LUYỆN THI IELTS WRITING TASK 1 DẠNG TABLE và LINE

LUYỆN THI IELTS WRITING TASK 1
DẠNG TABLE VÀ LINE
The table below provide information on rental charges and salaries in three
areas of London. Write a report for a university lecturer describing the
information shown below.
You should write at least 150 words.

Weekly

rents

per

property (£/w)

Salaries needed (£/year)

Area
Notting

1 bed

2 bed

3 bed

1 bed

2 bed

3 bed

Hill

375

485

738

98,500 127,500 194,000

Regent's

325

450

650

85,500 118,000 170,500

Park

215

390

600

56,500 102,500 157,500

Fulham
Model answer
The table shows two sets of related information: the relative cost, in pounds,
of renting a property with one, two or three bedrooms in three different
suburbs of London and an indication of the kind of annual salary you would
need

to

be

earning

to

rent

in

these

areas.


Of the three areas mentioned, Notting Hill is the most expensive with weekly
rents starting at £375 (salary approximately £100,000) and rising to £738
per week for a 3-bedroom property. To afford this, you would require a
salary in the region of £200,000 per annum. Alternatively, Fulham is the
cheapest area shown with rents ranging from £215 per week for a one

bedroom property to £600 per week for a 3-bedroom property. To rent in
this area, salaries need to be somewhere between £85,000 and £170,000
depending on the number of bedrooms required. For those able to pay in the
middle price range for accommodation, Regent's Park might be a more
suitable district.
(163 words)

You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.
The table below shows the sales at a small restaurant in a downtown
business

district.

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

should

write

at

least

150

words.

Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your

own knowledge or experience.


Sales: week of October 7-13
Mon.

Tues

Wed.

.
Lunch

Thur

Fri.

Sat.

Sun.

s.

$2,40

$2,45

$2,59

$2,37

$2,50

$1,95

$1,55

0

0

5

5

0

0

0

Dinne

$3,62

$3,85

$3,44

$3,80

$4,35

$2,90

$2,45

r

3

0

5

0

0

0

0

Model answer
The sales at this small restaurant during the week of October 7 to 13th
followed a fairly set pattern from Monday to Friday, and then showed
notable shift on the weekend. The lunch and dinner sales during the week
peaked on Friday and then dipper down as the weekend set in.
During the week of October 7-14th, the lunch sales averaged at
approximately $2,400. The highest lunch sales occurred on Friday, and the

lowest occurred on Sunday. Sunday's lunch sales were approximately
$1,000 less than the average lunch sales during the rest of the week.
Dinner sales, which generated at least $1,000 to $1,500 more a day than
lunch sales, also remained steady during the week. Just like the lunch sales,
the dinner sales peak on Friday and dipped down for the weekend.
Excluding Wednesday and Thursday, the lunch and dinner sales from
October 7-11 rose gradually until the end of the business week. Midweek, on
Wednesday and Thursday, the sales were slightly lower than they were on
Tuesday.


According to the sales report, this restaurant has a steady lunch and dinner
crowd. The most profitable day during the second week of October was
Friday. Sunday, was the least profitable day, with the full day's sales
totaling/totalling less than the Friday dinner sales. These numbers are
reflective of a restaurant that is located in a business/financial district
where business hours are Monday through Friday.
(234 words)

You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.
The chart below shows the number of girls per 100 boys enrolled in
different

levels

of

school

education.

Write a short report for a university lecturer describing the information
shown below.
You should write at least 150 words.


Model answer
The chart shows the number of female students per 100 male students in
primary,

secondary

and

tertiary

education.

On Average, more boys than girls were enrolled in school both in 1990 and
1998 in all the countries, except in tertiary education in developed
countries. The number of girls per 100 boys was bigger in 1998 than in
1990 in the two country groups and in all the educational stages.
Turning to the detail, there were more boys than girls in primary and
secondary education. As can be seen, developing countries saw a bigger
discrepancy between the numbers of male and female students than
developed countries, with the number of girls per 100 boys at 83 in 1990
and

87

in

1998

in

primary

education.

However, in developed countries, the balance of the two was much closer to
the ideal, particularly in secondary education, with 98 girls per 100 boys in


1990

and

99

in

1998.

Regarding tertiary education, the balance was even worse than in any other
levels of education in developing countries with 66 girls enrolled for every
100 boys in 1990 and 75 in 1998. On the other hand, in developing
countries, the number of girls overtook that of boys at 105 per 100 boys in
1990 and 112 in 1998.
(213 words)

You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.
The charts give information about two genres of TV programmes
watched by men and women and four different age groups in
Australia.
Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main
features, and make comparisons where relevant.
Write at least 150 words.


