IELTS Task 1 · Academic

Task 1 · Academic

Every Academic Task 1 asks you to describe a visual. Drill the figure type you find hardest — a clear overview sentence is the single most decisive feature in all of them.

Bar chart

30 tasks

Compare quantities across categories or over time.

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Line graph

30 tasks

Describe trends and turning points over time.

Open

Pie chart

25 tasks

Describe proportions of a whole, and compare them.

Open

Table

25 tasks

Pick out the key figures from a grid of numbers.

Open

Map

20 tasks

Describe how a place changed, or compare two places.

Open

Process diagram

20 tasks

Describe the stages of a process, in order.

Open