IELTS Writing Task 1 — one question, 11 band-scored answers

IELTS Writing Task 1 question

The pie charts below show how working adults in a particular country spent their time in 1958 and 2008.

Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

IELTS Writing Task 1 percentages of the day adults spent on activities

* Note: these aren’t the original diagrams given in the test, they were recreated for the purpose of demonstration.

Model answers to this question (Bands 5.0–8.0)

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