IELTS Writing · Task 1
IELTS Writing Task 1: mixed charts
Two or three figures to read together: a bar chart with a table, a line graph with a pie chart.
- 2 practice questions
- 20 minutes · 150 words
What the examiner looks for
- One overview covers every figure.
- Each figure usually gets a paragraph of its own. A link between them is reported only where the data shows one.
- The report is at least 150 words and gives no opinion and no reasons: it says what the figure shows.
Mixed charts questions to practise
1. ArrivalsAcademic test: Arrivals
You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.
The charts below show the main reasons given by the 650,000 people who moved to one country in 2022, and their ages.
Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
Write at least 150 words.
Main reason for moving
- Work 42%
- Family 24%
- Study 21%
- Other reasons 13%
Age on arrival (thousands)
- Men
- Women
Figure: People moving to one country, 2022 Pie chart: Main reason for moving - Work: 42% - Family: 24% - Study: 21% - Other reasons: 13% Bar chart: Age on arrival (thousands) (values: Number of arrivals (thousands)) - Men: Under 18: 37; 18–24: 84; 25–34: 139; 35–49: 62; 50 and over: 19 - Women: Under 18: 35; 18–24: 92; 25–34: 109; 35–49: 49; 50 and over: 24
2. Museum visitorsAcademic test: Museum visitors
You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.
The bar chart below shows the number of visitors to a national museum in each month of 2023, and the pie chart shows where those visitors came from.
Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
Write at least 150 words.
Visitors per month (thousands)
Where visitors came from
- Local residents 18%
- Rest of the country 37%
- Europe 25%
- Rest of the world 20%
Figure: Visitors to a national museum, 2023 Bar chart: Visitors per month (thousands) (values: Visitors (thousands)) - Visitors: Jan: 42 thousand; Feb: 45 thousand; Mar: 58 thousand; Apr: 72 thousand; May: 80 thousand; Jun: 95 thousand; Jul: 128 thousand; Aug: 135 thousand; Sep: 88 thousand; Oct: 70 thousand; Nov: 48 thousand; Dec: 55 thousand Pie chart: Where visitors came from - Local residents: 18% - Rest of the country: 37% - Europe: 25% - Rest of the world: 20%