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IELTS Academic Task 1: Line Graph — Food & agriculture
Original practice prompt written in exam style — not a real exam question, and not a prediction.
The graph below shows coffee production in three countries between 1995 and 2020. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant. The data is as follows (production in thousands of tonnes). Brazil: 850 in 1995, 1,050 in 2005, 1,450 in 2015 and 1,750 in 2020. Vietnam: 100 in 1995, 650 in 2005, 1,200 in 2015 and 1,550 in 2020. Colombia: 750 in 1995, 700 in 2005, 650 in 2015 and 700 in 2020. Brazil was the largest producer in every year shown; Vietnam, the smallest producer in 1995, overtook Colombia between 1995 and 2005 and finished the period in second place, while Colombia's output barely changed overall.
Examiner focus: One flat line, one steady leader, and one dramatic climb from last to second — group the countries by trend, not by year.
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