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BEST IELTS Academic Writing Task 1, 15th July
ACADEMIC WRITING TASK 1:-
ACADEMIC WRITING TASK 1:-
The table below gives information about the problems faced by boys and girls in a primary school of Britain in 2007 and 2009.
Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
2007 |
PROBLEM AREA | BOYS | GIRLS |
Reading ability | 23 | 9 |
Handwriting | 29 | 8 |
Spelling | 31 | 6 |
Listening skills | 36 | 12 |
Verbal expressions of ideas | 36 | 15 |
Concentration in lessons | 41 | 16 |
Following instructions | 43 | 7 |
2009 |
PROBLEM AREA | BOYS | GIRLS |
Reading ability | 24 | 10 |
Handwriting | 29 | 8 |
Spelling | 26 | 11 |
Listening skills | 21 | 13 |
Verbal expressions of ideas | 22 | 16 |
Concentration in lessons | 19 | 16 |
Following instructions | 19 | 13 |
SAMPLE ANSWER:-
The table depicts the information about the academic issues that were faced by boys and girls in a primary school. The years under consideration are 2007 and 2009.
It can be clearly seen from the table that in 2007, maximum boys encountered the problems with following instructions that accounted for 43% while girls were only 7%. It was followed by concentration in lessons with 41% and 36% each in listening skills and verbal expressions of ideas with 36% each among boys. On the contrary, highest female students who faced concentration problem that was 15%. The number of male students who faced challenges with spellings, handwriting and reading ability fell in descending order, while they had negligible figures among the other gender.
After 2 years, the number of boys who faced problems decreased in almost all the areas, but in case of girls, the count increased, maximum decrease was seen in the area of concentration in lessons and following instruction among boys as the figures plunged to merely 19%. Rest in all the other areas, the figures observed slight variations.
Overall, it is clear that boys improved in almost all areas in 2009 while fewer girls faced problems in all the areas in both the years.