Paragraph 2 - First supporting paragraph 

Paragraph 3 - Second supporting paragraph

Paragraph 4 - Conclusion 

The main users of the Internet were young adults aged between 16 and 24 years. In 2003 and 2004, they shared the same percentage, which was 80%. In 2005, this figure increased significantly to 100%, but decreased slightly to 90% in the next year.

We can see from the chart that all the age groups experienced an upward trend as far as their daily use of the Internet is concerned. In the 25-44 group, there was a gradual growth in the percentage, from 50% to 80%, between 2003 and 2006. There were similar increases for the 45 to 54 year olds, rising from 60% in 2003 to 80% in 2006. As for the other two groups, although the percentages had minor fluctuation, the overall trend was upwards.

Overall, adults between 16 and 44 showed the greatest usage of the Internet and the users grew with time regardless of their age.

In 1950, China accounted for a little over a quarter of the world’s population. Although it decreased to a little under a quarter, it was still the highest in 2000, compared to the other three countries. It is estimated that the population of China will continue to drop and would reach approximately19% by 2050.

India showed an opposing trend to China. The population in India in 1950 was 15%, which was considerably lower than that of China. However, the population increased moderately to 19% by 2000 and is further expected to grow and reach nearly 20%, which would be the highest among the given countries by 2050.

When it comes to the population of the USA and Japan, both showed a decrease from 1950 to 2000. It is predicted that the percentage will remain the same in the USA, whereas in Japan, the population is likely to keep falling till 2050.

Overall, Japan had the least population in the given period, and the population is expected to decrease to approximately 3% by 2050.

You need only one or two sentences describing the following:

The type of graph you are describing, the title of the graph, date of the graph and scale. You need not have all this information but you should report what you have.

What you need to do is to describe factually the graph. No specialized knowledge of your own is needed nor your opinion.

You don’t need to analyze the data, for example you need not give the reason for why figures are high or low. Sometimes, when there is more than one graph, there is relationship between the two, and you can bring in some comparison between them but going beyond this is not necessary.

You need not write a long and analytical conclusion. The introduction and the ending should be more or less the same.

Here are the common ones:

a. Between 1960 and 1970...

• Stood at / started at / finished at
Note that you can refer to a decade as the 1980s etc. There is no apostrophe before the s.

1. By using brackets - (.....) 2. By using – which +

• is
• makes up
• constitutes • accounts for

• Than

This is a brief explanation of how to use the passive voice, but if you are new or unsure about using it, you should do some further study and practice.

Subject + Verb + Object
(S) Reeta (V) makes (O) tea.

When we use the passive voice, we make the object (tea) the subject, and make the subject (Reeta) the object. We also add in the verb ‘to be’ and the past participle (or Verb 3).

(O) Tea (be + V3) is made (S) by Reeta.

So throughout most of your description for your IELTS process diagram, you should be using

1. aboard / abroad

More and more people go abroad for their holiday.
In 2002, she became the first woman to travel aboard the space shuttle Discovery.

2. action / activity

We decided to take immediate ................. when we realised there was a problem.
The environmental changes in the area are the result of human ................. .

3. advice / advise

Can you ................. me on the best course of action to take? He offered me some excellent ................. .

4. affect / effect

Diverting the course of the river will have a major ................. on the local ecosystem.
Frequent traffic jams in the suburbs seriously ................. journey times into the city.

5. appreciable / appreciative

Widening the road made an ................. difference to the flow of traffic. The applause at the end of the concert was warm and ................. .

6. avoid/prevent

Rapid international action managed to ................. an environmental disaster from taking place.
There are areas in the city that are wise to ................. after dark.

7. beside / besides

The company’s main office is ................. the railway station. ................. their regular daytime job, many people do extra work in the evening.

8. briefly /shortly

................. before the earthquake began, many animals were seen to be behaving in an unusual manner.
She spoke ................. but passionately about the need to help those in developing countries.

A ................. system joined the two main rivers, which made transporting goods much quicker.
When television first became popular in the early 1950s, there was only one .

10. conscientious / conscious
Most people are ................. of the need to protect the environment.

................. workers should be rewarded for their hard work.

11. considerable / considerate
In my opinion, some people are not very ................. of those around them.

A ................. amount of money was spent on developing the product.
12. continual / continuous
The computer system has given us ................. problems ever since we installed it. Some days it works, other days it doesn’t.
The ................. noise from the new motorway has forced many people to move.

13. control / inspect

New teachers often find it difficult to ................. their classes. Environmental health inspectors regularly ................. commercial kitchens for cleanliness, especially those in restaurants.

14. criticism / objection

I have no ................. to people using their mobile phones on buses or trains. Plans for the new stadium have attracted fierce ................. from local people.

15. damage / harm / injury

He suffered a serious ................. which needed immediate hospital treatment.
The low levels of dangerous chemicals in the river were enough to cause ................. to aquatic life.

A lot of ................. was caused to buildings along the coast during the storm.

16. during / for / while
The college closes ................. two weeks at the end of December.

He died ................. trying to cross the desert alone.

Many creatures stay underground ................. daylight hours.

17. however / moreover

The plan was good in theory. ................., in practice it was extremely difficult to implement.
The plan was excellent. ................., it was clear from the beginning that it was going to attract a lot of interest.

18. injured / wounded

I believe that we should do more to help and support soldiers who have been ................. in combat.

Several workers were ................. when the drilling platform collapsed.