Academic IELTS Writing task 1 Sample 3

IELTS Academic Writing Task 1/ Graph Writing - Line Graph:

» You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.

Eating sweet foods produces acid in the mouth, which can cause tooth decay. (High acid levels are measured by low pH values)

Describe the information below and discuss the implications for dental health.

» Write at least 150 words. 

Sample answer 1:
The provided line graph illustrates the acid level in the mouth which is created by consuming sweet foods specifically sugar and honey and the possibility of tooth decay because of this acid level. As is presented in the line-graph, the higher the acid level the lower the pH value and a pH level less than 5.5 is detrimental to the tooth and causes the tooth decay.

The given graph shows that the initial pH level of our mouth is 7 which begins to fall after consuming sweet foods. When we eat sweet item like cane sugar, the pH level drops to 3.5 after 5 minutes and remain in danger level (below pH level 5.5) for more than 30 minutes. Consuming fruit sugar drops the pH level nearly to 4 and remains at danger level for about 20 minutes. And finally, when we eat honey, the pH level falls below 5 and it remains under risk level for about 13 minutes. As the low pH level means higher acidity and causes tooth decay, cane sugar among the mentioned three food items is the most harmful to our tooth.

(Approximately 186 words)  

Sample Answer 2:
The provided line graph shows the acid level of our mouth which is created by the consumption of fruit sugar, cane sugar & honey and compares their effects on our tooth decay.

When the pH level in the mouth is above 5.5, acidity remains at such a level that teeth are unlikely to be in danger from decay. Sweet foods, however, cause pH in the mouth to drop for a time, and the longer the pH levels remain below 5.5, the greater the possibility for decay to occur. The illustration compares the fruit sugar, cane sugar and honey, which are the most common ingredients of sweet foods, causes the pH level to drop below the danger level after 5 minutes.

Among these 3 sweet items, cane sugar decreases the pH level most quickly and causes to remain the level under the danger level for the longest period (over 30 minutes) and thus produce the greatest risk among the three. After consuming the cane sugar, the pH level drops to level 3.5 and remains there for over half an hour. On the other hand, fruit sugar causes the acidity level of mouth to fall under pH level 4 in 5 minutes and remains under threat level for 20 minutes. Finally, the honey appears to be less risky among the three causes the pH level to drop to 4.7 in 5 minutes and proceed to above pH 5.5 level within 15 minutes of consumption.

In conclusion, all of the sweet items possess the possibility of causing tooth decay and honey and fruit sugar are likely to cause less decay than the cane sugar does.
(Approximately 271 words)

( These 2 model answers can be followed as examples of standard answers. However, please note there are other good ways of writing a possible good answer.)

Tips for answering this Writing Task 1 Question:

1. Please note that the question asks you to "describe the information presented in the graph and also discuss the implications for dental health". So you have to mention which food item creates the highest acid level for a longer time and are comparatively injurious to our teeth. You must classify which food items are comparatively safe as well. First, compare the three food items in terms of the acid level they create in our mouth and how long this acid level remains at danger level. Then suggest which food items among cane sugar, fruit sugar and honey are comparatively safer and which item/ items are not.

2. Notice the following trends from the given line graphs:

    a) Higher the acid level, the lower the pH level.
    b) pH level below 5.5 is dangerous for the tooth as the tooth decay occurs below 5.5 pH level.
    c) Honey is comparatively safer than other two food items as it decreases the pH level of the mouth slowly and the acid level goes to the safe level very quickly. On the other hand, after consuming cane sugar the pH level falls under danger level quickly and remains there for the longest time among the three food items.

3. To answer this question first mention the acid / pH level which occurs the tooth decay and the level when it is safe. Now take the three given food items and mention them individually: how long it takes to reach the pH level of mouth below 5.5 after consuming this food item and then how long this level remains under 5.5. Finally, suggest which food items are comparatively safer and which are not. 

Summary of the Line Graph:

After consuming different sweet food items, the acid level of our mouth increases. The higher acid level is presented by the lower pH value. When the pH value gets under 5.5, the tooth decay occurs. Among the given three food items i.e. cane sugar, fruit sugar and honey, the third item (honey) is comparatively safer for our dental health. This is because after consuming all the honey the pH level remains at danger level for about 12 minutes compared to the 20 minutes for the fruit sugar and 31 minutes for cane sugar. This also indicates that the cane sugar is more likely to damage our tooth among the provided three sweet food items.

Academic IELTS Writing task 1 Sample 2

IELTS Academic Writing Task 1/ Graph Writing - Line Graph:

» You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.

The graphs below show the numbers of male and female workers in 1975 and 1995 in several employment sectors of the Republic of Freedonia.

Write a report for a university teacher describing the information shown.

» You should write at least 150 words.

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Sample Answer 1:
The diagrams compare the male and female employment status in six different job sectors in two different years – 1975 & 1995. As is seen from the given illustration, men were well ahead of women in all the job sectors in Freedonia in 1975. However, the scenario changed in the 1995 and women did a remarkable progress in their professions.

According to the given diagrams, men in Freedonia were well ahead of females in manufacturing, finance/banking, wholesale & retail trade, defence and non-defence sectors. In manufacturing, more than 600 male employees could be seen against only 300 female employees out of a thousand employees. Except in communication sector, the proportion of male employees was far greater than that of females. Among the given job sectors, the public /non-defence sector had the highest number of employees while the defence sector had the least number of employees.

After 20 years, women showed an outstanding advancement in the job sectors and they went well ahead of men in communication, wholesale & retail trade sectors. They become almost equal in number in finance and banking jobs while the gap between male and female employees’ numbers reduced in defence jobs. The only sector that was still male dominant was manufacturing and the job ratio in this sector remained almost same as it was 20 years earlier.

Sample Answer 2: 
The line graphs show the information about employment scenario in Fredonia by gender in six different employment sectors during 1975 and 1995. It is very clear from the overall trend that men were pretty much dominating the job markets both during 1975 and 1995, but women made progress in the given 20 years period.

According to the first graph that depicts the employment status in 1975, there were far more male employees in all the employment sectors than its opposite sex. Nearly half of the employees in the manufacturing industry were men. Most strikingly, 75% of financial sector employees were male. However, women appeared to be competing for shoulder to shoulder against their male counterpart in the communication sectors.

Turning to the 1995 data, females had made a significant improvement in securing jobs in different employment sectors. On top of that, women outmatched the male counterpart in securing jobs in communication and wholesale & retail trade industry. Furthermore, nearly half of the communication sector employees were women. In finance sector as well, women were not very far behind.

Comparing the two graphs, it seems very clear that in between those twenty years the number of male employees in these sectors had remained considerably the same, but there was a considerable increase of female employees in the majority of these job sectors.

Academic IELTS Writing task 1

IELTS Academic Writing Task 1/ Graph Writing - Column Graph/ Bar Graph:

 You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.

The chart shows the number of mobile phones and landlines per 100 people in selected countries.

Write a report for a university lecturer describing the information given.

» You should write at least 150 words.

Model Answer 1:
The supplied bar graph shows data on the number of cell phone and land phone users in seven countries in the Europe and the American regions. As is observed from the presentation,  the number of landline users in Denmark, US and Canada are higher than the number of cell phone users in these countries. On the contrary, in Italy, Sweden, Denmark and Germany the cell phone users are higher in number than that of land phone users.

In Italy, Sweden, UK and Denmark almost 80-90 percent people use the cell phone. Among these six countries, Italian people are highest in percent in terms of cell phone usages whereas the highest percentages of land phone users are found in Denmark which is almost 90%. The difference between cell phone and land phone users is highest in Italy and in Denmark. The lowest number of land phone users can be found in Canada.

In summary, North America has more land phone users than their cell phone users and most of the European people prefer to use mobile phones over land phones.

(Approximately 187 words)   

Tips for answering this writing question:

1.  The graph does not mention any year from past so your answer should be in present tense. Example: Around 70% German people use mobile phones whereas the land phone users of this country are 60%.

2. Notice the fact that, in USA, Canada and Denmark, the number of land phone users is higher than the mobile phone users. In other four European countries, the opposite trends can be observed where cell phone users are more than the land phone users.

3. The data are given in percentage so mention them as percentages, not in an absolute value.

4. No past year is mentioned in the illustration, so use the present tense to present your writing. Example: 90% Italian people use cell phone whereas only 41% of them use the landlines.

5. Mention which countries have the highest and lowest land phone and cell phone using percentage in your answer as these are two important facts are present in the graph. For instance: The highest percentage of cell phone users are Italian whereas their percentage of using the land phone is lowest among the given countries. On the contrary, Denmark has the highest percentage of land phone users and this percentage is lowest in Canada.

Summary of the bar graph:
The given graph compares the percentages of land phone and cell phone users in 7 different European and American countries. As is given in the illustration, the numbers of cell phone users are higher than the land phone users are in Italy, Sweden, UK and Germany. On the contrary, the land phone users are higher than cell phone users are in Canada, US and Denmark. Also, Italy has the highest percentage of mobile phone users and also the lowest land phone users. Finally, Denmark has the highest percentage of landline users and Canada has the lowest percentage of land phone users among the given 7 countries.

