LUYỆN THI IELTS WRITING TASK 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 bed bed bed bed bed 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 5 0 Dinne $3,62 $3,85 $3,44 $3,80 $4,35 $2,90 $2,45 r 0 0 Model answer The sales at this small restaurant during the week of October 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% Line chart IELTS Writing Task #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 Model answer The first graph shows the trend in world population growth between 1800 and 2100, while the second graph gives predicted urban population figures for the next 25 years The world population has experienced continuous growth since 1800 Between 1800 and 1950, the population grew slowly from just under billion to 2.5 billion people After that, the growth rate increased and currently the figure is around 6.5 billion Projections show a continued increase in population in the near future, but a steady decline in the population growth rate The global population is expected to peak at 8.2 billion by 2050, and then decline to around 6.2 billion by 2100 The predictions also show that almost all urban population growth in the next 25 years will occur in cities of developing countries In developed regions, on the other hand, the urban population is expected to remain unchanged at about 1.3 billion people over the next two decades The graphs show that the global population increase will not occur evenly throughout the world, but will be greater in some areas than others (180 words) Improve your English writing skills Use the present perfect tense when describing a trend that began in the past and is still continuing Sentences like this may include since For example: The global population has grown from billion in 1800 to billion in 2012 Remember how to form the present perfect: SUBJECT + has/have + PAST PARTICIPLE You should spend about 20 minutes on this task The graph below shows the changes in food consumption by Chinese people between 1985 and 2010 Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant Write at least 150 words Writing Tip It is best to use amount and quantity for uncountable nouns, although both are used for countable nouns as well, particularly quantity The amount of consumption decreased in the last 25 years Put the sentences in the correct order to describe the graph 1) The graph shows changes in the amount of fish, salt and meat eaten per person per week in China between 1985 and 2010 ?) In 1985, the consumption of fish stood at 610 grams, then increased to 700 grams in 1990 ?) The amount consumed decreased steadily from almost 500 grams per person ?) However, to this only gradually 200 grams increased throughout by the 2010 period ?) Overall, the consumption of fish rose, while the consumption of salt fell ?) The amount of meat consumed weekly started at about 100 grams ?) From the graph we can see that people in China consumed more fish than either meat or salt throughout the period ?) By 2010 it was at the same level as the consumption of salt ?) In contrast, there was a consistent drop in salt consumption ?) Although it dipped in 1995, it then rose steadily and reached 850 grams in 2010 11) In addition, the consumption of meat, while at a relatively low level, rose significantly during this period Table chart Comparing and grouping information Summarising charts always involves making comparisons Some diagrams also require comparisons, particularly if you have to describe stages or have more than one piece of visual material Part of the task of organising your answer involves deciding how to categorise or group the information you need to compare You should spend about 20 minutes on this task The table below shows the number of students living in the UK gaining English language teacher training qualifications in 2007/8 and 2008/9, and the proportion of male qualifiers Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant Write at least 150 words Qualifications for English Language Teachers obtained 2007/8 and 2008/9, UK 2007/8 Total Total Female Male % Male 32,930 23,842 8,165 24.7% TEFL 25,446 18,460 6,870 26.9% 5,382 1,295 17.3% Cambridge UCLES CELTA & other7,484 degrees 2008/9 Total 32,945 24,324 7,511 22.7% TEFL 24,917 18,446 6,545 26.2% 5,878 966 12.1% Cambridge UCLES CELTA & other8,028 degrees Model answer This report summarises information on the total number of students in the United Kingdom who gained qualifications for English Language Teachers in two academic years, 2007/8 and 2008/9, with specific focus on the number of male qualifiers In both years, the total numbers of students remained the same, but there was a great difference between the numbers of male and female students who qualified In 2007/8, out of a total of 32,930 students, only 24.7% were male The percentage of males who qualified in 2008/9 was even lower Out of a total of 32,945 students, only 22.7% of them were male This is a drop of 2% There was also a large difference in the qualifications that students studied for Most students qualified with a TEFL certificate; this was true for male students The number of students who qualified with the TEFL was roughly three times the number who qualified with a Cambridge UCLES CELTA or other degrees, although the total number of students qualifying with the TEFL dropped slightly, from 25,446 