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BEST IELTS Academic Writing Task 1, 9th April
IELTS ACADEMIC WRITING TASK 1
IELTS ACADEMIC WRITING TASK 1
The infographics below show employment statistics for UK residents by English language proficiency in 2013. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
SAMPLE ANSWER
The infographics examine the numbers of people in employment in the UK in 2013, categorised by their proficiency in English.
Almost 28 million people between the ages of 16 to 64 are employed. Being in employment is heavily dependent upon a person’s ability to use English proficiently. For example, nearly 72 per cent of native speakers will have jobs compared to 65 per cent of those who are proficient in English, and as low as 48 per cent for people who do not use English well. Men are far more likely to be employed than women, particularly amongst the non-proficient group, where twice as many men will be in paid work.
In terms of entering a professional occupation, people proficient in English have almost the same opportunities as native speakers, with around 17 per cent of these people featuring in this category. In contrast, the majority of non-proficient English speakers enter work defined as elementary, which is presumably unskilled work, but with a sizable minority (21 per cent! having a skilled trade.
