Sample Ielts Academic Writing Task 1 - Graphs The Graph below shows the percentage of urban/sub-urban and rural households in the UK having internet access between 1999-2004

The Graph below shows the percentage of urban/sub-urban and rural households in the UK having internet access between 1999-2004

Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

Write at least 150 words

Ielts Academic Writing Task 1 - Graph INternet Usage in the UK 

The given graph elucidates information about access to internet enjoyed by domestic users in urban-suburban and rural areas in the UK between 1999 and 2001

Overall,  although internet was accessed more by households in cities and suburbs than in rural areas, the gap narrowed  down by 2004. The difference, however, tended to expand between 2000 and 2002.

In 1999 the usage of internet in urban and suburban areas was almost 15%  which doubled up by 2000, 30%. From 2000 to 2002, the usage registered a steady rise of 20%, 10% each year. However, the growth in usage slowed down over the next two years, registering just 5% between 2002 and 2004.

In contrast, in rural areas the  use of internet in regional areas was slow to pick-up rising just  to 10% in 2001 from 1% in 1999, but in the next year the usage rose by 5%, touching nearly 15% in 2002. In the next two years – from 2002 to 2004, the use increased by 20%, 10% each year.