Academic Task 1 — Report
Mixed Charts — Two Visuals, One Report
Not two reports. One report that uses both, with an overview covering each.
- 1Environment
The bar chart shows water use per person in four countries, and the pie chart shows how water is used worldwide. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
Practise this questionWater use per person by country, and global water use by sector Domestic water use per person, four countries (litres per day)
Global water use by sector (%)
- 2Education
The line graph shows the total number of students at one university, and the table shows how they were distributed across four faculties. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
Practise this questionTotal enrolment and distribution by faculty Total student enrolment, 2005–2025
Share of students by faculty (%)
Faculty 2005 2025 Arts & Humanities 34 19 Engineering 21 30 Business 25 28 Sciences 20 23 - 3Transport
The bar chart shows government transport spending in one country, and the pie charts show how that spending was divided in two years. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
Practise this questionTransport spending and its allocation Total transport spending, 2000–2020 (£bn)
Allocation, 2000 (%)
Allocation, 2020 (%)
- 4Environment
The table shows food waste per household in five countries, and the bar chart shows where that waste occurs in the supply chain. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
Practise this questionHousehold food waste and its point of origin Food waste per household per year (kg)
Country 2010 2020 United Kingdom 210 148 France 175 129 Japan 120 104 Brazil 95 112 Nigeria 60 78 Where food is lost in the supply chain (% of total losses)
- 5Society
The line graph shows the number of new homes built in one country, and the pie charts show who built them in two years. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
Practise this questionNew housing completions and the type of builder New homes completed, 1980–2020 (thousands)
Builder, 1980 (%)
Builder, 2020 (%)
- 6Library use
The chart and table below show the results of a survey of library users at a university. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
Practise this questionCategories of library user, and user satisfaction Categories of library users (% of all users)
Library user satisfaction (%)
Aspect Very satisfied Fairly satisfied Not satisfied Library opening hours 65 35 0 Helpfulness of staff 95 5 0 Availability of books 50 40 10 Availability of journals 45 35 20 Reliability of wi-fi 48 33 19 - 7Recycling
The bar chart shows the percentage of household waste recycled in four countries in 2020, and the line graph shows the change in the recycling rate in the United Kingdom between 2000 and 2020. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
Practise this questionHousehold waste recycling Household waste recycled in 2020 (% of all household waste)
United Kingdom recycling rate, 2000–2020 (%)
- Both visuals use the same measure, so the 2020 figures agree.
- 8Working hours
The bar chart shows average weekly working hours in five countries in 2025, and the line graph shows how average weekly hours in one of them changed between 1985 and 2025. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
Practise this questionAverage weekly working hours Average weekly hours worked, 2025
Netherlands: average weekly hours, 1985–2025
- 9Housing costs vs wages
The chart and table below show average house prices and average wages in one country between 2005 and 2025. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
Practise this questionAverage house prices and wages, 2005–2025 Index of house prices and wages (2005 = 100)
Share of income spent on housing (%)
Household type 2005 2025 Under 30, renting 28 47 30–49, mortgage 22 33 50+, owned outright 9 11 - Both series in the line graph are indexed to 2005 = 100.