IELTS Task 1 Writing – Cycling or Driving – Band 9

IELTS Task 1 Writing

You should spend about 20 minutes on the following task.

The charts below show various reasons for either biking or driving to work. Summarize the main features and make comparisons where relevant.

You should write at least 150 words.

The two pie charts indicate the percentages for five reasons people choose to cycle to their employment or five reasons for driving to work; each of these reasons are clearly outlined in the legend. Immediately, it is clear that there are two dominant reasons for cycling to work as well as for driving.

OVERVIEW

The two pie charts indicate the percentages for five reasons people choose to cycle to their employment or five reasons for driving to work; each of these reasons are clearly outlined in the legend. Immediately, it is clear that there are two dominant reasons for cycling to work as well as for driving.

ANALYSES

Going into more details, about a third of all cyclists indicated health and fitness as the primary for choosing this method of transportation while another third claimed it is for less pollution. On the other hand, the largest proportion of automobile users expressed comfort as their main reason for opting to drive while half as many expressed that it was due to their distance from the workplace at 40% and 21%, respectively. The remaining three reasons people bike to work are shared fairly equally, no parking problems (15%), no cost (13%), and faster than driving (12%). Similarly, the three remaining factors for driving to work are quite equal weighted, either have cargo or faster than cycling, both 14%, and safer than cycling at 11%.

SUMMARY

In summary, it is clear that there are quite different reasons for people to either bike or drive to work, and each of these represent a significant percentage of commuters.

2 Responses to “IELTS Task 1 Writing – Cycling or Driving – Band 9”

  1. Fram

    The pie chart bellow indicate the percentage of five reasons people choose cycling or driving to go to work. Each of these reasons is listed in legend. Among these reasons, we can observe two main reasons why people decide to cycling or driving to their employment.

    Interestingly, there are two significant reasons from the both pie chart. People who choose cycling affirm that their choice are motivate by health and fitness and the desire of protect the environment by causing less pollution while people opt for driving because of the comfort provide and the distance to work. After that, the three others reasons for cycling are slightly equally divided, no parking problems (15%), no costs (13%), faster than driving (12%). However, the three other motivation for driving are faster than driving (14%), need to carry thing to work (14%), safer than cycling (11%). Based on the different percentage given, it’s seems like driving is more faster than cycling.

    To summurize, people who choose either driving or cycling have their reasons that affect their wellfare or that of the society.

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