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IELTS Bar Chart Sample Answer
September 30, 2014 by Liz 182 Comments
Below is a band score 9 sample answer for an IELTS bar chart in writing task 1.
Below the model is a link to a video lesson about how to describe an IELTS bar
chart. Watch the video to learn essential tips for each paragraph for a high score
bar chart.
The bar chart illustrates how many children, divided by gender, played six
kinds of sports (tennis, badminton, cycling, swimming, football and hockey) in
a town in England in 2012.
Overall, the number of boys playing sport exceeded that of girls in the given
period and the sport with the most significant difference between the genders
was football. Football was also the most popular sport for boys while the
majority of girls preferred swimming. Furthermore, both males and females
least preferred playing hockey.
There were four sports in which boys participated more than girls. While 60
boys played football, the number of girls playing that sport was considerably
lower (around 20). With regards to tennis, the figure for boys who played that
sport was 50 as opposed to just under 40 for girls. Similarly, more boys cycled
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2. 12/1/2017 IELTS Bar Chart Sample Answer
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than girls (approximately 35and 20 respectively). The difference, in terms of
hockey, was minimal with only about 5 more boys playing that sport than
girls.
On the other hand, more girls took part in the two remaining sports which
both showed a difference of about 10 between the genders. As many as 50 girls
preferred swimming in comparison to 40 girls for badminton.
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Venus says:
November 19, 2017 at 8:10 am
My first idea of wiring is to speak from the category of boy and girls in the 6
types off sports in two different paragraphs separately. I found you were in a different
approach in your model answer, which was more likely a comparison rather than a report
that I did. How can I avoid my thinking or logic then?
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Liz says:
November 19, 2017 at 12:29 pm
Whenever you see a bar chart, you need to see how comparisons can be
made. You need to think – why is the data provided as a bar chart instead of as a table.
Most bar charts are for comparisons – but not all.
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Jasmine says:
October 18, 2017 at 9:43 am
Hi Liz
Thanks for ur website and i found it very useful.I am preparing for my exam with your
guidance.i have a doubt that whether can we write in brackets while answering task 1
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Liz says:
October 18, 2017 at 6:06 pm
See my tips and model answers: h p://ieltsliz.com/ielts-writing-task-1-
lessons-and-tips/
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