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BEST Writing Task 1 IELTS Academic, 29th January
IELTS ACADEMIC WRITING TASK 1
IELTS ACADEMIC WRITING TASK 1
The graph below shows the annual number of rides taken on two forms of public transportation in the city of Williamsville. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant.
SAMPLE ANSWER
The bar graph shows the total number of rides taken by bus and by subway in Williamsville for each year from 2011 to 2015. The size of the annual ridership varied in different ways for each of the two forms of transportation.
The annual number of bus rides went up and down during the time period shown on the graph. In 2011 annual bus ridership was a little over 400,000,000. This number rose slightly to around 450,000,000 in 2012. It dropped a little in 2013, rose to almost 500,000,000 in 2014, and then dropped again in 2015 to about 450,000,000.
Annual subway ridership, on the other hand, rose steadily during the same time period. In 2011, a little over 600,000,000 rides were taken by subway. This number rose to around 650,000,000 in 2012 and continued to climb steadily until it reached around 750,000,000 in 2015.
In every year shown on the graph, subway ridership was significantly higher than bus ridership. In addition, bus ridership went up and down in this time period, while subway ridership rose consistently.
