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BEST IELTS Academic Writing Task 1, 25th January
IELTS ACADEMIC WRITING TASK 1
IELTS ACADEMIC WRITING TASK 1
The graph below shows the number of international graduates from UK universities in 2000 and 2015.
Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant.
SAMPLE ANSWER
The bar chart compares the amount of graduates from UK universities that were international graduates in 2000 and 2015. The chart shows six UK universities, including London, Cardiff, Oxford and Cambridge, and the units are displayed in %.
Overall, it can be seen that the most international graduates came from Oxford and Cambridge in 2000 with Bristol and Bath being the lowest. Likewise, Bristol and Bath also had the fewest international graduates in 2015 and Cambridge and Oxford held the title for the most.
Regarding international graduates in 2000, Cambridge and Oxford had the highest number at 15% and 14% respectively. None of the other universities had more than a tenth of their graduates come from overseas, with Bristol and Bath coming in at the lowest at about 6% and 7% in turn. Cardiff had twice as many international graduates, at 5% and 10% .
In terms of international graduates in 2015, Oxford came top of the list with a quarter of its graduates being classed as international. Similarly, Cambridge had the second highest number of international graduates at roughly 23%. As seen in 2000, Bristol and Bath again had the fewest international graduates with about 6% from Bristol and 12% from Bath.
