SAMPLE IELTS GRAPH INTERPRETATION: Task 1
CHORLEYWOOD
The illustration shows the development of Chorleywood between 1868 and 1994 for a span of 126 years. Chorleywood is a village proximal to
From 1868 to 1883, there already exists two main roads in its Northern and Western part and intersects in the Northwest area of the village. A small community exists on the Western part of the Park and Golf course.
Between 1883 and 1922, a railway was built in 1909 on the Southern part of Chorleywood running from the West to the East and with it, a station was also built. The population flourished surrounding the Chorleywood Station which is also adjacent to the first village that was established between 1868 and 1883.
A motorway o the Eastern side of the village was built between 1922 and 1970. The motorway intersects with the railway on the and with the main road on the North of the village. Further development was noticed on the Southwest of the village near the Chorleywood Station.
From 1970 to 1994, the Northeastern part of the village was also populated and developed due to the presence of a motorway and the main road. The Southeast area also flourished due to its accessibility or the presence of a motorway and railway.
To sum up, there was a steady increase in the population of Chorleywood from 1868 to 1994 and this is primarily due to the establishment of a railway and a motorway.
TRANSPORTATION IN
The bar graph shows the various transportation modes used to travel to and from work in a city in
In 1950, approximately 38% walked to go to and from their work site and around 29% chose to pedal their way to and from work. There were about 18% who commuted the bus and only a measly 5% used their own cars to go to and from their job.
In 1970, the bus was more preferred by the workforce with a tally of 30% which was followed by the use of a car at 25%. There were around 22% who used their bike and approximately 16% who walked to and from their job site.
By 1990, due to the proliferation of cars and fast pace of living, an estimated 28% rode their very own car in going to and from their work. An estimated 14%, 10% and 8& commuted the bus, travelled by foot and rode their bike to and from work, respectively.
Overall, most of the workforce in one European city in 1950 just walked their way to and from work while the use of car was not that popular or practical way back then. The complete opposite was recorded forty years later. In 1990, car use was favored while walking and biking were less preferred.
AIRLINE SURVEY
The chart indicates the outcome of an airline survey in 2002 of economy class business travelers. The number shows how many male and female passengers in each age bracket ranked a particular feature such as seat/leg room, meals/drink, attendant service and movies/in-flight entertainment as their most valued in-flight consideration.
Amongst the 100 females aged 25-45 who were surveyed, 34 of them prioritized attendant service as their most valued in-flight consideration, while seta/leg room, meals/drinks and movies came in second, third and fourth with a tally of 30, 26 and 10, respectively. On the other hand, males of the same age group gave more importance on seat/leg room as their top in-flight feature as agreed by 39 passengers and followed by attendant service, meals/drinks and movies with a tally of 27, 20 and 14, accordingly.
Of the 100 females who are 45 years old and above, ranked seat/leg room as their top in-flight consideration and followed by meals/drink, attendant service and movies which got a tally of 35, 31, 30 and 4, respectively. Amongst the male of the same age bracket, they prioritized the same in-flight features as their female counterpart. There were 46, 26, 24 and 4 who agreed that seat, attendant service, meals and movies as their top most consideration for in-flight services.
To conclude, majority of the respondents gave more importance to seat or leg room as their top in-flight consideration while all of those who were surveyed on all age brackets illustrated on the chart gave the least of importance on movies or in-flight entertainment when it comes to in-flight features.
