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IELTS Academic Task 1: Line Graph — Health & society
Original practice prompt written in exam style — not a real exam question, and not a prediction.
The graph below shows life expectancy at birth in three countries between 1960 and 2020. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant. The data is as follows (life expectancy in years). Japan: 68 in 1960, 73 in 1980, 79 in 2000 and 84 in 2020. Italy: 69 in 1960, 74 in 1980, 80 in 2000 and 83 in 2020. Nigeria: 37 in 1960, 45 in 1980, 47 in 2000 and 54 in 2020. Japan and Italy were almost level throughout the period, with Italy slightly ahead in 1960 and 1980 and Japan slightly ahead in 2000 and 2020; Nigeria remained far below both in every year shown, although its figure rose by 17 years overall.
Examiner focus: Two stories: the near-identical high pair and the much lower third country, whose absolute gain was actually the largest.
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