Sample Answer 2:
The given illustration gives data on the number of mobiles and land phone users in six different countries namely: Canada, US, Germany, Denmark, UK, Sweden and Italy.

As is presented in the chart Canada, US and Denmark have more landline users than the cell phone users while the opposite is true for Germany, UK, Sweden and Italy where the cell phone users exceed the number of land phone users. In Canada, the US and Denmark the numbers of cell phone users per 100 are consecutively 38, 48 and 71 while the landline users are 61, 38 and 87. On the other hand, the remaining 4 countries have much more mobile phone users than the landline users. The Italian people use the highest percentage of land phones and lowest percentage of cell phones on an average. On the contrary, Canadians use the lowest number of cell phones per 100 people while the mobiles phone users are almost half of the total land phone users.

In summary, US and Canada have higher land phone users than the cell phone users while the European prefers to use cell phones than the land phones.
(Approximately 191 words)   

IELTS Speaking Sample 6

IELTS Speaking Mock Test# 6

Part 1 of the IELTS Speaking Module - Interview/ Introduction section:

Q. What's your name?
A. My name is Anoop Asokan.

Q. What do you do?
A. I am a Nurse by profession and I work for Saudi Aramco Remote Area clinics in Al Jubail, Saudi Arabia.

Q. Where do you come from?
A. I belong to India, and my hometown is called as Kochi, which is the commercial capital of the State of Kerala.

Q. Do you like your country?
A. As a matter of fact, I would say, I am proud that I am an Indian and yes, I love and respect my country a lot.

Q. What do you like about your country?
A. Well, my country has the world's largest democracy with more than 125 crore residents. Additionally, you won't be able to find another nation like India with its vast diversity in culture, language, customs and race. The simple and amiable people who represent the country are quite helpful to others. Our country has a vast diversity of natural beauty and if you travel India, you can in a sense say that you have travelled the entire world.

Q. What street do you live in?
A. As I have already mentioned, I live in the city of Jubail, and the street where I live is Jubail Central Street.

Q. What is the street called?
A. It's Jubail Central Street.

Q. Why is your street called this way?
A. Well, I suppose, it's because this street extends from the heart of the city to the Northern end. I don't know if there are any other factors which attribute to this name.

Q. Do you like your street?
A. By contrast to the other streets, this is my favourite one. The most significant reason for this could be the fact that, it's the busiest street in the city with all types of shopping destinations.

Q. What do you like about your street?
A. I presume it's the ambience and the busy nature of the street. It's so nice to commute around during busy hours.

Q. Do you like living in this city? Why?
A. Yes, as a matter of fact, I like this city more than any other cities in Saudi Arabia. My city is the home to some of the major petrochemical companies in the world and maybe that's the reason why Jubail is regarded as the largest Industrial city in the Middle East. It is a beautiful city with all the facilities a city dweller can expect.

Q. Are you a city dweller? Why?
A. Yes. I am. I like to explore the nook and corner of the city, looking for best restaurants, and entertainment centres. Moreover, I love to live in a city than in a village.

Q. What do you like doing with your friends?
A. Primarily, I would say, it's partying. I love to enjoy the weekends with friends. I would also like to watch movies when my friends are around. Sometimes I love to discuss the recent events and politics with my friends.

Q. What is your favourite meal?
A. No doubt, it's biryani. I reckon it's a blend of Indian and Arabian food, but very delicious.

Q. Who cooks in your family?
A. Like every other Indian family, my mother and my wife do all the household works including cooking. Occasionally, though, I would also like to experiment.

Q. What is their best meal (house special)?
A. It's the traditional Kerala rice and spicy fish curry. We consume it almost every day.

Part 2 of the IELTS Speaking Module - Cue Card:

Topic:

An important event in your life.

You should say: 
 -- what is it
 -- how old you were then
 -- what happened

and explain why this is an important event in your life.  

[ You will have to talk about the topic for one to two minutes. You have one minute to think about what you’re going to say. You can make some notes to help you if you wish.]

Click here for the answer of this Cue Card Topic

Part 3 of the IELTS Speaking Module - Follow-up question:

Q. Is it important to celebrate different events in our lives?
A. Yes. I definitely think so. It's our responsibility to make sure that we enjoy and celebrate our life. It's the best way to create awesome memories and for me, it means a lot. The tradition of giving surprise gifts and spending time together with family and friends, is inevitable, according to me, in these hectic modern days. Moreover, it's a chance to meet new people and to refresh relationships with people around us.

