task 1 GUESSWORK FOR 26 october 2024 IELTS EXAM

About the book :

This book is a collection of graphs that have been seen in the past actual IELTS exams. A few are
those reproduced by my students after coming out of the examination hall and the rest are from
the various forums on the net where different students share their IELTS questions. Not a single
graph has been taken from any books available in the market. The sample descriptions are just one
way to write the graph. These have been written with the average student in mind. I have tried to
simplify these graphs as much as possible. I sincerely hope that these graphs benefit you.

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Task 1- Report Writing

In report writing , a report of at least 150 words is required where any of the diagram or illustration

will be given and one is required to explain that illustration in one’s own way. Different synonyms

which can be used while writing a report can be:-

Depicting Words In Introduction

 It depicts...

 It illustrates....

 The table shows....

 These pie charts give information about..

 The map presents...

 The diagram depicts...

 These diagrams depict...

 The diagram demonstrates..

 These flowcharts illustrate...

Words Written With Years

 Between 1990 and 2000.

 From 1990 to 2000.

 In 1890.

 In the years of 1990 to 2000.

For Rephrasal

 Result/ outcome..

 Population, number of people, the populace

 Survey/research...
 For Starting First Paragraph

 It can be clearly seen that...

 It is evident that...

 It is apparent that...

For Second Paragraph

 Moving to..

 Turning to...

 Moving further...

To Show Trend In Body Paragraphs

 Increase/decrease, Incline/decline, soar/Plunge, rise/downfall...

 Almost same, equal, not much difference,...

 Remained same, was constant, did not change,...

 Minimum, lowest, least, lower, small amount...

 Maximum, highest, significant amount, majority...

 Fluctuates- zigzag trend, upward and downward..

Connectors For Conclusion

 Overall..

 All in all..
Vocabulary For Pie Chart

Percentage Fraction

80% four-fifths

75% three-quarters

70% seven in ten

65% two-thirds

60% three-fifths

55% more than half

50% half
45% more than two fifths

40% two-fifths

35% more than a third

30% less than a third

25% a quarter

20% a fifth

15% less than a fifth

10% one in ten

5% one in twenty

Percentage Qualifier

77% just over three quarters

77% approximately three quarters

49% just under a half

49% nearly a half

32% almost a third

Percentage proportion / number / amount

/ majority / minority

75% – 85% a very large majority

65% – 75% a significant proportion

10% – 15% a minority

5% a very small number

DIRECTIONS FOR MAP

 INDEX
1. The pie charts below show the coffee production, coffee consumption PIE CHARTS
and the profit distribution around the world

2. The table below illustrates how much money a single person and a TABULAR
couple in Australia need for a comfortable lifestyle after they retire. GRAPH

3. The maps below show changes to the ground floor plan of a university MAP
department in 2000 and 2015.

4. The graph below shows the fishing industry in a European country according TABULAR
to four indicators.

5. The chart below shows the level of mathematics graduates and all MIX GRAPH:
alumni, who found a full day's line of work after moving on from a TABLE+LINE
college in Australia, and in addition to the generals of both types of GRAPH
graduates from 2004 to 2012 Compensation shown.

6. The diagram below shows how orange juice is produced. DIAGRAM

7. The chart shows the level of individuals of the distinctive age groups LINE GRAPH
who went to the cinema once every month in Great Britain.

8. The graph below shows the amount of tea and coffee imported by BAR GRAPH
four different countries.

9. The chart below shows the film's participation in Australia and also MIX
shows the typical film trips of different age groups from 1996 to 2000. GRAPHS:TA
BLE+LINE
GRAPHS
10. The graph below shows the price of bananas in 4 different countries LINE GRAPH
from 1996 to 2004.

11. The chart below shows the resources used to make 1000 disposable TABULAR
cups in different materials: polystyrene and paper GRAPH

12. The diagram describes the structure of a home smokery and how it DIAGRAM
 works

QUESTION = 01

The pie charts below show the coffee production, coffee consumption and the profit distribution
around the world.

