IELTS Task 1 · Academic · Pie chart

Task 1 · Academic · Pie chart

Describe proportions of a whole, and compare them. Describe it in at least 150 words (about 20 minutes), then get an instant band estimate.

Ordered easiest → hardest (estimated from text complexity).

Easier

The pie chart below shows the main purposes for which adults in one country use their smartphones.

Easier

The pie chart below shows the main reasons given by people who emigrated from one country during a single y…

Easier

The pie chart below shows the age distribution of the population of one country in a particular year.

Easier

The pie chart below shows the sport or physical activity that adults in one country took part in most regul…

Easier

The pie chart below shows the proportions of different types of crime recorded by police in a particular ci…

Easier

The pie chart below shows how the total area of a city park will be divided among different uses after a pl…

Easier

The pie chart below shows how an average household spends its weekly food budget, divided among six categor…

Easier

The pie chart below shows the proportion of privately owned cars in one country by the type of fuel they us…

Easier

The pie chart below shows the breakdown of the total production cost of manufacturing a single smartphone,…

Medium

The pie chart below shows the proportions of hot-drink consumers in one country according to the type of co…

Medium

The pie chart below shows how the total amount of freshwater withdrawn in one country was used across diffe…

Medium

The pie chart below shows the composition of household waste collected in one country during a single year,…

Medium

The pie chart below shows the proportion of a country's population living in five different types of settle…

Medium

The pie chart below shows the age distribution of the population of a developing country, Zambia, in the ye…

Medium

The pie chart below shows how the total cost of building a new house in one country is divided between diff…

Medium

The pie chart below shows the main reasons why passengers travelled through a large international airport d…

Medium

The pie chart below shows the main activities that people in a particular country used their smartphones fo…

Harder

The pie chart below shows the percentage of a country's total workforce employed in six different sectors o…

Harder

The pie chart below shows the proportion of international tourist arrivals worldwide by destination region…

Harder

The pie chart below shows the proportion of electricity generated from six different sources in a particula…

Harder

The pie chart below shows the proportion of students enrolled in five different faculties at a university.…

Harder

The pie chart below shows how an average household in a particular country divided its monthly food budget…

Harder

The pie chart below shows the reasons given by international tourists for visiting a particular European co…

Harder

The pie chart below shows the proportion of online purchases made by consumers in one country, divided amon…

Harder

The pie chart below shows the proportion of greenhouse gas emissions produced by five different economic se…

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