The pie charts below show the percentage of five types of food sold by a supermarket in 2003 and 2013.
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Sample Response
These two pie charts illustrate the proportion of five kinds of food sold by a supermarketin supermarket for selling between 2003 and 2013.
Overall, it is clear that the percentage of vegetables and eggs showed a gradualgradually decrease over the decadein a decade. In contrast,the figure for meat, seafood, and fruits each saw an upward trendmeat, seafood and fruits saw an upward trend between 2003 and 2013.
In 2003,vegetables werethe vegetables were the most popular food in the supermarket, andin supermarket,and then the figure decreased by 2 percentage points to 23% in 2013decreased by 2% in 2013. The proportion of meat experienced a modestsignificant increase from 21% to 25% ,overtaking vegetables as the largest categoryovertaking the vegetables between 2003 and 2013.
Looking at the other categories,the figures for fruits and seafood both rose slightly,from 15% to 17% and from 19% to 21% respectively between 2003 and 2013.from 15% and 19% in 2003 to 17% and 21% in 2013.In contrast,the proportion of eggs saw a dramatic decline, droppingdecline,which dropped from 20% to 14% in this period,and it became the least sold food in the supermarket.food in supermarket.
Why this response received Band 7.0
The response effectively identifies key figures and main trends across all five food categories, providing a clear overall summary supported by data comparisons. However, minor grammatical lapses and punctuation spacing errors, alongside a slightly short word count, prevent a higher assessment. Increasing the word count slightly through more detailed data contrast will provide the greatest impact on future performance.
IELTS Writing Criteria Scores
Task Achievement
All categories are accurately reported and compared with an effective overview outlining overall trends.
Expand slightly on key data points to ensure the word count comfortable exceeds the 150-word minimum threshold.
Coherence and Cohesion
The response is organized logically into distinct body paragraphs with clear linking phrases.
Vary cohesive devices further rather than repeating mechanical openers like 'looking at the other categories'.
Lexical Resource
Appropriate data description vocabulary is used effectively across all sections of the report.
Incorporate a wider range of precise lexical collocations to describe precise proportional changes.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy
Simple and complex structures are used with good general control, though minor grammatical and typographical errors occur.
Ensure consistent spacing after commas and refine article usage and prepositional phrases throughout.