IELTS Tip
•

With graphs, make sure you understand what each axis is measuring.

•

With bar and pie charts, there is often a key which tells you what
each different bar or area represents.

•

With tables, read the data across the rows and down the columns to
identify the key features.
Fill in the gaps in the model answer.


The charts give information about the genres of TV programmes that
Australian men and women and different age groups watch. It is clear from
the charts that women tend to watch ...........television than man overall,

although they watch slightly ........... game shows. The people who watch
the ........... television

are

in

the

45+

age

group.

Nearly 70% of women watch reality shows, which is almost ........... as many
as the percentage of men who choose this genre of programme.
Nevertheless, most age groups watch ........... reality shows than game shows
revealing that game shows are generally ........... popular than reality shows.
The percentage of people watching reality shows increases steadily from
ages 16 to 45 with the........... percentage of viewers, at just over 50% of the
age group 16-24 and the ........... percentage, at 68% of the over-45s.
However, the pattern is different for game shows. The number of
programmes watched by 25- to 44-year-olds is ........... lower than the
number watched by 16- to 24-year-olds and those over 45. Just over 50% of
16- to 24-year-olds watch game shows, but this share is not ........... high as
the share of people aged 45 and over watching game shows, at nearly 70%.
Only 41% of 35- to 44-year-olds watch game shows, and the share of 24- to
34-year-olds is ........... lower at 38%.

1. Line chart
IELTS Writing Task 1 #127
1)

This

is

a

formal

piece

of

writing.

2) Avoid using contractions (e.g. write it has decreased not it's decreased).
3) Avoid using very informal vocabulary (e.g. write it has become more
popular not it

has gotmore

popular).

4) Avoid using very informal punctuation, such as exclamation marks.
5) Try to use linking devices, such as In contrast, However, Moreover,
Similarly, to connect points.

You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.
The graph below shows relative price changes for fresh fruits and
vegetables, sugars and sweets, and carbonated drinks between 1978 and
2009.
Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features,
and make comparisons where relevant.
Write at least 150 words.


Data are from the Bureau of Labor Statistics and represent the U.S. city
averages for all urban consumers in January of each year.
Read the following model answer. Complete the answer by filling the
gaps with a word from the box below.

periodic

period

Steady

steadily

temporaril
y
by

Remained and

From

trend

Model answer
The graph shows changes in the price of fresh fruits and vegetables, sugar
and sweets, and carbonated drinks over a thirty-year .......... in the US


between 1979 .......... 2009. The graph also shows the general .......... in the
consumer price index during this time.
While the consumer price index showed a slow and .......... increase from
1979 to 2009, the same cannot be said for the price of carbonated, or soft
drinks. After rising briefly between 1979 and 1981, they .......... fairly
constant until 1999, when the price did begin to increase slowly.
In contrast, there was a marked difference in the price of fresh fruits and
vegetables, which, despite.......... fluctuations, rose .......... throughout this
period. In fact, fresh food prices only levelled out.......... between 1990 and
1992 and again .......... 2000 to 2001. However, .......... 2008 the price had
increased by more than 300%.

Test Tip
Vocabulary: Do not confuse ton and tonne. A ton is the same as 1.016
tonnes.

In

American

Grammar: Use

adverbs

English

a

make

your

to

ton

is

2000

comparisons

more

pounds.

exact.

To emphasise a difference, you can use: many, much, far, and significantly.
The amount of waste material being recycled in 2011 was much more than
in
For

1985.
small

differences

you

can

use: slightly or nearly

as

...

as.


The percentage of garbage being recycled in 1970 was slightly higher than
in 1960.

Write a report for a university lecturer describing the information in
the graph below.
•

You should write at least 150 words.

•

Allow yourself 20 minutes for this task.

model answer:
The graph compares the rate of smoking in men and women in Someland
between the years 1960 and 2000. It can be clearly seen that the rate of
smoking for both men and women is currently declining and that fewer
women

have

smoked

throughout

the

period.


In 1960, 600 men in every 1,000 was smoking. This number decreased
gradually to 500 by 1974 and continued to decrease but more steeply to
250 in 2000. In contrast, the rate of smoking in women in 1960 was very
low at only 80 in every 1,000. By 1968 this increased to 170, and increased
again but more steeply to 320 in 1977. The rate of female smokers then
remained stable at 320 until 1984 at which point the figures began to
decline

and

had

dropped

to

200

by

2000.

In conclusion we can see that the rate of smoking in men dropped
throughout the whole period but was always at a higher level than the
female figures. The rate of smoking in women increased until 1977 but then
decreased for the rest of the period.

