IELTS Academic Task 1s are more important than test candidates believe. They are the main reason for candidates failing to get the score they need.
It doesn’t help that there are so many different types of Task 1. Learning to master them all can take time.
Below you will find a model essay describing a line graph.
The essay follows the following format:
Introduction: paraphrasing the description given with the task and introducing the unit of measurement.
1st Body Paragraph: an overview and description of the data for the strongest performing power source
2nd Body Paragraph: presenting data for the remaining power sources
The Question
You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.
The graph below shows renewable energy generation by source from 2000 to 2020.
Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
Write at least 150 words.
The Answer
The line chart illustrates how the world’s renewable energy was generated over 20 years between 2000 and 2020, divided between three named energy sources and a fourth category denoting all other kinds of renewable energy. Units are measured in TWh.
Overall, the amount of energy generated from all sources rose over the two decades for which data is available. Hydropower consistently generated by far the most; in 2000, it was approximately 2,600 TWh, rising steadily over each of the five-year intervals shown up to a peak of roughly 4,250TWh in 2020.
At the beginning of the period shown, solar’s energy generation was at zero, with growth remaining flat in the decade to 2010; it then rose slightly until 2015. At that point, it began rising sharply to approximately 800TWh last year. Wind power, which was generating around 100TWh in 2000, generated only a modest increase in energy in the period to 2005, but then generated substantially more between 2005 and 2020 to a high of roughly 1450TWh in 2020. Other renewables were generating around 250TWh in 2000, increasing gradually throughout the period shown to a high of around 600TWh by 2020.
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