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Task 1 (bar chart): How people travel to work

Time: 20:00

Task · write at least 150 words · about 20 minutes

The bar chart shows the percentage of workers using different forms of transport to get to work in one city in 2005 and 2025. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

Main way of travelling to work (% of workers)
0%20%40%60%80%100%2005, Car: 52%2025, Car: 34%Car2005, Bus: 21%2025, Bus: 18%Bus2005, Train: 12%2025, Train: 20%Train2005, Bicycle: 5%2025, Bicycle: 16%Bicycle2005, Walking: 10%2025, Walking: 12%Walking
  • 2005
  • 2025

Invented data for practice.

Tips for this task
  • Paraphrase the question in your first sentence.
  • Write an overview: the two or three most important trends or features.
  • Group information and compare — don’t describe every number.
  • Use accurate data language: rose sharply, fell slightly, remained stable, peaked at.
  • Don’t give opinions or reasons that aren’t shown.
0 / 150+ words

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