The pie charts correlate global coffee consumptions, coffee production in four countries as well as
profit distributions among business segments related to coffee. It is obvious that Europeans and
Americans are the primary coffee consumers while South Africa is the largest coffee producer
among the given countries. Moreover, companies that deliver coffee make more profit than other
organisations that do business in this industry.

According to the illustration, Europeans drink more than 40% coffee which is the highest ratio of
coffee intake in the world. America consumes 2% less than that while Japanese dissipate only 8% of
global coffee. Rest of the world merely consumes 12% coffee.

South Africa contributes to 44% coffee production which is the highest. Indonesia harvests 22%
coffee, exactly half of the South African coffee assembly. Japan and Vietnam make 18% and 16%
coffee respectively. Interestingly, despite Japan’s being one of the top countries to produce coffee,
its consumption ratio is comparatively lower.
Finally, more than half of the profit from coffee is made by the delivery industries. Coffee retailers’
share of profit is roughly a quarter while coffee producers and exporters make 10% and 15% profits
respectively.

QUESTION = 02
The table below illustrates how much money a single person and a couple in Australia need for a
comfortable lifestyle after they retire.

The table compares the budgets needed for retired singles and couples to live a comfortable
lifestyle in Australia.

Overall, the average budget of a retired single person is much lower than that of a couple. In
addition, while housing is the biggest expenditure for single retirees, retired couples need more
money for leisure activities.

The expenditure for housing of retired single people is $184, which is $10 lower than that of
couples. Meanwhile, singles retirees spend $140 on leisure activities, while couples spend $60
more. Regarding healthcare, couples spend $177, which is $50 higher than the expenditure of a
single retired person.

In terms of transport, couples and singles need roughly the same amount of money, at $108 and
$107 respectively. When it comes to clothing, food, and other things, the figure for an individual is
almost half that of a couple. A single person spends $44, $50 and $37 respectively on these
categories, while a couple spends $80, $100 and $70. In general, the total amount of money spent
by an individual is $684, whereas the figure for a couple is $931.
In contrast, the majority of people participating in the survey expected to see improvements in the
communication between people, at 64%, while only 36% of them thought the opposite.
Meanwhile, opinions on food quality were divided almost equally with just over half the survey
participants believing that things would improve, and 49% thinking the opposite.

QUESTION = 03

The maps below show changes to the ground floor plan of a university department
in 2000 and 2015.

The maps show the changes that occurred to a university department between 2000 and 2015.

Overall, the main building underwent some renovation and extension over the years, while several
new facilities were also added to the department, including a car park and an IT centre.

In 2000, the department consisted of a single building containing three seminar rooms, a library,
and an office. By 2015, the building was extended to the north with the addition of two new
seminar rooms, while the library and office were combined to make one large office space.

The library was moved to a new building constructed to the east of the main building, which was
previously a large area of vegetation. A new IT centre was also housed in the new building, located
across the corridor from the library. In addition, a new car park was also constructed next to the
main entrance of the department.

QUESTION = 04
The graph below shows the fishing industry in a European country according to four indicators.

Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where
relevant.

The given table illustrates the data about the big scale industrial ships and the small-scale fishing
boats in a European country. It is interesting to note that even though the employees in small scale
fishing boats far outnumber those in the big scale industrial ships, their annual catch for food is
lesser than that of big scale industrial ships.

The number of employees in big scale ships is 500,000, which is far lesser than the 120,000,000
employees working in small-scale boats. The annual catch from the big ships is 29 million tones,
where as that from small boats is 24 million tonnes. There is no catch for industrial process from
the small boats, whereas it is 22 million tonnes from the big ships.

The annual pay for each employee of small ships is meager (£ 200 – 3000) as compared to that of
the big ships (£25,000 – 350,000). The annual fuel consumption for each big vessel is 65,000 tonnes
where as that for each small vessel is 8,500 tonnes.

It can be seen that although the small scale ships require a huge manpower to catch a lower
amount of fish for the food industry, they have lower financial costs and require lesser fuel.

