IELTS Task 1: Do you need to write a conclusion?
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Should your Academic Task 1 answer have a conclusion?
The short answer is no.
What you should write, however is a summary statement to conclude your answer. In fact, I teach my students to end their Academic Task 1 answer with the words 'In summary,...' It's okay to write this statement in the first paragraph as well.
The summary should be a broad, general statement about one or two major points you can see in the graph, table or diagram.
Take a look at the following question and decide what the summary statement should be.
When you have decided on your own idea, have a look at my sample answer below.
In summary, it is quite clear that the most popular mode of goods transportation was via road.
For some more practice, go here. 
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