IELTS Writing Task 1: charts showing countries A few things to remember when the graph or chart shows countries: If the question doesn't name the countries (e.g "in three countries"), you could name them in your introduction (e.g "in Britain, France and Germany") You could even write "in three countries, namely Britain, France and Germany" Don't forget the word "the" when writing about "the USA" and "the UK" Always compare the countries; never describe the figures for each country in separate paragraphs Finally, try to vary the way you write about countries For example: • • • The number of elderly people in the USA rose Canada also saw a rise in the number of elderly people However, the figure for Australia fell