The charts below show the proportions of world forests and timber across five different regions.
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Sample Response
The pie charts present the percentages of world forests and timber in five different regions.
Overall, Africa accounted for the highest proportiontook the highest proportion of world forests while accounting for the least share of timber Deleteacross five different regions. In contrast, the proportion of timber exceeded that of forests in all four other regions. North America had the largest share of global timber.
In detail, theThe percentage of world forestsforest in Africa was the largestwas largest among five regions, reaching 27%. However, this figure became the smallest one when it came to the percentagepercertage of timber, only accounting for 9% of the total, and this was also the largest negative difference. South America hadhas the largest positivepositeve difference between thesethose two proportions, with its sharesshare making up 16% and 23% respectively.
The differences between these two figures in the other three regions wereThe difference of those two figures in other three regions were much smaller, under 5%at least less than 5%. North America accounted for 25% of total forest and 30% of total timber. Europe followed closely, with its shares of 18% and 20% respectively, which was also the smallest differencedifferece among five regions. Asia had the least share of total forest, standing atarriving to 14%, while accounting for 18% of total timber.
Why this response received Band 7.5
The response effectively highlights key trends and reports precise data from both pie charts with a clear overview. Information is logically grouped and organized, leading to clear progression throughout the text. To raise the overall band, eliminate minor spelling typos and ensure subject-verb agreement in complex comparison sentences.
IELTS Writing Criteria Scores
Task Achievement
All key features and main comparisons between the two charts are accurately selected and presented with a well-developed overview.
Maintain this high standard by continuing to frame comparisons logically around high and low data points.
Coherence and Cohesion
The essay is logically structured into clear paragraphs with clear progression throughout.
Ensure capitalization after introductory phrases is consistently correct to maintain polished readability.
Lexical Resource
A good range of topic-appropriate vocabulary and comparison phrasing is used flexibly across the essay.
Proofread carefully to fix occasional spelling slips such as percertage and positeve.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy
A variety of complex structures and comparative sentences are used accurately overall.
Pay close attention to subject-verb agreement when using plural noun phrases like the difference of those two figures.