NOTE: This topic is for IELTS Academic Training test ONLY. If you are taking the IELTS General training test then skip this lesson.
All this theory is great.. now lets try and write another report and put it all in practice. Here's a sample Task 1 for you. Attempt it on your own first then look at the answer structure provided along with useful phrases and vocabulary that you could use in your answer.
Good Luck!
You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.
The graph below compares the number of visits to two new music sites on the web.
Write a report for a university lecturer describing the information shown below.
Write at least 150 words.
Tips for structuring your Answer
Music choice saw a sharp increase in visits...
Pop Parade saw a steady decline...
Pop parade was visited the most during...
Music Choice visits peaked on...
Music choice's visits were fairly stable during...
Useful Phrases:
A downward trend...
The highest point...
To remain unchanged...
To level off...
It has remained static...
Useful Vocabulary:
Considerably Plunge
Abrupt Sky-Rocket
Sudden Gently
Dramatically Considerable
The illustration shows the comparison between the number of visited music sites which are the music choice and pop parade in the web from day 1 to 15. To sum up, pop parade was frequently visited at day 1 compared to music choice being outnumbered, despite fluctuations in theirs ratings, at day 15 pop parade soars to the highest and music choice remains second despite its rapid increase in day 12.
As seen in the table music choice accounts to 40 at day 1 and then drops 20 later increased to double by day 2 and 3 respectively, by day 4 it falls back to 20 and remains its intermittent fluctuations until day 11. at day 12 dramatic soar to 120 was recorded it then went down to day 13 gaining its rate again by 14th day, then sudden drop to the last day by around 70. Meanwhile, the pop paradise aimed at 120 on the day 1, consistent until day 3 but later had gradual and dramatic drop in day 7 to 9 which nearly hit down the chart of the music choice, it regained its rate on day 11 as it soar to about 150 plummeted to day 12 went down to 80 by day 13. it rose to around 160 on the day 14 then raised to 170 being the highest rank in the last day.