IELTS WRITING / Task 1 / table

IELTS Writing / Task 1 / table Model Answer Sample

 

Below is an IELTS table model answer for writing task 1. The IELTS table below is taken from IELTS Cambridge book 7. The sample answer is estimated at band score 9.

The table below gives information about consumer spending on different items in five different countries in 2002.

 

 

IELTS Table Model Answer

The table illustrates the proportion of national expenditure in Ireland, Italy, Spain, Sweden and Turkey on three types of consumer items in 2002.

Overall, the category of consumer goods that all countries spent most on was food, drinks and tobacco, which was three times higher than on the other types of goods. The lowest spending could be seen in the category of leisure and education in all five countries. The outlay of Turkey was generally higher than the other four countries.

In terms of food, drinks and tobacco, Turkey spent the most at 32.14%. The expenditure of Ireland was also high (28.91%) compared to Sweden which spent the least (15.77%). Spain and Italy spent 18.80% and 16.36% respectively. On the other hand, the lowest expenditure was on leisure and education which accounted for under 5% in all countries. Turkey spent most on these items at just 4.35% of their national expenditure which is around double that of Spain (1.98%).

Clothing and footwear was the third category of consumer goods and outlays for those items were between 9% in Italy and 5.40% in Sweden. The national spending in this area for the remaining countries averaged around 6.5%.

 

Tips for IELTS Tables

 

-    Put all your key features in the overview. Note one key feature is not enough for a high score.

-    Divide your body into paragraphs.

-    You don't have to give all details. You can group details together by giving averages or ranges.

-    Be selective. Don't put too many details in your report.

-    Make sure you write over 150 words but aim for less than 200.

-    Use a range of linking devices eg compared to / as opposed to / in terms of / while etc

-    Try to avoid being repetitive with your sentence structures.

-    Some words will be repeated. There is always a limit to how many synonyms one word has. As long as you show the skill or     paraphrasing and avoid errors, it's fine.