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BEST IELTS Academic Writing Task 1, 19th April
IELTS ACADEMIC WRITING TASK 1
IELTS ACADEMIC WRITING TASK 1
The chart below shows the total sales value by product category in one particular store, in a three-year period. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
SAMPLE ANSWER
The bar chart illustrates the yearly profit by four different products of a store from 2010 to 2012.
Overall, the sales values of three product categories increased, and only the figure for shampoos was less than at the beginning. Meanwhile, a majority of sales value was made by soaps and handwash.
As can be seen in the graph, soaps and handwash and shower gels experienced a gradual rise. In 2010, their proportions were approximately 150000$ and 75000$, respectively. They both saw an increase of more than 20000$ in the next year. Then, shower gels whose sales rate continued to go up to 120000$, while the turnover from soaps and handwash increased slightly and recorded at over 180000$ in 2012.
In 2010, there was an almost equal in the values of shampoos and hair conditioners, with 70000$. The proportion of shampoos experienced a considerable rise, before falling rapidly, and remained only 60000$ at the end, By contrast, there were less customer buying hair conditioners in 2011, however, this figure grew significantly to nearly 80000$ in the last year of the period.
