The charts give information about world forest in five different regions.
Sample Response
The pie charts compare the percentage of world forests in five different regions around the world and the percentage of timber in each region.
Overall, North America and Africa contain the largest proportion of world forests, while Asia contains the smallest proportion. Furthermore, while North American forests contain the biggest percentage of timber, African forests contain the least.
Together, North America and Africa constitute for over half of the world’s forests, at 25% and 27% respectively. Europe, South America, and Asia all contain similar percentages of world for est, at 18%, 16%, and 14% respectively.
North American forests constitute for almost one-third of world timber supplies, at 30%, while South America constitutes for almost one quarter, at 23%. Despite having a large proportion of world forest, Africa only contains a very small percentage of timber, at 9%. Meanwhile, Europe and Asia make up 20% and 18% of the total timber supply.
IELTS Writing Correction
- 1. Avoid redundant wording Original: in five different regions around the world Suggested revision: across five world regions Why it matters: The shorter phrase conveys the same geographic scope without repetition.
- 2. Use a plural comparison Original: the largest proportion of world forests Suggested revision: the two largest proportions of the world's forests Why it matters: Two regions have separate shares, so the comparison requires a plural noun phrase.
- 3. Use formal comparison Original: biggest Suggested revision: largest Why it matters: Largest is the more precise formal collocation for a percentage.
- 4. Name the measured share Original: contain the least Suggested revision: contain the smallest percentage Why it matters: The revision states explicitly that the comparison concerns a percentage of timber.
- 5. Correct the verb phrase Original: constitute Suggested revision: account Why it matters: Account for is the correct expression for representing a proportion of a total.
- 6. Use a precise noun phrase Original: world timber supplies Suggested revision: the world's timber supply Why it matters: The singular possessive phrase clearly refers to the total amount represented by the chart.
- 7. Correct the verb phrase Original: constitute Suggested revision: account Why it matters: Account for is the correct expression before a stated share.
- 8. Correct the verb phrase Original: constitutes Suggested revision: accounts Why it matters: Accounts for correctly links South America to its proportion of the total.
Suggested Rewrites
- in five different regions around the world across five world regions
- the largest proportion of world forests the two largest proportions of the world's forests
- biggest largest
- contain the least contain the smallest percentage
- constitute account
- world timber supplies the world's timber supply
Why this response received Band 8.0
The response is especially strong in selecting and comparing all relevant proportions, with a precise overview and fully accurate figures for both charts. The main limitation is language control: the repeated misuse of constitute for and the split spelling of forest reduce precision, so the highest-priority improvement is to use account for instead and proofread carefully while retaining the concise structure.
IELTS Writing Criteria Scores
Task Achievement
The overview identifies the central contrasts, and every regional percentage is reported and compared accurately.
Retain this complete coverage while adding one concise cross-chart comparison to highlight the sharpest disparity.
Coherence and Cohesion
The response is concise, logically sequenced and effectively paragraphated, with clear progression from overview to details.
Vary the opening patterns of detail sentences slightly to make the progression feel even more fluid.
Lexical Resource
Vocabulary is generally precise and appropriate, but constitute for is repeatedly misused and forest contains a spelling error.
Replace constitute for with account for and proofread compound or split words before submitting.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy
A good range of comparative and complex sentence structures is used accurately throughout with strong control.
Maintain this accuracy while varying clause patterns to avoid relying repeatedly on while constructions.
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IELTS Academic Writing Task 1
The charts give information about world forest in five different regions.
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