Writing Task 1 IELTS

The given pie charts illustrate the typical family spending on various items in two countries
namely Japan and Malaysia in 2010.
As is observed by the charts, people in Japan and Malaysia spent most on housing,
transport, food, healthcare and other household items. With respect to Japan, a large
amount of expenditure was on food with 24% whereas the lowest spending was on
healthcare with 6%. In addition, housing and transport occupied 21% and 20% respectively.
Turning to Malaysia, housing was the highest with 34% while healthcare was the least with
3%.
Attention should be drawn to the differences and similarities between the two nations.
Japanese spent more money on healthcare than Malaysians, with 20% compared to 10%.
However, Japanese did not spend on accommodation as much as Malaysians, with 21%
compared to 34%. Moreover, it is notable that the percentage of food expenditure in
Malaysia was higher than that of Japan with 27% and 24% respectively. Similarly, 29% was
channeled to other family expenses in Japan and 26% was put to other goods and services
in Malaysia.
(178 words)


The given bar chart illustrates the number of fitness members including men and
women for a period of thirty years from 1970 to 2000.
As can be seen from the chart, the number of men and women who were members of fitness
clubs vacillated differently during the given period. In particular, the number of male
members was the highest with 5000 in 1995. By contrast, the lowest number of this gender
was just 1000 members in 2000. Notably, the number of male members in 1970 and 1990
was similar with around 2100 members.
When it comes to women, the number of female fitness members in 1985 and 1995 was the
biggest with about 2800 members while the number in 1970 was the lowest with just 1000
members. One thing to note is that the figure for women practising in fitness clubs in 1975
and 2000 was the same with 2000 members.
Overall, the number of males was higher than that of females between 1970 and 2000.
(166 words)

The given bar chart illustrates the figure for tourists at John F. Kennedy, LaGuardia and
Newark airports in New York city from 1995 to 2000.
As is observed by the chart, the number of travellers at LaGuardia airport was generally
higher than that of the other two airports during the period. To be more specific, the largest
number of passengers at LaGuardia was nearly 70 million in 2000 while just 36 million was
the number of passengers at this airport in 1995.
Turning to John F. Kennedy airport, the figure for tourists travelling at this airport showed a
mild fluctuation within five years. In 1997, the airport had the highest number of passengers
with 47 million whereas 27 million was the lowest number in 1995.
Newark airport, however, was different from John F. Kennedy airport. There was a
considerable growth in the number of passengers from 16 million in 1995 to above 40 million
in 1998. After that, this number showed elements of stability during the second half of the
given period.
(172 words)


ài tập này tập trung vào một số cách diễn đạt cơ bản mà bạn cần để mô
tả đồ thị . Nhìn vào biểu đồ dưới đây . Sau đồ thị , có 25 cách trình bày
về dữ liệu.

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remain (-ed, -ed)
unchanged, steady, stable, constant, plateau, fixed/static From January to March the
percentage of children using supplements remained fairly static at approximately 10%.
The percentage of children taking dietary supplements was relatively stable during the first
two months of the year.
During the first two months, supplement use remained fairly unchanged.

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fall (fell, fallen), decrease (-ed, -ed), drop (dropped, dropped), plunge (-ed, -ed),
decline (-ed, -ed)


slight (slightly), steady (steadily), gradual (gradually), gentle (gently), slow (slowly)
downward trend It then fell gradually in March.
There was a slight decrease in the use of dietary supplements in March.
The graph shows a slight decrease in March.
Supplement use experienced a steady decrease in March.
Supplement use decreased slightly in March.
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fluctuate (-ed, -ed)
wildly It went up and down widely over the next two months.
It fluctuated for the following two months.

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rise (rose, risen), grow (grew, grown), climb (-ed, -ed), shoot up (shot up, shot up)
dramatic (dramatically), sharp (sharply), significant (significantly), rapid (rapidly)
upward trend There was a significant increase in the percentage of children taking dietary
supplements between June and August.
The period between June and August saw a dramatic growth in the use of dietary
supplements.
Between June and August, the percentage of children taking dietary supplements shot up
dramatically.
The greatest rise was from June to August when it rose by 22% for two consecutive months

from June to August.

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peak (-ed, -ed), reach (-ed, -ed) The percentage of children taking dietary
supplements was at its highest level in April.
Supplement use peaked at close to 25% in April.
It reached a peak of 25% in April.

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fall (fell, fallen), decrease (-ed, -ed), drop (-ed, -ed)
dramatic (dramatically), sharp (sharply), significant (significantly), rapid (rapidly) Between
August and October, this figure dropped dramatically to 11%.
From August to October, there was a drop of 14% in the percentage of children taking dietary
supplements.
Between August and October, There was a considerable fall in the percentage of children
using supplements.