QUESTION = 05
Q. The chart below shows the level of mathematics graduates and all alumni, who found a full
day's line of work after moving on from a college in Australia, and in addition to the generals of
both types of graduates from 2004 to 2012 Compensation shown.
The given line and table chart shows the extent of the full day's turnover and the general annual
compensation insights for mathematics and all Australian colleges from 2004 to 2012.

It merits thinking about that, in 2004 about 62% of alumni got all-day work, although around 80%
of math graduates made sure to have an all-day occupation. Over the next three years, both
insights expanded to around 10%. Despite this, both in proportion and in 2012 the ratio fell
steadily, the figure being at the same incentive as in 2004.

Taking a quick look at the rest of the data, the average annual salary for all alumni in 2004 was
approximately $ 41,000, and the figure was also equal for mathematics graduates. Over the next 8
years, compensation for both increased, yet salary rates for math graduates increased more when
contrasted with the normal wage rates data for graduates. Before long, a year ago, math graduates
made sure of an annual compensation for $ 56,000, as opposed to graduates, large and got about $
51,000.

Overall, it can be very well seen that maths exceeded bachelor's graduates when all are asked for
both general compensation and all-day occupation. Similarly, while the extent of ensuring full-day
work remained moderately stable, pay rates increased over time for two mathematics and all
alumni.
QUESTION = 06

The diagram below shows how orange juice is produced.

The diagram illustrates the process of producing of orange juice.

There are various stages in the process of making orange juice, beginning with the collection of
fresh oranges and ending with the distribution of packaged juice to supermarkets.

Firstly, oranges are picked, loaded onto trucks, and delivered to a processing plant where they are
thoroughly washed by a machine. Following this, the juice is extracted from the oranges by a
squeezing machine, and the solid waste, including orange peels and seeds, is collected and used to
feed animals. The squeezed juice can then either be packaged and sent to the supermarket, or
transferred to another factory to undergo an evaporation process.

During the evaporation process, the fresh orange juice is processed by an evaporator machine
where the water is removed. The concentrated juice is then canned and transported to a
warehouse before being combined with water again. After that, it is packaged and distributed to
supermarkets, ready to be purchased.

QUESTION = 07
Q. The chart shows the level of individuals of the distinctive age groups who went to the cinema
once every month in Great Britain.

The given line graph depicts the information about cinema attendance by different age groups in
the United Kingdom from 1984 to 2000.

In 1984, the highest proportion was noticed in the youngster (15-24) age group visited cinema from
18% to 32% during the 1990s. After certain variances, this figure consistently rose and arrived at a
top in 1999. Shockingly, the film participation of 7-14 years of age followed a comparative pattern
from 1984 to 2002, which was assigned by certain changes all through. At that point, this figure
continuously inclined and reach a peak of 40% in 1999 and after that fall down from 1999 to 2000.

A speedy look to the rest of the data, the film participation of 25-35 years of age bunch
demonstrated a slow expansion in the primary decade. In the following five years, these figures
varied and a twofold extent was seen by around 30% in 2000. There was likewise a significant
increment in film participation among the older. For this situation, the numbers expanded over this
period from 2% to over 10%.

Overall, it tends to be seen that the percentage of people who went to the cinema rose
continuously in the given period of tenure. The more youthful age group had a higher extent of film
guests than the more established age gatherings.
 QUESTION = 08
The graph below shows the amount of tea and coffee imported by four different countries.

The provided graphs illustrate how much tea and coffee are imported by four different countries:
US, UK, Canada and Germany.

Overall, looking at the graph, it is immediately obvious that UK was the most popular for importing
tea, while the lowest one in the coffee. In addition, the biggest number of coffee imports was in
Germany.

To begin with, UK was the main stream of importing tea with 80 000 tones and the figure for
Germany was much lower, at only about 40 000 tones. Besides, the amounts of tea that Canada
and the US received was similar, about 20 000 tones.In terms of importing cappuccino, Canada and
US also received the same quantity of coffee and it was the higher than tea two times, about 40
000 tones.

The UK's import of espresso was the lowest, only about 30 000 tones, though the contribution of
the tea was the highest among the three countries. Germany imports more level of cappuccino
than the other three countries and the level of this country was 50 000 tones.

