BEST IELTS Writing Task 1 Academic, 2nd October

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ACADEMIC WRITING TASK 1

The charts below show household spending patterns in two countries between 1980 and 2008. Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant.

SAMPLE ANSWER

The pie charts given compare 5 main categories of household expenditure in the UK and New Zealand in two separate years, 1980 and 2008.

It is clear that the UK and New Zealand families spent most of their budgets on the utility bills and leisure. Additionally, both countries saw a decrease in transport, food and drink spending but a slightly rose for other patterns.

In 1980, UK households spent 26% of their budgets on utility bills and 23% for food and drink. Meanwhile, New Zealand counterparts experienced higher percentages, 27% for utility bills and 29% for food and drink. However, in 2008, both the UK and New Zealand witnessed a drop in food and drink spending to 13% and 25% respectively.

There was a 7% growth in terms of leisure cost in the UK and 1% fall in New Zealand throughout the 28-year period. Likewise, transport payment was reduced slightly to 14% for the UK and 16% for New Zealand. By contrast, the other patterns rose to 11% for both nations.