You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.
The graph below compares the number of visits to two new music
sites

on

the

web.

Write a report for a university lecturer describing the information
shown below.
You should write at least 150 words.

model answer 1:
The graph shows the number of hits to two new music sites on the web,
measured in thousands over a period of fifteen days. As far as Music Choice
is concerned, the number of visits to the Site fluctuated between 20,000 and
40,000 in the first eleven days, except for Day 3 when they reached 60,000.
By contrast, visits to the Pop Parade Site fell erratically from approximately
120,000

hits

on

Day

1

to

around

40,000

on

Day

7.

Between days 11 and 15 visits to Music Choice fluctuated dramatically,
hitting a peak of over 120,000 on Day 14. Despite a drop to less than 40,000

hits, Pop Parade Saw a huge increase in the number of hits between Days 9
and 11, reaching a total of over 150,000 hits on Day 11. At the end of the
fifteen-day period the number of hits to Pop Parade peaked at around
170,00, whereas those for Music Choice Showed a marked decline to around
70,000.


(163 words)

model answer 2:
The graph shows people using new music places on the Internet in fifteen
days period of time namely personal choice and trendy pop music.
The overall trend shows fluctuation with slight Increased towards the end
of

the

period.

Starting with Music Choice websites; 40,000 poeple went on this new site on
first-day. Half of them backed out the next day. In Contrast to this Pop
Parade net sites were visited by 120,000 music lovers on day one which
decreased slightly on the next day thereafter regaining the same fame on
3rd

day.

After 3rd day the enthusiasm for both music lines on Internet dropped
slowly- reaching maximum fall of 40,000 on 7th day. Whereas Music choice
gained popularity, slightly Improoving to get the original strength of

30,000 viewers on screen, but was getting still less visiters than their
opponent

Pop

group

i.e.

40,000

on

day

7.

In the biegining of the next week both gained remarkable recovery after a
few fluctuations for 8th and 9th day having 40,000 and 50,000 visiters
respectively, reaching to their peaks of one and a half thousand new viewers
for Pop Parade on 11th day showing a contrast of very few people visiting
Music choice for the same day. Thereafter Music choice gained popularity
on 12th day for having more than 120,000 new visiters on web.


In the end of the period Pop sites were visited by maximum viewers of
180,000 whereas sites located to Music choice were not explored by more
than 80,000 explorers on the last day of the report.
(257 words)

This is an answer written by a candidate who achieved a Band 6 score.
Here is the examiner's comment:
Well organized with some good linking devices and collocations (gain
popularity, remarkable recovery, decrease slightly) and some valid
comparison of the music sites. However, some sentences are long and
confusing (paragraph 5), some collocations are inaccurate (slight
increased, reaching to their peaks) and there is some repetition (7th day,
3rd day, 11 th day). Some words are spelt incorrectly (poeple, Improoving,
visiters, biegining).

You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.
The graph below shows waste recycling rates in the U.S. from 1960 to 2011.
You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.
The graph below shows the population figures of different types of turtles in
India

between

1980

and

2012.

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


Write at least 150 words.

Model answer
The total number of all species of turtles in India has been relatively stable
over the last two decades, although there were significant drops in numbers
between 1987 and 1989 and again in 1992 and 1996. Since 2004 there has
been an improvement in numbers of all species, although the graph shows a
slight

decrease

in

2010.

In contrast, the population of Leatherback turtles has suffered a severe
decline, particularly in 1988 when numbers fell dramatically. The rate of
decline in the population appears to have slowed and it has remained
relatively

stable

since

2009.


There was also a fall in the number of Green turtles of around 30% between
1984 and 2002. The population increased slightly in 2010 but it had
dropped

again

by

2012.

It is only Olive Ridley turtles that have seen a steady increase in population
over this period. Their numbers dropped slightly in 2007 and again in 2012
but the overall trend has been a positive one.
(162 words)

You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.
The graph below shows the unemployment rates in the US and Japan
between

March

1993

and

March

1999.

Write a short report for a university lecturer describing the information
shown below.
You should write at least 150 words.


Model answer

According to the results of the labor-force research published recently, the
following

conclusions

can

be

drawn

from

it:

In March, 1993, United States had seven percent of their workforce which
might not seem disastrous until compared with Japan, where 2.5% were
unemployed. However, the unemployment rate in United States began
declining slowly since March 1993, and reached 5% mark in the middle of
1996. Japan turned out to be less lucky, as their unemployment rate doubled
in three years. From then on, the percentage of unemployed workforce in
United States remained roughly the same — about 5% until March 99,
although there were minor falls and rises in the unemployment rate.
As for Japan, the percentage of unemployed fell rapidly by 0.5—0.6% after
March 1996, but from summer 1996 and onwards it grew steadily and
without

any

falls

to

reach

5.0%

boundary

in

March

1999.

