The charts give information about world forest in five different regions.
Sample Response
The pie charts describe the distribution of forests in five regions and their timber production.
As is shown in the first pie chart, Africa has the largest forest area, occupying 27% of the world forests while the most modest forest coverage is found in Asia with only 14%. North America comes second in the list with their green zone amounting to a quarter of the world forest followed quite distantly by Europe and South America with the percentages being 18% and 16% respectively.
According to the second pie chart, the highest proportion of world timber is taken from North American forests, which contribute 30% of the total global production. In contrast, the most modest timber output is registered for Africa, at only9%. The figures for South America, Europe, and Asia are 23%, 20% and 18% correspondingly.
In general, although North and South America do not make up the majority of the forest area in the world, they produce more than 50% of the total timber. Meanwhile, African forests are the most unproductive in the timber production despite their large area.
IELTS Writing Correction
- 1. Name measured shares Original: distribution of forests Suggested revision: shares of the world's forest area Why it matters: The first chart compares percentage shares of global forest area rather than spatial distribution generally.
- 2. Clarify timber measure Original: their timber production Suggested revision: each region's share of world timber Why it matters: The second chart reports regional percentage shares of world timber.
- 3. Use possessive form Original: the world forests Suggested revision: the world's forest area Why it matters: The possessive form is required to express forest area belonging to the world total.
- 4. Use precise minimum Original: most modest forest coverage Suggested revision: smallest share of forest area Why it matters: Smallest share describes the lowest percentage more precisely than most modest coverage.
- 5. Fix reference and term Original: their green zone Suggested revision: its forest area Why it matters: North America is singular, and forest area is the accurate chart term.
- 6. Fix possessive phrase Original: a quarter of the world forest Suggested revision: a quarter of the world's forest area Why it matters: The possessive construction and the noun area are needed for a natural description of the percentage.
- 7. Improve percentage phrase Original: only9% Suggested revision: just 9% Why it matters: The revision gives a grammatically complete and naturally expressed percentage phrase.
- 8. Use respectively Original: correspondingly Suggested revision: respectively Why it matters: Respectively correctly links the three regions to the three figures in the same order.
- 9. Avoid productivity claim Original: the most unproductive in the timber production Suggested revision: responsible for the smallest share of timber production Why it matters: The chart shows Africa's share of timber, not productivity relative to forest area.
- 10. Sentence rewrite Original: According to the second pie chart, the highest proportion of world timber is taken from North American forests, which contribute 30% of the total global production. Suggested revision: According to the second pie chart, North America accounts for the largest share of world timber, at 30% of the total. Why it matters: The rewrite expresses the regional share directly and avoids the awkward passive phrase is taken from.
Suggested Rewrites
- distribution of forests shares of the world's forest area
- their timber production each region's share of world timber
- the world forests the world's forest area
- most modest forest coverage smallest share of forest area
- their green zone its forest area
- a quarter of the world forest a quarter of the world's forest area
Why this response received Band 8.0
The report is accurate, comprehensive, and easy to follow, with a clear overview that highlights the contrasting relationship between forest area and timber output in the Americas and Africa. Its main weakness is occasional imprecise or unnatural wording, such as references to a green zone and forests being unproductive. The priority is to retain the strong comparisons while choosing more conventional terms for proportions and production.
IELTS Writing Criteria Scores
Task Achievement
All five regional figures are reported accurately, and the overview selects the most meaningful contrasts between forest share and timber production.
Refine the overview by stating the combined American shares explicitly and describing Africa's low timber share without an evaluative label.
Coherence and Cohesion
The introduction, chart-by-chart detail paragraphs, and overview form a clear progression, with comparisons and references generally handled smoothly.
Place the overview immediately after the introduction so the main patterns frame the detailed figures from the outset.
Lexical Resource
The response uses a good range of data-reporting vocabulary, but several collocations, including green zone, timber is taken, and most unproductive, are unnatural or imprecise.
Prefer conventional phrases such as forest share, timber output, and accounts for when describing the proportions.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy
Complex comparative sentences are varied and mostly error-free, with only isolated agreement, reference, and spacing slips.
Maintain singular agreement and reference with regional names, and proofread details such as the missing space in only 9%.
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IELTS Academic Writing Task 1
The charts give information about world forest in five different regions.
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