IELTS Writing Task 1 - Bar Chart and One Pie Chart (Charity Donations)

📘 Full lesson, model answer and practice: https://ieltsoversimplified.com/task-... Welcome to IELTS Oversimplified. In this lesson, Lily shows you how to describe a bar chart and one pie chart together in IELTS Academic Writing Task 1, step by step. In this mixed question, the bar chart shows amounts in dollars and the pie chart shows how a total is divided in percentages, and both show just one year. We'll use an original IELTS-style question about how much people of different ages gave to charity in one country in 2024, and which causes the money went to, and go through the whole method: reading both charts, finding the main features, grouping, words for comparisons and proportions, and a Band 9 answer paragraph by paragraph. "The bar chart shows the average amount given to charity per person by age group in one country in 2024, and the pie chart shows which causes the money went to. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant." Timestamps: 0:00 — Introduction 0:56 — Example Question 1:53 — How a Bar Chart and Pie Chart Are Different 2:46 — How to Read the Charts 3:41 — Finding the Overview 4:46 — Grouping the Information 5:34 — Words for Amounts and Proportions 6:47 — Answer Structure 7:20 — Writing the Introduction 8:30 — Writing the Overview 9:36 — Body Paragraph 1 (The Bar Chart) 10:55 — Body Paragraph 2 (The Pie Chart) 12:10 — Three Common Mistakes 12:44 — Final Answer 13:11 — Outro Here's what you'll learn: ✅ How a bar chart and pie chart question is different ✅ Dollars vs percentages: the right unit for each chart ✅ Why one year means comparisons, not trends ✅ How to group the information: one body paragraph per chart ✅ Words for comparisons (almost doubled, more than three times as much) and proportions (almost a quarter, over half) ✅ A simple 4-paragraph structure with an overview that covers both charts ✅ Three common mistakes with a bar chart and pie chart By the end of this video, you'll know exactly how to plan and write this type of IELTS Writing Task 1 question. 📌 Highlights: Bars = dollars per person, pie = percent of the money Write "30% of the donations", not "30% of people" Ordered age groups: describe the pattern as age increases Pause-and-try moments: find the main features, write the introduction and the overview yourself 🎯 This video is perfect for IELTS Academic test-takers who want a simple, no-fluff approach to Writing Task 1. 💬 Any questions about this lesson? Drop them in the comments. We read every one! Don't forget to like, subscribe, and hit the notification bell for more IELTS tutorials. 🔔 Daily IELTS reminders and practice (free Facebook group):   / 1051147573883446   🤖 Transparency: Lily's voice is AI-generated (ElevenLabs). The question, the chart and the model answer are original and were created for this video; all visuals are made with code.