in 2007/8 to 24,917 a year later There was a drop of 0.7% in the number of male students who gained this qualification In general it can be seen that the number of males qualifying as English language teachers is vastly outnumbered by females and that the proportion of male qualifiers is gradually dropping (226 words) The table below presents the number of children ever born to women aged 40-44 years in Australia for each year the information was collected since 1981 Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant Write at least 150 words Number of children ever born, Women aged 40–44 years Four or One Two Three more None child children children children year % % % % % 2006 15.9 13.2 38.3 21.5 11.0 1996 12.8 11.3 38.2 24.6 13.1 1986 9.7 8.7 35.6 27.0 18.9 1981 8.5 7.6 29.0 27.4 27.6 Source: ABS Births Australia 2001, 2006 (3301.0) Test Tip You should ‘signpost’ general statements, i.e introduce them with expressions The such table/pie chart/graph/etc as: shows The most significant Another change noticeable trend Overall You must also support general statements with detailed information from the table/graph/etc Model answer The table shows the number of children born to women aged 40–44 years in Australia in 1981, 1986, 1996 and 2001 In 1981, women aged 40-44 years were only marginally more likely to have had two children than three children (29% vs 27.4%) or four or more children (27.6%) Similarly, by 1986, women of this age were considerably more likely to have given birth to two children than three children (35.6% vs 27%) or four or more children (18.9%) In 1996 and 2006, the proportions of women aged 40-44 years who had given birth to two children were almost identical, though the proportions who had given birth to three children or to four or more children had decreased In these more recent periods, women were more likely to have had two children than three or more children - a trend that was most marked in the most recent period (38.2% vs 24.6% in 1996; 38.3% vs 21.5% in 2006) While two-child families now predominate, the number of women who had given birth to only one child increased progressively from 7.6% in 1981 to 13.2% in 2006 In 1981, similar proportions of women aged in their early forties were childless or had given birth to only one child (8.5% and 7.6% respectively) By 2006, 15.9% of women were childless and 13.2% had given birth to only one child Overall, by age 40-44 years, the proportion of women who have had three or more children has fallen considerably since the 1980s, while the proportions who have had no children, or only one or two children has increased (266 words) You should spend about 20 minutes on this task The table below shows the cinema viewing figures for films by country, in millions Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant Write at least 150 words Cinema viewing figures for films by country, in millions Action Romance Comedy Horror Totals India 7.5 6.5 2.5 24.5 Ireland 7.6 3.8 5.5 6.4 23.3 7.2 4.5 3.9 4.7 20.3 Japan 7.1 4.5 2.2 17.8 Total 29.9 20.3 19.9 15.8 New Zealand Test Tip The word respectively is useful in Task for placing data in the order that you write about it Romance and Comedy are the next popular genres, with the total number of 20.3 million viewers and 19.9 million viewers respectively Model answer The table compares four countries in terms of the number of people who watch four different genres of film at the cinema: Action, Romance, Comedy and Horror The table indicates that more Indian people watch films at the cinema than the other three nationalities In all four countries, Action is the most popular genre of film The total number of viewers for action films is nearly 30 million and in each country about 7-8 million people watch them Not many people like watching horror films at the cinema compared to the other genres of film In India and Japan only 2-2.5 million people watch horror films but they are more popular in New Zealand and Ireland On the other hand, romance films are very popular in India with 7.5 million viewers but it is not as popular in the other countries New Zealand and Japan come next with 4.5 million viewers each (152 words) You should spend about 20 minutes on this task The table below shows social and economic indicators for four countries in 1994, according to United Nations statistics Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant Write at least 150 words Indicators Annual income per person (in $US) Canad a Japan Peru 11100 15760 160 Zaire 130 Life expectancy at birth 76 78 51 47 Daily calorie supply per person 3326 2846 1927 1749 Adult literacy rate (%) 99 68 34 99 Model answer A glance at four indicators of economic and social conditions in four countries, Canada, Japan, Peru and Zaire, in 1994 reflects the great differences that exist between wealthier and poorer nations The table shows that Japan and Canada had annual incomes of $15 760 and $11 100 per person, respectively These figures were overwhelmingly greater than the corresponding figures of $160 in Peru and $130 in Zaire Health indicators, too, reflected overall levels of affluence in the four nations Life expectancy at birth, for example, was higher among the more economically developed countries Japan reported the highest life expectancy, 78 This was followed by Canada, 76; Peru, 51; and