Q. Are you a goal-settler? Why?
A. I wouldn't dare to say I am a goal setter. I would rather like to experience everything which comes in my way, than creating goals and waiting for them to be achieved. I have always believed that when you live, you need to exhibit certain ethics and moral values, which would take you to your destiny and until this moment, it comes true in my life.

Q. Do you prefer celebrating family occasions at home or in a restaurant? Why?
A. Definitely home. It's the place where we spend most of our life. I would not risk spoiling my memories, at a place which has little significance to us. Moreover, at home, I feel safe and happy with my dearest people around me. I don't know, why, but I have seen many people partying at restaurants and I presume it's always a personal choice.

Q. How important decisions can affect our lives? 
A. Well, decisions have numerous things to do with our lives. In fact, with a good decision, we can settle our lives while a bad one may ruin it. Hence, this is important to take decisions after lots of analysis and calculating the risks so that there is no regret later. Regarding the choice of things, one should consider relevant other issues too before taking the decision. Initially, some decisions may appear insignificant but they might have hidden significance in life. Therefore, everyone has the freedom to think before taking a decision and we should take advantage of it.

Q. What are some important historical events in your country?
A. India, or the Republic of India, is a land of numerous historical events. Since an ancient past, the country has been the subject to be occupied and exploited. Rulers appeared and disappeared. Empires have been built and destroyed. But the most remarkable events took place in the past couple of centuries. Occupation of the British in 1757 was one of the most influencing historical events through the Battle of Plassey and the independence of India in 1945 was the greatest event so far. The participation of the commoners in the elections is another important aspect to consider too.

Q. Do you think the money a government spend to celebrate national and public events are justified? Why/Why not? 
A. Well, the question is really critical to answer. The government of India spends a big amount of money for celebrating various national and public events. I do not think the matters are justified at all. The money spent for the celebration could be used for some other purposes and particularly for the development of infrastructures inside the country. Some of the parts of India are devoid of necessary civic facilities and the government could reduce the event range and use the rest of the funds for such development. Providing subsidy on daily necessaries would make life comfortable to the commoners and the government may also pay a thought about this.

IELTS Speaking Sample 5

IELTS Speaking Mock Test # 5

Part 1 - Introduction

Q. Do you work or are you a student?
A. I have been working as a medical laboratory technician since July 2013.

Q. What is difficult about your job?
A. I am dealing with the human for their sample diagnosis and analysis every day.  So there is no scope of error and the job requires utmost dedication and sincerity. In my opinion, no scope for any mistake in my job is the most difficult part.

Q. Would you recommend your job to someone else?
A. Yes, I would love to do that. This job really satisfies me. Every day I am helping people and this gives me an immense pleasure and a sense of fulfilment. The medical report done by me can help people prevent serious diseases, such as lung cancer, at the very early stage. My job also helps improve public health. For example, I was one of the technicians to provide the results of people body check last year. From this regards, I would recommend this job to others who want to help people as well as have a meaningful career.

Q. What are the types of shops that you usually go to? 
A. I usually go to the supermarket. Actually, I go to a supermarket three times a week for my various needs for shopping.

Q. What is the name of the shop? 
A. The name of the shop I usually go to is called ‘Welcome’ and ‘Supreme Market’.

Q. What changes have you seen in those shops these days?
A. Honestly, I haven't seen any significant changes in those shops these days. While I do see some changes on the way people purchase their goods. Apart from better decoration and more salespersons, things have been almost same as it was a few years ago.

Q. Do you read books? What kinds of books?
A. Not really. I read research papers regularly. I used to read a lot but nowadays I spend most of the time reading professional readings.

Q. Did you read books when you were a child? How often?
A. Yes, I did. I read fairy tales when I was a child, like Snow White and Cinderella. I used to read fairy tales every day after school.

Q. Do children nowadays love reading?
A. I'm afraid not. Children nowadays prefer to play games on iPod and in other gaming devices, rather than reading books. In our childhood, reading books was the main activity among children but nowadays children have electronic gadgets and internet connection to spend time. So they read less on an average than our generation.

Q. Would you give a book as a gift?
A. Definitely, I would. In fact, I often do that. I gave my best friend the book called "Bridget Jones's Diary" as her birthday present recently.

Part 2 - Cue Card

Topic:

Describe a magazine that you often read.

