The presented line graph represent the data on the amount of

Main feature 1: The contribution of the agricultural sector dropped steadily.
Main feature 2: The contribution of the service sector increased each decade.

And this is an example of what you could write:

Paragraph 3:
In 1960, agriculture contributed by far the highest percentage of GDP, peaking at 62%, but it then dropped in steady increments to a low of 12% in 2000. The service sector, on the other hand, had a relatively minor impact on the economy in 1960. This situation changed gradually at first, then its percentage contribution jumping from 28% to 43% between 1980 and 1990. By 2000 it matched the high point reached by agriculture in 1960, showing a reversal in the overall trend.




Step 6 – Write the 2nd Detail Paragraph

For the fourth and final paragraph, you do the same thing for your remaining feature/s. We have one main feature left to write about.

Main feature 3: Industry remained static from 1980 to 2000.

Here’s an example of what you could write:

Paragraph 4:
Industry remained a steady contributor to India’s wealth throughout the period. As a sector, it grew marginally from 16% in 1960 to exactly a quarter in 1980 then remained static for the next two decades, maintaining a constant share of the overall GDP.

Here are the four paragraphs brought together to create our finished essay.

Finished IELTS Bar Chart Essay

This sample IELTS bar chart essay is well over the minimum word limit so you can see that you don’t have space to include very much detail at all. That’s why it is essential to select just a couple of main features to write about.

Task: 2
According to the fact (unnecessary) in today's world many old people living in retirement home instead of living with their families (where is the verb?; old people themselves do not want to live in nursing homes, but they are sent to by their families). From my perspective it is the better way to live in retirement home but this also have several problems for their live. And (your opinion is not asked, this is a discussion essay, and you should list the advantages and disadvantages of the trend) In this essay I will give some reasons about benefits and drawbacks of living in retirement home. Good introductions to IELTS discussion essays have a simple 3 part structure: