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BEST IELTS Academic Writing Task 1, 4th December
IELTS ACADEMIC WRITING TASK 1
IELTS ACADEMIC WRITING TASK 1
The charts below show the different forms in which fish were sold in 1950 and 1985. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and making comparisons where relevant.
SAMPLE ANSWER
The charts show how much fish was caught in two different years, and in what form these were sold. The first thing to notice is that the volume of the total fish catch was much greater in 1985 than in 1950. In fact almost four times as much fish by weight was caught at the later date: 76 million tonnes compared to the previous 21 million tonnes. Secondly, a much smaller proportion of the total catch was sold as fresh fish in 1985
In 1950, half of the total catch was sold as fresh fish, but in 1985 a mere 20 percent of the fish sold were fresh. The proportion of cured fish also fell, from a third in 1950 to just 13 percent in 1985. However, the percentage of processed fish products of other kinds was greater. Sales of animal meal rose from 10 percent to 32 percent; frozen fish rose from 1 percent of all fish sold to 22 percent; and canned fish rose from 6 percent to 13 percent.
