IELTS Task 1: Influencers Bar Chart
The bar chart below shows the popularity of well-known Instagram accounts in 2011 and 2021.
Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
The bar chart details the follower statistics for 5 popular personalities on Instagram in 2018 and 2021. Looking from an overall perspective, it is readily apparent that figures rose for all influencers with Christiano Ronaldo becoming the most followed and Selena Gomez going from most to least popular over the period surveyed.
In 2018, Selena Gomez had by far the most followers at 125 million, more than 10 million above Ariana Grande (112 million) and Ronaldo (110 million). By 2021, Selena’s follower count had nearly doubled to 245 million, while Ronaldo’s surged to lead all celebrities at 315 million and Ariana Grande increased more than twofold to 251 million.
The final two influencers, Kylie Jenner and The Rock, experienced similarly dramatic rising trends. Kylie’s followers were just under 100 million in 2018 and The Rock was slightly lower at around 95 million. Both influencers added approximately 150 million followers with the former finishing at 250 million and the latter modestly higher at 252 million.
Analysis
1. The bar chart details the follower statistics for 5 popular personalities on Instagram in 2018 and 2021. 2. Looking from an overall perspective, it is readily apparent that figures rose for all influencers with Christiano Ronaldo becoming the most followed and Selena Gomez going from most to least popular over the period surveyed.
- Paraphrase what the bar chart shows.
- Write a clear overview summarising the differences.
1. In 2018, Selena Gomez had by far the most followers at 125 million, more than 10 million above Ariana Grande (112 million) and Ronaldo (110 million). 2. By 2021, Selena’s follower count had nearly doubled to 245 million, while Ronaldo’s surged to lead all celebrities at 315 million and Ariana Grande increased more than twofold to 251 million.
- Begin writing about the data for the first categories.
- Make sure you compare as much as possible.
1. The final two influencers, Kylie Jenner and The Rock, experienced similarly dramatic rising trends. 2. Kylie’s followers were just under 100 million in 2018 and The Rock was slightly lower at around 95 million. 3. Both influencers added approximately 150 million followers with the former finishing at 250 million and the latter modestly higher at 252 million.
- Write about the final other parts of the graph – include everything!
- Compare the categories.
- Finish with the rest of the data.
Vocabulary
What do the words in bold below mean? Take some notes on a piece of paper to aid your memory:
The bar chart details the follower statistics for 5 popular personalities on Instagram in 2018 and 2021. Looking from an overall perspective, it is readily apparent that figures rose for all influencers with Christiano Ronaldo becoming the most followed and Selena Gomez going from most to least popular over the period surveyed.
In 2018, Selena Gomez had by far the most followers at 125 million, more than 10 million above Ariana Grande (112 million) and Ronaldo (110 million). By 2021, Selena’s follower count had nearly doubled to 245 million, while Ronaldo’s surged to lead all celebrities at 315 million and Ariana Grande increased more than twofold to 251 million.
The final two influencers, Kylie Jenner and The Rock, experienced similarly dramatic rising trends. Kylie’s followers were just under 100 million in 2018 and The Rock was slightly lower at around 95 million. Both influencers added approximately 150 million followers with the former finishing at 250 million and the latter modestly higher at 252 million.
Answers
Try to write down or think of an antonym/opposite word for further practice:
details shows
follower statistics number of people who follow them on Instagram
popular personalities famous people
Instagram social media application
Looking from an overall perspective, it is readily apparent that overall
figures statistics
rose increased
over the period surveyed over the time detailed
by far much more
count numer
nearly doubled almost twice as much
surged to lead increased a lot to be first
celebrities famous people
twofold double
final last
experienced similarly dramatic underwent about the same extreme
trends patterns
slightly lower a little less
around approximately
added approximately increased about
the former the one mentioned first
the latter modestly higher the one mentioned second a bit above
Pronunciation
Practice saying the words below using this tip with Google voice dictation:
ˈdiːteɪlz
ˈfɒləʊə stəˈtɪstɪks
ˈpɒpjʊlə ˌpɜːsəˈnælɪtiz
ˈɪnstəˌgræm
ˈlʊkɪŋ frɒm ən ˈəʊvərɔːl pəˈspɛktɪv, ɪt ɪz ˈrɛdɪli əˈpærənt ðæt
ˈfɪgəz
rəʊz
ˈəʊvə ðə ˈpɪərɪəd sɜːˈveɪd.
