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BEST IELTS Academic Writing Task 1, 30th December
IELTS ACADEMIC WRITING TASK 1
IELTS ACADEMIC WRITING TASK 1
The charts below show the percentages of readers who preferred to read certain types of book at A&Z library in 2009. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
SAMPLE ANSWER
The pie charts give information about the preferences of readers in two age groups for four different types of books at A&Z library in 2009.
In general, it can be seen that self-help books were the most popular choice of people in both age groups. In addition, the percentage of readers aged 26 – 34 who preferred biographies was much higher than the figure for the younger group.
In 2009, 58% of 18-to 25-year-old readers preferred to read self-help books, which was 16% higher than the percentage of readers from the older group who preferred the same genre. In contrast, biographies were the favourite book genre of 31% of readers aged from 26 to 34, compared to only 10% of people in the other age group.
Regarding novels, the percentages of readers aged 18 to 25 and 26 to 34 who preferred this genre were 23% and 20%, respectively. On the other hand, science fiction books were the preference of only less than 10% of readers in both age groups.