Zaire, 47 This suggests that richer societies are able to put more money into health care than poorer ones The amount of calories consumed daily per person roughly followed the same ranking Canadians each consumed some 326 calories per day while the Japanese took 2846 calories The corresponding figures for Peru and Zaire were 1927 and 1749, respectively Literacy rates among adults, too, were higher in wealthier countries, no doubt a reflection of ability to invest in education Canada and Japan both reported literacy rates of 99%, while Peru claimed 68% Zaire, the least economically developed of the four countries, had a literacy rate of 34% The data appear to confirm the often cited link between national wealth and health and education standards IELTS Tip Make sure 1) the you understand main the heading/title following of in the a table: table 2) the column heading/categories and exactly what these show Look for the most important information in the table by comparing categories and groups Notice any similarities, any differences, any obvious changes and/or trends Test Tip In Task of the IELTS Writing modules, you may be asked to interpret and describe data presented in graph form There are three basic types of graph: pie charts, bar charts and line graphs Bar charts are useful for comparing the quantities of different categories Bar charts are constructed such that the lengths of the different bars are proportional to the size of the category they represent Bar charts usually show the numbers or percentages on the y-axis and the different categories that are being measured along the x-axis Both axes are labeled to show what they refer to Sometimes each category along the x-axis can be divided into two further sub-groups, e.g 1997/2004, so that these sub-groups can be compared [...]... million, dropped dramatically in 19 89 to 14 million tonnes and then climbed back to 19 million in 19 90 Seventeen million tonnes were exported from the European Community in 19 85, but this decreased to 14 million tonnes in 19 86 and then rose to 15 million in 19 87 and 19 88 before increasing once more to 20 million in 19 90  (16 5 words) You should spend about 20 minutes on this task The graph below shows the... rates in the U.S 19 60 to 2 011 , in both percentage and tons Between 19 60 and 19 70, 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 19 85 On the other hand, the amount of garbage being recycled during the same period, from 5.6 million tons in 19 60 to 16 .7 million tons in 19 85 Following this increase, the... between 2 011 and 2 012 , from about 3000 to 4000 After that, the number rose dramatically to 14 000 books in 2 014 This was the highest figure in the period Women started off reading more books than men, but their numbers followed a different pattern Between 2 011 and 2 012 , there was an increase of 3000 from 5000 books to 8000 books, and then a gradual rise to 10 000 books in 2 013 However, in 2 014 , their... Site fell erratically from approximately 12 0,000 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 12 0,000 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 15 0,000 hits on Day 11 At the end of the fifteen-day period... 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 19 60 to 2 011 You should spend about 20 minutes on this task The graph below shows the population figures of different types of turtles in India between 19 80 and 2 012 Summarise the information... increase In 19 85, Australia exported about 15 millions of tonnes of wheat and the following year the number increased by one million tonnes to 16 million After that, however, there was a gradual decline until 19 89 and 19 90 when it stabilised at about 11 million tonnes Over the same period, the amount of Canadian exports varied greatly It started at 19 million tonnes in 19 85, reached a peak in 19 88 of 24... being recycled has risen between 19 85 and 2 011 when it at 86.9 million tons Similarly, the recycling rate continued to grow from 19 85 to 19 95, and then at a slower rate over the next 15 years until it a peak of 34.7% in 2 011 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... minutes on this task The graph below shows the number of books read by men and women at Burnaby Public Library from 2 011 to 2 014 Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant Write at least 15 0 words Model answer The graph gives information about Burnaby Public Library between 2 011 and 2 014 It shows how many library books people read over this... and 2 010 We can see that in 19 80 and in 2 010 the favourite attractions were the pavilion and the festival In 19 80 the least popular attraction was the pier but in 2 010 this changed and the art gallery was the least popular During the 19 80s and 19 90s there was a sharp increase in visitors to the pavilion from 28% to 48% and then the percentage gradually went down to 31% in 2 010 The trend for the art gallery... similar pattern over the period From 20q and 15 q respectively in 19 80, gas showed an initial fall and coal a gradual increase, with the two fuels equal between 19 85 and 19 90 Consumption has fluctuated since 19 90 but both now provide 24q Coal consumption is projected to rise to 31q in 2030, whereas after 2 014 , natural gas is forecast to remain stable at 25q In 19 80, energy from solar/wind, nuclear, and