baɪ fɑː
kaʊnt
ˈnɪəli ˈdʌbld
sɜːʤd tuː liːd
sɪˈlɛbrɪtiz
ˈtuːfəʊld
ˈfaɪnl
ɪksˈpɪərɪənst ˈsɪmɪləli drəˈmætɪk
trɛndz
ˈslaɪtli ˈləʊə
əˈraʊnd
ˈædɪd əˈprɒksɪmɪtli
ðə ˈfɔːmə
ðə ˈlætə ˈmɒdɪstli ˈhaɪə
Vocabulary Practice
Remember and fill in the blanks. Note it on a piece of paper so you can remember better:
The bar chart d________s the f__________________s for 5 p___________________s on I____________m in 2018 and 2021. L_____________________________________________________________t f_________s r______e for all influencers with Christiano Ronaldo becoming the most followed and Selena Gomez going from most to least popular o______________________d.
In 2018, Selena Gomez had b______r the most followers at 125 million, more than 10 million above Ariana Grande (112 million) and Ronaldo (110 million). By 2021, Selena’s follower c______t had n____________d to 245 million, while Ronaldo’s s_________d to l_____d all c__________s at 315 million and Ariana Grande increased more than t_______d to 251 million.
The f______l two influencers, Kylie Jenner and The Rock, e_______________________________c rising t________s. Kylie’s followers were just under 100 million in 2018 and The Rock was s_______________r at a________d 95 million. Both influencers a___________________y 150 million followers with t____________r finishing at 250 million and t_______________________r at 252 million.
Listening Practice
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Reading Practice
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Speaking Practice
Practice with the following related questions from the real IELTS speaking exam:
1. Do you like your voice?
My voice has always bothered me actually. I think that it is a little too high-pitched and I wish that it was deeper. When I catch a movie, I get a bit jealous of the actors with their strong, gravely voices. But I’m over that now. I’m old enough now to accept the things about myself that I can’t change.
2. Has your voice changed much since you were younger?
Yeah, naturally, I don’t have a childish voice anymore. Like most people, my voice changed a lot when I went through puberty. That’s when I first became conscious of the way that my voice sounds. I doubt I ever gave it a second thought before it started to break and get a little deeper.
3. Does anyone in your family have a similar voice?
That’s not something I’ve really paid much attention to but, yeah, I guess my brother has more or less the same voice as me. My dad’s voice is quite different, deeper. My mom, of course, has a very different voice. Hers is much softer and gentler, like most women. My grandfather had a really unique voice, very kind and deep.
4. Have you ever listened to a recording of your voice?
Yeah, all the time. I do a lot of online work that involves recording video and audio and I do all the editing myself so I listen to my own voice on recording everyday. At first, it drove me crazy to listen to it and I just had to get used to it but now I’m accustomed to it and it doesn’t bother me at all. I’d still rather listen to someone else’s voice!
Writing Practice
Practice with the related chart below and then check with my sample answer:
The figure compares the number of fans of famous people on Instagram between 2018 and 2021.
From an overall perspective, all stars have a dramatic rise in the number of fans in three years. Selena Gomez had the most fans in 2018, while Cristiano Ronaldo is the most popular star on Instagram in 2021.
All accounts in the bar chart had about 100 million fans in 2018. Particularly, The Rock has fewer fans than others, which is about 90 million fans, while Selena Gomez had almost 125 million influencers in total. Things changed in 2021. The amount of fans loving Cristiano Ronaldo raises to about 310 million, which is about 60 million more than other accounts in the figure.
The increasing number is different among these accounts. In 2021, about 200 million new fans follow Cristiano Ronaldo, while about 150 million fans subscribe to The Rock, Ariana Grande, and Kylie Jenner. Selena Gomes receives solely about 120 million new followers.
Nice Gakki, sorry for the late reply – hope you are still getting on well with your studies!
