The table below provides information on rental charges and salaries in three areas of London.
Sample Response
The table shows two sets of related information:related information- the weekly rental chargesthe relative weekly cost, in pounds, for renting a property with one, two or three bedrooms in three different areassuburbs of London and the correspondingan indication of the annual salarykind of annual salary someone would need to rent a propertyto be able to rent property in these areas. Of the three areas mentioned, Notting Hill is the most expensive area with weekly rents starting at £375 (salary required approximately £99,000 per year) and rising to £738 per week for a three bedroom property and to afford a large apartment a Londoner would require a salary of £200,000 per annum. By contrast, FulhamAlternatively, Fulham is the least expensive area shownthe cheapest area shown with rents ranging from £215 per week for a one-bedroom propertya one bedroom property to £600 per week for a three-bedroom property£600 per week for a three bedroom property. To rent in this area, salaries need to be between £56,000 and £158,000somewhere between £56,000 and £158,000 according to property sizedepending on the number of bedrooms required. For renters seeking mid-priced accommodationFor those able to pay in the middle price range for accommodation, Regent's Park occupies the middle price rangemight be a more suitable district with weekly rents ranging fromwith its house rent from £325 to £650 per week325 to 650 pound per week.
Why this response received Band 7.0
The report gives a clear overview of the price hierarchy and accurately supports it with rental and salary ranges for Notting Hill and Fulham. Its main limitation is uneven coverage: Regent's Park is identified as the middle-priced area, but none of its salary figures are reported and two-bedroom comparisons are absent. The highest-priority improvement is to add one concise cross-area comparison for the same property size, including both rent and required salary.
IELTS Writing Criteria Scores
Task Achievement
The most and least expensive areas are accurately identified and well supported, but Regent's Park salary data and direct same-size comparisons are omitted.
Compare one-bedroom or three-bedroom properties across all three areas and include the corresponding Regent's Park salary figure.
Coherence and Cohesion
Information progresses logically from the table's purpose to the highest, lowest, and middle price areas, though the single paragraph and one long sentence limit clarity.
Place the overview in its own sentence or paragraph and divide the Notting Hill comparison into shorter units.
Lexical Resource
Vocabulary is varied and generally precise for rents, salaries, ranges, and affordability, with only a few awkward or inaccurate choices.
Use natural forms such as 'weekly rent', 'a three-bedroom property', and '£650 per week' instead of 'house rent' or '650 pound'.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy
Complex structures are handled with generally good control, although punctuation and sentence boundaries are occasionally strained.
Split the long Notting Hill sentence and use consistent hyphenation and plural forms for bedroom counts, currencies, and property descriptions.
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IELTS Academic Writing Task 1
The table below provides information on rental charges and salaries in three areas of London.
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