand what each axis is measuring.
With bar and pie charts, there is often a key which tells you what each different bar or area
represents.
With tables, read the data across the rows and down the columns to identify the key features.
Read the following sample answer. Complete the answer by filling the gaps with the words in
the box.
by contrast
indicates
lowest
compares
overall
whereas
except
higher
highest
however
largest
among
The bar chart compares how consumers in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and Japan
allocated different shares of total spending to categories such as food, housing, and transportation in
2009.
We can see that the United States had the highest housing expenditure share, 26% of total expenditures
in 2009. The United Kingdom and Japan followed, with 24% and 22%, respectively. Canada had
the lowest housing share at 21%. Housing was the largest expenditure component in all
countries except Japan.
By contrast, Canada had the largest transportation share of all four countries at 20%. The United States
and the United Kingdom had the next-highest transportation shares, 17% and 15%, respectively. Japan
had the lowest, at 10%.
However, in Japan, consumers spent 23% of their total expenditures on food in 2009. The United
Kingdom had the second-highest share at 20%. Canada, with 15%, and the United States, with 14% had
the lowest food expenditure shares among the countries studied.
Overall, the data indicates that housing and health care shares of total expenditures were higherin the
United States than in Canada, the United Kingdom, and Japan in 2009, whereas Americans had the
lowest clothing share. Canada had the highest clothing and transportation shares, and Japan had the
highest food share, among the countries compared.
The bar graph beneath gives data about the rate of the populace living in urban regions
on the planet and in distinctive landmasses.
Read the following sample answer. Complete the answer by filling the gaps with the words in
the box.
by contrast
in spite of
compares
smaller
shows
marked
double
highest
The bar chart shows the urbanization percentage of the world in 1950 and compares this with the
percentage in 2007 and the projected percentage for 2030.
Between 1950 and 2030, the proportion of the world's population residing in cities is expected todouble,
growing from 29% to 60%. However, this rate is less marked in some continents than others.
For example, 64% of the population of North America was urban in 1950, increasing to 79% by 2007. By
contrast, just 15% of the African population was urban in 1950, but this rose to 37% by 2007. This
represents one of the highest urbanization rates in the world, even though the percentage of Africans in
urban areas is still smaller than the world average.
It is also clear from the graph that, urbanization in Latin America is projected to be higher than Europe in
2030, in spite of being lower in 1950.
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(151 words)
You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.
The bar chart below gives information about the number of students studying Computer Science
at a UK university between 2010 and 2012.
Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons
where relevant.
Model answer
The bar chart illustrates the number of male and female students studying Computer Science at a UK
university over three years. It also indicates whether they were home or international students. Compared
to the number of home students, the number of international students was significantly smaller.
Nevertheless, there was clear statistical growth in the latter group from 2010-2012. Furthermore, the
number of female home students eventually overtook the number of males from the same group, reaching
a high of 45 in 2012.
The year 2011 saw the most dramatic developments; the number of male home students fell from just
below 40 to 24 and the number of females rose from 32 to 44. There was also significant growth in the
number of male students from overseas, climbing from 20 in 2010 to 39 in 2012. Overall, we can see an
upward trend in the number of students at the university.