IELTS Writing Task 1
sample Test

 

The bar charts below show the Marriage and Divorce Statistics for nine countries in 1981 and 1994.

Write a short report for a university lecturer describing the information shown below.

Write at least 150 words.

 

 

 

 

 

Sample Answer

There are two bar charts, one depicting statistical data on marriage and the other illustrating the number of divorces per thousand people in eight different countries over a period of 13 years.

From the informational data related to marriage, which is demonstrated in the bar chart it can be seen that among all analised countries the marriage rates had come down, except in Denmark, where it increased. Across the years the USA had seen maximum number pf people getting married among the given countries; a little more than 10 people in every thousand used to get married in 1981. Even though the number reduced in 1994, still US was leading with 9 people getting married per thousand. Denmark was next in the queue for the same year with six people marrying out of a thousand.

Divorce chart shows that in five out of eight countries divorce rates increased from 1981. Germany had a stable number of divorce cases, that is, two per thousand, whereas, Denmark and the USA saw a decreasing trend. Though Italy’s divorce rates are very minimal, with less than 0.1% across the years, but it has increased more than double.