The tables below provide information about the consumption and production of potatoes in five parts of the world in 2006.
Sample Response
The tables provideThe table data provides information on potato consumption and production in five regions of the worlddifferent parts of the world in 2006. Overall, Europe had the highest average potato intakeaverage potato intake in Europe was the highest while Asia and Europe were the major potato producers in 2006. As the data suggests, an average European ate slightly over 96 kilograms of potatoes96 kilograms potato in 2006, which was higherin 2006 which was higher than the potato consumption in other parts of the world. With roughly per-capita potato consumption of roughly 58 kg58 kg potato consumption per person in 2006, North America stood at the second placesecond top position. Asia, despite its highest potato productionaccumulation, recorded roughlyaccounted for roughly per-capita potato intake of roughly 26 kg26 kg per person potato intake. People in South and Central AmericaSouth and Central American citizens ate more than 23 kg per person while the lowest potato consumption was recordedleast potato consumption could be observed in Africa, just over 14 kg per person in Africa14 kg per African. Asian countries produced over 131 million tonnes of potatoes131 million tonnes potato in 2006 which was significantly higher than the potato production in Africa and the Americaspotato growth in Africa and America. Potato production in EuropeEurope’s potato harvesting was the second largest, approximately 5 million tonnes less than that of Asia. Notably,It is worth noticing that Asia and Europe were the leading potato-producing regionsprincipal potato growers in 2006.
Why this response received Band 6.5
The response provides a clear overview and accurately ranks regional consumption, supported by relevant figures, while also identifying Asia and Europe as the dominant producers. Its main limitation is imbalance: production for the three smaller regions is only mentioned generally, and several terms such as ‘accumulation’ and ‘harvesting’ are imprecise. Prioritise adding concise comparative production figures and using consistent consumption and production terminology.
IELTS Writing Criteria Scores
Task Achievement
The overview is accurate and consumption is covered well, but production details are largely restricted to Asia and Europe.
Add a concise comparison showing North America at 24.7 million tonnes and Africa and South and Central America at roughly 16 million each.
Coherence and Cohesion
The progression from overview to consumption and then production is logical, but the single paragraph and repeated closing point weaken organisation slightly.
Use separate paragraphs for consumption and production and avoid repeating that Asia and Europe were the principal producers.
Lexical Resource
The response uses varied comparative language, though several potato-related collocations are unnatural or imprecise despite clear meaning.
Replace ‘accumulation’, ‘growth’, and ‘harvesting’ with ‘production’, and use forms such as ‘kilograms of potatoes per person’.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy
A useful range of complex sentences is generally controlled, with recurring but non-impeding article and noun-phrase errors.
Check quantified noun phrases, especially ‘96 kilograms of potatoes’, ‘per person’, and ‘131 million tonnes of potatoes’.
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IELTS Academic Writing Task 1
The tables below provide information about the consumption and production of potatoes in five parts of the world in 2006.
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