IELTS ACADEMIC
SAMPLE 10

The pie charts below illustrate the number of journal articles read per  week by all students, PhD students, and junior lecturers at an Australian university.
Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features,  and make comparisons where relevant.
Write at least 150 words.

Model answer
The three pie charts illustrate how many articles from academic journals are read  weekly by PhD students and junior lecturers compared to other students at an  Australian university.
For example, the overwhelming majority of those studying doctorates read at least  twelve articles per week in comparison with the average student. The figures were  80 per cent and twelve per cent respectively.
Furthermore, only five per cent of PhD level students read between one and five  articles, whereas the average for all students in this category is a hefty 67 per cent.
Meanwhile, for junior lecturers the pattern appears to be slightly different. Most read six or more articles per week (99 per cent), but out of this total 24 per cent read  twelve or more, which is almost a third of the corresponding figure for PhD level  students.
It is clear that those students who are researching for a PhD read more articles than  either junior lecturers or other students.
(160 words)