The table illustrates the proportion of monthly household income spend on food and drink, housing, clothing and entertainment in five European countries.
Sample Response
The table compares the allocation of monthly incomeearning in five different European countries (France, Germany, the UK, TurkeyGermany, UK, Turkey And Spain). According to the tablestatistic, overall,in general, it is clearly seen that most countries spend a large share of their incomespend heavily of their income on housing compared with the other categoriescompared to other household aspects.
To begin with, the largest allocation of income in terms of food and drink is recorded in Turkeyis experienced by Turkey. This figure stands at 36%, but other aspects, such as housing, clothing, and entertainment, are just under 30% of the proportion of monthly household income. In contrast, even though German householdsGermany’s citizens allocate just 22% of their income on food and drinktheir earning in food and drink, in the other categoriesbut in other household aspects, they spend more than the other countriesspend heavily than other countries. This figure is considered as the biggest expenditure.
Three countries, namely France, the UK, and Spain, have smaller proportions of household income onin clothing. These stand at 7%, 11%, and 8%, but the largest expenditure in France is in housing, this figure is the same with the UK, at only 37%. However, the biggest allocation of monthly income in Spain is for food and drinkis experienced in food and drink, at 31%. For entertainmentIn entertainment aspect, most countries allocate just under 20% of their monthly incometheir earning monthly.
Why this response received Band 5.5
The response identifies the broad tendency for housing to take the largest share in several countries and includes a useful selection of figures. However, important comparisons are vague or inaccurate, particularly the claim that France and the UK had the same housing proportion and the treatment of Germany’s spending. The highest-priority improvement is to group countries by their largest and smallest categories and verify every comparison against the table.
IELTS Writing Criteria Scores
Task Achievement
The report presents an overview and some correct figures, but inaccurate and vague comparisons prevent an adequate account of the table's key patterns.
Accurately contrast housing-led France, Germany, and the UK with food-led Turkey and Spain, then identify the lowest categories.
Coherence and Cohesion
Paragraphing and a basic progression from overview to country details are evident, although vague references and loosely connected comparisons reduce clarity.
Organise details by shared spending patterns and ensure each reference such as 'this figure' has one unmistakable antecedent.
Lexical Resource
The vocabulary covers the topic but frequent unnatural combinations, including 'spend heavily of' and 'allocation is experienced,' limit precision.
Use standard expressions such as 'spent the largest share on,' 'household income,' and 'accounted for' consistently.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy
Some complex structures are attempted, but frequent errors in articles, prepositions, agreement, comparison, and clause boundaries reduce control.
Avoid double-linking and run-on clauses by writing shorter comparisons with one connector and a complete main clause.
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IELTS Academic Writing Task 1
The table illustrates the proportion of monthly household income spend on food and drink, housing, clothing and entertainment in five European countries.
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