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BEST IELTS Writing Task 1 Academic, 23rd February
IELTS ACADEMIC WRITING TASK 1
IELTS ACADEMIC WRITING TASK 1
The table shows the proportion of Australian families that owned certain household appliances in 1995 and 2002. Summaries the information by selecting and reporting the main feature and make comparisons where relevant.
| Personal stereos | Computers | TV sets | Washing machines | Refrigerators | Hairdryers | |
| 1995 | 33% | 18% | 79% | 67% | 78% | 44% |
| 2002 | 45% | 76% | 93% | 80% | 96% | 67% |
SAMPLE ANSWER
The table illustrates the percentage of Australian families using 6 kinds of household device, namely Personal stereos, Computers, TV sets, Washing machines, Refrigerators, and Hairdryers, in 1995 and 2004.
As can be seen from the table, there was an upward trend in consuming this equipment.
It is clear that TV sets, Refrigerators and Washing machines accounted for the greatest proportion in both 1995 and 2002. To be more specific, the figure of houses having these machines were always remained higher 50% before experiencing remarkable increases to approximately 100% in 2002. Interestingly, Refrigerators, which were ranked second in 1995 at 98%, became most popular in 7 years later at 96%.
Similarly, the percentage of using the others household appliances that were under 50% in 1995 having marked rises in 2002. Noticeably, computer, which was not consumed widely in the first year of the survey, climbed tremendously to 76% in the second one.
