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6.5band

IELTS Task 1 Academic Essay

The pie charts compare results of a survey about how people spend their time, in terms of leisure among European citizens in two different years, 1985 and 1995. It is clear from the graph that in both years, watching TV was the popular activity in Europe. By contrast, playing computer games ranked ...

Task 1176 words
6.5band

IELTS Task 1 Academic Essay

The pie charts compare results of a survey about how people spend their time, in terms of leisure among European citizens in two different years, 1985 and 1995. It is clear from the graph that in both years, watching TV was the popular activity in Europe. By contrast, playing computer games ranked ...

Task 1176 words
6.5band

IELTS Task 1 Academic Essay

The pie charts compare results of a survey about how people spend their time, in terms of leisure among European citizens in two different years, 1985 and 1995. It is clear from the graph that in both years, watching TV was the popular activity in Europe. By contrast, playing computer games ranked ...

Task 1176 words
6.5band

IELTS Task 1 Academic Essay

The bar chart illustrates the percentage of the total world population in 4 different countries from 1950 to 2002 and predictions for 2050. India showed significant increase, while other countries have been declining. To begin with, India had only 15 percent of the total world population in 1950, w...

Task 1172 words
6.5band

Some people believe that studying at university or college is the best way to prepare for a successful career, while others think that gaining work experience is more important.

There is an ongoing debate over whether people should study at university or college to find their careers successfully. Although gaining experience while working is essential, I believe that it is important for people to have knowledge of a field to some extent before getting job. Some people might...

Task 2337 words
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If old people are no longer physically, mentally, or financially able to look after themselves, younger family members should be legally responsible for supporting them. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

According to some, whenever old lose their ability to care themselves physically, mentally, and financially, it is time for younger generation to take legal responsibility for them. While there are clear arguments opposing this belief, I believe it is youngsters’ priority to take turn. On the one h...

Task 2294 words
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to what extent do you agree or disagree?

Junk food is becoming increasingly popular among many people. It has a negative influence on people's lives. I partly agree with this, because fast food negatively affects health and, far worse, eating it can save time for many busy individuals. On the one hand, consumption of fast food saves peopl...

Task 2272 words
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IELTS Task 1 Academic Essay

The first table illustrates how the aggregate population of New York changed throughout the period between 1800 and 2000, while the remaining two tables show the same type of information which belongs to the particular districts of New York with their proportions of the whole community. Overall, the...

Task 1300 words
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IELTS Task 1 Academic Essay

The two maps illustrate the transformation of Greenwich Park over a ten-year period from 2015 to 2025. In 2015, GreenwichPark was primarily a green space. Firstly the Northern and western were densely forested, the forested areas were occupied nearly half of the western parkland. Meanwhile a small ...

Task 1200 words
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These days more people put their personal information, such as names, addresses and telephone numbers, online for everyday activities such as socialising on social networks or banking purposes. Do you think it is a positive or negative development?

Nowadays, the internet has become common thing in our lives, and people use it in different field, such as scrolling social media, online paying and studying. As a result, here they often share their private information: logins, passwords, g-mails, other important documents. Some say that there is n...

Task 2279 words
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The maps illustrate a bookstore since 2000 and until now

The maps illustrate a bookstore since 2000 and until now. Overall, what is clear from the maps that the bookstore has become more modernized. Although many new facilities have been added, the size of fiction and service desk sections have been noticeably reduced. To begin with, in 2000, the main en...

Task 1181 words