How to get Band 7+ in IELTS Academic Exam

If you’re looking for guidance for the IELTS Academic exam, you’ve come to the right place!

In our last post, we gave you our top tips for acing the IELTS Writing Task 1, summarizing the infographic.

Today, we will discuss the various types of infographics that you could come across in your test. You will get only one of these types in your exam.

Quick tip: the most common types of infographic you may get are the line graph, bar graph, or diagram. However, it is best to be prepared for all the types!

1.Table

The table below shows the number of boys and girls enrolled in different levels of school over a period of time.

Summarize the information given by identifying and reporting the main features, and making comparisons where relevant.

Unit: in thousands

Source: created by Hurray

How to read a table

• identify what the table is about. This will be indicated in the question itself.
• identify the 2 main types of data given. These will be indicated in the top row and first column in the table.
• identify the unit in which the data has been indicated – e.g. in thousands, percentage, kilometres etc.
• scan through the data that has been given to you. Take each box in the table and identify which data row and column it belongs to.

Example: In the years 1990-1999, 29000 girls were enrolled in middle school.

• identify the patterns that the table is indicating to you. There will always be certain commonalities and differences. Based on this you will be able to make comparisons.

Example: You can make comparisons between boys and girls, between the different levels of schooling i.e. primary, middle and secondary, and between the different decades i.e. 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s.

Quick tips:

• always start reading the table by identifying the types of data. This will help you avoid confusion with regard to the various numbers you see.
• ensure that you use the exact terms given in the table when you start writing.

2.Map

The map below shows the amount of forested area in the total global land area in the year 2015.

Summarize the information given by identifying and reporting the main features, and making comparisons where relevant.

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