Ielts Academic Writing Task 1 Sample 92

You should spend a maximum of 20 minutes on this task. Write about the following topic: 

The image provides information about the share of respondents who read or listened to books in 2023.

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

You should write at least 150 words.

The image presents data on the reading habits of Americans in 2023, specifically the number of books they read or listened to over the year. A substantial proportion, 46%, of respondents did not read any books during this period.

Among those who engaged in reading, the largest segment, 26%, reported reading or listening to 1-5 books. This group constitutes the highest percentage among readers. Following this, 10% of respondents read 6-10 books, while a slightly smaller proportion, 8%, read 11-20 books.

11% of Americans read 20 or more books in 2023, making this the smallest but still significant group among active readers. The data shows that nearly half of the population did not read any books, while the rest is distributed across various reading frequencies.

The majority of Americans either did not read or read only a few books, with a minority showing higher levels of reading activity. This indicates a broad variation in reading habits within the population.