The major conclusion that I've drawn using the graph, is that number of


unemployed in USA decreased by about 2.0% in the course of six years,
while in Japan it actually increased by 2.5%. As a result, in March 99, both
Japan and US had about 5% of their work force unemployed.
(198 words)
EXAMINER’S EXPLANATION
Band

7

“This is a good account of the information presented in the graph, although
occasionally the organisation of the data is slightly unusual. The writer
grasps all the key points, however, and supports these with figures, before

providing a summary of the main points. Sentence structures are more than
adequate, although the writer has some problems with the use of tenses and
prepositions. There are minor examples of unsuitable register (e.g. ‘turned
out’, ‘disastrous’, and one contracted verb form), but as there are only a few
instances of this, the candidate has not been penalised.”

Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features,
and make comparisons where relevant.
Write at least 150 words.


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Read the following sample answer. Complete the answer by filling
the gaps with the correct form of the words in the box. Some words
can be used more than once.

sharp

triple

peak

reach

steady

from

rise

compare

significant

The graph depicts waste recycling rates in the U.S. ........... 1960 to 2011, in
both

percentage

and

tons.

Between 1960 and 1970, the percentage of garbage being recycled


annually remained relatively........... at just over 6%. It then ........... slightly
over

the

next

15

years

to

10.1%

in

1985.

On the other hand, the amount of garbage being recycled ........... during the
same period, from 5.6 million tons in 1960 to 16.7 million tons in 1985.
Following this ........... increase, the amount of waste material being recycled
has risen ........... between 1985 and 2011 when it ........... at 86.9 million tons.
Similarly, the recycling rate continued to grow ........... from 1985 to 1995,
and then at a slower rate over the next 15 years until it ........... a peak of
34.7% in 2011. However, this figure is still disappointing ........... to the total
amount of waste being recycled each year.

You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.
The graph below gives information from Annual Energy Outlook 2008
about consumption of energy in the USA since 1980 with projection until
2030.
Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features,
and make comparisons where relevant.
Write at least 150 words.


Source: />Exam Tip
The verb Tell can be used to refer to a chart/graph: The graph tells us how
much energy was consumed. However, it is better to use language that is
more impersonal: The graph showshow much energy was consumed. You
should not use Say to talk about charts/graphs: From the graph I can say
how much energy …
Model answer

The graph shows consumption of energy in the U.S. since 1980 with
projections

through

2030.

The historical trends show Petrol and Oil as the major sources of fuel, rising
from 35 quadrillion (35q) units used in 1980 to 42q in 2012. Despite some


fluctuation between 1980 and 1995, there was a steady increase, which is
expected

to

continue,

reaching

47q

in

2030.

Consumption of energy from natural gas and coal followed a similar
pattern over the period. From 20q and 15q respectively in 1980, gas showed
an initial fall and coal a gradual increase, with the two fuels equal between
1985 and 1990. Consumption has fluctuated since 1990 but both now

provide 24q. Coal consumption is projected to rise to 31q in 2030, whereas
after 2014, natural gas is forecast to remain stable at 25q.
In 1980, energy from solar/wind, nuclear, and hydropower was the leastused, with only 4q. Nuclear has risen by 3q, and solar/wind by 2. Since
2005, hydropower has fallen back to the 1980 figure. It is expected to
remain approximately constant through 2030, while the others are
projected

to

rise

gradually

after

2025.

Overall, fossil fuels will remain the chief energy source for the US, with a
little bit of hydroelectric, nuclear and a smidgen of renewables like wind
and solar.
(215 words)

Write a report describing the information in the graph below.
•

You should write at least 150 words.

•

You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.

model answer:
The line graph shows estimated sales of gold in Dubai for 12 months in
2002 in millions of dirhams. There were two main seasons for gold sales.
The main season for sales is in the December to May period. Sales were
consistently above 200 million dirhams per month, rising sharply to a peak
of 350 million dirhams in March. However, for the next four months, sales
declined steadily, reaching an annual low of 120 million dirhams in July.
In August, there was a sudden increase. Sales almost doubled, rising from
120 million dirhams in July to 210 million dirhams in August. This was
followed

by

a

drop

in

September,

back

to

the

July

figure.

From September to October, sales recovered, from 120 to 180 million. In
October and November, sales remained steady, and there was a small
increase

in

December

to

190

million

dirhams.