This was followed by a sharp drop of 14% over the next two months.
Supplement use experienced a dramatic fall between August and October.
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fall (fell, fallen), decrease (-ed, -ed), drop (dropped, dropped), plunge (-ed, -ed),
decline (-ed, -ed), reach (-ed, -ed) its lowest point
slight (slightly), steady (steadily), gradual (gradually), gentle (gently), slow (slowly)
downward trend Between October and December, the decrease in the use of dietary
supplements was at a much slower pace than in the previous two months.
Supplement use continued to fall steadily over the next two months until it reached its lowest

point in December.

It fell to a low of only 5% in December


The provided table illustrates the proportion of six activities in seven different age groups on
the Internet.
It is clear from the table that getting news is generally a popular activity in all age groups. In
particular, the percentage of updating information is the highest with 76% in teenagers while
the rate of getting news among people over 70 is the lowest with 70%. Furthermore, playing
online games is also the biggest percentage in teenagers with 81% but the rate of this
interest among people from 50s to 60s is the lowest with just 25%. With regard to
downloading, teenagers are the highest with 52% and only 6% of people over 70 obtain
online data. Besides, the proportion of conducting product research is the highest with 83%
among people in their forties while teenagers do not participate in this activity.
In addition, purchasing products on the Internet is similarly popular in all age groups but it is
the least with 41% at the age of over 70. As regards looking for people, it is 31% in young
adults from 20 to 29 while teenagers are the least with only 5%.
(190 words)



The given line graph illustrates how much people spent on books in four countries such as
Germany, France, Italy and Austria from 1995 to 2005. The amount is expressed in million
US dollars.
As is observed by the graph, the amount of money spent on books in Germany was higher
than the other countries. Starting at 80 million in 1995, the amount spent by Germans
increased slightly to 90 million in 1999. Nevertheless, there was a steady fall in this amount
to around 84 million in 2003 and then it rose gradually and touched the highest point of about
95 million in 2005.

With respect to Austria, there was a mild increase in the amount of money spent on books. In
particular, with the starting point at 30 million in 1995, this amount went up to 40 million in
1999 and then kept unchanged at this figure until 2001. After that, the amount continued to
rise sharply to 71 million within the next 5 years.
Notably, both Italy and France shared the similar trend. Italians’ expenditure on books went
up from 50 million to 55 million between 1995 and 1997 and fluctuated slightly with an
upward trend until 2005. Similarly, in France, there was a gradual climb from 55 million to 75
million within the period.
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The supplied line graph indicates the proportion of travellers visiting
England’s four various attractions in Brighton
.
As is observed by the graph, the percentage of visitors to Pavilion was
higher than that of Art Gallery, Pier and Festival. Starting at around 25% in
1980, the proportion of people visting Pavilion increased rapidly and
touched the highest point of around 48% in 1995. Nevertheless, there was a
dramatic decline in this proportion from its peak in 1995 to around 31% in
2010.
Turning to Pier, there was a slight fluctuation in the rate of people visiting
this attraction. In particular, with the starting point at 10% in 1980, this
proportion went up to 15% in 1985 and then fluctuated with an upward
tendency until 2010.
With respect to Festival, there was almost no change in this category when
the rate remained stable at around 28% during the period. On the other hand,
the proportion of visitors coming to Art Gallery vacillated strongly with a
falling trend.
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The given line graph illustrates the number of people using the underground
in London within a day.
As can be seen from the graph, the number of passengers fluctuates wildly
during the day and the trend is generally upward at rush hour. In particular,
starting at 100 people at 6 a.m., the number of people at the underground
station increases quickly to 400 people at 8 a.m. and it is regarded as the
highest point.
However, there is a decrease in this figure from 400 people to just under 200
people in the next two hours. After that, the number of underground
travellers rises gradually to 300 people at 2 p.m. Nevertheless, there is a
sharp decrease in the number of passengers, touching the lowest point of just
under 100 at 4 p.m.
In the evening, the figure for people using the underground soars to 400 at 6
p.m. but then plummets to around 120 at 8 p.m. and experiences little change
until the end of the day. 186 w


The supplied table illustrates the percentage of Australian families
possessing various items including personal stereos, computers, TV sets,
washing machines, refrigerators and hairdryers in the years 1995 and 2002.
As can be seen from the table, TV sets and refrigerators were the most
common of the six items in Australia families. In 1995, the proportion of TV
sets was the highest with 79%, followed by refrigerators which accounted
for 78%. In 2002, the percentage of TV sets and refrigerators rose to 93%
and 96% respectively and the proportion of refrigerators became the highest
of the six appliances. The rate of families with computers was the lowest
with 18% in 1995 but this rate increased rapidly to 76% in 2002. The
proportion of Australian families that owned both washing machines and
hairdryers also grew from 67% and 44% in 1995 to 80% and 67% in 2002

