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BEST IELTS Academic Writing Task 1, 24th March
IELTS ACADEMIC WRITING TASK 1
IELTS ACADEMIC WRITING TASK 1
The graph below shows the percentage of people who travelled by bus in the UK from 2009 to 2011. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant.
SAMPLE ANSWER
The given table depicts the proportion of people who used the bus for travelling for various purposes between 2009 and 2011. It is evident from the table that bus was the most preferred mode for going shopping and the least preferred mode for going to work.
In 2009, 65% people went shopping by bus. This percentage dropped significantly and reached just over 50% by 2011. Nearly a fifth used the bus for visiting friends in 2009 and 2010. This percentage increased slightly and in 2011, when just under a quarter of people used the bus for this purpose.
Commuting for work by bus was done by 5%, in 2009. This percentage dropped significantly and by 2011, hardly any person travelled by bus for going to work. Using the bus for study and day tour showed similar trends, but the use of bus for day tour was done by about 3% more people in all the given years.
Overall, it can be seen that the use of bus for shopping and going to work became less, year by year, whereas for the other purposes the use of bus increased over the given time.
