The graph below shows CO 2 emissions for different forms of transport in the European Union. The Pie Chart shows the percentage of European Union funds being spent on different forms of transport.
Sample Response
The column graph shows the amount of CO2 emittedrelease from different means of transporttransports in the European Union and the pie chart outlines how the European Union distributes its budget on different transportation types. In general, air traveltransports emit the highest volume of CO2C02, and roads and railways together receivevehicles on roads and railways together consume most of the European Union's transport budgetexpenditure budget on transports. To begin with, nearly 400 grams of CO2 is emittedCO2 ejection happens when a passenger travels a kilometre in an aeroplane. Following that, personal cars rank secondstand at the second position with a remarkably lower figure of CO2 emissionsemision - approximately 130 grams per passenger kilometre. Buses are responsible for 70 grams of CO2 per passenger-kilometre70 grams of emission while this figure is 40 grams for coaches, which is the lowest. Finally, maritime transport and railthe Maritimes and rails are reported to have the same volume of CO2 discharge, 50 grams per passenger-kilometre50 grams for a kilometre travel by a passenger. As can be seen from the pie chart, more than half of the transport-related expendituretransport related expenditure by the EU goes to road transports. Nearly one-third of their total budget is spent on railways and a tenth is used for public transportbus communications. The remaining 7% budget is then spent on other transportation types. Delete[Writtne by - Thuy Linh]
Why this response received Band 6.5
The response gives a clear overview and accurately reports almost every important figure across both visuals, with sensible grouping of the smaller spending categories. The main limitation is persistent imprecise wording, including nonstandard transport plurals, "CO2 ejection," and "bus communications," compounded by a single-block structure; prioritise accurate chart terminology and separate the emissions and spending details into distinct paragraphs.
IELTS Writing Criteria Scores
Task Achievement
The overview identifies the dominant features and the detailed figures are accurate, with only the public-transport category mislabeled as bus communications.
Retain the strong data selection while naming every category exactly as shown, especially public transport.
Coherence and Cohesion
The report moves logically from emissions to spending and uses clear sequencing, but the entire response is presented as one undivided block.
Create separate paragraphs for the overview, emissions data, and spending data so the two visuals are easier to follow.
Lexical Resource
There is enough range to describe comparisons and proportions, but frequent awkward or inaccurate terms reduce lexical precision.
Replace expressions such as "CO2 ejection," "road transports," and "bus communications" with standard chart vocabulary.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy
A range of sentence structures communicates the comparisons, though plural forms, articles, possessive reference, and noun phrases are often inaccurate.
Proofread uncountable nouns such as "transport" and revise phrases such as "the remaining 7% of the budget" for grammatical completeness.
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IELTS Academic Writing Task 1
The graph below shows CO 2 emissions for different forms of transport in the European Union. The Pie Chart shows the percentage of European Union funds being spent on different forms of transport.
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