QUESTION = 09

Q. The chart below shows the film's participation in Australia and also shows the typical film trips
of different age groups from 1996 to 2000. Take a look at the data and select and announce key
highlights, where important.
The given table illustrate the proportion of people visiting cinemas and the average annual cinema
visits, while the line graph compares cinema visits by different age groups in Australia from 1996 to
2000.

In 1996, 62% of people went to the movies. This percentage rose sharply to 72% by 1997, but
thereafter remained fairly stable until 2000. The average annual number of visits stabilized at 10.3
in 1996. This figure increased to a minimally to 11.1 by 1997. The following year, cinema visits
declined and the number stabilized at around 8.3 by 2000.In 1996, the number of visits to the
cinema were between 10 to 15 years for all the age groups, with the older age group visiting
cinema slightly less than the younger age groups. At the age groups followed the same trend with
the number of visits fluctuating from 10 to 25 years over the rest of the give period.

Overall, the proportion of people visiting the cinema has increased, while the average annual
attendance in the given period of tenure has decreased. In general, all age groups followed a
similar trend: annual cinema attendance varying from 1996 to 2000. The 14-24 year age group
were the most fond, but above 50 age group were the least fond of cinema.
QUESTION = 10

The graph below shows the price of bananas in 4 different countries from 1996 to 2004.

Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons
where relevant.
The given line graph compares the cost of bananas in Japan, France, Germany and the USA from
1996 to 2004.

Overall, bananas were the costliest for most of the given period in Japan. By contrast, bananas
were the least priced in the US from 1996 to 2004. Also, the cost of bananas increased in the US,
Germany, and Japan, but remained relatively unchanged in France.

In 1996, bananas were sold at the rate of 2USD/kg in Japan and France, but the cost was 1.5 and
1USD/kg in Germany and the USA respectively. While the cost rose sharply and peaked at 3USD/kg
in Japan, it remained stable in France and grew slightly by 0.25 USD/kg in Germany and the USA till
1998.

From 1998 to 2004, the cost remained stable in the US at 1.25 USD/kg but fluctuated in all other
given countries. By 2004, bananas were sold at a rate of 2.5, 2, and 1.75 USD/kg in Japan, France,
and Germany.

QUESTION = 11

The chart below shows the resources used to make 1000 disposable cups in different materials:
polystyrene and paper. Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features,
and make comparisons where relevant.
The stacked bar graph compares the amount of different elements required for making 1000
polystyrene and paper cups.

Overall, the production of polystyrene cups is environmentally friendly, because it costs less energy
and doesn’t need any wood while 1000 paper cups need almost double the electricity and
petroleum as compared to polystyrene cups.

The production of 1000 polystyrene cups needs 8 kg of petroleum and 13 kg of other chemicals.
Steam is required in a large quantity, which is 10 times as much as other chemicals. This process is
rather energy-saving, only costing 0.06 m3 of water and 6 kilowats of electricity.

However, in the process of making paper cups, the consumption of water and electricity is far more
(0.85m3 and 12 kilowats respectively) than that in polystyrene cups. It also requires more
petroleum, which constitutes 18 kg. Steam is required in negligible amount as compared to that
needed in polystyrene cups. Amount of other chemicals needed are less than that in polystyrene
cups.

QUESTION = 12
Q. The diagram describes the structure of a home smokery and how it works. To summarize
information by selecting key characteristics and compiling a report and, if necessary, make a
comparison.
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The diagram illustrate how a home smokery works. It can be seen that the process consists mainly
of three stages.

The home smokery machine consists of three parts. The first part is an empty underground
compartment with a lid on top at ground level. Fresh air can be drawn into the machine by opening
the cover. Then fresh air enters the second part of the machine, which is very similar to the first
part. In this part, the fire is kindled by adding logs through the lid on top.

When the fire is start, the heat from it passes through a narrow tube that leads to the box. This box
is placed as the third part of the machine and is located at ground level. The box contains the food
to be cooked. The heat from the second part of the machine is used for cooking.

Overall, the process demonstrate that there are three steps to cooking in a home smokery.

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