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BEST IELTS Academic Writing Task 1, 26th October
ACADEMIC WRITING TASK 1
ACADEMIC WRITING TASK 1
The graph shows the percentage of males and females who hold each type of qualification in 2005 in NZ.
Summarize the information in the charts and make comparisons where appropriate.
SAMPLE ANSWER
The bar chart shows the percentage of males and females who completed various educational qualifications in NZ in 2005.
Nearly 90% of people who completed trade certificates were male compared to a figure of around 10% for females. The reason for this difference is likely to be that skilled trade certificate courses comprise mainly male dominated trades such as plumbing, brick laying and carpentry.
In contrast, diplomas and bachelor’s degrees are more female dominated with 62% and 55% of people completing these qualifications being female. The figures for males are less than 50% (38% and 45%, respectively). This reflects the fact that many females prefer to work in an office environment performing administration or professional based tasks.
For higher qualifications (postgraduate diplomas and master’s or PhD degrees), there are a higher proportion of males (62% and 74%) compared to females (38% and 26%) who completed these degrees. This difference is most likely to be due to the preference of females to focus on families at the expense of higher education.