respectively.
It is noticeable that all six household appliances were more common in 2002
than in 1995.
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The given line graph illustrates the revenue of three different types of books
including children’s books, adult’s fictions and educational books in from
2002 and 2006 in a country.
As can be seen from the line graph, the sales of adult’s fictions decreased
while there was an upward trend in the sales of the other kinds over the


given period. Standing at 45 million dollars in 2002, the revenue of adult’s
fictions fell significantly to about 37 million dollars in 2003; however, there
was a slight increase before it dropped sharply to 30 million dollars in 2006.
With regard to educational books, the sales rose steadily to just over 30
million dollars in 2003 but there was a fall in the sales of this kind to 25
million dollars in 2005 before it got the highest point of around 33 million in
2006.
Noticeably, the amount earned from children books increased rapidly to just
above 40 million dollars in 2003 and then rocketed to reach a peak of over
55 million dollars at the end of the period.
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The given line graph and bar chart illustrate data on the number of people
travelling to and from the UK from 1979 to 1999 and the figure of UK
citizens visiting five countries in 1999.
As can be seen from the line graph, the number of UK residents travelling

abroad was always higher than that of foreign visitors to the UK. Starting at
around 13 million in 1979, travellers from the UK increased gradually to 20
million in 1985 and then rose significantly to over 50 million in 1999. As
regards foreigners visiting the UK, there was a slight growth from 10 million
in 1979 to around 12 million in 1985 and then the number climbed quickly
to around 28 million in 1999.
Turning to the bar chart, it is clear that UK visitors enjoying travelling to
France more than the other countries. Specifically, the number of British
people coming to France was the largest with 11 million, followed by Spain
with 9 million. By contrast, people travelling to Turkey were the lowest with
just 3 million.
(177 words)


The given pie charts present information about the most common
entertaining activities in the United States of America in two separate years.
As can be seen from the pie charts, soccer and walking were two major
leisure activities which stayed almost unchanged in both years. From 1999
to 2009, the proportion of swimming doubled, increasing sharply from 9% to
18%.
On the other hand, there was a dramatic drop in the percentage of aerobics
between 13% in 1999 and 4% in 2009. In addition, the rate of jogging fell
considerably from 7% to 3%. In a similar trend, there was a remarkable
reduction in bicycling from 12% to 7% during the same period.
Like soccer and walking, going camping presented little change, remaining
stable at 8% and 9% in 1999 and 2009 respectively. Furthermore, yoga
accounted for 5% in 1999 but this leisure activity was replaced by
weightlifting staying at 10% in 2009
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The provided pie charts present the average family spending in Japan and Malaysia in the
year 2010.
As can be seen from the two pie charts, housing, transport and food were three major items
of expenditures in both countries. With regard to Japan, food accounted for 24 percent in the
spending of Japanese families while health care accounted for the lowest rate of just 6
percent. Besides, the percentages of housing and transport were almost similar with 21
percent and 20 percentage respectively.
Turning to Malaysia, the proportion of housing was the highest with 34 percent but the lowest
proportion of healthcare was 3 percent. Food still remained at high rate of 27 percent, which
was similar to 24 percent of Japan.
It is obvious that the amount of money spent on transport in Japan was 2 times higher than
that in Malaysia, with 20 percent compared with 10 percent. However, Malaysian households
spent more on accommodations than Japanese households.


The given pie charts compare the percentage of expenditures incurred
by people in UK in two years including 1971 and 2001.
As can be seen from the pie charts, food and cars occupied nearly a half of
expenditures in 1971 and 2001 respectively. It is obvious that the percentage
of spending on cars rose significantly from 22% in 1971 to 43% in 2001.
Besides, the rate of restaurants also doubled within the period. In addition,
the percentage of computers went up quickly from 2% to 12%.
However, from 1971 to 2001, there was a speedy decrease in food and books
from 44% to 14% and 6% to 1% respectively. On the other hand, furniture
and petrol showed little change, dropping slightly from 9% to 8% and from
10% to 8% respectively.
Overall, even though there were a lot of changes in the British spending
habits, food and cars still accounted for the highest proportion during the
given period.

The supplied pie charts give the information about the average
expenses incurred by families in two countries namely Japan and Malaysia
in 2010.
In general, Malaysians spent more money on accommodation than Japanese.
With regard to Japan, Japanese households spent the least on healthcare with
just 6%. In addition, the proportion of housing and transport expenses
accounted for 21% and 20% respectively. Regarding Malaysia, the
percentage of housing expenditure was the highest with 34%. By contrast,
money spent on healthcare was the lowest with just 3%. Besides, the
proportion of other goods and services was as high as that of food, with 26%
compared to 27%.
It is clearly seen that Japanese spent more on transport than Malaysians
when the Japan’s transport expense was two times higher than Malaysia’s.
However, the percentages of expenditures on food were similar in both
Japan and Malaysia, with 24% and 27% respectively.


In conclusion, despite differences in the average household expenditures, the
amount of money spent on health care was the lowest in both countries.