You should say :

-- What is it
-- What type of people read it
-- Is it popular in your country

and explain why it is important to you to read it.
[ You will have to talk about the topic for one to two minutes. You have one minute to think about what you’re going to say. You can make some notes to help you if you wish.]

Click here for the answer of this Cue Card Topic

Part 3 - Two-way Discussion.

Q. Compare reading a newspaper and a magazine.
A. Newspaper, as its name suggests, includes all kinds of news and recent events and editorials. For example, by reading the daily newspaper, we can get all information happened yesterday and in the week, sometimes even today’s event. While, magazines, on the other hand, are more likely to focus on certain areas; such as geography, spots, short story, significant recent events etc. For instance, the magazine "Hello", includes lots of news about celebrities. People, who like stars like Beyonce or Victoria, can get special information from it.

Finally, newspapers are targeted for all the people while magazine targets people with a special attraction to a certain niche or field. For instance, a newspaper might include an interesting news about a successful genetic engineering experiment that has grabbed a considerable attention on people recently with other regular and diverse type of news. On the other hand, a magazine which is based on Genetic Engineering is aimed to target professionals and students of this field and would cover most of its articles on this subject.

Q. How do people read them? Do they just read the headlines or the entire story?
A. It depends. Most of the people prefer to read the headlines first. If a headline attracts their attention, they prefer to read the whole story afterwards. For some certain people, it is true that they are the fan of some newspapers or magazines and they are likely to read all of them.

Again, in case of newspapers, people read the headlines and often skim through the news. Magazine readers prefer mostly to read the details article.

Q. Why do people read magazines?
A. Like I said earlier, people read magazines to seek certain information. People read "Hello" and "US weekly" to get gossip and fashion news of celebrities. Geography and Nutrients are the magazines that offer the knowledge in special areas. Many professionals and students prefer to read magazines as those often come with special news, in-depth articles and research papers related to their profession and study.

Q. Is reading the newspaper popular in your country?
A. Yes, newspaper reading among people is quite popular actually. Evening papers are the most popular newspapers in my country. We get to know news from it every day. For example, the new policy issued by the government, and the construction of the train could be learned from such daily newspapers.

Q. What are the other sources of news? Do people from the rural areas have the same access to these sources as people from the urban areas?
A. People can obtain news by watching TV and using the internet. These are also the population ways to get news. I believe so. In our modern society, even newspaper and magazine are popular, watching TV and the internet become the most important and convenient ways for people no matter where they are living.

Q What are the advantages of the Internet?
A. When people read a newspaper or a magazine, they can't choose what kind of information exactly they are willing to read. For example, it is hard to chase a piece of information about how a special medical technique developed in this month by reading them. But it works with the internet. People can simply put keywords in Google search and get the results in one second. It is easier and more convenient. Again it’s not possible to purchase all the newspapers and magazines from a store. On the contrary, you can read as many newspapers, magazines and other news sources from the internet. With the popularity of social media like Twitter and Facebook, the news is being shared and read by people without even searching for them. So I would say the advantages of the internet as a whole and in terms of communication and news source is unparalleled.

 

Q. Are there any disadvantages?
A. Of course, it has. Every coin has two sides. The disadvantage of using the internet is that there are too many results and we have to choose which one to read that contains more useful information. The other disadvantage is that it is not very healthy to sit in front of laptop or computer for a long time. Finally, the news sources are not always authentic and one can often get biased and false news from the internet.

Q. Describe the impact of the internet on the lives of the students.
A. It depends. For high school students, I think the negative impact overtake the position parts. They are more likely to be attracted by internet games, instead of learning things. They would spend too much time chatting and playing games than reading interesting articles.

The college students can control them better than high school students. The Internet is a useful tool for them. The Internet can offer them information to help them find the reference materials, especially for their dissertations and assignments.

For younger students like primary and secondary students, I think they should not use the internet at all. It is obvious that they will hurt their eyes and might find unsuitable content which is detrimental to their physical and psychological growth.

Overall, students are relying on the internet heavily than the past generation. They find study materials, they submit their homework, find references from the internet and that has many positive sides in terms of their interaction with the teachers and classmates.

Q. Do you recommend that all countries adopt the latest trends in technology?
A. I don't think so. Whether the latest trends in technology should be used or not depends on the development of the country. For example, when the technique of mitochondrial donation was published early this year, it was impossible for some developing countries to adopt this. It is not only because the money spent on this technique is expensive, but also the condition of technique in the country. Maybe America can use this one quickly, but for some countries, they can't even think about this when many people are living in poverty.

However, the widely accepted technologies like online learning should be adopted by all countries for the sake of advancement.