The bar chart illustrates the number of Instagram influencers of popular celebrities, namely Cristiano Ronaldo, The Rock, Ariana Grande, Kylie Jenner, Selena Gomez for the year of 2011 and 2021.
Overall, it can be seen that number of Instagram influencers of all the well-known personalities has significantly increased over the years.
Firstly, Cristiano Ronaldo had about 105 million influencers in the year of 2018 and the influencers abruptly increased to 302 million in the year of 2021 making him the person with most number of Instagram influencers for the year of 2021. Next, The Rock initially had over 90 million influencers in the beginning, later it went to just above 250 million influencers. Another personality who has over 149 million more influencers in 2021 compared to 2018 is Kylie jenner whose number of influencers rose from around 100 million to 250 million for the given time period.
In the year of 2018, Ariana Grande has influencers slightly above 100 million and this increased by almost 140 million making the total number of influencers of 250 million for the year of 2021. Selena Gomez’s increase in followers is least when compared to others but surprisingly she has the highest number of influencers of about 125 million in the year of 2018 and at the end of period, her total number of infleuencers went just below 250 million mark.
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The bar char illustrate the proportion of the vogue of Instagram accounts of five famous people (Cristiano Ronaldo, The Rock, Ariana Grande, Kylie Jenner and Selena Gomes) in two different years, 2018 and 2021.
Overall, Selena Gomes was with the most followers in 2018, while Cristiano Ronaldo became in the first place in 2021 with the most significant proportion of Instagram followers. All celebrities increased significantly the numbers of their fans during the period given.
Firstly, Cristiano Ronaldo rose his followers from just under 10 million in 2018 to approximately 320 million in 2020. On other hand, Selena Gomes was followed by about 130 million in the first year and grow her Instagram popularity to just under 250 million people in 2020. By contrast, The Rock was with the least followed Instagram in 2008 then there was a dramatic increase of the followers to approximately 255 million.
Secondly, the celebrity Kylie Jenner started with about 95 million Instagram fans in 2018 and finished with 250 million in the second year. Finally, Ariana Grande developed spectacularly her account from around 120 million followers to the same numbers as Kylie Jenner in 2021.
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The bar chart provides the information about followers statistics in Instagram for five celebrated personalities in2018 and 2021.Units are measured in millions.
Looking from an overall perspective,all five influencers experienced a significant upward trend throughout the period given, with Cristiano Ronaldo becoming the most followed in2021 while Selena Gomez was in the topmost position in2018 as opposed to The Rock who was the least followed.
In the year of2021,among the provided accounts Cristiano Ronaldo hits above 300millions which is more than double in comparison to 2018,whereas Selena Gomez had the least growth by gaining approximately 125millions over the period time .
The figure demonstrates the two famous Influencers (Ariana Grande and The Rock)have reached to almost 250 millions of supporters and Kylie Jenner by exactly 250millions which is a strong surge for Kylie and Ariana (just over 100millions and almost 100millions respectively ),and especially for The Rock with having just beneath 100millions disciples compared to2018.
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Nice work Zahra, though there are lots of minor punctuation mistakes.
Some sentences are a little wordy and long too – try to write shorter, simpler sentences with more accurate grammar.
The bar chart compares the followers of five Instagram influencers for years 2018 and 2021. Looking from an overall perspective, there has been a considerable increase in the number of followers from 2018 to 2021. Selena Gomez had highest followers in 2018 and in contrast, she had the lowest during 2021.
During 2018, Selena Gomez had 125 million followers and up next were Cristiano Ronaldo and Ariana Grande with followers just above 100 million. They were followed by Kylie Jenner having slightly below 100 million followers. Here, the Rock was position last with followers close to 90 million.
Coming to 2021, although the number of followers grew for all celebrities but the maximum growth of 200 million was scene in case of Cristiano Ronaldo and this raised his followers to more than 300 million. The Rock, Ariana Grande and Kylie Jenner had followers either slightly more or equal to 250 million during 2021 meanwhile this number was less than 250 million for Selena Gomez.
Good again, Simmi!
The overview might be a bit too detailed – you don’t need to mention individual years.
I’d avoid the word meanwhile as well.